still got vacancy ar? RPG still got market 1 ar ? why seem like it's still a hot programming languages? Now all go for SAP d wor ... just worry it will be hard to find job that related to RPG in the future...

Hiring for programmers is always ongoing.
RPG is a niche market. And in Silverlake, for sure you won't be doing just RPG.

This post has been edited by pmmonkey: Apr 29 2010, 12:15 PM

Unless banks / manufacturing companies decide to move out of RPG for good, there will always be a demand for RPG-related programmers. To be honest, I was told that RPG is a dying language back in college (7-8 years ago), so far - I am still waiting for it to die.

going to die ? are u sure ? i heard most of the bank and manufacturing companies are changing their erp system... if it true... then i better think twice to go for RPG......

The demands for RPG still high regardless local market or foreign country.

Basically what you learn is not only the technologies (RPG/AS 400),
the business knowledge you gained from the products are more valuable.

I search AS400 job in job street and the result was so little ... most of them is contract base some more .... good luck... =.="

It's not just about that the number of jobs. You also have to take into consideration that when a company is moving from RPG to newer systems, the integration/migration part still need RPG skills. That is where your knowledge comes in handy. It will be your selling point.

Plus, what fuzzylogic said is true, you also get the business knowledge for (mainly) banking sector which makes you valuable to that sector.

This post has been edited by pmmonkey: Apr 29 2010, 05:17 PM

Haha, the guys from S'lake I know barely know enough to keep their jobs / handlers running, let alone the business knowledge... Then again, it might differs from one to another.

You won't find AS400 or RPG job ads on those sites too easily, most of these people know where they can go and apply for without relying on the general job hunter sites. Not forgetting, there are quite a few specialized head hunters that cater for AS400/RPG/CLE/etc programmers, and as said - those who gained sufficient business knowledge can also move on to positions within banks directly. Banks won't really need to put ads for these people in most cases thus making it scarce on sites like JobStreet/DB.

This post has been edited by ik3da: Apr 29 2010, 05:47 PM

Hey guys...

how do i go to Silverlake?

is it hard to find parking there at Silverlake?

wanna ask is it far away from 1Utama shopping centre? within walking distance?

You can park in 1U or outdoor parking. Silverlake located in Lvl 2A KPMG Tower which is next to 1World Hotel which is also next to 1Utama. All of them r linked.

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Added on May 3, 2010, 10:28 pmWhere u heard them from? Its not an easy task to migrate a system to another. There is many risk involved. Money aside, the biggest risk is data loss while migration in which a financial company couldn't afford for it to happen.


This post has been edited by Vinci777: May 3 2010, 10:28 PM

core banking system will not change, only plug in will be developed to compliment the system

Can any current or ex-Silverlake members share the remuneration package for Silverlake for a Project Manager.
Salary (11 yrs working experience): ?
Bonus: ?
Medical: ?
Dental: ?
Any other benefits?
If travel, how much is the allowance?

Hi, can anyone let me know whether what post I located in Silverlake? Because during interview is a Business Intelligent senior interview me but when i go sign offer letter they call the project manager to talk to me. In my offer letter is write offer me a programmer post. So i still wonder what post i am in? Normally go oversea need how many days? Is it Good ( not in $$ way)? Besides, I am not from vb.net/JAVA background but from other web language like coldfusion and PHP. Is it hard for me to catch up any senior could lead or willing to help me? Because I really wan to learn and got the good discipline to learn......

This post has been edited by mineUser: Jun 30 2010, 12:14 PM

Who was your interviewer? Bunny Khoo? If someone from BI, then you'll probably end up in Data warehouse (where I was ). For oversea projects, it depends. My friend need to go after one week he joined. It's a good life experience, if you never travel before.

Thanks for your reply. So have you got the chance to touch the .net programming coding or other coding? They offer you what position? Is it all is programmer inside? Is that interesting dealing with Data Warehouse? I never experience traveling before....

Silverlake is a software vendor. Surely most of them are programmers. Traveling wise, it depends on the project ur in and the needs.

Silverlake have many products, maybe u can ask wats the team ur going to join or let us know the interviewer name den some ppl here might able to let u know.

I'll be going for 2nd interview, for data centre operator supervisor.

any advice?

Erm..may I know that,If I were stationed overseas,
how many people will be staying in an apartment or Condo?

And..How long do I have to stay overseas before i can come back?
thanks in advance.
I am also working in Silverlake now

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Added on July 14, 2010, 10:30 pmErm...may i know how much do they offer?
PM me if u dont want to reveal it to others...

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Added on July 14, 2010, 10:49 pmErm hi everyone,I am also working in Silverlake now,


This post has been edited by Tiger99: Jul 14 2010, 10:50 PM

Tiger: Which team?

Loan lo,hehe..

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Added on July 16, 2010, 12:40 amany silverlaker can answer my questions?

This post has been edited by Tiger99: Jul 16 2010, 12:40 AM