Contract expiration
Written by Vlad Grubman   

My contract with Pfizer is set to expire next winter (December 31st to be exact) as Pfizer cannot legally employ me for more then 4 years. So I am looking for a position of either project manager or developer. Generally, the idea is to get into a management position, away from hands-on coding. I am, however, willing to take on a developer role for a company that clearly will demonstrate the availability of career growth. As good as being a consultant was, there is no place to grow.

Also, one  more resume will be up soon - one that reflects project management experience. 
 
Second-grade citizen
Written by Vlad Grubman   

While working in numerous corporate environments, it occured to me that yet another reason (besides being simply cheaper) why companies hire consultants instead of full time employees, especially in IT field.

The reason is somewhat arguable, but I think I have a point here.

Corporate management always treated IT as something like second-grade citizens. IT almost never a department that brings in any kind of profit. Guys in IT tend to downplay the importance of dress code (yeah, imagine trying to organize zillion wires underneath the desk of an executive while wearing suite and tie). IT people are rarely socializing type (unless among themselves), and (OMG!) rarely like managers. All in all, IT guys are flat-out weird geeks,  out of this world.

So, corporate VP (or whoever's in charge of the IT structure) hires consultants. They are cheaper while getting higher salary, then regular employees, so regulars wouldn't like them anyway. They are outsiders, so automatically excluded from company politics. And, what's more important, they KNOW they are outsiders and they LIKE IT this way. Last, but not least, they don't mind being treated as second-grade citizen.

"We offer free training for such and such. Unfortunately, only employees of XYZ Corp. are eligible for free training". Why am I even receiving this, anyway?

 
Thanks for visiting.
Written by Vlad Grubman   

This is the place to find out all information about my professional career. Please, feel free to explore resumes - there are two of them at this time, one for a DEVELOPER and another one for IT CONSULTANT positions. You can also drop me a line at the CONTACT ME section or check out PROJECTS that I am working on right now. There is also a short BIOGRAPHY page to briefly describe where I came from and other personal stuff.

As you may have guessed this web site only provides brief data, necessary for potential employers and/or recruiters to make their decision. If you interested more in my personal aspects, feel free to check out my so-called corporate BUSINESS BLOG, where I share my experience on running small web design and hosting company, another one (if you read Russian, that is) is PERSONAL BLOG, that usually has all the personal rants and raves. This usually gives pretty clear idea what kind of person I am and whether you look to understand if I may be a good part of a team or looking for a solo player you'll see for yourself.

Latest addition is FotoMost.com web site with my photography (sort of portfolio can be seen here at PhotoFYI.com)

You may also want to browse my profile at LinkedIn.

 
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