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The largest bank in Sweden offers a free 16 week COBOL training course and basically a guarantees job if you pass. That's how desperate they are to hire new COB
by dagw 2y ago
The largest bank in Sweden offers a free 16 week COBOL training course and basically a guarantees job if you pass. That's how desperate they are to hire new COBOL developers.
But it's worth noting that what most of the places hiring COBOL developers actually need isn't someone that knows COBOL, but someone that knows how to develop for mainframe systems (using COBOL). If you just learn the COBOL language in a vacuum, you'll have a much harder time getting hired.
- jdmoreira 2y agoTell me more. Can you link to this program / course?
- TrueGeek 2y agoYou must speak and write Fluent Swedish for the course, but here is the page: https://sebgroup.com/career/who-are-you/graduates-and-students/seb-cobol-academy https://sebgroup.com/career/who-are-you/graduates-and-studen...
- ochrist 2y agoSomething similar is happening in Denmark as well, as several large fintech companies rely on mainframe technology and COBOL. E.g. BEC has a programme described here: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1017&ProjectId=70930&DepartmentId=9104&MediaId=5 https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=10...