At last year's FileMaker Conference in Salzburg, it became clear that there has been a lack of young FileMaker developers in the FileMaker scene for some time. Not only presentations at the conference dealt with the question of recruiting new developers; the question of how best to recruit new and competent FileMaker developers was often in the air. The FileMaker platform has grown steadily over the last two decades - with an upward trend, not least due to the expanded possibilities offered by the use of FileMaker databases on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Due to the limited number of (German-speaking) FileMaker developers, it is becoming increasingly difficult for more and more developers to meet the growing demand for individual FileMaker solutions. FileMaker has now reacted to this situation and launched the new website FileMaker Career was launched.
FileMaker as an interesting career field
According to FileMaker, the demand for well-trained FileMaker developers is very high worldwide and particularly in German-speaking countries. FileMaker database developers benefit from comparatively high salaries in financially strong industries. FileMaker databases can be run cross-platform on Mac OS X, Windows, all iOS devices and, since FileMaker 13, also in the browser, thus offering above-average flexibility.
The FileMaker platform has been well established on the market for decades and has many millions of installations worldwide. Due to its high scalability, FileMaker databases can be found in small and regional companies as well as in large global corporations. Training to become a FileMaker developer promises excellent career opportunities for years to come.
New website for careers with FileMaker
FileMaker has set up a new career website on its website, which summarizes all information for new interested parties. In addition to information on FileMaker training, the FileMaker community, FileMaker conferences and certification as a FileMaker developer, the new careers website also contains a job exchange where job offers and applications can be placed via the URL filemakerjobboard.com could be called up. Unfortunately, this job exchange is no longer operated by Claris. But even on large job exchanges such as Jooble regularly publishes relevant vacancies for FileMaker developers.
The path to becoming a FileMaker developer
FileMaker offers numerous opportunities for further training to become a FileMaker database developer:
- FileMaker Training Series are the official training materials for the FileMaker Developer certification.
- Numerous Videos and tutorials show FileMaker in live use.
- Regularly held free webinars enable further training with the support of a personal trainer.
- Numerous FileMaker Trainer offer individual training and courses on the development of FileMaker databases.
- The free FileMaker Technical Network is a community where you can get expert tips and many free resources about FileMaker databases. With the paid (95 Euro per year) FileMaker Developer Subscription you also receive a free FileMaker Server Developer License, a download of the latest official FileMaker Training Series training materials and a preview of unreleased FileMaker software.
Search and post job advertisements
On the new FileMaker Job Board, interested parties who are themselves looking for a new FileMaker developer can easily post job advertisements. FileMaker developers who are looking for a new challenge may find their new dream job here. It's worth a look :-)
