On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Long, Steven @ Atlanta Galleria wrote:
> I have been keeping up with this thread and I am interested in taking the
> course.
>
>
> What I would like to know is:
>
> What are the prospects in obtaining a job after this course has been
> completed?
>
> With my experience (4yrs) what kind of work can I expect? And how much pay?
>
> How much demand is there for a system admin?
>
> In short, what doors will this open for me?
They are very difficult questions to answer.
Anyway, let forget about Linux for the moment. A senior
Unix system admin, with 4 years experience, can earn as much
as 60-90K a year. Currently, experience with AIX and HP-UX
has the highest demand, following by Sun Solaris. You can
browse http://www.monster.com to see the how many Unix sys
admin jobs are available out there. I may also add that
Atlanta does not pay as good as at other cities, like Charlotte,
for a good Unix sys admin.
As we all know, Unix is Unix. If you know Linux well, you can sit
down pretty much on any Unix and start working effectively.
Linux is very similar to other Systen V flavors, such as Solaris,
HP-UX, Dec True64. AIX is a hybrid between System V and BSD, but
that should not cause much of a problem.
Coming back to Linux! Right now, it is not easy to convince a
hiring manager that Linux is just another Unix. The job market
of Linux has been carried out by its own weight, thanks partly
to Microsoft's constant badging last year. The demand for Linux
sys admin tends to come from ISP/Internet technology companies.
It is growing, but is still difficult to gauge the demand right
now.
What covers on the Linux sys admin course are applicable to other
Unix systems. If you want DNS, you will work with Bind, on Linux,
BSD, Solaris, HP-UX, ... If you look at the topics, we cover almost
all applications, albeit system applications.
I know I have not answer your questions directly. What we are
trying to do is to provide adequate training so that someone can
bring the Linux techology into a corporate and effectively use it.
Cisco's printing management system was basically handled by Linux
systems without upper management's knowledge for a long time. We
want to make it easier for corporates to adopt Linux, and one way
is by training.
Anyway, you can check the following URL,
http://www.masteringlinux.com/jobs.htm
for job leads. If you learn what we have covered in the course,
and use it at your workplace, your skills should be in high
demand.
Thanks.
Bao
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