[ale] Since we're on the subject of jobs lately

[James Sumners]

Thank you all for the replies so far. Some of my suspicions have been
confirmed. E.g. don't worry about haggling the price too much. I read
an article recently about tech jobs and wages that really freaked me
out about that part of the process.

In terms of what I'm looking for, pretty much anything except tech
support. I worked tech support at CSU for about six years and I'm sick
to death of that. Although, I hear it isn't so bad at GATech; so I'll
consider a tech support position there for a while if I have to. What
I'm really interested in, though, is some sort of entry level
programming position. Even web development (not so much design) would
be acceptable.

But, and if you've been with the list for a while you probably know
this ;), I do know a thing or two about Linux. So some sort of job
with Linux would probably be enjoyable as well.

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:38 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm going to be graduating with a B.S. in mathematics in a week or so.
> So far I've only sent off one application, but I'm not really sure how
> to look for a job. And when I do get an interview, I'm not sure how
> that process works. What should a person fresh out of college, who has
> only ever worked on campus, be asking for in terms of compensation?
> Any suggestions for a newbie to the job hunt?

-- 
James Sumners
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