[ale] Linux Administrator opportunity

[Stephen Benjamin]

Indeed, I find the same issues job hunting.  Staffing agencies can be
frustrating but you just got to play the game. Unfortunately, many don't
have the experience or knowledge to identify good hires: they'll see someone
with a B.S. and Linux+ cert and prefer them over someone who's been working
with linux for many many years without a degree (e.g. me!).

But you put your feelers out there for the jobs that you're best qualified
for, and hope some bite.


-- 
Stephen Benjamin
skbenja at gmail.com


On 9/9/08, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm not trying to be insulting. In fact, I'm really in the market for
> a job. I just graduated at the end of July, and need to find some real
> employment before I have to start paying back my loans. But I every
> time I find something on one of the job sites that has an intriguing
> title, it ends up being a generic posting by a headhunter. There is no
> way to find out what company is offering the job, where they are
> located, or what the job actually is. So there is no way to really
> decide if it is something I want to apply for.
>
> Thus my question. Do these vague descriptions really work? Is there
> actually something interesting behind them? Am I passing up golden
> opportunities? Or are they a mask for the most depressing job you
> could ever find?
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>
> wrote:
> > I think it's in very poor taste to insult anyone who is providing a
> > possible opportunity for employment.
> >
> > If you're gainfully employed, great, but don't ruin it for the next guy
> > who may not.
> >
> > (Geoffrey, who has been continuously employed since 1977..)
>
>
>
> --
>
> James Sumners
> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
>
> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
>
> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> CH:D 59
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