[ale] OT: How many Linux guys are looking for work in ATL?

[Scott Steele]

You really have to be careful and weed out the scammers and shysters in the
recruiting game. It gives the IT recruiting industry a bad name.

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Damon Chesser <damon at damtek.com> wrote:

> On 07/26/2012 09:58 AM, leam hall wrote:
> > >From what I understand of the ATL market, things are good for Linux
> > people. In general, RHCE means more than LPIC-3 because more shops are
> > Red Hat and recruiters see the RHCE acronym more than the LPIC or
> > SuSE. Nothing wrong with any of the certs, but RHCE has brand
> > recognition.
> >
> > For experienced (3+ years) people pay seems to be in the $80K year
> > range. Contracts can do $35-$45/hr without much effort.
> >
> > At the 5+ year mark it seems like $90/yr or $55/hr is normal.
>
> Now that is good info.  Having been in the ATL market for 4 years, I
> just "made" numbers up to land a job.
>
> That is one reason I emailed you (Leam) last night, just to gain intel
> on the market.
> >
> > If you have less than 3 years I'd recommend non-profit work,
> > educational system, or getting on with a company in a very junior
> > role. You're working more for resume building than money at this
> > point. You'll also get a world of experience that you won't get
> > hacking Linux at home.
> >
> > At least that path worked for me.   :)
> >
> > Leam
> >
>
>
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> Damon L. Chesser
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