[clue] linux-job hunting advice (talk)

[Mike Bean]

Yeah, the resume step comes this afternoon!   Windows/2K3/2K8, ESX, ESXi,
RHEL, CentOS,  lots of a bash, little python.
I don't mind virtualization heavy stuff.   If there are low-hanging certs I
need I can probably try to get them in the given weeks.  I think if anything
really hurts me it's the fact that I have lots of linux experience but very
little experience in linux administration.   I'll probably try to get some
form of junior admin capacity.

Mike Bean

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Jon "maddog" Hall <maddog at li.org> wrote:

> I would say the first thing to do is get your resume in shape with what
> you have been doing these last 10 years.
>
> What operating systems have you administered, what the environment was
> like, what hardware you worked with, the numbers of users and types of
> users you supported. Which versions of Linux/BSD/Windows/Unix did you
> work on?
>
> Do you know any scripting languages?  Can you write a bash shell,
> Python?
>
> What mechanisms are you familiar with?  In the case of Linux, SAMBA,
> LTSP, LDAP, etc.
>
> Did you do planning, or implement some other person's plan?  Did you
> work without supervision?  A self-starter?
>
> Write any articles, give any talks at conferences?
>
> Finally, be ready to go back to some of your previous employers/users
> and ask if they would be willing to give you a good recommendation.
>
> Understand that if you decide to go for a job that is far beyond what
> you did for them, their answer may be hesitant, but if you are going for
> a reasonable job or reasonable advancement, they might say "go for it".
>
> Certifications are nice, but experience is also valuable, particularly
> in Sys Admin work.
>
> My two cents.
>
> md
>
> On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 13:11 -0600, Mike Bean wrote:
> > So, some things are happening in my life that are forcing me to
> accelerate
> > my personal timetable.  Long story short, I'm going to start looking for
> a
> > job in linux system administration.  Right now, the only certs I have
> are:
> > lpic1, VCP3, and VCP4, and my degree is unrelated (liberal arts).  Good
> news
> > is I have plenty of experience.  (10 some odd years in various levels of
> > sysadmin)  I just thought I'd ask cluebies for any advice they're willing
> to
> > offer, in terms of job search tactics, things I need to do, certs I need
> to
> > get...etc...etc..
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Mike Bean
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