[clue] Fwd: TEKsystems Denver

[Mike Bean]

Personally, I tend to think that outsourcers very rarely know (beep) all
about the actual job - it's a numbers game for them.  They're just trying
to throw as many resumes as possible at it before their competition.  The
only reason I trust TekSystems any more then I trust any of the others is
on the recommendation of someone I used to know.

Mike Bean


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bruce Ediger <bediger at stratigery.com>wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Oct 2013, Mike Bean wrote:
>
>  One is Comcast, the other is Centurylink
>>
>
> Job Description A:
>
>> One is a Senior level Linux Administrator in a 99% RedHat environment – we
>> are looking for an operations focused person with a network background
>> with
>> understanding of route/switch and triage scenarios. ANY kind of scripting
>> is a plus. Looking for people who are PASSIONATE about Linux and very
>> hungry/aggressive in their careers. ****
>>
>
> Job Description B:
>
>> The other is a mid level UNIX (RHEL, Solaris, CentOS) admin with
>> experience
>> with network administration as well – Shell scripting – they need someone
>> with experience/background in telecommunications. ****
>>
>
> I'm finding myself trying to guess which description belongs to which
> company.
> The "experience/background in telecommunications" phrase doessn't matter,
> as
> both companies are "telecommunications".
>
> The phrase "people who are PASSIONATE about Linux" seems really odd to me
> in
> the Centurylink/Comcast context, as Comcast has the reputation of being an
> all-Windows shop. I'm sure Centurylink has some RH, and some Solaris, but
> CentOS seems like an odd choice for any corporate environment, where they
> view
> "IT" as a non-core function. Also weird: "hungry/aggressive in their
> careers".
> That's an odd one for any corporation to ask for in a system admin. Nobody
> with an eye for a C- or even Director-level position will start as a linux
> system admin. If you're going for real management, not just managing other
> nerds, you're going to be in sales, or finance, or just maybe legal.
>
> All in all, a very interesting puzzle.  I'm going to guess Job (A) is
> with Centurylink, Job (B) is with Comcast, but as I outlined above, I
> have no good reasons for believing that.  Both job descriptions just don't
> match what I know about those two Giant MegaCorps.
>
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