<div dir="ltr"><div>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.<br>
<br></div>Mike Bean<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bruce Ediger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bediger@stratigery.com" target="_blank">bediger@stratigery.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Tue, 15 Oct 2013, Mike Bean wrote:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
One is Comcast, the other is Centurylink<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Job Description A:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
One is a Senior level Linux Administrator in a 99% RedHat environment – we<br>
are looking for an operations focused person with a network background with<br>
understanding of route/switch and triage scenarios. ANY kind of scripting<br>
is a plus. Looking for people who are PASSIONATE about Linux and very<br>
hungry/aggressive in their careers. ****<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Job Description B:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
The other is a mid level UNIX (RHEL, Solaris, CentOS) admin with experience<br>
with network administration as well – Shell scripting – they need someone<br>
with experience/background in telecommunications. ****<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I'm finding myself trying to guess which description belongs to which company.<br>
The "experience/background in telecommunications" phrase doessn't matter, as<br>
both companies are "telecommunications".<br>
<br>
The phrase "people who are PASSIONATE about Linux" seems really odd to me in<br>
the Centurylink/Comcast context, as Comcast has the reputation of being an<br>
all-Windows shop. I'm sure Centurylink has some RH, and some Solaris, but<br>
CentOS seems like an odd choice for any corporate environment, where they view<br>
"IT" as a non-core function. Also weird: "hungry/aggressive in their careers".<br>
That's an odd one for any corporation to ask for in a system admin. Nobody<br>
with an eye for a C- or even Director-level position will start as a linux<br>
system admin. If you're going for real management, not just managing other<br>
nerds, you're going to be in sales, or finance, or just maybe legal.<br>
<br>
All in all, a very interesting puzzle. I'm going to guess Job (A) is<br>
with Centurylink, Job (B) is with Comcast, but as I outlined above, I<br>
have no good reasons for believing that. Both job descriptions just don't<br>
match what I know about those two Giant MegaCorps.<br>
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