| Brian Epstein on 16 Mar 2006 15:37:15 -0000 |
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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Floyd Johnson wrote: I'm starting to believe that those who have made a career with Linux are more likely to be sysadmins than proggies. If that is correct, how did you make a start of it, given no professional experience in Linux administration, in this metropolitan area? If not, how does one "get connected"? I think that the key lies in fusion (just like many restaurants are doing). If you are just a sysadmin, it is difficult to get a job. If you are a sysadmin/DBA, it is much easier. I think these combos work well: sysadmin/programmer sysadmin/security sysadmin/webadmin sysadmin/network engineer Sysadmin in multiple OSs doesn't always work, either. A Solaris/Linux/Windows sysadmin is still only a sysadmin (no offense intended here). Employers are looking for individuals who can cover other areas as well. If you are having trouble finding work, you could try to find an associated field to get into. Then you can bring multiple skills to a job. Anyway, just my $0.02. ep -- Brian Epstein <ep@epiary.org> Key fingerprint = F9C8 A715 933E 6A64 C220 482B 02CF B6C8 DB7F 41B4 ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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