Comments on: Starting the job search

By: Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:48:59 +0000

We have a Linux Admin position in Toronto and it will pay 75 to 85K + a bonus. You can reach me at 1-877-213-3301 ext 227

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:45:11 +0000

gcrumb: Yeah, trying to imply “I won’t be all LOL MICRO$UCK WINBLOZE AMIRITE but I’m not looking for a job administering Windows”, because Parkinson’s Law applies to time spent adminning Windows vs. all other work.

About network management: I don’t know border protocols and I don’t know IOS. Two big strikes for anything in that area and I don’t plan on reinventing myself as a network admin at this point. But this is just the summary section — right below it is the full list of technical skills, and that talks about the network side.

By: gcrumb

gcrumb — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:16:41 +0000

Oops!

s/(inclined)/dis$1/;

By: gcrumb

gcrumb — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:11:35 +0000

I suspect that ‘comfortable with Windows’ is probably understating things, relative to others in IT. I can perfectly understand why you would understate it, though. Nonetheless, there might be a slightly more apt way to express ‘I can work with Windows, but I’m not looking for a Windows job.’

Also: no mention of network management/monitoring, etc.? I know that Unix systems admin, spam filtering etc. all imply it, and one might be inclined to apply for an employer who couldn’t see that implication, but….