[wellylug]how to get your foot in the door of the world of UNIX ?

[Mian Lin]

Yes, I am in Wellington. I have been helping a couple of upgrade
projects for some companies (like unsys and datacraft) and a
government department. I did some on-site helpdesk role after
upgrading pcs, but just helping users get used to the windows system.
I am not bad at windows system. I have some of certifications related
to the Microsoft windows. (dont wanna show up here). My initial
objective of  studying computer science in uni was to improve my
programming and ASP skill in windows. "Unfortunately", I was studying
Computer Science in the linux environment when I was in Otago. I was
impressed by my tutor who used uml to vvirtualize lab work and using
PERL to do some awesome work.

What I am concerning  is I am keen to work in unix environment and
wanna embark on this career path.


On 7/15/07, Rob Giltrap <rob at kiwihq.com> wrote:
> For me personally, I took the "get an entry level job and get the boss
> to pay for your training" route.
>
> Having help desk experience isn't a bad thing it sure gives you a taste
> of customer service which helps you be more effective when you end up
> working primarily with the servers. Having a little knowledge of windows
> isn't bad either (as it gives you more market appeal).
>
> I would try and get into one of the big guys like Genii, Datacom, IBM,
> Fujitsu etc and say up front where you want to go. They have all sorts
> of resources you can use to train yourself up and people you can pick
> the brains of.
>
> Not being biased in anyway ;-) I would of course recommend this ...
>
> http://www.sun.com/training/certification/solaris/solaris10_certpath.html
>
> Cheers, Rob.
>
> Mian Lin wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I am going to finish the "Networking Engineering" course in a month.
> > After that, there is a field site training, which we will be assigned
> > to do some practical things in one of  IT companies for a month.
> >
> > It is a good thing. But most situations are working in the windows
> > environment. I am a big fan of Unix, playing around with different
> > unix favors for about four years. I have some entry certifications
> > ,suchas  RHCT,CCNA. I prefer to find myself a field site to work for
> > in Unix environments. Because I am fond of coding and doing some
> > supports in the unix environment.
> >
> > As I know, there are  more junior  positions in windows system than in
> > unix system in the job market. I am probably easy to find a  kind of
> > helpdesk entry job in windows environment, but I am afraid once I get
> > in to the door, I will be hard to get into unix world again.
> >
> > If you were me, what do you think? get a job first or wait for  a
> > chance to get in the Unix's door? I know the list is for linux or unix
> > users, so I wanna get some advice from here.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Mian
> >
> >
>
>
>
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