[wellylug] Finding Linux Skills

[Jethro Carr]

On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 02:12 +1300, Peter Lambrechtsen wrote:


>         As a graduate I have not found a good listing of Linux/UNIX
>         jobs, which makes me believe there are not many out there.

Interesting, there are always several whenever I look about.

However if you mean it's hard to find a listing of entry level Linux
jobs, then yes,that is a problem, but more a problem in that it's hard
to find entry level jobs in most areas of IT.



>         It is also not clear what skills should be learnt - especially
>         as Jethro notes you need to be self-directed.

>         In terms of experience, does the industry expect industry
>         experience or can running a small LAN (4-5 computers) count as
>         experience?

An enterprise/larger company will want commercial experience (at least a
couple years), but smaller companies are more interested in
capabilities, so if you have the skills and can demonstrate accordingly,
they'll be open to giving you the opportunity.

My approach to getting started in IT was to work for a smaller firm and
then use that experience to take on other opportunities in future.


> Then it all comes down to attitude, well presented, not an idiot then
> you should be fine.

This is key. People skills are very important.



> If you're looking for hard work and long hours (50 hours per week
> standard) but good money (from what I hear) you could always try Weta.
> They are always looking for good people.

Actually, Weta has quite a bad reputation for poor working condition,
crappy hours and mediocre pay from several people I've spoken to.

But it does look good on the CV I guess.


regards,
jethro

-- 
Jethro Carr
www.jethrocarr.com
www.amberdms.com
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