Last week I had the misfortune of being laid off, joining the millions of other American's without work. I've spent the last week searching with mixed results. It appears companies are hiring, but they are being quiet about it. Postings to job sites like Dice.com, Craigslist and others seems to be way down, but plenty of positions are being listed on individual company websites. I've applied for about a dozen positions so far, receiving two callbacks and an interview already. That's not great, but not as bad as I thought it might be.
Requirements are definitely on the way up. I haven't seen any of the famous 10 years of Java experience ads, but I am seeing a lot of companies that want to hire System Administrators who are experts in both Windows and Linux support. To me that is stretching a bit. Becoming an expert on either platform takes years of experience. I think a skilled Administrator should be capable on both, but asking for expert level knowledge seems to be inviting resume padding.
Anyhow, if you or anyone you know needs a highly skilled Linux System Administrator take a look at my resume.
Requirements are definitely on the way up. I haven't seen any of the famous 10 years of Java experience ads, but I am seeing a lot of companies that want to hire System Administrators who are experts in both Windows and Linux support. To me that is stretching a bit. Becoming an expert on either platform takes years of experience. I think a skilled Administrator should be capable on both, but asking for expert level knowledge seems to be inviting resume padding.
Anyhow, if you or anyone you know needs a highly skilled Linux System Administrator take a look at my resume.
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