What are your options for travel? Are you looking solely for just a Linux position? To be honest, they're hard to come by. (100% Linux) without experience. What is your retail experience include? I worked at Best Buy selling computers for 2 years & had 9 months of college course work completed when I landed my first position. (Windows desktop support role) That was 3 years ago this month, now I work with Linux/Windows/VMware/Networking/Storage/etc. On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 12:10 PM, John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> wrote:
Jason> If anyone knows of any entry level it oppurtunities in the Jason> area, it would be much appreciated. I have 0 certifications but Jason> I can more than prove myself. I've been stuck in retail for a Jason> few years now and id like to escape it. If anyone knows of any Jason> positions, please let me know. :-)
Get your name known out in the wilder world by learning something well (Linux software RAID) and helping out others. Spend the time to learn new things on your own time.
Network, network, network. Talk to people, ask about jobs, maybe think about working in a retail computer type job if you can find one.
Check monster.com, dice.com, lopsa.org, sage.org and other sites like that for job leads. Check your local colleges, non-profits, high schools, etc. Look for opportunities anywhere you can. Volunteer somewhere doing IT work, even if it's just entering data at first, show a willingness to learn and take on tasks.
It also depends on your educational background to a degree. If you have a college degree, talk to your alma mater and see what resources they have you can use. If you haven't done college, or didn't complete it, look into doing so. It's a springboard.
Post on facebook that you're looking, join linked-in.com, get the word out you're looking.
I personally don't think certifications are worth much, but it can show that you can learn. Look in the paper for waht IT, networking, programming positions are out there, and think about how you can improve you skill set to meet those needs. IT is in a tough spot right now. You might need to actually move to where the jobs are. If you are flexible and willing to move, maybe there's someone like spacex.com looking for a tech out on a pacific island somewhere. Maybe you could get that?
I'm just tossing off ideas, but it's upto you to show them that you know your stuff, and that when you *don't* know, you can learn. Being able to learn quickly and on your own is the single best skill you can bring to any employer. Show them that you have this skill.
John
And no, my $WORK doesn't have any openings right now. Sorry. Hmm... check redhat's website too, I think they were hiing in their westford office recently.
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