Re: Any jobs here?

From: Adam bultman <adamb@glaven.org>
Date: Wed Mar 16 2005 - 08:45:52 AKST

Mike Tibor wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Arthur Corliss wrote:
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>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Adam bultman wrote:
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>>>I've got the ACS career page "pagepan"ed (http://www.pagepan.com,
>>>something I worked on in a class) so I know when it changes - and I
>>>noticed that. They wanted more experience than I had - bollucks!
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>>I hear this a lot from guys on this and other lists. I think all of you who
>>are either looking for a opportunity to either break into an IT career or
>>advance in it should keep a few things in mind.
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>>If you see a job you're interested in, apply for it. *Regardless* of whether
>>or not you think you're qualified. The fact of the matter is that many
>>companies over-spec job requirements, partly out of hopeful optimism, partly
>>just to cover all their bases. Other companies have their job requirements
>>set by human resource departments that don't have the first clue what's need
>>to fill a position.
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>>The practical reality is that almost no position gets filled with a candidate
>>that's a perfect match. Compromises are the rule, not the exception. Another
>>practical reality is that educational requirements can usually be substituted
>>for experience. Even certifications can be negotiable in many situations.
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>>Please also keep in mind that experience doesn't necessarily have to be only
>>that which you've been paid for. If you feel the need to have something on
>>your resume volunteer to do some computer work for a non-profit, your church,
>>or other such organisations. Any experience you have deploying technology is
>>relevant, whether it's your day job or not.
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>>In the end, all that really matters is how you present yourself in the
>>interview. If you can get that, you've got a chance. What most (smart)
>>employers are looking for are good fundamentals, initiative and drive to learn
>>and master your tools, and good research skills (which is much more important
>>than rote memory). And all of this anyone with desire can learn at home, on
>>their own time.
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>I can't agree more with what Arthur says!
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>Obviously I'm only speaking for myself and not for ACS when I say this,
>but even if you don't have any DB2 experience, but have maybe a good
>working knowledge of some other relational/sql database running on a unix
>platform (ie, MySQL, PostgreSQL), then by all means apply. I should point
>out that I'm not the one who'll be making the hiring decisions for this
>position.
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>As Arthur mentions, initiative and drive to learn are the critical things.
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>Mike
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My last two positions (both as system admins) were *way* over my head,
but I got 'em anyway, and over other people - for the simple fact that I
like to learn and like to be challenged...

I'll see what I can do.

Adam
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