RE: Any jobs here?

I believe that ACS job has been posted for months.

So you think they would be interested in a certified Oracle DBA and
developer with 6 years experience as a DB2 developer in long-distance
and cellular telecom?

GCI is also looking for a DBA with a lot of varied development and
database design experience. The pay is very low for the experience, but
GCI likes to post salaries a lot lower than they are willing to pay.

-----Original Message-----
From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Tibor
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:35 AM
To: Alaska Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: Any jobs here?
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Arthur Corliss wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Adam bultman wrote:
>
>> 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!
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.

I can't agree more with what Arthur says!

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.

As Arthur mentions, initiative and drive to learn are the critical
things.

Mike
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