* Tim Gibney <timgibney76@gmail.com> [110510 10:37]:
> Professionally, I have supported mostly Microsoft based desktops and
> servers. I moved out of Alaska this past month and discovered many small
> I.T. shops where I live want Linux experience as they use PcLinuxOS because
> it has support as Windows Server is expensive and error prone. My experience
> with Linux is mostly at home as a hobbiest OS to learn PHP, Java, and use
> the free gcc tools to learn C++ over the years. I have been using Linux for
> 10 years and have learned how the system works, how to compile programs,
> etc.
> My question is, how do I put this on my resume? I do not even have it on
> there as I figured this would be mostly useful to the bearded Unix admins. I
> need to show I know how to setup a Linux OS to replace a Windows Server
> installation. Is there a way to do this while being honest with my lack of
> using it professional at work?
When you write a resume, re-reading should make you blush, but not
feel guilty. Nothing wrong with exaggerating, as long as you don't
out-and-out *lie* and can deliver what you speak of.
I would stress both my professional and avocational experience
and draw parallels between them. I'm speaking as a programmer
myself, but I have to say that the potential employer/client who
is looking for a network tech or sysadmin is more interested in
your system experience as opposed to coding. Having said that, in
the linux environment I believe that most sysadmins would have
experience with shell scripting.
Time for Royce, Arthur, et. al. to take the podium.
-- Tim tim at johnsons-web dot com or akwebsoft dot com http://www.akwebsoft.com --------- To unsubscribe, send email to <aklug-request@aklug.org> with 'unsubscribe' in the message body.Received on Tue May 10 10:57:42 2011
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