Thanks for the reply. I do have experience close 5 yrs support/light development exp.
My issue is getting into a more net admin net anaylst role working with routers and switches and the alike. How do I break into these areas if I don't have hands on production exp? I work in net ops but want to work with our net engineers which BTW there are only two people in that group. How would I possibly move into that group which already seems prettty tight to make a move into Thanks On Mar 2, 2012 12:30 PM, "Johnny" <[email protected]> wrote: > As someone who has hired Unix System administrators, web developers, > designers, etc for large and small companies, I will say that to me, > experience trumps certificates, but studying for the right certificate may > be the best first step for experience. > > From there, I have seen 2 effective ways to overcome the catch 22 of no > job/no experience, no experience/no job: > 1) Find one or more internships with experienced professionals in a > department that is very over worked. The pros will teach you a ton, and > the work overload will force you to perform. You should be able to do this > in a weekend and evening capacity while you keep your 'day job.' Much of > this work can now be done remotely, but working with the experienced pros > in real time will make help you learn much faster. > > 2) The other way to go, or to do at the same time is to put yourself out > there on services like odesk and elance as an administrator / tech and > under cut the folks with a lot more experience. Only take jobs you are > comfortable that you can accomplish, even if it will take a little research > to accomplish. Pricing yourself on par with the much less expensive > international candidates, while being in the same time zone and a native > english speaker will put you at an advantage for getting the gigs and help > build your portfolio. > > These two approaches will help you learn and build your resume at the same > time. > > Johnny > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Matthias Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Matthias Johnson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> If anyone wants to get together to study from the LPI I would love to, >>> let me know I should be at the meeting tonight. >>> >>> >> Err next week rather :-P >> >> >> >> -- >> Matthias A. Johnson >> matthias.a.johnson aut gmail dot com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College >> Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG >> Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef >> May 2 - May 2012 Meeting >> >> > > > -- > Johnny > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG > Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef > May 2 - May 2012 Meeting > >
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