I can second Chris' advice. I would add that getting a college degree can be important. Some companies will use a lack of degree to pay less or not even consider your application. I am not saying you need a Computer Science degree, the degree can be in anything. I have known good sysadmins with History, Religion, or Biology degrees. If nothing else it broadens your experience and gets you access to computer labs and a community of learning. I know plenty of sysadmins that do not have a degree but I think many of them would agree that they were shutout of some jobs because of the lack of a degree. Experience is the most important. I have known guys with certificates that could hardly operate a computer without a GUI and a mouse. Also with going to college you might find a job there to get some experience under your belt. When a PHD you work with gets a new job somewhere else they might consider taking you along.
As for location, there are jobs to be had in Nashville but I would think that Washington, D.C. or west coast would have more availability. That is my take. Bruce On Feb 11, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Chris Faulkner wrote: > In my personal experience, I have no certs or creds with linux and > this is by no means to turn you off but Linux Sysadmins are not wanted > very much, at least around Nashville. One or two will crop up, but > usually from recruiters that barely know how to hit the start button > on Windows 98. The best thing I can tell you is this.. > > Learn shell scripting > Learn Perl > Learn real world administration > > and i'll tell you, Los Angeles is a really good place for Linux Admins. > > Also, Linux admins are more or less "All in Ones", CIO's will want you > to be great at a bunch of tasks like Managing a Database (Mysql or > Oracle) among a few things. Also, again, learn as much shell > scripting as you can.. this is absolutely important. Others on this > list may disagree with me, but that's ok, take mine with a grain of > salt please.. > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Xpistos <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey all. I have been a member of the group for a few years and have even >> managed to make my up to a meeting here or there (difficult for me >> especially since I live in Columbia). In any event, a wise man once said >> find out what the successful people are doing and do that! I have been using >> Linux for a few years and am getting ready to make a commitment to getting >> Linux certified and not sure if I should do LIP or Linux+. I also want to >> know if anyone has any suggestions about how I go about becoming a Linux Sys >> Admin. I have been hearing lately that Nashville is a good area for Linux >> professionals and that is where this n00b would like to wind up. >> >> Can anyone give me a shove in the right direction? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Xpistos (pronounced Christos) >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
