would you like a washcloth? ;) ;) ;) No really, I dig the Cerient guys, their heads are in the right place. You will enjoy their "evilness". :)
On 2/15/07, Cristóbal Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Having experienced the Cerient interview process, I'll give you some pointers: * Watch The Heathers[0] before coming. Be able to quote from it. * Polish your anti-OSU jokes. * Bring tennis balls (for the dogs). * ??? * Profit! Seriously though... If you value independence & flexibility and have a good sense of humor (read: you have the linguistic equivalent of an automatic nerf weapon), you'll love the company (and the Company). On the downside, you have to get three copies of the Mission Statement[1] signed and notarized. Also don't let him fool you on the red tape. I've seen scrapbooking stuff all over his place--there's bound to be a whole *rainbow* of tape in there somewhere. Cheers, CMP (Cerient employee) [0] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097493/ [1] http://cerient.net/about.html PS. This email is largely an inside joke. Mostly you should just read it as an endorsement of the positive nature of Cerient. We *are* evil, but only in our humor. :) If you actually want me to tell you why you might like Cerient in detail, send me an email off-list. On 2/15/07, Jason Tower <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and for all of you linux geeks who don't want to live in lenior... > > the time has come once again for cerient technologies (http://cerient.net) > to expand its labor pool - we're looking for a talented system administrator > slash network geek slash linux hacker to join our somewhat non-traditional team. > > if you're looking for a nice relaxing 9 to 5 job then stop reading right > now. if however, you're interested in working at a highly linux/open source > focused company, then read on. our client list includes everything from > individuals with a single PC at home to hosting companies with an entire > rack of servers. just to illustrate the kind of things we do, here are some > of the projects that we're actively working on right now: > > - ltsp server also running vmware so thin clients can access both a linux > and windows desktop simultaneously > - multi server, high availability solution for apache, mysql, and openvpn > services > - asterisk server installation with both hard and soft phones (~100 extensions) > - invisible firewall/traffic shaping device to handle individual ip > addresses on a /26 public subnet > - wide range wifi solution with multiple interconnected access points (using > linux based wrt54g) > - linux based backup strategy for linux/osx/windows workstations and servers > - multi interface openbsd firewall with invisible proxy service (url > whitelist) for specified hosts > > and so on. if you really enjoy working on open source software and want to > see your solutions in the real world we'll give you plenty of opportunities > to make it happen. here are some of the pros of working at cerient: > > - work from home = no daily commute. you gotta like that. you'll have to > travel to client sites several times a week but rarely during rush hour. > - flexible hours (i don't drag my butt out of bed until at least 9am most days). > - lots of cool hardware to play with. we like toys, the more blinkenlights > the better. > - shockingly little bureaucracy, red tape, or office politics. > - distinct possibility of a "senior" or "vice president" title, impress your > friends and family who never thought you'd amount to anything. > > of course we're still a small company so it's not all peaches and cream: > > - no health insurance, 401(k), or other "big company" benefits (at least, > not yet). > - unpredictable workload (might be very light one week, very heavy the > next). late nights not that uncommon either. > - customer says jump, you say how high. even at 2am. on sunday. christmas > sunday. and you're hung over. > - difficult to blame problems on other employees (in fact we'll probably > blame a lot of stuff on you). > - no opportunity to steal office supplies. > > so what kind of person are we looking for? since we have such a wide > variety of clients and technologies that we support, the ideal candidate > would fit the jack-of-all-trades mold. specifically though, we're looking > for the following: > > - reasonably proficient with windows (as a desktop, not a server. like it > or not, we still gotta support it.) > - solid networking expertise. not just ok skills, very good skills. > - proven and demonstratable system administration skills. you'll be > directly responsible for the care and feeding of lots of servers doing lots > of things, and failure is not an option. > - the ability to learn new technologies on the fly and adapt to different > environments. i assure you that boredom is not going to be a problem. > - most importantly, and i can't stress this enough, strong customer service > skills. "that's not my job" or "i can't help you with that" are not phrases > that we use. > > i'll also tell you what we *don't* care about: > > - what kind of degree you have, or even if you have a degree. > - a bunch of industry certs proclaiming how amazing your IT skills are. > - the fact that you've worked at a fortune 500 company. > - how long you've been (or not been) in the IT industry. > > i think its fair to say that it will be unlike any job you've ever had. > this ain't IBM or GSK, and it sure as hell isn't a gov't job. we have > (mostly) cool clients, interesting work, and a passion for open source software. > > if you'd like to apply, the next step is simple: convince me you're the > right person for cerient. sell me on yourself. surprise me. demonstrate > that you have what it takes to perform in a non-traditional setting. > > jason tower > cerient technologies > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ps - any and all .doc files sent to me will be promptly directed to /dev/null. > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Cristóbal M. 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