[Ubuntu Chicago] Looking for Entry-level position in Chicagoland area

[W. Scott Lockwood III]

And yet, we avoid RHEL and derivatives like the plague, and have in
excess of 300+ Debian and Ubuntu servers.

There are lots of people out there using something other than RHEL and
the like. There are lots using something that isn't RHEL OR Debian, for
that matter.

On Fri, 2009-11-06 at 18:14 -0600, Tim Potter wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> I have to agree with Andrew.  If you limit your search to debian based  
> distribitions, you will be looking alot longer for a job.  I can tell  
> you first hand that it is not difficult to learn to work in a CentOS  
> and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment coming from a ubuntu/debian   
> background.
> 
> Unfortunately my company is looking for a full time support person,  
> already with a degree, otherwise I would suggest sending your resume  
> our way.
> 
> That being said, I know that I would have not gotten my job, unless I  
> had some experience, and so the internship I worked in prior to  
> getting this job was invaluable.
> 
> I happened to find my internship on carreerbuilder, and although I  
> still get spam from fake companies, I would still recommend putting  
> your resume there.  As well, make sure you have a presence on  
> linkedin; my company looks there first when evaluating potential  
> candidates.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim Potter
> 
> Sent from my mobile.
> 
> On Nov 6, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Andrew Brooks <andrew.brooks85 at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> 
> > Let me know if you want to learn CentOS as it's not a Debian
> > derivative.  It is however the industry standard.
> >
> > There's a decent chance I can get you in the door somewhere.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Steve Woodruff <swoody at ubuntu.com>  
> > wrote:
> >> I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I figure  
> >> you guys
> >> may be able to help me out.
> >>
> >> I am looking for an entry-level position to get my foot into the IT  
> >> door. I
> >> am currently a student at DeVry University, and am working on my  
> >> degree in
> >> Computer Information Systems. My school schedule is very flexible,  
> >> and will
> >> not be of concern to a full-time postion. I will also be working on  
> >> my LPIC
> >> certification, as well as my A+ certification in the near future. I  
> >> am truly
> >> hoping to find a company with whom I can stay with after  
> >> graduation, and am
> >> more interested in a long-term career than just a 'job'. I am very
> >> interested in finding a position with a company who uses Debian or a
> >> derivative thereof, but am open to any IT related positions that are
> >> available.
> >>
> >> While I don't have any professional experience in this field, I  
> >> have been
> >> using Debian and Debian based distributions for about two years  
> >> now. More
> >> specifically, I have given much time back to the Ubuntu community.  
> >> I have
> >> helped countless users with issues on IRC, mailing lists, and  
> >> forums, and am
> >> hoping to put my knowledge to good use.
> >>
> >> If you know of any positions of this type, please don't hesitate to  
> >> let me
> >> know. For more information, please email me directly. Thank you all  
> >> for
> >> taking the time to read this, and I look forward to your feedback.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steve Woodruff
> >> swoody at ubuntu.com
> >> swoody on FreeNode
> >> - A morning without coffee is like something without something  
> >> else...
> >>
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> >>
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