jobs in Linux / IT

[Christopher Charles]

And what's with the bilingual call centre jobs?

Where are the repair centres for PC systems?

I really don't care for phone jobs.

Don't want to be pestered by those who monitor the
calls.

I would rather solve the problem in person.

Telling a technophobe what to do via phone is NO FUN!

Chris


--- Andrew Hammond <ahammond-swQf4SbcV9C7WVzo/KQ3Mw at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On 22-Dec-05, at 20:54, Scott Elcomb wrote:
> 
> > In many cases, people are hired by a recruiting
> team that doesn't have
> > a clue as to what the job actually entails.  They
> simply work off a
> > description of the job written on a piece of paper
> or two.
> 
> I don't know what the process is at other companies,
> but here's how  
> we do things for the Data Services department here
> at Afilias. I give  
> our HR lady the job description (which is mostly for
> candidates) and  
> a brief description of what I'm looking for. She
> passes this along to  
> the recruiters. For example:
> 
> About 7 years industry experience
> At least 3 years working with databases, preferably
> postgres
> 2 years working in a 24x365 production environment
> comfortable working in and administering a unix /
> linux environment
> 
> The recruiters send resumes of potential candidates
> to our HR lady  
> who forwards them to me. If they look any good, I
> ask her to give  
> them a call and run through an initial interview. If
> they meet her  
> approval, then I ask them to come in for an
> interview, and the  
> process goes from there.
> 
> The goal is two-fold:
> 1) To find decent candidates.
> 2) To defend my time from the incredible flurry of
> applicants who  
> don't even know what "a unix" is, but sure as heck
> want the job.
> 
> We also post to pgsql-jobs, but that seems more
> oriented towards  
> contract than full time permanent.
> 
> > Certifications tell these types of people that you
> know "about this
> > much" of the skills/information specific to their
> needs.  I don't
> > think it's a time wasting process; there's some
> value in getting that
> > piece of paper.
> 
> With a few exceptions, certifications tell me that
> you've got the  
> background for an entry level position and that you
> cared enough to  
> go get the cert.
> 
> > Btw - LPI Certs are considerably cheaper than MS
> Certs, contain much
> > less advertising, and are somewhat more
> challenging I think.
> 
> And guys like me don't get a chuckle out of seeing
> LPI certs on a  
> resume, unlike some of the MS certs. However, I'm
> not looking for  
> people to run windows boxes.
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Andrew Hammond    416-673-4138   
> ahammond-swQf4SbcV9C7WVzo/KQ3Mw at public.gmane.org
> Data Services Group Manager, Afilias Canada Corp.
> Ltd.
> CB83 2838 4B67 D40F D086 3568 81FC E7E5 27AF 4A9A
> 
> 


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