OK, I am just resending that last post.... "Anyone ever run into this issue with a recruiter or potential customer? Focusing on just one distro rather than focusing on understanding of fundamental Linux technique?"
Absolutely. An easy way to tell if someone is BSing on a resume is if they say something like: Objective: Looking for an entry level position with Acme Inc. Computer experience: OS: Window 3.1/95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP/Vista etc Applications: Word 97,2000, 2003, Flash, Adobe Reader, Publisher, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Excel, .... If that is all you know, don't even write it down. I do not know a single person who can considered themselves an EXPERTS with all of those apps. or OS: Debian/Centos/Slackware/RHEL2,3,4,5/Ubuntu/Kubuntu/BackTrack3,4 etc... My favorite has to be: Programming: C/C++, Java, PHP, Python, Perl, awk,sed........but they leave out bash. but in the education section, Education: 1.5 years of community college, and a semester of Japanese ::grin::!! How the hell do you expect most people to believe that you are and expert at all those languages. Maybe you have seen the code, or gone to defcon, but COME ON. Chris... On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I meant to say, > " If that is all you know, **dont** write it down." > > and > > "languages*" > > its late. > > Chris... > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> "Anyone ever run into this issue with a recruiter or potential customer? >> Focusing on just one distro rather than focusing on understanding of >> fundamental Linux technique?" >> >> Absolutely. An easy way to tell if someone is BSing on a resume is if >> they say something like: >> >> Objective: >> Looking for an entry level position with Acme Inc. >> >> Computer experience: >> OS: Window 3.1/95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP/Vista etc >> Applications: Word 97,2000, 2003, Flash, Adobe Reader, Publisher, >> Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Excel, .... >> >> If that is all you know, do write it down. I do not know a single >> person who can considered themselves an EXPERTS with all of those >> apps. >> >> or >> OS: Debian/Centos/Slackware/RHEL2,3,4,5/Ubuntu/Kubuntu/BackTrack3,4 etc... >> >> My favorite has to be: >> Programming: C/C++, Java, PHP, Python, Perl, awk,sed........but they >> leave out bash. >> >> but in the education section, >> >> Education: >> 1.5 years of community college, and a semester of Japanese ::grin::!! >> >> >> How the hell do you expect most people to believe that you are and >> expert at all those language. Maybe you have see the code, or gone to >> defcon, but COME ON. >> >> >> Chris... >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:58 PM, David Kaiser <dkai...@cdk.com> wrote: >>> An interesting piece on Linux Journal... >>> >>> Anyone ever run into this issue with a recruiter or potential customer? >>> Focusing on just one distro rather than focusing on understanding of >>> fundamental Linux technique? >>> >>> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/does-distro-matter >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> > > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
