Jijo, North Ams call it "Networking". They don't talk about, but it exists. got two jobs because of it. But this is only applicable for experienced people which has build up a reputation in the community.
Ariz, I'm reiterating what Ariz said for people who are seeking jobs. Sprinkle it with acronyms. A disturbing trend is that for a few years now, HR Drones simply rely on keywords to get a match... which is exactly what happened to him. If you are a skilled Linux Debian person, put Redhat even if it's not your primary distro. The HR only knows Redhat... sadly. The important thing to remember is to play the game to just get past the Drones and connect an interview with the Manager and sell yourself. -- regards, Andre | http://www.varon.ca On 9/25/07, Federico Sevilla III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 11:29 -0400, andrelst wrote: > > Getting a job is part 70% experience, 20% people skills, and 10% > > certs... that's from a North American perspective. The Phil. > > environment might be the same. That small percentage might slightly > > tilt to your favor in getting a job. > > Don't forget the trust angle. Most, if not all, of the projects I've > gotten were because of referrals -- people who trust someone who trusts > me, who then become people who trust me, who lead me to other people who > trust them, and so on. Of course the converse can be true: sour a > critical trust relationship, and you could sour a whole network of > relationships. > > Trust is built on both character and competence, of course, and "70% > experience + 10% certs" is supposed to indicate this competence. > "Supposed to" being the operative phrase, that's often not necessarily > true. ;) _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
