Do stuff that can be externally verifiable. FO example show people that you can get A+ on QualSYS SSL Labs.
On 04/12/2017 12:49 PM, Michael Christopher Robinson wrote: > If I do a 3-6 month Internship at FreeGeek, what is the minimum number > of hours needed to put it on my resume and become employable? I have a > CS degree, but I don't have work place experience and can't get a job > anywhere in the Portland area. I want to specialize in network > security and I want to work on Unix and Linux based systems. Another > option is learning how to build web sites that are fancy and properly > encrypted. I'm trained in programming, but without training I can't > break into the industry. Nobody in Portland seems interested in > inexperienced computer scientists. > > One problem, I have recurring costs where FreeGeek can't pay anything > to their volunteers. The longer I work at FreeGeek the better it > looks, but the less time I have to earn money. I can drop > Comcast Internet and use my father's DSL, but that's about it. > I need my smartphone, $40.75/month, and I'm paying for a burial policy, > $11.20/month. Once a year I incur significant cost paying for > robinson-west.com hosting at Eskimo North, the domain name through > register.com, and the security certificate. I also pay for a VoIP > phone once a year through Phonepower. That should be coming up in > May. I have about $10k in student loan debt on income based repayment, > I've been paying about $100/month on it even though I don't have to pay > anything for a while longer and I can apply for more IBR deferment. > This is enough complication, but I'm engaged and hoping to get married > seven months from now. I probably need to be taking home a minimum of > $2000/month to live on my own in Portland. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
