[PLUG] Local resources for finding Linux/Unix/OS jobs?

Preston Crawford prestonc at crawfordsolutions.com
Fri Aug 2 15:45:41 UTC 2002


On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Richard Langis Jr. wrote:

> Funny thing is, most of the people I've talked to that have gotten into
> IT or other such technical jobs, do NOT have a degree in CS, but rather
> Business, Psych, etc.  Provided they actually have a degree at all - I'd
> say it's 50/50, since the stuff you learn to get your degree is pretty
> outdated by the time you get into the job market.  ;)
>
> I don't have a degree, but I've been tested to have a 4-year degree
> grasp of concepts, vocabulary, etc.  I just don't have that peice of
> paper and a $40k school loan.

You don't want that either. I mean, the paper is nice, but the $40k loan
isn't. My wife and I both grew up poor, so we owe $70k between us.

Preston





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