[TriLUG] Unix Admin position available!

[William Sutton]

Speaking from experience on both sides, sometimes it is the applicant (I 
once had someone tell me he use Red Hat Solaris), sometimes the HR person 
processing résumés (lots of .NET and fresh-out-of-college with Java folks 
for a Perl job), sometimes the recruiter (had a recruiter push me as being 
a "senior Linux admin" even though I'm a Perl programmer), sometimes the 
manager (here, take this test with these other two "applicants", oh, wait, 
they're actually current employees designed to distract you).

One place I interviewed in the RTP for a Linux admin position, the owner 
of the company showed up several hours late to my interview because they 
were celebrating the company's yearly anniversary at lunch and "forgot" 
about my interview.  I won't name names because he's posted to the list in 
the past looking to hire but...it didn't rate high on the professionalism 
meter.

Another place I interviewed, the CTO said, "here are the responsibilities, 
how much do you want?" and a week later I was hired.

>From long experience interviewing, you have to treat it as an old 
fashioned marketplace where you size each other up and haggle about the 
price.  Maybe things work out, even from what looks like a potentially bad 
interview experience, maybe they don't.  Figure out what you want, what 
the other party has to offer, come to a reasonable agreement if you like 
it.  If you don't, move on to the next opportunity.

William Sutton

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Sep 2009, Elizabeth Goodwin wrote:
>
>
>> People, People - I apologize for getting everyone in an uproar.
>
> I'm glad you were following. I wonder if people who post jobs just throw the 
> posting over the fence and ignore the offense taken on the other side.
>
> I've been to too many interviews by ignorant or arrogant potential employers 
> that's all. On the other hand I've been addressed very professionally by 
> competent potential employers. I remember the ignorant ones though - how did 
> they ever get to be running a business?
>
> As Greg says, a job is a job.
>
>> I always like this group - even though I'm not technical, it's always 
>> interested to read...I'm still laughing about contacting Jack off the list.
>
> take no notice of those people. Some of us aren't so easily distracted :-)
>
>> Here's the full details for anyone that's interested:
>
> This job's a lot better than the previous one and the employers sound better 
> organised too
>
> Joe
>
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