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Recent Grads and Experience Beyond the Desktop?
over_exposed asks: "I'm a recent college grad (B.S. in C.S.) and have been on the job hunt for about 6 months. I've been playing around with tech toys as long as I can remember, but it all focuses around the desktop environment. Desktop-grade routers, switches and wireless as well as any/all desktop PC (and some Mac) hardware is what I could get my hands on with my limited budget. After looking through hundreds if not thousands of job postings, everyone is looking for 3+ years of network admin experience or 5+ years of C++ experience even for an entry level position. How is one expected to gain that kind of experience when no one will hire you without the experience? What kind of (part-time) work can you get as a college student to gain experience (Cisco, Exchange, SQL, etc) that will be marketable in the real world? Any suggestions from the Slashdot community will be of great benefit to myself and thousands of others who will enter the 'real world' in the next few years."
Lie...
What could possibly go wrong?
I'm a recent college grad (B.S. in C.S.)
Yeah, that just about sums up my college experience as well...
Well said. I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
I would suggest you attend a Linux User's Group in your area.
The average middle manager wouldn't know a Linux User's Group if it jumped out of their ass and did the tap number from 42nd street.
Business isn't willing to pay for products, innovation and careers, so we get brands, mortgage commercials and layoffs.
Well, no shit, it's fucking hard, asshole.
"hamburger+softdrink=happymeal"
Even harder than your letting on, apparently.
By my calculation you just fucking jipped me an order of fries and a toy. I bet you'd whine to customers that its always just some "mundane detail" infecting the code, huh?
You can just call me Mike.
You're one hell of a vindictive bastard, aren't you?
Bet you're REEEAL fun to work with.
-Nano.
Well, no shit, it's fucking hard, asshole.
"hamburger+softdrink=happymeal"
Even harder than your letting on, apparently.
By my calculation you just fucking jipped me an order of fries and a toy. I bet you'd whine to customers that its always just some "mundane detail" infecting the code, huh?
It's not a bug. It's a calorie reducing feature.
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It's the end of my comment as I know it and I feel fine.
By my calculation you just fucking jipped me an order of fries and a toy
It's not a bug. It's a calorie reducing feature.
Yeah, those plastic toys are loaded with carbs and calories!
Blowjobs.
If you need some experience in this area prior to graduating from college, join a frat.
Max
My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?
No, but I bet you he can type a mean 'emerge rsync'.
NTLUG? Sorry if I'm being rude, but I find it incredibly hilarious that a LUG was named NTLUG. Someone thought it was a joke when they came up with that name, and then it stuck, right? Maybe next we'll have LUGXP?
Sig!