Re:College has been oversold
by mseebach on Thursday November 03, 2011 @10:28AM
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> This is probably not something I should talk too much about on a venue filled with potential employers or coworkers.
Having concerns about your abilities and taking steps to improve them is a very positive trait.
> OSS is something I want to be a core part of my job, because I use and appreciate it so much.
I'll challenge you to find a single job on those hiring threads where you won't be steeping neck-high in open source software. Whether you'll get to contribute back is a different issue, but if nothing else you'll gain loads of exposure that you can use to contribute on your own time.
> I'll go over to the two jobs threads from the other day and apply to some places. There were at least 3 or 4 that I would LOVE to work at.
Having concerns about your abilities and taking steps to improve them is a very positive trait.
> OSS is something I want to be a core part of my job, because I use and appreciate it so much.
I'll challenge you to find a single job on those hiring threads where you won't be steeping neck-high in open source software. Whether you'll get to contribute back is a different issue, but if nothing else you'll gain loads of exposure that you can use to contribute on your own time.
> I'll go over to the two jobs threads from the other day and apply to some places. There were at least 3 or 4 that I would LOVE to work at.
Awesome! Good luck!