Re:The Linux Talent Draft is On
by jlarocco on Friday July 27, 2012 @03:23PM
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It's not entirely a problem with job applicants.
A lot of companies throw "Linux experience preferred" onto job descriptions and what they really means is that once in a blue moon you'll ssh into a Linux server to do a restart or deploy, but 99.9% of the time you'll have to use Windows. Maybe it's just my area, or bad luck on my part, but last time I was looking for a job that's what most "Linux experience preferred" requirements meant.
Does your job description explain exactly what type of Linux experience you want (shell scripting, coding, admin, ...)? Are you emphasizing that that they'll spend all/most of their time using Linux?
It's a real drag being a Linux user stuck on Windows, and if your job description gives the impression Linux is an afterthought, a lot of serious Linux people will pass it over.
A lot of companies throw "Linux experience preferred" onto job descriptions and what they really means is that once in a blue moon you'll ssh into a Linux server to do a restart or deploy, but 99.9% of the time you'll have to use Windows. Maybe it's just my area, or bad luck on my part, but last time I was looking for a job that's what most "Linux experience preferred" requirements meant.
Does your job description explain exactly what type of Linux experience you want (shell scripting, coding, admin, ...)? Are you emphasizing that that they'll spend all/most of their time using Linux?
It's a real drag being a Linux user stuck on Windows, and if your job description gives the impression Linux is an afterthought, a lot of serious Linux people will pass it over.