Re: question about getting started in the (linux) IT field
Originally Posted by
kraymore
The person who didn't like it, was saying things, like "all the knowledge inside of you doesn't matter in the IT world, there are always new things needing to be learned and put to use"
This is true, and untrue at the same time. What you baseline yourself with one year can/will be obsolete a year later. IT as a trade is in a constant state of evolution, there never really is a long term baseline for decades are there is in some other professions. To me, this is what attracts me to IT. I don't see this as a negative. I love what I do, but I've also seen and implemented a very great deal of change. This type of rapid change is usually seen at the corporate/enterprise level. If you are doing localized/branch style office IT support it doesn't tend to be this fast, but those positions are probably less stable as others in my experiences.
As for the easiest Linux related IT position, I cannot help you there. I entered IT when there was a lot of UNIX and linux was not really in the enterprise at all. The easiest way towards a Linux based position is to find an employer who needs a linux admin or has a linux presence and indicate to your interviewer that a goal in your career is to support linux one day and hopefully your employer will support you in that goal over time. If you want your IT position to be long term:
1) Find a company who sees IT as something that enables their business to be better, and that is not a necessary evil to do business.
2) Don't be afraid of change.
Last edited by toupeiro; April 26th, 2009 at 10:35 PM.
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