[ale] OT:System Administration employment question:

[Keith Miller]

Randy, 

there is the usual, however have you been hitting the local ALE or NIX meetings (at the HP building near the perimeter)?  Networking will get you were you want to be.  You might need to just do contract work for a while or do some cold calling (my fave is to find a larger company, walk up to reception and tell 'em that someone in human resources request I drop my resume by and could they please make sure it gets there.  Hey, ya never know).

K


On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:20:01 -0400
"Randy C. Ramsdell" <rramsdell at adelphia.net> wrote:

> I Realize this is way off topic, but since I really don't know who else
> to get advice from, I thought I could get ask here.
> 
> After a very long job search in Jacksonville, FL, I finally sold my
> house and moved to Atlanta thinking job prospects would be better. Well
> I have been here for about 8 months and haven't been able to find a
> position. My main experience has been in a 75%/25% Linux/Windows
> environment for the last 10 years and since I appear to be very
> stubborn, I have been unwilling to just take other jobs not related to
> my skill set. My unemployment has now lasted close to 2 years.
> 
> I would willing to do volunteer work so that employers won't be tempted
> to use the long unemployment as a reason not to hire. 
> 
> Could I ask members here to provide some advice as to what you would do
> in this situation off list?
> 
> Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> rcr
> 
> 
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