[ale] [ALE-jobs] Fwd: Urgent Job Opening for LinuxAdministrator in Alpharetta, GA

Fri Mar 26 13:41:43 EDT 2010

Back in the 90s there was a huge demand for IT workers so contracting companies would rather continue to employ a temporarily idle person than to try to work on hiring a new one when another gig became available.   

That pretty much ended with the tech bust because at that point there were more applicants than jobs.

I was permanently employed during the 90s.   Even in that market whenever we got resumes of people that had more than 2 jobs in the last 2 years we'd pass on them.  It was usually a sign they were job hopping for bigger and bigger payouts.  I had changed jobs once and nearly doubled my salary within a year of changing but that was still only 2 jobs in a span of several years.   It's one thing to take an opportunity when it comes your way but quite another to job hop.  I recall the resume of one person who'd had 6 jobs in the last 2 years - we didn't even bother to interview him.  Once the bust hit, people like that had a very hard time finding permanent gigs anywhere.

Of course on the flip side it did let me know to make certain that my resume clearly reflects which jobs were contracts so that anyone seeing the portion that was contacting understands it wasn't job hopping.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Greg Freemyer
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 1:17 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] [ALE-jobs] Fwd: Urgent Job Opening for LinuxAdministrator in Alpharetta, GA

I've never done it, but I've had friends that were effectively
full-time contractors for years at a time.  This is about 15 years
ago.

They would work full-time for a contract house and went wherever the
real client was..

The surprising thing to me is they would have downtime occasionally
weeks or even months long where they continued to be paid, but there
was no paying client.

iirc, they had to go to the contract house's office during the
downtime.  I don't remember if they used the time for training, or
what.

Seems like one of my friends did this for about 10 years in the
1990-2000 time frame.  He claimed it paid better than a true permanent
position and he got full benefits.

Greg

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Richard Faulkner <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org> wrote:
> I'm "contracting" right now but am doing so as an in-between.  I have
> done freelance as full-time and done that for years at a time.  My last
> major customer was Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouses General Offices in
> NC from 1990-98.  Since then I've been mostly full-timer but some
> contract.  Now I'm 100% contract but just now getting ready to look
> full-time in this market for traditional employment.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 11:02 -0400, Jerald Sheets wrote:
>> <realized I sent this off to -jobs.  Sending where I really wanted to
>> chat about it>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm glad you posted this...  It brings up an interesting question...
>>
>>
>> Is anyone out there contracting?
>>
>>
>> More importantly, when these recruiters contact you for contract
>> positions, would you ever consider leaving a full-time position
>> (especially in an economy like this) to take one?
>>
>>
>> Or, do you (as I) more feel that contract gigs are sort of a holdover
>> until you can find a perm gig?
>>
>>
>> I'd certainly take one if I was unemployed, but wouldn't generally
>> consider one to leave a FT/Perm position.
>>
>>
>> Discussion?  Thoughts?
>>
>>
>> --j
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 26, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: <Lakshmi_Parashar at artechinfo.com>
>> > Date: Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:11 AM
>> > Subject: Urgent Job Opening for Linux Administrator in Alpharetta,
>> > GA
>> > To: jim.kinney at gmail.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > My name is Lakshmi and I'm a recruiter at Artech.
>> >
>> > Artech has an urgent contract for one of our direct clients:
>> >
>> > Job Title:  Linux System Administrator
>> > Location:  Alpharetta, GA
>> > Duration:  8 months
>> >
>> > Job Description:
>> >
>> >  Skills:
>> > backup, Filesystems, I/O, IP (Internet Protocol), Kernel, LAN (Local
>> > Area Network), LDAP, Linux, LinuxKernel, Maintenance, Networking, On
>> > call , Operating Systems, PerformanceTools, Perl, Scripting, SCSI,
>> > Support, Unix
>> > Additional Skills:
>> > Extensive Redhat Linux knowledge Basic PostgresSQL Database
>> > knowledge Basic Oracle Database knowledge Understanding Networking
>> > concepts
>> >
>> > Skill: Operational Unix/Linux Systems administration
>> > Minimum Years Experience: 5-7 years
>> > Skill: System Level programming in Shell/Perl
>> > Minimum Years Experience: 4-6 years
>> > Skill: Fundamental networking skills and basic network
>> > troubleshooting skills
>> > Minimum Years Experience: 1-3 years
>> > Skill: Advanced knowledge of OS troubleshooting, kernel tweaking and
>> > system automation
>> > Minimum Years Experience: 5-7 years
>> > Skill: Experience in environments with more than 1000 managed
>> > Unix/Linux servers
>> > Minimum Years Experience: 2-4 years
>> > Other: Must be able to provide 24/7 support for infrastructure
>> > Responsibilities
>> > 1. The complete process of infrastructure design and operations,
>> > including systems analysis and maintenance, security, network
>> > operations and support, and systems configuration.
>> > 2. Conducts end-to-end plan design, controls production, and
>> > implements and monitors systems.
>> > 3. Tune operating system and hardware for optimal performance.
>> > 4. Develop scripts for automating routine tasks.
>> > 5. Monitor servers and applications for errors and performance
>> > problems.
>> > 6. Develops long-term strategy for historical data retention and
>> > archival plan for storage needs; defines data retention, backup, and
>> > recovery.
>> > 7. Develops, packages and automates distribution of installation
>> > executable software and related software on Client machines
>> > 8. Monitors and resolves any problems that may arise from the
>> > distribution or installation
>> > 9. Maintains data dictionaries and ensures integration of systems
>> > through data design.
>> > 10. Follow trouble and change management ticketing processes and
>> > ensure all changes and issues are well documented
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a
>> > change, or know of a friend who might have the required
>> > qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at (973) 993-9383
>> > Ext.3409, even if we have spoken recently about a different
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>> > phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is
>> > of the essence, so please respond ASAP.
>> >
>> > Artech is a global IT Consulting company with over 30 Fortune 500
>> > customers.  You may visit our website at www.artechinfo.com to learn
>> > more about us.
>> >
>> > Thank you.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sincerely yours,
>> > Lakshmi Parashar
>> > (973) 993-9383 Ext.3409
>> > Lakshmi_Parashar at artechinfo.com
>> >
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