[lug] Greetings

[Quentin Hartman]

I think you'll have more luck with smaller organizations. If they are
engineering-oriented at all, they likely value demonstrated proficiency and
a willingness to learn and grow over any sort of certification. The
experience "thing" might be an issue, but there are ways around that. Get
experience in any sort of support role, even if it's not Linux focused,
while you work on your Linux skills. If possible, run Linux on your
computer at work so you learn to solve Linux problems in that context.
Build a portfolio of projects you've done. Learn Chef (or Puppet) and write
a good community cookbook for it. Keep up with current developments in the
industry.

Once you've done things like that you can show that you know how to deal
with people and computers in a professional setting, and have a working
knowledge of Linux and the drive to improve on your own. That's usually
enough to get you in the door at most smaller orgs that are Linux-centric.

QH


On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Dominique <dominique.ingoglia at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well hello,
>     I'm new to the Boulder Linux community, though I am hoping to get
> more involved.  Sadly,  I am unable to attend meetings at this time
> since I work during the meet up hours. =(  I've been using Linux for
> some time now and have decided that I would like to pursue it more
> seriously as a profession... but I don't know where to start!  Every
> position that I find seems to require lots of experience, or a degree in
> CS, neither of which I have... So what am I to do?  I figured I might
> see if someone here has some advice for me.  I'm not sure if I'm in the
> right place, but I figured I'll ask.  Either way, I am excited to join
> in the conversations!
>
> Dominique
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