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    • scottalanmiller

      Congrats to Eddie - New Linux Admin
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      Congratulations Eddie!!!!!!

    • WrCombs

      Job offer
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      Obsolesce

      Also remember you only need to hit about 60-70% of the job description. And you can get a much better job after only about 6 months at a new job. Keep track of your accomplishments and continuously learn and improve.

    • IRJ

      Staying at your shitty employer is your fault
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      @dashrender they reason they had to take it down was because they were basically freely giving out information that they and other companies have to pay for.

    • Fredtx

      Is this a fake job?
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      Fredtx

      @obsolesce said in Is this a fake job?:

      What kind of role and responsibilities are you seeking? What kind of company / employer? Position?

      I'm seeking for an in-house system admin role (windows /vmware/hyper-v/azure environments). A position where I can gain knowledge from senior admins, and where I can gain experience in projects/implementations/planning/etc. I've been working for managed services, and kind of burnt out, and wanting to explore something new/different. Or something like a Projects Engineer position. Something where I can strategically plan/research, and implement.

    • Mr. Jones

      I did it
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      @laksh1999 your best bet would be to print out the Sec+ exam objectives and study each item on it.

      I used that and some practice tests for good measure.

    • openit

      Resources for mastering Linux and getting RHCSA certification.
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      @travisdh1 said in Resources for mastering Linux and getting RHCSA certification.:

      @scottalanmiller said in Resources for mastering Linux and getting RHCSA certification.:

      @openit said in Resources for mastering Linux and getting RHCSA certification.:

      Any cheap or free book (soft) will be great, I will get it printed and study.

      I've got a partial Linux Admin guide here on ML. @EddieJennings has a huge YouTube channel on exactly this. And my book on Linux Administration is scheduled to hit shelves in September.

      You bothered to write a book? Isn't it going to be outdated before it's printed?

      No, because it's well written. Tech actually doesn't move very fast.

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      Landed a new job
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      gjacobse

      Just don’t keep us in the dark in how it goes. Nice to hear some good news on occasion.

    • EddieJennings

      New to Linux Administration: RHEL-Based or Debian-Based OS
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      @scottalanmiller said in New to Linux Administration: RHEL-Based or Debian-Based OS:

      I agree, both is the obvious choice. But to truly answer the question, I'd focus on Ubuntu (not Debian) and then RHEL. Debian is great, but it is Ubuntu specifically that has the market.

      Yes, almost the same is never the same as exactly the same.

    • JaredBusch

      Is Ubiquiti phasing out the UAP-AC line?
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      zachary715

      My guess would be yes. Most of those released 2015-2016. We've since seen their 3rd gen products released around 2018 with the HD products, and now the UAP6 devices are starting to trickle out. Doesn't really make sense to keep promoting the older stuff.

      https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012192813#faq-device-gen

    • RandyBlevins

      Will Tech Giants actually adopt WFH?
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      scottalanmiller

      @Hugh-Jass said in Will Tech Giants actually adopt WFH?:

      @scottalanmiller said in Will Tech Giants actually adopt WFH?:

      Typically we see engineers cap out around $225K. But admins head closer to $500K.
      Also, CIOs were more likely to be pulled from the admin ranks, not the engineer ranks. Because engineering was nearly all technical while admins had to be able to do everything an engineer could do, but apply it to the business in real time, deal with active security, and fix what the engineers broke all with the pressure on.
      Also, in the SMB space, engineering is the low cost afterthought that admins do. It's maybe 5% of the job, and the easiest 5%. Consider how little knowledge or effort goes into installing a new server, and how much goes into supporting it after it is installed. We often have the most junior staff do the engineering parts because typically it requires the least experience or knowledge, and it can be double checked so doesn't matter even if they get something wrong - there is a chance to fix it before it goes live.

      bro I think you lost your mind no one is making this much money in those roles

      Don't confuse "I don't" with "other people don't."

      The top end of IT is generally limited to a few physical locations (NY, London, Zurich) and to a few industries. So you aren't going to find it in some SMB shop, nor in some small village (other than in CT.)

    • WrCombs

      Resume
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      IRJ

      @DustinB3403 said in Resume:

      @IRJ said in Resume:

      @DustinB3403 said in Resume:

      Also bullet points should be concise, not full sentences. See the above example. Use the section descriptor to explain the bullet list if you must.

      I disagree

      Good for you, you've never seen a bullet point list. If you're writing complete sentences as bullet points you're doing something wrong.

      πŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’‹

    • Fredtx

      What is the best way to prepare for a technical phone interview?
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      Fredtx

      Some good stuff from everyone! Appreciate it!

    • J

      Career Management/Recruiters/Headhunters - potential scam?
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      @IRJ said in Career Management/Recruiters/Headhunters - potential scam?:

      @scottalanmiller said in Career Management/Recruiters/Headhunters - potential scam?:

      @Jimmy9008 said in Career Management/Recruiters/Headhunters - potential scam?:

      This company however says they do not charge the company but charge the candidate due to the service they provide and managing/promoting the candidate. The cost seems pretty expensive too at just below Β£1000, which is $1,400 USD.

      That's an itty, bitty fraction of the cost that the companies pay. So this means that the math alone doesn't make sense. How could these guys make money. Sure, good headhunters do really, really well. But that's because they place something like 90% of the executive level staff out there. These guys are claiming to only be going after some tiny sliver of a percentage of the market, while doing so at a tiny percentage of the pay? Doesn't add up. If they were legit, they'd hardly make a penny.

      Yeah placement fees can be $50k or more easily

      Yeah, for sure. Good headhunters can place no more than one person a quarter and be doing pretty well. It's not like normal recruiting where they make at most a few thousand dollars and have to do big volumes. This is very diligent service with huge amounts of time going into every placement.

    • gjacobse

      Seekout: AI powered job search
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      @Carnival-Boy said in Seekout: AI powered job search:

      and I believe in Denmark you have to employ a certain percentage of female executives.

      Roughly the same in the US, except you can never do so intentionally. You have to hire them organically. If you can't, you are stuck. But the laws aren't that strict, which is good, since there aren't that many women in most fields so you often can't get a candidate.

    • Reid Cooper

      Job Hunting 2020 Edition - Where To Start
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      EddieJennings

      The new gig that I'll start on Monday began with a cold contact I received on LinkedIn. The one before that I think from a cold call from a recruiter.

      As far as IT Manager, are you specifically wanting to manage people? I know my manager at my current gig is hands on with projects and really has to do minimal managing of us. I've also seen people with the title of "IT Manager" but they're a one-person-show in IT at said comapny, so there isn't anyone for them to actually manage.

    • steve

      Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Prof Messer
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      @brianwinkelmann said in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Prof Messer:

      what about the Windows Defender, I mean the antivirus and the firewall of Windows They go hand in hand right?

      They go together as in they are both security components of the Windows operating system. But that's about the extent of it. They are both very good, they should both always be used, they are both for the purpose of security. But they are not actually associated other than in name.

    • steve

      Windows Task Manager - CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Prof Messer
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      brianwinkelmann

      Very useful tool, specially when computer gets freeze.

    • steve

      System Configuration - CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Prof Messer
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      brianwinkelmann

      Very interesting, this tool we always use to check Windows system configuration.

    • steve

      Windows Administrative Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Prof Messer
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      brianwinkelmann

      Most of these tools I have used at least once doing support on computers.

    • steve

      Network Command Line Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Prof Messer
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      brianwinkelmann

      Useful tools for networking!