Someone Explain This to Me...
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@Hubtech basically, if you want someone with a CCNA, required or not, if it's on a job description, the title Unix/Linux Administrator goes right out the Window. That's not what a person of that role would need to have. All I was saying was that their job title and description didn't line up to what is reality. Drop the CCNA or change the job title. That simple.
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maybe they're looking for someone who fits their job description to apply. I am comfy with cisco and microsoft. i'm like some crazy hybrid!
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@Hubtech said:
maybe they're looking for someone who fits their job description to apply. I am comfy with cisco and microsoft. i'm like some crazy hybrid!
You're missing the point. What they want is NOT a Linux administrator. They can call it what it is, a Sys Admin, and specify they want a heavy Linux background and a CCNA. That would be accurate. The current title is a complete misnomer and will throw off a lot of people. The employer ultimately suffers because viable candidates will skip over the job and non-viable ones will apply and waste time and resources. It's a lose-lose.
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@ajstringham you should call them and inform them of their folly
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and then apply for a job. and see if they're interested.
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@Hubtech said:
@ajstringham you should call them and inform them of their folly
Not worth my time.
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@Hubtech said:
and then apply for a job. and see if they're interested.
I already have one confirmed job offer and another potential that I'll know about tomorrow.
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I'm late here. It's probably just a random requirement from nowhere. Happens a lot.
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@Hubtech said:
they dont need to do anything. They will get an applicant who can handle everything they are asking for. If you dont want to dabble in cisco, or you're not comfortable with learning it, just dont apply. why post it on this forum? what do you want us to say? "AJ, you're right!!! who needs cisco? who needs networks? nobody.
It's the title. They don't ask for a single cert related to being a Linux Admin but require a cert exclusively for Cisco Network work. It really is a bit odd. The description seems all Linux and the title is right... except for that one line. It's okay to want that, but it seems very odd that they require certification for something outside the job title and not a cert for the job itself.
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My guess is that they thought that the CCNA was a Linux cert and put it on by accident. I've seen several people make that mistake just today.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Hubtech said:
they dont need to do anything. They will get an applicant who can handle everything they are asking for. If you dont want to dabble in cisco, or you're not comfortable with learning it, just dont apply. why post it on this forum? what do you want us to say? "AJ, you're right!!! who needs cisco? who needs networks? nobody.
It's the title. They don't ask for a single cert related to being a Linux Admin but require a cert exclusively for Cisco Network work. It really is a bit odd. The description seems all Linux and the title is right... except for that one line. It's okay to want that, but it seems very odd that they require certification for something outside the job title and not a cert for the job itself.
Yup. I agree with all that.
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@scottalanmiller said:
My guess is that they thought that the CCNA was a Linux cert and put it on by accident. I've seen several people make that mistake just today.
They might think because so much of CCNA is CLI based that it's somehow a Linux cert? Only thing I can think of. If they even know what it stands for, it becomes pretty clear of their folly.
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I constantly here people, even very experienced people, say that ESXi is derived from Linux because it runs a Bourne shell.
Facepalm
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Wow ESXI is in no way linux, It doesn't even use a Linux Kernel it used a VMware custom made one. I'm not even sure if Xen does or not and that's a linux project.
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I have to agree with several of the others - AJ you're being to picky. Yes they mention a specific cert, but it's desired, not required. The core of the job from the rest of the SMALL description is entirely linux.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Wow ESXI is in no way linux, It doesn't even use a Linux Kernel it used a VMware custom made one. I'm not even sure if Xen does or not and that's a linux project.
Xen itself is Linux free. But 99% of deployments use Linux in the Dom0.
