[dundee] Open source debate

[Kris Davidson]

Were I ever interviewing for the networking/support/sysadmin side of
things it's a little more difficult to judge. interview assessments
(ideally practicals) and questions help a little, so does being a
volunteer admin for a FLOSS project or service. I'd probably even
consider experience with setting up your own testbed or running a VPS.

It's hard to judge though as all of these are different than a
production environment. I sometimes wish sysadmins could have some
sort of portfolio like other IT specialities. I'd probably use a mix
of the above then hire on an initial 3 to 6 month contract if I could.

On 20 July 2010 16:23, James Le Cuirot <chewi at aura-online.co.uk> wrote:
> It can be tough when you're starting out because you lack industry
> experience but as far as coding goes, solid participation in an open
> source project would say a lot more to me than some naff certificate.
>
>
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:18:57 +0100
> Kris Davidson <davidson.kris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yeah I agree, with the exception of recruitment or large HR
>> departments, which in asking for them just contribute to the perpetual
>> cycle of certifications. I can't really comment on programming certs,
>> I assumed they were crap too but I had no direct experience.
>>
>> Time and resources permitting, I'd probably test all candidates anyway
>> either a practical at the interview or an e-mail questionnaire or
>> something
>
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