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All I am saying is that when technology people like us are debating about terminology, we can cut the recruiter some slack, be nice to him or her and be more ex

by foo101 9y ago

All I am saying is that when technology people like us are debating about terminology, we can cut the recruiter some slack, be nice to him or her and be more explicit in our communication to the recruiter. For example, instead of responding to "We are looking for experience in Linux and Unix" with "I have updated my resume with POSIX", respond with the following instead assuming you indeed have real Unix experience with a system like Solaris, "I have mentioned Linux and Unix more explicitly in my resume in the following manner: Debian (Linux), CentOS (Linux), Solaris (Unix) and FreeBSD (Unix-like).

deathanatos 9y ago
That is something I would never do, because by doing so, I would by lying. Under the same beliefs as Stanley, I do not have experience with Unix. He does also, at various iterations, include UNIX, Linux, and UNIX-like on his resume, not necessarily at the same time. If there's a particular order, or casing of the word Unix the recruiter is looking for, he or she should just name it. > be more explicit in our communication to the recruiter. The long, technical response is the explicit response.
- foo101 9y ago
  > He does also, at various iterations, include UNIX, Linux, and UNIX-like on his resume. Where did you find his resume?
  - deathanatos 9y ago
    In the original post. I don't have his entire resume; I am relying on the image on the linked-to Imgur URL. I am interpreting the sections of the image that start with "SKILLS" as a screencap of his resume, my interpretation is that they are interspersed with the email chain in order to give us context as to what is on his resume, since it is material to the discussion.
- oculusthrift 9y ago
  do you want a job at one of the most prestigious companies or do you value being right on a minute detail more? I would have just added the word "unix" to my resume and moved on with my life.
tdeck 9y ago
People keep mentioning Solaris as a solution but as one recent college grad (2014) I can say nobody was really using Solaris anymore. Maybe other schools still have Solaris labs but we did not. Same with AIX and HP-UX. I really only know about these because I'm interested in tech history.

by foo101 9y ago

deathanatos 9y ago

That is something I would never do, because by doing so, I would by lying. Under the same beliefs as Stanley, I do not have experience with Unix. He does also, at various iterations, include UNIX, Linux, and UNIX-like on his resume, not necessarily at the same time. If there's a particular order, or casing of the word Unix the recruiter is looking for, he or she should just name it. > be more explicit in our communication to the recruiter. The long, technical response is the explicit response.

foo101 9y ago
> He does also, at various iterations, include UNIX, Linux, and UNIX-like on his resume. Where did you find his resume?
- deathanatos 9y ago
  In the original post. I don't have his entire resume; I am relying on the image on the linked-to Imgur URL. I am interpreting the sections of the image that start with "SKILLS" as a screencap of his resume, my interpretation is that they are interspersed with the email chain in order to give us context as to what is on his resume, since it is material to the discussion.
oculusthrift 9y ago
do you want a job at one of the most prestigious companies or do you value being right on a minute detail more? I would have just added the word "unix" to my resume and moved on with my life.

tdeck 9y ago

People keep mentioning Solaris as a solution but as one recent college grad (2014) I can say nobody was really using Solaris anymore. Maybe other schools still have Solaris labs but we did not. Same with AIX and HP-UX. I really only know about these because I'm interested in tech history.