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> when I lined up a sysadmin job starting immediately after graduation. If you don't mind me asking, how were you able to do this? I would like to do this kind

> when I lined up a sysadmin job starting immediately after graduation. If you don't mind me asking, how were you able to do this? I would like to do this kind of work, but am unsure of how to get into it. I'm perfectly comfortable with Linux, and can hack together tools when needed but haven't had any luck.

mixmastamyk 6y ago
Such jobs are not as numerous as they used to be. But, basically you chat up owners/managers of local businesses with computers.
__s 6y ago
When you go off defined path, everything becomes highly context dependent. Know people or interview well, preferably both. Apply anywhere & everywhere. View your first few years as a paid internship, ie don't care too much about pay
CaliforniaKarl 6y ago
For what it's worth, here's what happened for me: During Summer at Ohio State, I worked as a "consultant" in the computer lab. The job involved opening/closing the lab, managing the printers, and providing basic assistance to students (we had to know how the subject matter of an intro sequence). During Summer, it was so dead, I somehow found my way to contributing to Bugzilla. Those contributions, plus hanging out in IRC, caused me to be noticed by someone who was looking to hire a Bugzilla person. That eventually led to sysadmin, and later more.
klyrs 6y ago
Sorry, my experience won't help you much. In the late 90s, I took a programming class at a community college. A classmate noticed that I was a keener; she first approached me for tutoring and later introduced me to her boyfriend who needed somebody to help make a website. I did everything from server admin, maintaining desktops at the office, to writing cgi scripts, html etc., and doing random stuff the company needed like optimizing processes in their warehouse. Our endeavors on the web never went much of anywhere, but it was fun for a few years. What hasn't changed is the value of networking. My boss's girlfriend noticed me because I was a keener. Rare to make that kinda connection, though.

mixmastamyk 6y ago

Such jobs are not as numerous as they used to be. But, basically you chat up owners/managers of local businesses with computers.

__s 6y ago

When you go off defined path, everything becomes highly context dependent. Know people or interview well, preferably both. Apply anywhere & everywhere. View your first few years as a paid internship, ie don't care too much about pay

CaliforniaKarl 6y ago

For what it's worth, here's what happened for me: During Summer at Ohio State, I worked as a "consultant" in the computer lab. The job involved opening/closing the lab, managing the printers, and providing basic assistance to students (we had to know how the subject matter of an intro sequence). During Summer, it was so dead, I somehow found my way to contributing to Bugzilla. Those contributions, plus hanging out in IRC, caused me to be noticed by someone who was looking to hire a Bugzilla person. That eventually led to sysadmin, and later more.

klyrs 6y ago

Sorry, my experience won't help you much. In the late 90s, I took a programming class at a community college. A classmate noticed that I was a keener; she first approached me for tutoring and later introduced me to her boyfriend who needed somebody to help make a website. I did everything from server admin, maintaining desktops at the office, to writing cgi scripts, html etc., and doing random stuff the company needed like optimizing processes in their warehouse. Our endeavors on the web never went much of anywhere, but it was fun for a few years. What hasn't changed is the value of networking. My boss's girlfriend noticed me because I was a keener. Rare to make that kinda connection, though.