Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 17:45:27 -0700 From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: James Gill <gill@topsecret.net> Cc: Len Huppe <huppe@execpc.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Certification Message-ID: <379A5E27.667FAB09@gorean.org> References: <NDBBJDFMIMOCFNNCEKADAELMCKAA.gill@topsecret.net>
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Please send replies to -chat, as we're pretty far out of -questions territory. James Gill wrote: > > -> The best education and certification program that I have ever > -> seen is taking > -> the > -> time to build your own client/server network at home with open-source > -> software. > -> You'll learn more that way, and develop some real useable skills. > -> > -> Go for it :) > > While I agree, how would you recommend I word that on my resume to ensure an > extra ten or fifteen grand? "Developed and maintained a _N_ client private user network using FreeBSD as the bastion host. Techniques utilized include Network Address Translation (NAT), firewalling, internal/external DNS and mail configuration, file and print serving (including windows and unix shared systems), and world wide web services. Machines are routed through a standard UTP ethernet hub." ... or words to that effect. That's actually not too far off the mark from what I really used. I also included references to contributions I've made to the project (as someone else suggested) and a copy of mergemaster and its man page as an example of my programming/system administration and documentation expertise. At the same time, when I was hustling for consulting business I often came across questions like, "What kind of certifications do you have?" from clueless clients. I was usually able to deflect them by pointing out that for what they needed me to do there really isn't any kind of certification, combined with a pretty convincing "I keep fixing it till it's right or your money back" guarantee (which I never had to deliver on). In the end though, I know I lost business because of it, and if I didn't hate microsoft so much I would have taken the MCSE just to pacify the stupid people. Ultimately I decided that the stupid people weren't worth pacifying, and about the same time I got the word on the availability of my current job so I jumped at it. Sometimes I'd still rather have my freedom, but then I look at the shiny new 4Runner in my drive way and money in the bank and I can console myself for "selling out." :) Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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