The Sysadmin career field outlook

[Technomage Hawke]

I need to get some extra funds together to go back to school and finish my degree. right now though, I am working on braille literacy through the Hadley School for the blind. after which, I might have more time to get some coursework done toward a set of certificates. then I'll be able to get back into the job market where I WANT to be.

-Eric

On Dec 9, 2010, at 4:09 AM, Bryan O'Neal wrote:

> It took me almost 2 years to find a new job once I was laid off.
> 
> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com> wrote:
>> Yeah, I'm in the process of learning some new skills since mainframe
>> software programming has gone to the pasture to be burried!
>> 
>> I regret I didn't pick up and begin learning some of the newer
>> technologies some years ago so no time like now to get started.  I've
>> been giving thought to sys admin work as a possible direction but then
>> most of my experience so far has been in programming so figured it
>> maybe more proodent to study newer languages like perl, python, php,
>> wet dev, etc.  It's an exciting time to go out and learn new stuff but
>> it will mean an even longer time before I can really pay the bills the
>> way I want.  Thank God for Social Security Disability in the
>> meantime. <smile>
>> 
>> PS: I was laid off last spring so congrats on getting a new job in
>> such a short time given this screwed up economy.
>> 
>> On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 03:12:30PM -0700, Kevin Fries wrote:
>>> On 12/08/2010 10:19 AM, Shawn Badger wrote:
>>>> I would have to politely disagree with the previous 2 postings. I see
>>>> a lot of sys admin jobs out there. But like any profession it is
>>>> having the right skills at the right time. I think Linux admins with
>>>> enterprise experience are in demand now. But the key is having a broad
>>>> base of knowledge and choosing you speciality  to match what you have
>>>> talent for and what the market is looking for.
>>> 
>>> I absolutely agree.  My company laid me off on the last day of
>>> September this year.  I have a broad and extensive IT background,
>>> and hit the job market with gusto.  One month later, I had a new
>>> job, that started the middle of November.  Exactly 6 weeks out of
>>> work.
>>> 
>>> But that is here in Denver, not Phoenix.
>>> 
>>> However, I am getting head hunters from all over the country
>>> contacting me daily.
>>> 
>>> So, skills, experience, and willingness to work with the market as
>>> it stands when you finish your education, will take you along way.
>>> Allot longer than the exact degree you have.
>>> 
>>> Kevin Fries
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