OT: looking for a job

Thu Jan 13 09:00:56 IST 2022

Fortunately, right now supply and demand greatly favors the job
applicant, so getting your name out there just might be sufficient to
land a good job that can be done without risk of infection. LinkedIn is
one way to do that.

After running Troubleshooters.Com for the last 20 years, about all I'm
qualified for is running Troubleshooters.Com or being a corporate
trainer, yet LinkedIn keeps sending me possible jobs, and every week 3
to 5 companies view my LinkedIn page. I'm pretty sure if I tweaked my
resume to show my Python skills, my familiarity with C, my knowledge of
HTML and CSS, and my Troubleshooting skills and knowledge, all of which
are quite separate and in a normal job market would have employers
saying "jack of all trades", in this job market I'd get lots of
queries. But of course, I like running Troubleshooters.Com.

SteveT

Michael Shiloh said on Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:57:43 +0400

>Hi Maayan,
>
>I agree with you that LinkedIn is a social network and I suppose if I
>were a purist I wouldn't use it. But I feel that the benefits are
>useful and it's not nearly as offensive or dangerous as YouTube or
>Facebook, so I tolerate them.
>
>Good luck in your search and let us know what you find!
>
>On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:40 PM Maayan Eshed <maayan.eshed at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi Didi and Micha
>> Your reply is kind and valid. And you made RedHat sound like a good
>> workplace. I remember them fondly so I don't mind (:
>>
>> I guess I asked about LinkedIn not just to make sure its not a PR/HR
>> waste of time nowadays, but also because of an inherent dislike for
>> social networks.
>> If non of the offers this list has suggested will work out, I'll
>> reopen the account there with less reluctance.
>>
>> Cordial thank you all who has already sent offers.
>> I'm going through them and considering and slowly replying.
>>
>> You are all much appreciated, it makes it actually nice to be back (:
>>
>> Ma'ayan
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:55 AM Yedidyah Bar David
>> <didi at bardavid.org> wrote:
>>  
>>> Hi Maayan,
>>>
>>> Not sure why you think you must choose between posting to this list
>>> and searching LinkedIn.
>>> Why not both?
>>>
>>> I am by no means a LinikedIn fan, but it's definitely a real thing,
>>> and I wouldn't be surprised if I
>>> heard that tens of percents of all tech job assignments in Israel
>>> are through/thanks to it. I have
>>> absolutely no idea about real numbers and/or deeper implications
>>> (such as job retention when
>>> through LinkedIn vs otherwise, etc.).
>>>
>>> I personally work for Red Hat, for 8+ years now. No idea if we have
>>> jobs that can suit
>>> you, but you are welcome to have a look. The Israeli office has ~
>>> 500 people now and is
>>> growing quite quickly.
>>>
>>> Incidentally, I also got this job thanks to linkedin - I noticed
>>> there that some old acquaintance
>>> moved to Red Hat and thought it might be a good idea for me as
>>> well...
>>>
>>> To the rest of the list: I hope this doesn't sound like an
>>> advertisement for Red Hat. I
>>> considered replying in private and decided it's ok as-is. I hope
>>> that's ok...
>>>
>>> Good luck and best regards,
>>> --
>>> Didi
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 2:55 PM Maayan Eshed
>>> <maayan.eshed at gmail.com> wrote:  
>>> >
>>> > Hello guys and girls
>>> > I apoiogize if this isn't the place for it, but I've been offline
>>> > for a  
>>> long time, and this seems to be the only israeli-tech-list still
>>> active in my mailbox. You are more than wellcome to redirect me to
>>> a propper channle (is LinkedIn a real thing?)  
>>> >
>>> > As the headline says - i'm in the market for a job. Been happily
>>> > doing  
>>> non-tech stuff for the last few years, but with Obiquitus Omicron,
>>> here I am. So:  
>>> >
>>> > C.V will be sent per request, here is my general direction, both
>>> > ways:
>>> >
>>> > Desired job includes mainly getting paid for being useful without
>>> >  
>>> catching COVID (I'm at risk if I catch it.)  
>>> > I would like to do something that I think is cool, but thats
>>> > really  
>>> just a wish and not a demand.  
>>> > Anything from a short gig to a full time long term at something
>>> > you  
>>> teach me from scratch may be fine.  
>>> >
>>> > Skills: nothing unusual:
>>> > I can Bash, I can Vi.
>>> > git, Apache and SQL are no strangers though may need some
>>> > reminding. I can install stuff (OS's, servers, stuff) I can even
>>> > uninstall stuff  
>>> sometimes (;  
>>> > I have in my past academic programing courses which I enjoyed but
>>> > never  
>>> deployed on a job.  
>>> > I've been a linux user since the late 90's both for work and
>>> > personal  
>>> purposes.  
>>> > I have a general understanding of how the internet was said to
>>> > work  
>>> before street lamp posts started double as amazon-anywhere spyware
>>> hotspots (generic term, not updated on their trademarks and
>>> specks).  
>>> >
>>> > Am I embarrasing myself right now? Probably (:
>>> > But I think you get the idea.
>>> > Old Knowledge, but I can and like to learn and expand. Especially
>>> > if  
>>> you teach well and pay well for it.  
>>> >
>>> > I currently live in the north, I have a car and am not afraid to
>>> > use it. Would rather not be obligated to be exposed to offices at
>>> > all, but  
>>> would sit with careful and vaccinated bunch in a not-stuffy place,
>>> with masks fully on. Maybe. Depends.  
>>> >
>>> > Thanx for reading, thanx for linuxing, lemme know if you have
>>> > something  
>>> relevant.  
>>> > Cheers
>>> > Ma'ayan.
>>> >
>>> >
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