what they want...

[ron.peterson at yellowbank.com (ron.peterson at yellowbank.com)]

On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 08:16:20PM -0500, Glenn Burkhardt wrote:
> The job market is tight, of course.  A friend asked me what training courses 
> would make him more marketable as a sys admin, but I really have had no 
> contact with organizations that use full time sys admin staff.
> 
> So, what's hot right now, or likely to be sought after soon?  Thanks very 
> much in advance...

Consider mentioning/strengthening non-computer related interests.  Maybe
you're a musician, not professionally, but a serious amateur.  That
might play very well if you're interested in doing IT work for a company
in the music biz.  Etc.

Sometimes people would rather have people they can pigeon hole as
"Computer Person" or somesuch, but in other cases it's just the
opposite.  Employers might like to see that the person connects with
their business in some fashion.

And don't drink too much coffee before a long interview.  You'll likely
wind up distracted... ;)

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