I've been working in the field for over 10 years (13 if you include
volunteer work). My profile and resume are more or less a sliding
window, keeping the past 3-4 jobs, since anything longer than 3 pages
tops is considered superfluous.
I believe you read my resume and concluded that I had "just finished
high school". I haven't attended any type-of schooling since January
1994; this is shown. Throughout my schooling, I concurrently gained my
CNE (but do not list it, since I have no desire to be contacted by recruiters
wanting someone to maintain their Netware networks ;) ), while simultaneously
working for over 4 years at Oregon State University. Since 1994 I've
been working for either universities or small-to-large companies doing
*IX administrative work. None of this is listed on my resume due to
the aforementioned -- it's old news. No agency cares to know about
how I worked for OSU from 1990-1995, MediaCity and Verity in 1995-1996,
nor BendNet in 1997. Yadda yadda yadda.
In addition, different companies need individuals for different positions.
I have no problem working as either a gopher, an "assistant", or a
senior
administrator. Too much focus in this industry is put on something as
miniscule as a title. I was hired by those companies for the positions
you see (either an Asst. or a Senior), and had I not been suited for the
position, I would not have been given it.
To answer your question directly: you're asking the wrong person. You
should be asking all the companies out there wanting a "senior"
administrator to explain what it is that's "senior" to them. If
you
want a literal number, here you go: 8+ years seems to be the defining
difference between Senior and Junior.
Best wishes.
--
| Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com |
| Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ |
| UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Making life hard for others since 1977. |
On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 10:41:02PM -0700, richard childers / kg6hac
wrote:> Jeremy,
>
> I can't help but notice that, after high school, and four months as a
> contractor, you shot from 'Assistant UNIX Systems Administrator' to
> 'Senior UNIX Systems Administrator'.
>
> ( http://jdc.parodius.com/work/ )
>
>
> What, in your mind, constitutes seniority?
>
> I'm just curious, because I've been administering UNIX systems for,
> well, two decades.
>
> Perhaps I should call myself
> Uber-Uber-Uber-Uber-Senior-UNIX-Systems-Administrator, to distinguish
> myself from the crowd of merely 'senior' UNIX systems
administrators.
>
> /-:
>
>
> Regards,
>
> -- richard
>
>
> Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
>
> >FreeBSD administrator looking for work within the northern California
area;
> >limited SPECIFICALLY to the Mountain View/Sunnyvale area of Silicon
Valley.
> >Relocation (inner-state and outer-state) is presently not a viable
option.
> >
> >Over 10+ years of experience in both heterogeneous (BSD/Linux/Solaris
> >and Windows) and homogeneous (pure BSD, Linux, or Solaris)
environments.
> >Familiar with many forms of scripting languages (as all admins should
be).
> >Also very familiar with a range of networking equipment and network
device
> >configurations (layers 1 through 7). Extensive exposure to 24x7x365
work
> >environments and "on-call" emergency duties. Excellent
communication and
> >documentation skills.
> >
> >I'm more than willing to do remote work (occasional telecommuting
is
> >possible for within California, otherwise I'd prefer Email+phone)
for folks
> >outside of the state of California.
> >
> >Salary and/or hourly wages are negotiable; to put it bluntly, I'm
quite
> >affordable. I prefer a position I enjoy and find challenging, not
large
> >paycheques; as long as I can pay rent and feed myself, I'm happy.
> >
> >My profile and job history can be viewed at
http://jdc.parodius.com/work/
> >References available upon request.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Richard Childers / Senior Engineer
> Daemonized Networking Services
> 945 Taraval Street, #105
> San Francisco, CA 94116 USA
> [011.]1.415.759.5571
> http://www.daemonized.com
>
> 'A well-schooled electorate, being necessary to the security of
> a free State, the right of the people to keep and read Books,
> shall not be infringed.' -- (Attributed to J. Neil Shulman)
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