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how best to get Systems on my resume
Category: Computers > Operating Systems Asked by: gremlin-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
07 Jan 2003 12:27 PST
Expires: 06 Feb 2003 12:27 PST Question ID: 138909 |
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Re: how best to get Systems on my resume
Answered By: hailstorm-ga on 07 Jan 2003 17:37 PST Rated: |
gremlin, The best way I can think of to pick up systems experience is to join an open source project. There are lots of exciting, large scale projects in all environments that are looking for developers, testers, and other sorts of help that offer plenty of chances to beef up the old resume and help out a worthy cause at the same time. If you might be interested in this, check out the SourceForge Help Wanted site at http://sourceforge.net/people/ If you are not going to be graduating this year, you should definitely consider looking for a summer intern job in a field you are interested in. Your college's career services center can help you find information on companies that will be recruiting at your school. You can also look for companies you might be interested such as Microsoft on the Internet and contact them directly about an intern position. Be sure to check out this site from the Job Search section of About.com as well: http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/internships/ Finally, there are many volunteer organizations looking for computer administration help that can get you experience in this area. To find out about more of these in your area, try a Google search using these terms, plus the city near where you are: volunteer computer administration services "<city name>" Sites cited: SourceForge http://sourceforge.net About.com Job Searching http://jobsearch.about.com/ Microsoft College Job Site http://www.microsoft.com/college/ Google search strategy: open source projects college student find internship CS volunteer computer administration services |
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Re: how best to get Systems on my resume
From: flajason-ga on 07 Jan 2003 14:09 PST |
Gremlin, What do you mean by Systems experience? Different platforms, OS's? I'll post this comment based on my assumption of your question. If I'm off-base, please disregard: If I may recommend, contact non-profit or charity orginizations in your area or even somplace like a small local zoo. They often have computer systems donated to them and are usually hodge-podged together. Typically they don't have a dedicated computer specialist, and often one or more members takes turns supporting their setup. Volunteer some of your time helping them streamline their setups and provide support when they need it. (Not 24/7 support, but maybe same or next day) You probably won't get paid anything, although you may get compensation for parts if anything needs to be bought. That can put some good experience on your resume, and companies often look very favorably on volunteer work. It shows community pride and dedication. It might even give you the edge over an equally qualified competitor. You'll also probably get a glowing reference letter. The work you do may not be directly related to your chosen profession, but if it'sin the same general field, I'm certain it will be well received. I have volunteered some of my time to help set up computers at our local zoo. It is run entirely by volunteers. While I have already established my career, just helping out is satisfying in itself. Regards, -Flajason |
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Re: how best to get Systems on my resume
From: luciaphile-ga on 08 Jan 2003 09:53 PST |
A thought: is there something available at your school? A student job/special project you could do at your college itself in their Systems department? Regards, luciaphile-ga |
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