Job Search and Webdev Ideas
I have been living at home for the last month or so and I am still searching for the right job. I am still looking at several very presitigious firms around New Jersey. Things look very promising, but I hope that I get a job soon because my mother works me like a slave as compensation for living here. So far I have:
- Cleaned the gutters
- Sanded and refinished a rocking chair
- Pressure washed, stained, and sealed the back porch
- Edged around the house
- Spot patched a large stone back into a column
- Cleaned out the garage
The list is sure to go on. If I don’t get a job in IT, I suppose there is always manual labor…
I recently interviewed for a position as a Linux SysAdmin. My experience in Linux is limited. I have only spent about 10 hours on SuSe Linux on my computer at home. I have done a considerable amount of work on LAMP servers and in shell accounts in classes. I think that my inexperience in Linux came across to the interviewers as disinterest.
I contacted some folks at US Fencing about developing a website where athletes coming out of college can connect with individuals (parents or other athletes) in the community who are in a position to offer jobs. The idea stems from my problems trying to find a job without an internship on my resume. The idea was received well by a few of the executives at US Fencing and they want to talk with me further about it. I have to develop a business plan to see if it is sustainable as a non-profit service to the community, but I think that it would be a great project for me to run.