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On 06/10/2010 10:59 AM, Bill Bogstad wrote: > I took a look at the job postings you posted here and on the BBLISA > list. Reading between the lines, you have gotten > some (lots of?) applications; but you haven't found the perfect fit. > A couple of possible reasons: > > 1. It's less and less common that you will find sysadmin/netadmin > generalists. There is just too much to know. You might want to > consider candidates who is strong in one area and appears like they > could learn what is required in the other. My impression is that it > is only in small shops where this still happens and those kind of > places often have smaller budgets and > don't buy Cisco. > > 2. If you aren't already, consider applicants who have extensive > experience with similar products/software rather then the exact ones > you are using. (e.g. Juniper, HP, etc. network hardware rather then > Cisco) We've gotten quite a few. Indeed the largest problem is finding someone who is a strong Linux admin but has enough understanding of networking concepts to pick up management of Cisco switches and firewalls. Cisco experience aside, it has tough finding a Linux admin with strong enough network experience. Perhaps dropping the word "cisco" from the posting may help. Thanks for your thoughts. Ryan
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