[Eug-lug] EWEB Position on Linux systems

[Spugee at nortopia.net]

I wasn't sure if anyone was interested I'll try to post more detailed 
stuff tomorrow after talking to my boss. The posting closes Friday.

What I know I can tell you all -

I have been doing security for EWEB for the past 4 years. And did 
security at Lane County's Regional Information Systems prior to that. 
There is too much work for me to handle at EWEB. Also, my position is 
salaried, so I don't get overtime for working long hours or weekends. 
While I have donated time here and there, with a wife and 5 kids its 
definitely not my preference.   The new position however is non-exempt, 
so it will get the first opportunity to do weekend work and on-call 
stuff.  EWEB pays double-time for overtime btw.

What I can suggest right off the bat to anyone thinking of applying is 
you provide EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF ON THE APP.  HR in any company 
usually knows little about computer systems, and they will score the 
first round.. so you get points for everything you list that you have 
done ( its got to be truthful, they will often check )  SO if you got a 
computer badge in Boy Scouts... list that.. you may get points for it.

Duplicate everything from your resume onto the app.  Yes its redundant 
and a pain, but thats the way they want it. I cant tell you how many 
hiring committee's I've been at various jobs where a person I knew was 
qualified for the job didn't make it past HR simply cause they didn't 
put effort into the app and thought the attached resume would suffice..

.. there was one case where the person got past HR and I knew they could 
do a good job and I said, "hey we should look at this person" .. and the 
team looked at what he had submitted and said.. why ?   .. and I had to 
agree.. there was no pertinent info on the app.  SO list everything you 
can think of and attach pages to the back if need be. Once I saw an app 
with 60 pages.. that guy got the job.

That being siad.. especially when I worked at LC RIS, which is a windows 
shop with a fairly high turnover ( a great stepping stone place to work 
though  - its a huge data center ) .. I sat on 20 or so hiring 
committees and the process really is a crap shoot. Sometimes you get 10 
people who are all overqualified, and sometimes you get none that are 
even close. Most of us are somewhere in the middle, so its important to 
apply every time for things you're interested in.  When I got the RIS 
job I think it was the 3rd time I applied. Good luck to everyone.

So enough of the infomercial .sorry it was a bit OT. I'll try to post 
something closer to home if I can.

Mark Ellister


Michael Miller wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> I was out of town for the last 17 days in September.  I was wondering
> if this position is still open?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike Miller
> 
> On 9/22/07, Spugee at nortopia.net <spugee at nortopia.net> wrote:
>> Ya know thats a good point and something I/we missed. I have to be
>> cautious about what I say so HR doesn't get in a tizzy. I am on the
>> hiring team and the position will sit near me. Let me check on Monday
>> and I'll see what details I can give out, if any. ( although the cat is
>> in essence already out of the bag eh )
>>
>> Lets just say I thought this group could have some good candidates.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Allen Brown wrote:
>>> Huh?  There's no mention of Linux, Windows, or any other OS.
>>> Why do you describe this as "EWEB Position on Linux systems"?
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