[bonestormii_]

So I've only recently started working in tech, but one thing I would say is that solid linux system administration skills are what helped me land my current job and succeed in it. I've also done a fair amount of frantic googling, and I've been learning a lot on the job. I was also turned down for like 5+ sys admin positions at data centers.

Find a smaller company who has a more relaxed hiring process and sound smart. Be fluent in bash, python, and write at least one or two small programs in C so that you understand how to build such projects from source, how headers work, etc.

Then, work like hell to close the gaps in your knowledge. The job will provide you a constant drip of new things to frantically learn about, which is the thing I've appreciated the most about this opportunity. I really feel my skills growing just because I'm using them to feed myself.

[elipsey]

thanks for the reply. you would probably laugh out loud if you knew my background, but i don't really want to cop to this explicitly, in one post, and in public on HN.

even so, you have absolutely lapped me in this particular race. at any rate, i will reflect on these suggestions. this is one of those times i wish there was a PM feature here. oh well. do you mind if i ask who you work for and (approximately?) where you are? np if you don't wish to answer that, but it would be interesting to me. cheers.