RE: job available

"Simon Cousins" <simon-MTRkitCQmL6jF/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.beijing
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> On Wednesday 07 April 2004 11:19, Simon Cousins wrote:
> > If any of you know of an English-speaking young person who is interested
> in
> > the role, and if that person has a strong grip of Linux fundamentals,
> > apache, postfix, and a fair degree of HTML/PHP/MySQL, I'd be most
> > appreciative of your leads.
> 
> And whilst you're at it can we have the formula to turn dust into gold. ;)
> 
> Wish you all the best Simon. Our super-duper new linux sysadmin failed to
> show
> up for his first day of work! Unreal.

Not to be condescending, but for the benefit of our honoured Chinese BLUG
members, this is an apparently common phenomenon over here in China.

Today, I had organized appointments for five applicants for the job.  All
had submitted CVs (all CVs sounded excellent).  

4 of the 5 had practically zero Linux experience, even though my advertised
1st prerequisite was "strong Linux fundamentals" (yes, in both languages).

The 5th didn't bother to come for the interview.  

The best Linux I got all day was "well, I know ls and pwd, but my Windows
2000 is very good!".

Literally.  Ls and pwd.

Its disappointing, but tomorrow I shall renew my passion for China (after
drowning my sorrows in a zhongguo pijiu or two tonight) and keep looking for
a young girl or guy with a clue.

I think my problem is mine, not China's.  I'm obviously not advertising in
the right places.  Qinghua, BNU, Peking U.  Any clues?  I really need some
help and the job is interesting, well-paid and fun.

/src

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