What are the all forts that I should open to crack a job as a junior system, support, deployment engineer?

Posted by 2082_falgun_21@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 12 comments

I have 45 days.

I am ex support engineer right out after college.

My skills include Linux troubleshooting, linux command line, SQL basic querying.

I have exposure to kubernetes.

Do not just say homelab. Describe how that helps. And many more.

How do I reach to that door of recruiter? If anyone here is willing to provide me a chance, I am ready for that opportunity.

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_l33ter_@reddit

Ah? We should describe how it helps but you not?

linux command line --> that could be ANYTHING from basic ls | cd to advanced bash scripting -.-

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2082_falgun_21@reddit (OP)

Not an expert in bash scripting, but I can understand any scripts with due time.

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So can any AI these days. If you're right out of Uni, how are you a "ex support engineer"? Engineers have experience, kids right out of Uni don't. You should be looking at HELPDESK positions where you LEARN experience. Why the 45 day limit? I know experienced Engineers that searched for a year before they found their current position.

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2082_falgun_21@reddit (OP)

AI can do almost anything.

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newworldlife@reddit

One thing that helped me early on:

stop learning Linux like a student and start treating it like something broken at 2am.

Practice things like:
1) why SSH suddenly stopped working
2) why disk space disappeared
3) why a service keeps restarting
4) why outbound traffic suddenly spikes

That’s much closer to real junior admin work than memorizing commands.

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