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[Alf Stockton]

What huge expectations? Any livable offer is acceptable.

> Def the grey hair,,, AND the huge expectations that go along with it.
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Hilton Gibson <hilton.gibson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hmmmm.... perhaps the grey hair ;-)) Like me.
>>
>> *Hilton Gibson*
>> Ubuntu Linux Systems Administrator
>> JS Gericke Library
>> Room 1025C
>> Stellenbosch University
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>> Stellenbosch
>> 7599
>> South Africa
>>
>> Tel: +27 21 808 4100 | Cell: +27 84 646 4758
>>
>> On 5 March 2015 at 11:20, Alf Stockton <Alf at stockton.co.za> wrote:
>>
>>> All very well but why can a grey haired/white faced Comptia+ linux
>>> professional not find a contract?
>>>
>>> > With or without certifications, hiring managers are struggling to
>>> find
>>> > Linux professionals. 88 percent report that it's "very difficult" or
>>> > "somewhat difficult" to find qualified candidates. Fortunately for
>>> those
>>> > with Linux skills, 70 percent of hiring managers say "their companies
>>> have
>>> > increased incentives to retain Linux talent, with 37 percent offering
>>> more
>>> > flexible work hours and telecommuting, and 36 percent increasing
>>> salaries
>>> > for Linux pros more than in other parts of the company."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/companies-really-want-linux-savvy-employees-and-they-want-them-now/
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Regards,
Alf Stockton from my Raspberry Pi B+