<font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I'm looking for that mentor.<br><br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 08:40, Matthew Steven <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matthew@geniusweb.com">matthew@geniusweb.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">You'll also find more doors open more easily to you if you complete a<br>
bachelor's degree, perhaps in information science but not necessarily.<br>
<br>
The hard skills can all be earned on your own if you have the knack.<br>
<br>
But the ability to communicate effectively and manage relationships with<br>
people are what make the difference between a merely competent SA and an<br>
excellent one, and going to college (or apprenticing with a truly<br>
excellent mentor) can help get you there too.<br>
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> On 8/23/2010 9:25 PM, chris wrote:<br>
> > I would like to be a linux/unix system admin. Some have said that is<br>
> > crazy but its where my passion seems to be taking me. And of course<br>
> > having the skills and pay that goes along with the title, in the<br>
> 40k or<br>
> > higher ranges.<br>
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Matthew Steven<br>
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(515) 999 0842<br>
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