Latest News from Rob Jones

Certification Revisited

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST

In the last installment of my Linux Careers column (LWM, Vol. 2, issue 2) I focused on the quandary posed by certifications: most qualified candidates feel that their experience speaks for itself, but as Linux becomes more prevalent in the corporate environment, more potential employers are looking for certifications as a benchmark of the candidate's knowledge and experience in skill sets relevant to the job at hand.

The Certification Quandary

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:00:00 EST

Welcome to the third installment of my Linux Careers column. The last two columns focused on recruiting strategies in the open source community. Now I want to examine certifications and their place within the open source community. This topic will be covered in two separate columns.

Confidential Linux and Open Source Recruiting

Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST

There's tremendous talent in the open source community...but before you can capitalize on the potential within it, you have to understand it. This column explains how to access a wealth of information, with respect for the community that makes it available.

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Welcome to my first LinuxWorld Magazine column. Some credentials are in order: I am the president of Glacier Technology Services, an IT recruiting firm based in Savannah, Georgia. In March of 2000, we formed a division called HotLinuxJobs that focuses on recruiting Linux and open source candidates on a nationwide basis.