Hi Maayan, I agree with you that LinkedIn is a social network and I suppose if I were a purist I wouldn't use it. But I feel that the benefits are useful and it's not nearly as offensive or dangerous as YouTube or Facebook, so I tolerate them.
Good luck in your search and let us know what you find! On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:40 PM Maayan Eshed <maayan.es...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Didi and Micha > Your reply is kind and valid. And you made RedHat sound like a good > workplace. I remember them fondly so I don't mind (: > > I guess I asked about LinkedIn not just to make sure its not a PR/HR waste > of time nowadays, but also because of an inherent dislike for social > networks. > If non of the offers this list has suggested will work out, I'll reopen > the account there with less reluctance. > > Cordial thank you all who has already sent offers. > I'm going through them and considering and slowly replying. > > You are all much appreciated, it makes it actually nice to be back (: > > Ma'ayan > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:55 AM Yedidyah Bar David <d...@bardavid.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Maayan, >> >> Not sure why you think you must choose between posting to this list >> and searching LinkedIn. >> Why not both? >> >> I am by no means a LinikedIn fan, but it's definitely a real thing, >> and I wouldn't be surprised if I >> heard that tens of percents of all tech job assignments in Israel are >> through/thanks to it. I have >> absolutely no idea about real numbers and/or deeper implications (such >> as job retention when >> through LinkedIn vs otherwise, etc.). >> >> I personally work for Red Hat, for 8+ years now. No idea if we have >> jobs that can suit >> you, but you are welcome to have a look. The Israeli office has ~ 500 >> people now and is >> growing quite quickly. >> >> Incidentally, I also got this job thanks to linkedin - I noticed there >> that some old acquaintance >> moved to Red Hat and thought it might be a good idea for me as well... >> >> To the rest of the list: I hope this doesn't sound like an >> advertisement for Red Hat. I >> considered replying in private and decided it's ok as-is. I hope that's >> ok... >> >> Good luck and best regards, >> -- >> Didi >> >> On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 2:55 PM Maayan Eshed <maayan.es...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hello guys and girls >> > I apoiogize if this isn't the place for it, but I've been offline for a >> long time, and this seems to be the only israeli-tech-list still active in >> my mailbox. You are more than wellcome to redirect me to a propper channle >> (is LinkedIn a real thing?) >> > >> > As the headline says - i'm in the market for a job. Been happily doing >> non-tech stuff for the last few years, but with Obiquitus Omicron, here I >> am. So: >> > >> > C.V will be sent per request, here is my general direction, both ways: >> > >> > Desired job includes mainly getting paid for being useful without >> catching COVID (I'm at risk if I catch it.) >> > I would like to do something that I think is cool, but thats really >> just a wish and not a demand. >> > Anything from a short gig to a full time long term at something you >> teach me from scratch may be fine. >> > >> > Skills: nothing unusual: >> > I can Bash, I can Vi. >> > git, Apache and SQL are no strangers though may need some reminding. >> > I can install stuff (OS's, servers, stuff) I can even uninstall stuff >> sometimes (; >> > I have in my past academic programing courses which I enjoyed but never >> deployed on a job. >> > I've been a linux user since the late 90's both for work and personal >> purposes. >> > I have a general understanding of how the internet was said to work >> before street lamp posts started double as amazon-anywhere spyware hotspots >> (generic term, not updated on their trademarks and specks). >> > >> > Am I embarrasing myself right now? Probably (: >> > But I think you get the idea. >> > Old Knowledge, but I can and like to learn and expand. Especially if >> you teach well and pay well for it. >> > >> > I currently live in the north, I have a car and am not afraid to use it. >> > Would rather not be obligated to be exposed to offices at all, but >> would sit with careful and vaccinated bunch in a not-stuffy place, with >> masks fully on. Maybe. Depends. >> > >> > Thanx for reading, thanx for linuxing, lemme know if you have something >> relevant. >> > Cheers >> > Ma'ayan. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Linux-il mailing list >> > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >
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