Hey me too!! (Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Will work for free !!!)

[Alan Andrews]

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I believe it's illegal to work for free for a for-profit company, however I'm 
not an HR type and could be wrong...  I second this poster's suggestion about 
seeking out charitable organizations.   

- -Alan


 Tuesday 31 July 2001 14:35, you wrote:O
> If you're serious about picking up experience over collecting a paycheck,
> there might a number of volunteer opportunities here in the D/FW area.
> These days, what organization doesn't need IT help? Dallas SPCA, Ft Worth
> Opera, American Heart Association, Salvation Army, and lots of other
> organizations of all sizes might need technical help but you'll never know
> unless you give them a call. Many use Linux. All need volunteers! Just
> something to consider if y'all are serious about this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf Of
> Jay Cox
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:07 PM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Hey me too!! (Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Will work for free !!!)
>
> Herman Finkler wrote:
> > I am not a novice in Unix, but a beginner in Linux area.  Since job
> > market is pretty bad right now, I am looking for an opportunity to
> > work on Linux installation, system administration and networking for
> > free, to gain an experience.
> >
> > Please contact me at hfinkler at yahoo.com or call (972) 480-9879 after
> > 6:00 pm
> >
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>
> I really hate to answer this inquiry for an opportunity for experience
> with another of the same type of inquiry, but I am kinda getting
> desperate here.
>
> I have 4 years of experience with linux on my computer (and quite a bit
> of that time I spent with linux as the only OS used.)  I received my
> bachelor's degreee from Angelo State University.  Math/CS major.  I
> desperately need industry experience, so I propose that I as well may
> work for free just to get the experience.  If the computer you
> administrating is in downtown FW, West Tarrant, or Parker County, and
> the administration is rare, (Or perhaps something in the DFW vicinity
> where the administration can be done remotely most of the time), perhaps
> we could work out a deal.
>
> Or, if you happen to need a part time or full time system administrator,
> programmer, or whatever suits your boat, perhaps we could make a deal.
> My requirements are not high.  I need the experience.  I promise to stay
> working for you at least 6 months or up to one year or perhaps more if I
> get a full time job within the first few months.
>
> Apologies since this may not be place to post this request for a job.  I
> sent an email to the jobs-admin list manager a few days ago about the
> right place to post a job  request or resume but he or she hasnt
> responded.  So I have attached my resume as a unix text doc.  (If you
> want it in TeX or Postscript email me).
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Jay Cox
> 817(613)-9439
>
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