A diary based on my latest attempts to get a job; this time in Munich. I'm an engineering graduate (and chartered engineer) with more than 10 years' experience in IT. Over five of these years have been spent in team leading and project management roles both in the UK and abroad.

Friday, September 30, 2005

Straightforward advert of the week 1

"The trick with infrastructure is that it needs management and hence we have created this unique and original position for an Infrastructure Manager. Whoa Nelly, you might say, keep that crazy new-age stuff away from me! But Infrastructure Manager is the way of the future, we're telling you now, and wouldn't you like a slice of piping hot future pie? Of course you would. Are you fluent in the ways of Networking, Systems (Linux/Unix administration, MS Windows (2003) network management. Active Directory, NW topology). Strong experience in n-tier distributed application architecture technologies in the Microsoft environment as well as Security? Do you seek recognition in the form of a well-paying position with a high profile client in a nice building in Australia's best City, Melbourne? We are looking for talented Systems/Networking/Security Engineers with proven experience working on large scale infrastructure projects. You will be working within a dynamic team environment and will possess the professionalism, leadership, and interpersonal skills necessary to take charge and get things done with a minimum of fussing and wailing. The networks we mentioned are large-scale, covering the entire gamut from intranets to internets and everything in between. You'll need plenty of online experience to succeed. The systems we mentioned are primarily Linux, Solaris and Unix. So you'll need some experience in those then and the security we mentioned, well, nothing really specific."

It was in Australia - I don't normally look at jobs for this country but this one stood out - and I didn't apply.

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