Conducting the UNIX Job Interview: IT Manager Guide with UNIX Interview Questions (IT Job Interview series) [Paperback]

Adam Haeder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004 | Series: IT Job Interview series (Book 2)

Offering accumulated observations of interviews with hundreds of job candidates, these books provide useful insights into which characteristics make a good IT professional. These handy guides each have a complete set of job interview questions and provide a practical method for accurately assessing the technical abilities of job candidates. The personality characteristics of successful IT professionals are listed and tips for identifying candidates with the right demeanor are included. Methods for evaluating academic and work histories are described as well.

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About the Author

Adam Haeder is a network administrator and Linux technology expert. He is a vice president at the Association for Information Management Institute and is a Linux Certified Administrator, a Cisco Certified Networking Associate, and a Cisco Certified Academic Instructor. He lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Rampant Techpress (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974435562
• ISBN-13: 978-0974435565
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > Administration

More About the Author

I am Adam Haeder, the Vice President of Information Technology for the AIM Institute in Omaha, NE. I enjoy all things computer related, specifically hardware, open source, video games (new and old school) and video manipulation. I live near Omaha, NE with my wife and four children.

I graduated in 1996 from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD with a degree in Computer Science. I was a member of the Honor Society, received USD's Presidential Scholarship, and received the John A. Lushbough Scholarship for Computer Science Student of the year in 1996.

In the mid-1990s, I worked for EPS Technologies, a PC hardware manufacturer started by an ex-Gateway employee. I moved to Omaha in 1997 with EPS and than came to the AIM Institute in late 1997. I've done just about every IT job at AIM, including desktop support, cabling, programming, database administration, web site development, project management, IT consulting, training (mostly Cisco and Linux) and management of our systems and development teams.

I am a member of the following organizations:

* Vice President of the Omaha Linux User's Group
* Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Global Advisory Council
* University of Nebraska at Omaha technology advisory committee
* University of Nebraska at Kearney Telecommunications Management Advisory Council
* Omaha Public Schools technology advisory committee
* Omaha chapter of AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals)

I hold the following certifications:

* Cisco CCNA
* Cisco Certified Academic Instructor (CCAI)
* Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 and Level 2
* Novell Certified Linux Administrator (Novell CLA)
* SAIR GNU/Linux Certified Administrator Level 1 and Level 2

Contact me:
Email: [e-mail]
Twitter: @adamhaeder
Facebook: facebook.com/adamhaeder
Google Talk: [e-mail]
MSN: [e-mail]
ICQ: 4121372

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Conducting the UNIX Job Interview: IT Manager Guide with UNIX Interview Questions (IT Job Interview series), July 29, 2007

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This review is from: Conducting the UNIX Job Interview: IT Manager Guide with UNIX Interview Questions (IT Job Interview series) (Paperback)

I bought this book because I get job interview anxiety and several interviews coming up. The book I really wanted on Amazon for IT UNIX technical interviews was backordered. So I orderd this book instead and used the book to try and understand how I might be interviewed. The first part of the book is silly nonsense and you can skip past it and go directly to the meat of the interview questions. I found that most of the questions I was asked in several interviews were in this book. I was able to have the confidence going into the interview to not have my brain freeze up like I normally do when faced with several IT staff seated across from me waiting for an answer. I got three job offers and I had a hard time deciding which one to take!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great and has some good interview questions, May 4, 2006

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This review is from: Conducting the UNIX Job Interview: IT Manager Guide with UNIX Interview Questions (IT Job Interview series) (Paperback)

I went through this book quickly. Reading the first few pages I have not seen great differences between this book and the other one on Oracle job interview. The only part of this book that I found very useful is the interview questions. The "SYSADMIN" job interview questions are well-written.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great UNIX and Linux job interview questions and answers, August 4, 2004

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Donald Burleson (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conducting the UNIX Job Interview: IT Manager Guide with UNIX Interview Questions (IT Job Interview series) (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for any IT manager who needs to find a unix systems administrator or Linux systems administrator. I was impressed with the coverage for the pre-interview stages and how you can identify those job candidates that are most-likely-to-succeed in the job role.

Better still, I was impressed with the UNIX job interview questions and Linux interview questions and answers. The job interview questions are designed for a telephone interview, and the IT manager can just ask the questions and compare the responses to the "ideal" answer.

Overall, this book is a real timesaver for anyone hiring a UNIX SA or a Linux System Administrator.