How to get an open-source job | Linux Today

How to get an open-source job

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 31, 2017

As Dice, the leading technology job site, and The Linux Foundation recently found in their latest Open Source Jobs Survey and Report, there’s an abundance of open-source jobs. Here’s how you land one of them for yourself.

First, simply having mad open-source developer skills or kick-ass Linux sysadmin abilities isn’t enough. You must be able to prove that you can actually walk the walk and not just talk the talk. There are several ways to do that.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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