Paloma Vilceus co-founded Yellow Tail Tech to help others begin their career as a Linux System Administrator and make a life-changing salary. During Ep. 61 of the cuSTEM Journeys Podcast we discuss
1. What people can expect from the Yellow Tail Tech program
2. A day in the life of a Linux System Administrator/Engineer
3. How much money Linux System Administrators can make?
If you want to learn more about Yellow Tail Tech, you can check out there website here (affiliate link):
https://yellowtail.tech/youtube-andrewbaines/
We also interviewed a former Yellow Tail Tech student, JV King Venord. During our discussion he discussed how much money he makes and his experience in YTT program:
https://youtu.be/TV11hHjL9T0
0:00 Best kept secret in IT
2:13 What is a Linux System Administrator
7:50 Difference between working with small vs large companies
9:11 Is Linux System Engineering demanding?
12:23 Salary of Linux Engineer
15:33 Paloma's journey to becoming a Linux System Engineer
22:00 What did employers look for when hiring you
25:56 Motivation for starting Yellow Tail Tech
28:00 Linux for Jobs & Cloud for Jobs
31:19 Linux for Jobs vs. Cloud for Jobs
33:28 How much time per week do you need to commit?
34:53 How can you improve your chances of success?
38:42 How much does Yellow Tail Tech cost?
42:55 Perfect program for veterans
44:27 Student Success Story
49:20 Do this after you break into tech
55:17 Future interview to discuss building an EdTech company
56:24 yellowtail.tech