I don't know how much help it is, but I got my first CS job through the #utah irc channel on freenode. I was complaining about my miserable data entry job and someone was looking for a new employee, so we set up an interview. I started with them a couple of weeks later.
I got my next/current job there too.
I also see a decent amount of job postings to the local linux user group mailing lists, sometimes specifically offering beginning or entry-level jobs.
I've also known people who have gotten fun jobs working with linux-related technologies through contacts they've made from contributing to open-source projects.
If you're really interested in working with open technologies on linux, working with or contributing to an open-source project is an excellent thing to have on your resume. Being able to say "I have a degree... AND I have code accepted in projects X and Y and Z and..." definitely sets you apart and shows that you have programming experience. Any sane employer will accept that as "1-2 years experience..."
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I got my next/current job there too.
I also see a decent amount of job postings to the local linux user group mailing lists, sometimes specifically offering beginning or entry-level jobs.
I've also known people who have gotten fun jobs working with linux-related technologies through contacts they've made from contributing to open-source projects.
If you're really interested in working with open technologies on linux, working with or contributing to an open-source project is an excellent thing to have on your resume. Being able to say "I have a degree... AND I have code accepted in projects X and Y and Z and..." definitely sets you apart and shows that you have programming experience. Any sane employer will accept that as "1-2 years experience..."
Hope that helps...