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334263	2005-03-15 12:38:00	A quick look on Seek revealed quite a few entry level tech jobs,Seems like an alright career path to me, can't expect high salary on the bottom rung of any industry,and you can't get up the top rung without experience (and skill of course) A few interesting jobs poped up as well, if I was in Auckland and without work I would be heading south...ha....or contacting these people... Data Recovery Technician • Full Training Provided • CBD,$40-$45,000 • Work on Top-Secret Cases Our client operates in the very specialist area of Data Recovery. They provide their services to international corporations, government departments and legal businesses, both here and overseas. They are currently looking to take on a new data recovery technical specialist and will provide this person with full training. You will already be in IT support and have good all round desktop and some server skills. You could be self-employed or working in IT support with the SME market. You could also possess: # Microsoft qualifications # Linux or Unix experience # Some Mac experience # Some electronics experience # Understand hex editing Along with these you will have a thirst for knowledge and be totally excited about drilling down and specialising in this niche area of IT.	Metla (12)
334264	2005-03-15 18:27:00	A+ etc. Forget being a tech - the pay is better at McDonalds. Networking or programming. In my very humble opinion, starting off basic is just the thing to do. A+ qualification may be basic, but it's a good qualification to have to seek an entry level job in IT (helpdesk etc). Yes, it's good to set your sights high, but in my opinion, people are better off trying to get in at entry level and getting the IT experience under their belts, and THEN deciding which path to take and which study to do. Too many people go to tech/uni, get a degree or a certificate and walk out thinking they're going to be able to walk straight into a high paying programming or networking job. And I hate to say it, but graduates - you Are Not in demand. All of the IT & Outsourcing companies I know would rather fill a position with someone with some IT experience and a qualification rather than just a qualification. I say go for the A+ or MCSE if your budget can stretch that far, and apply for a first level tech support job, then decide what path you want to follow. That work experience will take you far.	pixeldust (6619)
334265	2005-04-21 01:17:00	Hi, There is now an IT training provider in Hamilton that does MCSE training amongst other things. I work there, the company is Ardito Computer Training and you can see our course schedule at www.ardito.co.nz. I am currently studying for my Microsoft Office Specialist at Ardito, so that I will in the future be able to do app's training. Ardito can provide A+ training also, however we don't tend to get enough people to run that course. We are running a Windows 2003: Managing the environment course in May the 23rd to 27th. This course prepares for the 70-290 exam. If you would like more info then please e-mail me or take a look at our website.	rdewhurst (7598)
334266	2005-04-21 02:12:00	You misunderstood me. I'm not saying don't start at the bottm - thats the only place to start usually. I'm saying a tech is badly paid. As opposed to an entry level desktop support person, or helpdesk or even the one Metla saw. I mean a tech as in working for a small PC shop out the back doing builds or similar. Cause an awful lot of people think it will lead to great things and it doesn't. I was managing a small PC shop a few years ago and the tech there got $23K. Not that my pay was much better actually... Its fine, if like Metla, you own it yourself but not as an IT career. IT is a lot more specialised now too and thats exactly what the agencies would say - decide on which area you are interested in and aim for courses and work experience in that area. A friend of mine went the programming path, started on $32k and 6 years later at the great age of 27 was on $65k and project leader. Although if mucking about with PCs is what you like - then you're stuck with it, have to go with what you enjoy and get used to the pay or lack of it. Like me. :-)	pctek (84)
334267	2005-04-21 05:03:00	Do IT Support at first. After one year my pay has increased by 20k. Don't specialise when your 20, because I reckon at that age you don't know what you want to do and you become this person who only really knows one area of IT really well, instead of most areas of IT with good knowledge. You learn alot in support, and if you then look at MS certifications you can leap up quite a lot. I'm sure it would be easy to earn up near 90k after 4 years if you went through the industry the right way. smokenz smokenz	smokenz (7599)
334268	2005-04-21 05:26:00	I am currently doing A+ (and possibly Net+) through a company in Taranaki, who are a provider for Learning Post (situated in Auck). As far as lack of hands on comp experience, yeah it is a bit lean, but in the 2 months I have been doing it, I have striped and built an old machine, built a new one, and diagnosed and repaired a comp with a faulty mobo, and got a comp that wouldn't boot to bootup (corrupt system file). I am now confident playing in registry, I knew limited DOS before I started but now am very confident with it. I now know what IRQs, DMAs, I/Os, and various other abbreviations mean, how they apply etc. At a later stage (not too distant future) I will be fixing customer computers for the company running the course. But you need to do the boring class stuff to get some of this knowledge. As for future plans... not sure at this stage... will see after course finishes	Myth (110)
334269	2005-04-21 05:55:00	Looking for a job in Auckland to get your foot in the IT door? I may be able to help....	Chilling_Silence (9)
334270	2005-04-21 22:35:00	Looking for a job in Auckland to get your foot in the IT door? I may be able to help.... Thanks for the offer, but one of the reasons I shifted from Tauranga was because it was getting like Auckland (traffic jams etc). Thanx again :D	Myth (110)
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