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| Thread ID: 108492 | 2010-03-31 04:01:00 | IT Employement advice needed !!! | cowow (15705) | PC World Chat |
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| 871243 | 2010-03-31 04:01:00 | Hello. I have being job hunting ever since December last year because I was laid off at work. I have 7 months of I.T helpdesk/desktop user support experience along with qualifications. I have being sending my resume in and out and I am still going nowhere. I have managed to get an system administration interview like last month but I did not get it. I know my technical stuff really well and I do have people skills. I guess I lack experience cause 7 months is very little. Anyone on the same boat as me? Any advice? Cheers. |
cowow (15705) | ||
| 871244 | 2010-03-31 04:17:00 | Where abouts in New Zealand are you? (If you are in NZ at all :D) | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 871245 | 2010-03-31 04:22:00 | Auckland | cowow (15705) | ||
| 871246 | 2010-03-31 05:19:00 | Anyone on the same boat as me? Any advice? Worse off than you. 7 months isn't a lot. What about a helpdesk role? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 871247 | 2010-03-31 05:23:00 | Helpdesk roles require a lot of customer service and social skills than technical skills. I want a junior system admin or a junior system engineer or a server support role. | cowow (15705) | ||
| 871248 | 2010-03-31 06:40:00 | Might I suggest that beggars can't afford to be choosers?? Get a job you're overqualified for and offer to help out in your area of expertise... If you're any good, you will soon find yourself transferred off the Helpdesk.... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 871249 | 2010-03-31 07:11:00 | Hmmm not to sound discouraging, but I've never heard of a junior system engineer as such; you start on helpdesk or doing breakfix, and as Johcar says, if you're good you'll get tapped on the shoulder soon enough. There's just too much at stake to let someone inexperienced on servers, especially as so much you can do has no safety net! |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 871250 | 2010-03-31 07:50:00 | I concur. You either need IT lower end jobs for experience or other substantial experience if the person is mature, ie., a change of career paths and went back to study IT ..... My first job was at a call centre after going to uni .. Now that's behind me. IMO, if you have tried and it's not working, waiting forever long will only make it worst. Some employers may think why don't you be flexible. |
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