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| Thread ID: 112080 | 2010-08-23 04:05:00 | IT careers beginning....HELP... | Sumit Pandey (15950) | Press F1 |
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| 1130877 | 2010-08-23 12:40:00 | From an ex-job seeker's perspective, let me try to answer the first and the last question. q1. Because of no experience can i get a job into networking to enhance my career. As we know, without the necessary experience, it makes it "less appealing" for prospective employers to hire you. As I said previously, start looking for a part-time job while you are still studying. Ask the University or polytechnic if they need someone to take care of their networks. Try the colleges and high schools, or even. q4. is there any practical courses that i can do in Auckland to enhance my practical knowledge on networking. The best "practical knowledge" that you can acquire is actually by applying what you have learned to the real-life environment. Refer to point one. Initially I deleted this last part on the basis that I might be a bit too harsh, but I have decided to retain it after a short deliberation: The use of proper punctuation and capitalisation is important. Quite often, the manner that you have worded your post tends to reflect yourself. Some of the PressF1 users are working in an IT industry and may be on the look-out for employees. If you are able to demonstrate excellent use of English while asking around here for job-hunting tips, then.... who knows? |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1130878 | 2010-08-24 06:53:00 | well i am doing this module on MCP it's a so boring, 1200 pages and w are provided 3 weeks then the MS books tell us to read 6 more other books :lol: I did measure up tests got 40% now getting 80%. Did the MS CD questions right .. I got 28%. If the real test is that hard IT workes must be v prestigious. 8 liner questions for every questions, 50Q for 2hr I think it is. It's #### more harder than A+ and Network+. Maybe we need to be a encyclopedia. Better than the boss. I'm a IT guy. At your service. PS. I got 88% for A+ and 93% for Network+. This is heaps harder or that I am just too dumb. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1130879 | 2010-08-25 13:33:00 | you can always volunteer yourself to get IT work experience, sure you wont get pay but still you will get real world I.T experience, and experience is the key as we all know. It is pretty hard to get a net admin role without any experience you will need at least 2 to 3 years of experience to get a role like that, but it also depends on luck too. | forums12345 (15197) | ||
| 1130880 | 2010-08-25 14:27:00 | Eh, Im doing MCTS, MCITP, A+ and CCNA, it won't be that hard... I hope, Atleast I'm pretty sure the A+ won't be |
PCT Joe (15018) | ||
| 1130881 | 2010-08-25 21:02:00 | that ms readiness cd is so hard ... it's like every question is a 6 or 8 liner. i got 88% for A+ and 93& for N+. But .. MCP. Well maybe that's MS's CD, online people said that was heaps harder than the real external (certification) exam, it was harder than the school's internal thou. Maybe how they word the long winded scenarios .. volunteer work for IT is squat or any industry. recruitment specialists - coaches not agents said it's one of the least effective ways. why not get real work experience be it non IT related, at least it gives you real money and real assets on your CV and in future you can use this real asset and hunt for a real IT job while start looking for it once you get the real non IT job. no law that say you cannot look for another job while you already have a job .... some employers may think the only reason you doing volunteer work is b/c you cannot get anything else so you work for no money. not saying some people out there are not that passionate, hey maybe some but not a lot, i am so passionate i need to pay rent and food and power and i prefer to work for no money just so i can only for in IT. :blush: with my non IT stuff, i worked in full time call centre and office admin before. i know someone else, we went to primary school and we bumped into each other in the office, she had a double degree, one in law, she had been doing some work in admin (project team as a fixed term contract) and then with the same company got to be a business analyst and now is a investigator with the commerce commission. fact is statistics show that most people do not get to work in their study choice. not trashing you but .. maybe those *real* introvert types. i have known those who have been on the dole for a couple of years, think 5 or near 10yrs straight cos they have this mindset, my degree was this so this is the only thing i will work in or that I think I have skills in. hey, doesn't take a lot of stuff to get a job in cust service, call centre, other casual work, admin work, maybe admin for IT, or for law .. you get the drift .. think casual contracts. think part time. maybe they will take you on for longer and increase your pay. i've had fixed term (3 months) increased to 15 then i got a perm job elsewhere where the manager was supportive, i also got a pay rise of like 33%. if you wanna look into stuff like ICT project mgmt, many of them don't even have IT background :lol: |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1130882 | 2010-08-25 21:32:00 | volunteer work for IT is squat recruitment specialists - coaches not agents said it's one of the least effective ways. : Well, my boss at Akld Uni - he started off (from tech) working voluntary at Tamaki campus, anything and everything they wanted him to do. He did it for quite a while when he was offered permanent full time work in the structured cabling dept. Which is how he came to be my boss when I eventually turned up there. So it works sometimes. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1130883 | 2010-08-26 01:47:00 | volunteer i.t work helps a lot because you dedicate your time and it shows that you are willing to learn and gain experience and you are not in it for the money but for the passion. Volunteering in i.t is great cause you get to learn a lot heaps and it adds huge value to your cv, working in a non i.t role might work for others and it might not for others all in all volunteering for i.t experience is good well for me at least. | forums12345 (15197) | ||
| 1130884 | 2010-08-26 02:08:00 | since your post re: employment issues, it's been some time so pls post back in a year or two and see how well you doing. imo people should not put all their eggs in one basket. IT work or nothing. maybe $150 is enough for you, maybe you don't have other responsibilities. helps a lot? in what? sure you have this stuff you have done. but in terms of *real* results, what have you got? any IT real job? turn down more jobs that you could of gotten just to show your passion in IT. oh there is the nz dole. perhaps case managers would think it is ok. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1130885 | 2010-08-26 02:24:00 | Experience is the key op, keep on looking for a way to get some I.T experience volunteer or not look for an I.T role employers want someone who has done I.T work, if you volunteer the chances of you finding a role is easier the competition is hard out there a employer will at least get 80 cv's the more IT experience you have the easier it is to get in. | forums12345 (15197) | ||
| 1130886 | 2010-08-26 02:24:00 | since your post re: employment issues, it's been some time so pls post back in a year or two and see how well you doing. imo people should not put all their eggs in one basket. IT work or nothing. maybe $150 is enough for you, maybe you don't have other responsibilities. helps a lot? in what? sure you have this stuff you have done. but in terms of *real* results, what have you got? any IT real job? turn down more jobs that you could of gotten just to show your passion in IT. oh there is the nz dole. perhaps case managers would think it is ok. Keep talking monkey :clap |
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