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| Thread ID: 106001 | 2009-12-21 20:34:00 | IT Consultant | aidanmaz (7180) | PC World Chat |
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| 842006 | 2009-12-21 20:34:00 | Hi there, I am employed by a small chain of stores in Auckalnd as an IT consultant, just curiously, as it seems i am doing general maintanence and troubleshooting, what does an IT consultant do? I guess it means i am in charge of the IT things? I'd like to know so i can fit into my role properly |
aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 842007 | 2009-12-21 20:39:00 | This (www.prospects.ac.uk) may help :p | ronyville (10611) | ||
| 842008 | 2009-12-21 21:14:00 | Just wander around with a clipboard and look important. With luck you will still get paid but no one will actually ask you to do something and thus display your ignorance. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 842009 | 2009-12-21 21:16:00 | Hmm shouldnt you know, if youre doing it?? It should have been in writing what the roles were. When you applied | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 842010 | 2009-12-21 21:36:00 | Be careful what you say at work, you may find yourself out of a job. Find another job if you are not happy. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 842011 | 2009-12-21 21:58:00 | That is my work title however my job is more network design, admin and support. I have done and still do some network design for clients through the firms business. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 842012 | 2009-12-21 23:01:00 | I have found that IT role titles often bear no relationship to what the person is actually responsible for and the responsibilities for the same title often differs from employer to employer . Consultants (as per ronyville's link) typically advise, rather than do . . . When you were employed/contracted, you should have been given a job description outlining your responsibilities and your employer's expectations of you . If you didn't get one, ask for it - word it in such a way that you are seeking clarification as to the boundaries of your responsibilities . If nothing else, the JD is a document that can help get you a pay increase if (or rather when) you are asked to take on more work . |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 842013 | 2009-12-22 01:02:00 | I am listed in our staff directory as a "consultant" by my employer, but like a number of my colleagues are doing fairly specialised technical work. As johcar has said, titles in IT positions are often quite vague - I can think of one of my colleagues who has been seconded onto a project as a "Solution Architect", although what she'll actually be doing is providing technical implementation advice from her years of specialist experience. | somebody (208) | ||
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