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| Thread ID: 103037 | 2009-09-10 06:19:00 | How did you start your I.T career | forums12345 (15197) | PC World Chat |
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| 808586 | 2009-09-11 10:40:00 | Exactly like me, 11YO I started playing little online games and soon got really in to computers. My first real encounter was when our system kept freezing. I did loads of study and found programs to get rid of the 100s of malware we had on there. Since then all self experience taking apart and experimenting with computers, joining forums and reading through manuals. Though still in College, I do work experience at a local computer company to increase my confidence - not so much knowledge, but confidence what I was doing was correct and not just a teen boy who thought he knew it, but was wrong. Heh. Same here....except you guys all got a head start!:p I started fiddling with PCs about the date that I joined PF1...13 at the time...asked quite a few questions, and slowly learnt...then read lots of books and online blogs about PCs etc... Currently I fix PCs in the weekend as a local PC tech(as a 1 man company:p) (I've rang lots of computer shops but none have any available work:() I'm trying to get myself to read MCSE/MCSA books for WinXP and Server 03...but I'm too lazy:p Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 808587 | 2009-09-11 11:59:00 | I'm trying to get myself to read MCSE/MCSA books for WinXP and Server 03...but I'm too lazy:p Blam Got the CD version? I have, though the guy is boring and has a weird red throat. Seems pretty basic enough. Lol Dunno if I could share that? |
Chris09 (15218) | ||
| 808588 | 2009-09-11 12:02:00 | How the heck do you do those kind of things now. I mean everywhere i look they ask for experience I need a chance to get some experience u know so far none gave me a chance better volunteer if anyone wants me for free I've found a lot of small non-profit organisations desperately need assistance with their computers and networks and websites, etc. That is where I started. As office administrator I was probably at intermediate level with Microsoft Office so went to Manukau Technical Institute to upgrade my skills doing their CBC course (now called Diploma in Information and Communications Technology Level 5 and Level 6). Everything seemed to go in one ear and out the other since there was so much information to take in. I realised I started at the wrong level and the only reason I got into Level 5 was because I was the only person who applied for an I.T. course online (apparently). Anyways, long story short ... I didn't get the diploma because I failed programming three times - lol! My health was also failing so I worked for non-profit organisations for $80.00 p/wk to help them with their administration and computers. I learnt more by doing and researching for solutions online and PF1 hasn't failed me yet - lol! But seriously, now I'm able to work from home updating websites and that is enough for me right now. :) So maybe do a search for non-profits and if they don't have a website or have a crappy website then usually they need some sort of computer support. Let us know how you get on. |
Raewyn (946) | ||
| 808589 | 2009-09-11 21:59:00 | Did an aptitude test at work in '85 and got shunted off to Sydney for 13 months for the first course. The valve equipment was the easiest to service since it had a fair few plug-in components (valves, relays, programming boards etc.) Mini computers were those able to be delivered on a single truck. Hmm. Too much cake. That was started in 1965. Obvious senile decay and brain rot. |
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