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| Thread ID: 99313 | 2009-04-27 07:04:00 | Job in I.T. industry | convair (13650) | PC World Chat |
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| 768896 | 2009-04-27 10:35:00 | I dont think Somebody's comments are joking, finding people who have the skills, and the knowledge can sometimes be be awkward. I had a guy a few years back come asking me for a Job - had all the paper work under the sun - that meant nothing if he couldn't do the actual jobs. I gave him a test - one of the spare PC's in the workshop - rigged it so it wouldn't boot before he arrived. Told him find the fault in that PC as to why it wouldn't boot - a common cause (good hint I thought) - showed him where all the testing stuff / equipment / Software was and I left him to it - went inside to make us both a cuppa - came out - and ^&$&% he had the whole thing completely stripped. :eek: --- What was the fault ?? faulty Memory. Gave him a few other questions to answer - easy stuff, esp after looking over the paper work he had. Asked him to show me how to format a Drive using a windows 98 Boot Floppy - couldn't do it. So after looking at the networking quals - asked him the correct order to wire up a Cat5 straight through B Ethernet cable - his answer - it doesn't matter which way its wired as long as the in and out are the same order at both ends - now while this is true, there is a standard wiring code for A & B.(Cross Over & straight through), and those are simple questions, not like the ones I got a fair while back before I started my own business. Yeah every one looks up google - its a good source of Information. The Questions: can you build a system from parts? Easy 800+ PC's can you spec out a new system with out help? No worries the square thingy goes in the whats a ma call it can you install windows from the CD? Hmm tough One there have you fixed a BSOD issue? -- Yeah turn it off do you know any linux? -- enough to get into trouble have you build a home network?? Damn low floors while running cables do you know what DWDM is?? -- that one I had forgotten - good Ol Google Seriously though - you do need to have skills - wanna Bes are a dime a dozen - thats why there are so many cowboys about, here today- gone tomorrow- and its usually the poor customer who's left in the lurch with no backup. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 768897 | 2009-04-27 10:46:00 | can you build a system from parts? Yes can you spec out a new system with out help? Yes can you install windows from the CD? Yes have you fixed a BSOD issue? Yes do you know any linux? Yes have you build a home network?? Yes do you know what DWDM is??... do now :p can you still use colour on this forum? Yes ;) I would have thought most of these skills were pretty common around this forum for members even with no IT training. It is just not having the "skills", but the knack for handling computer related issues and being able to think outside the box when troubleshooting. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 768898 | 2009-04-27 10:52:00 | the knack for handling computer related issues and being able to think outside the box when troubleshooting. Sorry jen - Cant resist -- the answer to that is in my sig, bottom Line :lol: But you are spot on :thumbs: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 768899 | 2009-04-27 11:23:00 | But Jen. Don't you have to take the box apart sometimes? I do that so I can think inside the box. More often than not it's a software or user error. Or not. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 768900 | 2009-04-27 11:24:00 | Some the above posters have offended me. All I did was ask a simple question as to how easy it is to get a job in the IT industry. Then one poster asks what Im interested in and I replyed fixing PC's and flight simulator. | convair (13650) | ||
| 768901 | 2009-04-27 11:28:00 | Some the above posters have offended me. All I did was ask a simple question as to how easy it is to get a job in the IT industry. Then one poster asks what Im interested in and I replyed fixing PC's and flight simulator.I think the reply he was looking for was you were interested in networking, working with databases or building new computers etc, not your personal interests. There are many different aspects to the IT industry, your field of interest(s) may or may not have more positions available. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 768902 | 2009-04-27 11:32:00 | Gee I was looking to hire a specialist flight simulator technician only last week . . . I think the reply he was looking for was you were interested in networking, working with databases or building new computers etc, not your personal interests . There are many different aspects to the IT industry, your field of interest(s) may or may not have more positions available . I find working with databases interesting . |
convair (13650) | ||
| 768903 | 2009-04-27 11:38:00 | So what do you know about Access? | Sweep (90) | ||
| 768904 | 2009-04-27 11:41:00 | Some the above posters have offended me. All I did was ask a simple question as to how easy it is to get a job in the IT industry. Then one poster asks what Im interested in and I replyed fixing PC's and flight simulator. so back to the real answer..... it can be very hard to get into IT, esply the high paying jobs. if you have some needed skills and a few contacts then a foot in the door is easer.... bad news is that many people can "fix computers", basic hardware and desktop windows skills are all over the place. still pays $$ but not needed much in a big IT company. if you have some unix/linux skills then you are in better shape for a job. or networking (CISCO and such) every big company needs an exchange guru.... and a job working with flight sim's is not as silly as some people make it sound. http://www.flightexperience.co.nz/ those boys have a very cool rig, set up of 6 computers for the graphics and two more for the sound effects. what are you doing for a job at the moment?? there maybe an IT department in your company...... |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 768905 | 2009-04-27 11:42:00 | So what do you know about Access? or mysql ?? |
robsonde (120) | ||
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