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| Thread ID: 68491 | 2006-05-01 03:49:00 | Job searching woes | aidanmaz (7180) | PC World Chat |
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| 451016 | 2006-05-01 22:49:00 | If you are going to go into business yourself you will have to be prepared to advertise constantly to maintain a steady stream of business. For the first few years anyway. Otherwise you will not get enough work to make a living with. | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 451017 | 2006-05-02 00:49:00 | i hav had 2yrs experience as a school librarian.....i guess that is customer service. But starting my own business isnt wat i really want, i want to work for a company. | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 451018 | 2006-05-02 10:23:00 | i hav had 2yrs experience as a school librarian.....i guess that is customer service. But starting my own business isnt wat i really want, i want to work for a company. Don't you want to be a Michael Dell :cool: Although GF tends to discount self employment as a means of proving yourself for an "employed" job, I reckon its shows some initiative on your part i.e. if you can build up a loyal client base its says something (not sure what ) Have you tried SuperCheapPC for a job :lol: |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 451019 | 2006-05-02 11:56:00 | Well now my young budding IT geek, (yeah, get used to it), I wil tell you of successes, for I too found the door tight, thou I took considerably longer to find it. (about 10 yrs older than you now, before I was interested in IT). I spent equal too $5000 NZD in networking courses and exams before a sniff of the door. Experience is what everyone is saying here, or the ability to blag it. You need to understand (blag) networking to the point where you can id issues' for common error messages off the bat, or as MS exams put it, know the control panel ext/AD policy for the most part security rights. My qual's are Novell, yet I'm a IT Manager now of MS AD networks with no qual's ALL because I have proven network knowledge/background. Stick with the school help etc, you are young and eager, word of mouth will see you right. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 451020 | 2006-05-02 21:02:00 | Although GF tends to discount self employment as a means of proving yourself for an "employed" job, I reckon its shows some initiative on your part i.e. if you can build up a loyal client base its says something (not sure what ) GF is probably right. It doesn't help much. It can give the impression that if you worked for yourself you would have a hard time working under someone. SO they say. And even though you can provide customer references, they don't seem to count them as real refs.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 451021 | 2006-05-03 01:54:00 | i hav tried using the local phone book, been thru most of it, i cant program to save my own life! hardware and networking is my area, two months of searching is really getting to me. I am looking for a job so i can get experiene to continue my studies for an MCSA, then an MCSE. Everywher i ask gets me nowhere. I would recommend trying for a contractors job in the meantime instead of trying exclusively for a permanent position. Check with an IT employment agency and see if there are any upgrade projects happening with large corporates. Often we look for people with just the necessary skill to install a PC, some minor configuration and a little bit of user training. If you can get a few contract even if they are small contract you'll would have at least come into contact with some IT Dept and hopefully they like your work and might offer you a permanent position. No harm trying, you're be looking to pad your CV with some credible experience. |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 451022 | 2006-05-03 23:14:00 | i have advertied myself looking for a job in the T&E, local papers, word of mouth and letterdrops, as well as asking any place under the sun. there has to be something soon before i start rearranging my 20,000 (or something like that) cds, into aphabetical order from sheer boredom! | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 451023 | 2006-05-04 05:06:00 | Here you go - a start: www.orcon.net.nz |
pctek (84) | ||
| 451024 | 2006-05-04 11:25:00 | I work from home. If you lived in ChCh, I'd get you to: 1. Run two ethernet cables from the switch in my office up into the ceiling space, across the house and down the inside wall of the garage, then drill two holes through the concrete wall and hook up two machines in my den. (You'd have to clean up after yourself and not get dust all over the furniture). 2. Then you could configure the network so that the Linux machine became a server for the Win XP LAN and everything ran sweetly. If you did a good job, I'd hire you on a retainer to maintain my network, releasing me to earn $$$/hour consulting instead of frigging around with network stuff I don't really understand, nor really care less about providing it works. As it is, I don't know who to get to do this work for me. There must be others like me in the same boat up in Jafa land. Somehow, you need to get yourself known as being available. Through your Dad's golf buddies or maybe his clients? Then you need to do a good job and get a reputation as a nice, helpful young guy. |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 451025 | 2006-05-04 11:29:00 | I work from home. If you lived in ChCh, I'd get you to: 1. Run two ethernet cables from the switch in my office up into the ceiling space, across the house and down the inside wall of the garage, then drill two holes through the concrete wall and hook up two machines in my den. (You'd have to clean up after yourself and not get dust all over the furniture). 2. Then you could configure the network so that the Linux machine became a server for the Win XP LAN and everything ran sweetly. Wireless. |
ninja (1671) | ||
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