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| masamune 2002-05-22, 5:54 pm |
| Hi everyone
Could anyome give some advice about the kind of job I should target.
Briefly, I recently got my MCSE on Win2k, worked about 1 year at local computer reseller (small shop), did lots of workstation troubleshooting, mounted many PCs, reinstalled an entire NT4 lan (small), installed almost every flavor of Windows (about 4 to 8 per day), maintained it,etc...
The first problem is that on my contract it is written "seller", not tech or admin.
The second problem is that I don't have any computer related degree.
Do you think it will be hard for me to get a new position as a sys and/or net admin? | |
| masamune 2002-05-22, 9:19 pm |
| What kind of companies should I target?
And what salary can I expect? | |
| Pavlov 2002-05-22, 9:29 pm |
| With only a year of experience, you may expect something more in the tech support area and work your way into a network admin position.
Be sure your resume lists clearly what IT skills you have -- Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Pro & Server, Windows NT 4 Workstation & Server, Windows 98, etc. and be specific about where your ability is. If you are proficient in something, say so. If you are merely familiar with it, then be honest and tell them that.
Best of luck to you. | |
| exar07 2002-05-23, 1:06 pm |
| I think that you could get something in network support or pc tech support.
With the current experience you have is a good start! Some start with certs and no exp. | |
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| What is the meaning of MCSE? If u know, u will know what u looking for.
However, if that is not what you want. college degree and adv education might required for those IT job. | |
| masamune 2002-05-24, 12:26 am |
| Thank you all for your nice advices 
I might have confused you being a bit too 'brief' talking about what I've done.
The year of experience I talked about is official working experience. In fact, I've been 'working' in the IT field for about 3 years! Just remember that those 2 other years are not 'official' experience, how could I write it down on my resume?
For my own defense, I can honestly tell you that I often fix problems that other IT professionals (who are experienced and working in large environments) couldn't solve.
Kazor, I know what the purpose of certification is: show others that you have a deep hands-on knowledge of a product, Windows 2k in this case. My goal is to get a sys admin, not an 'engineer' position.
I would like to ask you once again, what kind of company should I target? Large IT company? Or other companies with an IT dept? | |
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| Personally I would go for a company with an IT department for the following reasons. You will be one of a few fish in the bowl and you will probably be expected to gain expertise in several areas. In a large IT company you will more that likely be assigned one particular job much like an assembly line. I currently work at a private school where the IT department consists of me, myself and I. While somewhat demanding at times I am frequently challenged to figure out things that at a large company I would simply ask someone. Good luck in your endeavours. | |
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| It kind of difficult in this time. Most firms already got a Sys Admin in place.
You might need to rethink your job position, unless UNIX work for you. | |
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| I agree withsome of the others you msy have to loo at a tech support position or even helpdesk duties till you decide what it is you really want
Ed
A+ Question of the Day Guy
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| masamune 2002-06-02, 7:49 am |
| Thank you all for your useful answers.
I'm gonna think hard about it.
Thanks again, it really helped me |
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