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| Please help. I have been helping friends with their computers for a few
years now. Job experience for 9 years was repairing Konica copiers and some
ATM machines. I am currently reading Michael Myers A+ All in One 5th
edition. I will take the test by summer. I would like to get a job that
would allow me to get more hands on experience on computers while allowing
me to be less than an expert. I have lots of questions and no one to ask.
I applied at Best Buy. Can anyone give me any advice on where to apply that
would help achieve my objective in Fort Worth Texas area?
Thanks.
Donny
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| Seems as if, nation wide, there is little demand for hardware techs. The
jobs that do exist will only pay $9-10/hr. Remember, a lot of applicants
for a job means the lowest bidder gets the job. At one time a PC was a
complex machine that required a skilled tech. Now someone who is just out
of grade school can build and service a PC. PC's are cheap replaceable
applliances that, sad as it is, are not worth fixing but rather worth
replacing. The only certs that seem to be in demand are the highest level
ones such as: CCIE, CCNP, MCSE-security, CISSP, and CISA. If you want the
most hands on time, offer to repair PC's for free or next to free. People
will line up for your help. You will see a lot of crap and get a bunch of
hands on. It won't make you any or much money but it will help you meet
your objective.
Andy
MCP, MCSA, SSCP, NET+, A+, SECUITY+, MOS
"Donny" <no@email.net> wrote in message news:S4cId.1102$rr.427@fe06.lga...
> Please help. I have been helping friends with their computers for a few
> years now. Job experience for 9 years was repairing Konica copiers and
some
> ATM machines. I am currently reading Michael Myers A+ All in One 5th
> edition. I will take the test by summer. I would like to get a job that
> would allow me to get more hands on experience on computers while allowing
> me to be less than an expert. I have lots of questions and no one to ask.
> I applied at Best Buy. Can anyone give me any advice on where to apply
that
> would help achieve my objective in Fort Worth Texas area?
>
> Thanks.
> Donny
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| Frederic 2005-04-06, 2:30 pm |
| This is basically true but a little bit exagerated.
It is right that IT doesn't pay as much as it used to be and outsourcing is
also a growing reality but there is still some place for skilled and willing
people.
in order to answer donny's original question. here is the place to ask
questions and we'll all try our best to answer it.
--
Frederic
MCP, IT Project+, i-Net+, CIW Associate, A+
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"ap" <adsfsa@fd.com> wrote in message
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> Seems as if, nation wide, there is little demand for hardware techs. The
> jobs that do exist will only pay $9-10/hr. Remember, a lot of applicants
> for a job means the lowest bidder gets the job. At one time a PC was a
> complex machine that required a skilled tech. Now someone who is just out
> of grade school can build and service a PC. PC's are cheap replaceable
> applliances that, sad as it is, are not worth fixing but rather worth
> replacing. The only certs that seem to be in demand are the highest level
> ones such as: CCIE, CCNP, MCSE-security, CISSP, and CISA. If you want the
> most hands on time, offer to repair PC's for free or next to free. People
> will line up for your help. You will see a lot of crap and get a bunch of
> hands on. It won't make you any or much money but it will help you meet
> your objective.
>
> Andy
> MCP, MCSA, SSCP, NET+, A+, SECUITY+, MOS
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> "Donny" <no@email.net> wrote in message news:S4cId.1102$rr.427@fe06.lga...
> some
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> that
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| mark mandel 2005-04-06, 2:30 pm |
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"ap" <adsfsa@fd.com> wrote in message
news:kImdnfWd6e9vE2zcRVn-1g@comcast.com...
> Seems as if, nation wide, there is little demand for hardware techs. The
> jobs that do exist will only pay $9-10/hr. Remember, a lot of applicants
> for a job means the lowest bidder gets the job. At one time a PC was a
> complex machine that required a skilled tech. Now someone who is just out
> of grade school can build and service a PC. PC's are cheap replaceable
> applliances that, sad as it is, are not worth fixing but rather worth
> replacing.
True, which is why Dell will generally replace and NOT repair broken down
machines(like my uncle's "former" laptop).
The only certs that seem to be in demand are the highest level
> ones such as: CCIE, CCNP, MCSE-security, CISSP, and CISA. If you want the
> most hands on time, offer to repair PC's for free or next to free. People
> will line up for your help. You will see a lot of crap and get a bunch of
> hands on. It won't make you any or much money but it will help you meet
> your objective.
>
> Andy
> MCP, MCSA, SSCP, NET+, A+, SECUITY+, MOS
>
>
> "Donny" <no@email.net> wrote in message news:S4cId.1102$rr.427@fe06.lga...
> some
that[color=blue]
allowing[color=blue]
ask.[color=blue]
> that
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