I need help sorting my life out! Career in IT.
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I dont wish to hijack this thread but im in pretty much the exact same position as the OP. I'm wanting to get into IT as career despite having no formal IT qualifications. If anyone knows of any entry level positions in Kent i'd greatly appreciate it
Or failing that, recommend a good recruitment website for IT based jobs.
Thanks
Or failing that, recommend a good recruitment website for IT based jobs.
Thanks
when I was looking all I did was google job sites and spam pretty much all of the results with my CV. got me a good few phone calls, even after I had already found a job
Might as well tell him to be a banker.
I can't believe I will touch a system in my life where I don't see fit to Win key + Pause/Break out of pure interest. I understand that computer hardware will take a back seat potentially but I will always be thoroughly interested.
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So you are always going to limit yourself to Wintel boxes then?
i've quoted the wrong person, and i'm too lazy to go back
It's not a bad place to start at all I'd imagine... it could easily get you the money to do night courses which could lead to certs in networking, keep improving yourself and you'll go far.
It's what I'm doing now... studying via books for everything I can find and saving for server2k8/SQL night courses, then uni for compsci/software dev which ill hopefully **** on by the time i get there, then a nice network admin/software dev type job until i get the exp to become a team manager, then retire lollifestory
I did some work exp in a small computer shop, and I bloody loved it (i WAS 14 at the time though, and I could pretty much take over anyones job who worked there with a bit more training
it wasn't hard at all really), one of the most fun few weeks in my life, got to go on site meeting people and fixing their problems and installing new machines/servers as well as learning a ton, very quickly.You can imagine how I felt going from my dream job at the time... back to wasting my time school
So you are always going to limit yourself to Wintel boxes then?
Haha, very funny
I always run ubuntu also but i'm not very good in terminal. Trying to learn though.
Haha, very funny
I always run ubuntu also but i'm not very good in terminal. Trying to learn though.
i recommend the linux bible
I worked in 1st line support for Barclays for 4 years. Left College and thought getting a job was the right thing to do. Did well, ended up on good pay for for first line support (£19k + Bonus) but I was going no where. I had two interviews for other roles. (3rd line). They both said I didn't have the qualifications, even though I was one of the 'top performers' on 1st line. (not that it's difficult, some people are useless!).
I ended up resigning and went back to College. I'm now doing an Access to HE course (1 year) and due to start a Computing course at University in September.
Best thing I ever did, so go for it! I would suggest that you do something like an Access course though, I did a BTEC First in IT when I was 16 and you'll be stuck with a load of 16/17 year olds for two years and not really learn anything you don't already know!
Good luck
I ended up resigning and went back to College. I'm now doing an Access to HE course (1 year) and due to start a Computing course at University in September.
Best thing I ever did, so go for it! I would suggest that you do something like an Access course though, I did a BTEC First in IT when I was 16 and you'll be stuck with a load of 16/17 year olds for two years and not really learn anything you don't already know!
Good luck
I worked in 1st line support for Barclays for 4 years. Left College and thought getting a job was the right thing to do. Did well, ended up on good pay for for first line support (£19k + Bonus) but I was going no where. I had two interviews for other roles. (3rd line). They both said I didn't have the qualifications, even though I was one of the 'top performers' on 1st line. (not that it's difficult, some people are useless!).
I ended up resigning and went back to College. I'm now doing an Access to HE course (1 year) and due to start a Computing course at University in September.
Best thing I ever did, so go for it! I would suggest that you do something like an Access course though, I did a BTEC First in IT when I was 16 and you'll be stuck with a load of 16/17 year olds for two years and not really learn anything you don't already know!
Good luck
^ the bocc /GTOC ???
I joined the bank in sept. When i went to my interview i spent 30mins listing to a guy on ITFO. I spoke to someone else on ITFO when i joined (gorvett) asking where the guy had gone..."back to college/Uni" he said. Was that you???/
*sorry for hijack OP
^ the bocc /GTOC ???
I joined the bank in sept. When i went to my interview i spent 30mins listing to a guy on ITFO. I spoke to someone else on ITFO when i joined (gorvett) asking where the guy had gone..."back to college/Uni" he said. Was that you???/
*sorry for hijack OP
Small world! James Gorvett? Nice guy he is. Yes, I was the one that left
. I was on ITFO when I was 18 (4 years ago) and thought that'd I'd only be there 6 months or so. ITFO still as useless as ever? Too much politics in that place.I applied for a job in the BOCC/GTOC and that was the role that they didn't offer me because I didn't have the required qualifications, but my experience was excellent, but obviously not enough.
How you finding it there? I take it you work with Brent?
No way!! i was listing to you!!! thats gotta be a OCUK first. James and rachael were looking after me, i was 'behind' you for a few weeks while training.
The bank moved the barclaycard ITFO into the middle bank of desks from northampton. its 1/2 tech admin, 1/2 ITFO. ITFO's got a hammering recently, smartcards are no more and everything is via BSB now. Some nice SLA's of sub 10 but their recovering.
I know the role/position you were talking about, 1 of the guys on tech admin got one (were 4 positions i herd). They wanted ITIL right?
add me on msn. [email protected]
(other people from the bank are on here, a B5+ lurkin around).
The bank moved the barclaycard ITFO into the middle bank of desks from northampton. its 1/2 tech admin, 1/2 ITFO. ITFO's got a hammering recently, smartcards are no more and everything is via BSB now. Some nice SLA's of sub 10 but their recovering.
I know the role/position you were talking about, 1 of the guys on tech admin got one (were 4 positions i herd). They wanted ITIL right?
add me on msn. [email protected]
(other people from the bank are on here, a B5+ lurkin around).
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That's a bit crazy!
What's your name? I can't rememeber, the staff turnover was so high!
Yeah, they gave it a Tech Admin guy and then realised he weren't very good, if I remember right. It was blessing in disguise, me not getting that job
Mark Salmon still there? What's your MSN again?
If you're bright, fairly confident in your troubleshooting skills and have a decent analytical mind you can get into I.T. at a base level and work your way up. You have to be willing to stick with a garbage job now and then though, switching jobs regularly will damage your CV too much later on. As a rule I've never left a job within the first 18 months.
Chances are you'll have to start on phone support, but if you can try to get a tech job in a school or at a junior level in a large organisation. Stick with it for at least 6 months and preferably at year or more before looking to move. Then it's time to jump up the ranks whenever the opportunity arises.
I've got no I.T. qualifications, don't have a degree and went through an Electrical Engineering apprenticeship instead. The only I.T. qualifications I have are 2 MS certs and frankly I'm bloomin well paid and in an excellent technical job
It's taken 10 years though.That's a bit crazy!
What's your name? I can't rememeber, the staff turnover was so high!
Yeah, they gave it a Tech Admin guy and then realised he weren't very good, if I remember right. It was blessing in disguise, me not getting that job
Mark Salmon still there? What's your MSN again?
Yep, Marks my TL. See above^
Fresh out of uni with a HND in Computing & Networking and no "experience" although I have been into this since I was a kid, it took me 10 cv's to get my first job in the IT field on a 1st line helpdesk role on £13.5k, it went on from there I got promoted twice in that company and was "the VoIP guy" and came out with a wealth of knowledge, went to a company who deal with Internet and Network Solutions, WAN, Site to site VPN, VoIP, Network security etc etc.
Start at the bottom work your way up
I got promoted twice in that company and was "the VoIP guy" and came out with a wealth of knowledge, went to a company who deal with Internet and Network Solutions, WAN, Site to site VPN, VoIP, Network security etc etc.Start at the bottom
work your way upFresh out of uni with a HND in Computing & Networking and no "experience" although I have been into this since I was a kid, it took me 10 cv's to get my first job in the IT field on a 1st line helpdesk role on £13.5k, it went on from there
Start at the bottom
It's not always that easy. Some organisations are perfect for 'working for way up', others not so.
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