WANTED: IT tech-type job

I want a stress free job where I can ride on a lawnmore or rubbish truck or something...

Just for a week with bugger all responsibility.

im sure you wont have trouble finding such a job, just doubt it would pay the same

Thats why I said I just wanted it for a week

QUOTE (Mayday @ Oct 2 2004, 01:43 PM)

I want a stress free job where I can ride on a lawnmore or rubbish truck or something... Just for a week with bugger all responsibility.

the lawnmower job would be cool

Here is my course incase anyone knows of any jobs going... im not heaps desperate, just sick of being pov.. i should complete my course in janurary, but its possible to do it part time while you work...

if anyone is wondering computer power used to be spherion... which used to be intrim.. which used to be computer power... hmmm yes

nice one amtt, seems like you got some good expirience and knowledge under your belt. And i agree that in interviews, its all about impressing the right people and knowing what to say, they even have a dedicated course at uni im doing atm called professional computing which is as its name sugeests, about being a computing professional.
But i think a lot of those who complained about IT imn this thread dont know about VPN tunelling, packet tagging or even the packet structure and flags found in a single IPv4 or v6 packet. You on the other hand have done your homework, know a lot about the nitty gritty of networking and have had some expirience. But im sure with a uni degree you could a do a lot better aswell.

And woj, i dont know about your circumstances but i find it hard to get ready for any vendor certs while im at uni but after my final yr software project next yr im keen to have a look at a few. Any ones you would recommmend matt?

Im not sure what vendor certs would suit someone getting into development... Software is a completely different game to networking or systems.

True, but software programming is only one key area id like to work in. I do have networking knowledge and expirience aswell as programming. No where near your expirience though.

You have to start at the bottom... My first job was pulling cables through a roof and bolting phone systems to walls, all for the mammoth rate of $8.56/hr..

haha
nah i dont think ill be doing that. Im sure itll be possible to get some expirience from somewhere.

call centre work

I can basically sumarise the following. After many years in IT in Adelaide

1) All good IT jobs come through word of mouth.

2) Adelaide's industry has a minimal market for systems / network / analyst etc.. You need to get into programming and services. Either that or become the "IT person" for a medium company so you get some variety.

3) Uni degrees are useless. Word of mouth and on-job experience will get you a better and higher paid job every time. MSCE is far more useful than Uni.

4) If you want to get the wanky jobs with all your uni degree stuff go to Sydney.

5) Work experience - Find a place you really want to work. Go and offer them 2 weeks free work. If you are any good they will fire someone and employ you. Until the boss's know that there is better out there they will go on with life thinking their IT department is capable. 90% of IT professionals around adelaide are all talk and no action.

Thats all.

agree with 100% of everything you have said.

thanks for keeping this thread active tho guys.. as i said, i've found new employment. it was word of mouth (thanks to a few ppl in this thread) and its mostly point #2 in what kinetik just said.

What job did u get?

Hmm a job in general would be good.
I wanna sell clothes.
any one help me plz?

Thought you had a Pizza store?

im sick of pizza if i had insurence
id burn the cunt down but enough
of that yea i need a new better job
that makes me money.

QUOTE (SiGO @ Oct 27 2004, 06:44 PM)

Thought you had a Pizza store?

Yeah...

And im hungry...

Free delivery?

QUOTE (JamesM @ Oct 27 2004, 06:52 PM)

QUOTE (SiGO @ Oct 27 2004, 06:44 PM) Thought you had a Pizza store? Yeah... And im hungry... Free delivery?

For you james,
FUCK NO!

why don't you get off you arse and get it yourself

What about for me?

QUOTE (Piney.. @ Oct 27 2004, 06:57 PM)

QUOTE (JamesM @ Oct 27 2004, 06:52 PM) QUOTE (SiGO @ Oct 27 2004, 06:44 PM) Thought you had a Pizza store? Yeah... And im hungry... Free delivery? For you james, FUCK NO! why don't you get off you arse and get it yourself

Well with a customer service attitude like that, no wonder you aint making any money!

QUOTE (SiGO @ Oct 27 2004, 06:58 PM)

What about for me?

would do for u but i dont have a car or licence for that matter
and im not at shop instead sitting my arse @ home LOL
just like all the rest of us im freekin starving too

QUOTE (KiNETiK @ Oct 6 2004, 12:15 PM)

1) All good IT jobs come through word of mouth.

Well due to Linh's success and Kinetik's post it's time to resurrect this thread.

Apart from looking through the usual channels (Recruitment Agencies/Paper) I'm giving word of mouth a go, after all it is how I ended up in my current position.

I'm currently employed as an "IT Consultant" although a considerable amount of my time is spent on System/Network Admin, I'm well versed with Windows and Linux and ideally I'd like to move towards a role that would result in greater exposure to Cisco hardware (I have done minmial admin on 1600s, 627s a couple of PIIX firewalls and a couple Catalyst 2900s) although im open to other jobs.

So if anyone has any leads I'm all ears.

woj - shoot me anemail mate, i know our it department (credit union) is looking.

dunno wat money ur on mate but non package staff - it isnt huuuuge, but mite be worth a shot.

ben at mildrens.com.au - happy to pass info on.

ben

QUOTE (Lasermad @ Sep 30 2004, 12:02 PM)

i was in a similiar position not to long ago phorte, finished an IT degree and waltzed straight out onto the dole, then eventually did a year or so of internet phone support (save me from the illiterate granny's!) , and kind of fell into the job im doing now, which is supposed to be application programming, but its more like application maintenance of a pre-existing system, and its boring my tits off to be honest. But atleast its using the degree skills unlike the phone support job, i kinda felt overqualified, underpaid and wasted at that place. If you've got any programming experience, particularly with SQL , oracle portal, maybe java, then send me ur resume and i'll pass it on, its a tiny company, like 5 people but they are looking for another i think.

i know SQL and JAVA, ive done IT Diploma at TAFE and im completing degree in IT soon, have had a bit of industry experience redeveloping website for a government company...can i send u my resume?

the IT industrys not so bad, was worse a couply years ago, is slowly picking up. If you wany good money as stated you need that piece of toilet paper called a degree, once you got that go out and hunt like a mother fucker for jobs. Im happy with the one i got, a programmer for a medium private company, i work with java, oracle, oracle forms, jsp's etc, not bad gettin 40k for a 21 year old. but you need a degree, esp if you plan to work your way up the chain.

QUOTE (slide @ Jun 23 2005, 07:45 PM)

woj - shoot me anemail mate, i know our it department (credit union) is looking. dunno wat money ur on mate but non package staff - it isnt huuuuge, but mite be worth a shot. ben at mildrens.com.au - happy to pass info on. ben

Cheers... i'll drop you a line

I think the hardest after getting a decent job in IT is moving up the ladder. No doubt once you've landed the job you'll be alot lower down in the ranks than you'd like. My advice is to slip under the wing of the person a few rungs up in the direction you want and show him your nouse..

From what ive seen it can be fairly political in the higher salary brackets, but then again it could just be my workplace. Either way i think its an industry you really have to want to work in to be successful.

Personally i hate it

unfortunatley the ladder at my workplace consists of a single rung, so theres really nowhere to move apart from out. Politics would play a large role in any situation though, especially when people are trying to protect their income

QUOTE (wojtek @ Jun 23 2005, 09:45 PM)

unfortunatley the ladder at my workplace consists of a single rung, so theres really nowhere to move apart from out. Politics would play a large role in any situation though, especially when people are trying to protect their income

id say 90% of companies are like that. Fortunately the last place i worked at there was some room to breathe, but where i am now sounds the same as yours. It makes it hard for the people at the bottom of the ladder, personally i think theres alot of guys at the top who started way to early in the peice to be as effective as someone in there position should be.

Your right about the politics, the older you are the more important your income is.. and considering the number of younger possibly more capable people trying to stake their claim id say there wouldnt be a choice. Its gonna be 5-10 years before things improve and companies begin to develop their teams instead of giving them no choice but to start fresh somewhere else. On the flip side tho there are a huge amount of out-of-the box type IT people

Just bitching cos im bailing and starting something new.

This post has been edited by meth0d on Jun 23 2005, 10:03 PM

The person who you should also speak to is Alan(NTrance).

He would be 1 of the best people to talk to as he has Groundhog

He would be able to tell you what people are looking for in the Adelaide market

I cant believe he slipped my mind, I've spoken to him about his company previously, was well impressed with his views on Open Source projects and the like... will hit him up on PM tomm unless he gets to me first

& after today well,lets say he is going to be a very busy boy indeed

But hey he deserves it too,he has worked very long & hard & is the best in wot he does

yes yes I know wot your all thinking but I'm a fan of how good he is at
wot he does

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QUOTE (808 @ Jun 23 2005, 11:25 PM)

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