I am fresh out of college and don’t have any hands on experiencing although I have enough technical knowledge. Im going for entry level IT Technician jobs . Ive obviously left out personal details.
Any advice as im unsure of the format for the industry
Here it is :
I am an outgoing and an enthusiastic young person looking to develop a career in the IT industry. I particularly enjoy working as part of a team although I show good initiative when working alone. I am flexible and reliable on my approach to work and have a pleasant and easy gong personality
Education and Qualifications
Sep06 – June 08:South Kent College
BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners (M,M,P)
June 08: CompTIA Network+ Certification (Pending)
1994-1994: Astor College for the Arts
GCSEs included: English ( C,C)
Maths
Information Systems (C)
Skills
Technical:
•Competency in installing and configuring services such as DNS, DHCP and Active Directory (Windows server 2000/ 2003)
•Experience in PC building and hardware building/maintenance/upgrade
•Good Knowledge of TCP/IP based networks and LAN topology (Both physical and logical)
•Knowledge of WAN technologies including: Remote Access, ISDN, ATM, Frame Relay, etc.
•Basic programming skills (VB.net,HTML)
General
•Positive interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate technical issues to non technical people
•Customer support experience
•Good Task management and organizational skills – can prioritize tasks in order of importance
Work Experience
Amanda’s Guest house - Administration assistant
I assist with the day to day running of a larger family owned guesthouse. My duties include liasing with customers and taking booking over the phone. We are currently in the process of developing a website that I will administrate and update periodically. Other duties include constructing the tenancy agreements for the long term tenants
William Hill Bookmakers – Cashier/Customer assistant
Main duties were to include taking bets from customers and then processing them with a computerized system. I also had to cash up till registers, managing my takings and work independently. On occasion I took on the role as assistant manager if other staff where not available
P&O Ferries – Steward
While onboard the cross channel ferries I worked in departments such as the duty free shop, bars, and restaurants. Occasionally I also took on the role as a security officer
Additional Information
I am a computer enthusiast and regularly have my computer in pieces upgrading and tuning it. I have also set up a small client/server network at home so I can practice network administration. I also enjoy keeping up with current affairs by reading the news, playing guitar and cooking
