Aiming High

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I understand your concern re the consultancy Si
in fact it was an issue I had when first moving in that direction, as i too thought that was the case
however it has not really been the case in any of my consultancy roles, a good techy doesnt need to sell a solution, work with a customer and define a solution thats right for the business needs and it sells itself, theres no real sales element to it in that respect (not like an actual sales job at least)

 

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My target is a Masters in Information Systems.

 

BSF is Building Schools for the Future. Simply Google it for more information, but here's a few links from Education focused forums on its impact towards ICT:

http://forum.icttechnician.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/269103911/m/7231012441/p/1

http://edugeek.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=45

Best make sure you got a strong alcoholic beverage with you when you read them.

 

I wouldn't worry too much mate, I just found the following ...

That was a quote from the snappily titled :- Northamptonshire Education Development Plan Annual Review and Update Summer Term 2005.

From what I can gather, Northants isn't even in Phase 1 of this yet. Things may have changed since that was published though.

 

[borat] High Five [/borat]

 

Previous back in May 2006:-

What are your aims in IT?

I was looking to move into the IT sector as soon as possible.
Working in an environment that provides Technical Support in IT in first or second line support.

how to you plan to achieve them?

My time scale was within the next 6 months, I would get voluntary work experience and start a studying MCDST or Comptia A+.


Present February 2007

After doing two weeks of voluntary work experience in a local Hospital I was offered a job.

I work for NHS in small IT Department, as a Hardware/Software Support Technician providing 2nd line support to users.

We repair or replace desktop PC's and Monitors and Printers. The PC's are
Min. Specs 1100MHZ Pentium CPU with 512 SDRAM or DDR and 20GB. HD with Realtek LAN Cards.
Max Specs Pentium 4 3.0 CPU with 1GB DDR 80 GB SATA HD with onboard Realtek LAN cards
The newer PC's have PXE's boots which makes RIS so simple and you can install the software under 3 hours otherwise your looking at 5 Hours.

There are only 6 of us and over 4000 users. I think the hardest part of the job is getting hold of the correct information as to what really is wrong with the computer and where it is located.

What are your aims in IT?

Stay in this job role for 1 year to get my 1 years work experience in the IT field. Moving onto 3rd line support or Network.

how to you plan to achieve them?


I realised anything worth while in life is Hard Work!!

where to you plan to take yourself in IT?

I haven't figured that one out yet, I'm still new to IT.
It's better to make a six month plan and take little steps then to make an unrealistic target and have my head up in the clouds.

For the moment I am happy, Job satisfaction is my main concern.

 

Cockles - what line of work are you in at the moment and why the change?