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I have certified in A+ few months ago and I am looking for finding a job but all companies ask for experiance.
how can I apply for training jobs to get experience or even voluntary job, where? how? and which websites do you advise?
cheers

 

Don't take this the wrong way, but if you use similar grammar and bad spelling on an application form or a CV then they may not be very well received.

 

i view experience as being able to repair pcs at home or at work.
Not necessarily on a 9 to 5 basis working for a company,some people would say experience is only working experience under working conditions,if i take 10 hours to repair a pc at home i still count that as experience,because i learn during the 10 hours where i could have speeded up,what i could have avoided and so on,so in my case i began pc repair 9 years ago repairing pcs at home,i've repaired 99% of all pcs i've been asked to repair,the number of pcs repaired is under 50.

So that is my view on experience,i don't know if an employer would view things the same way as i am.

Having lived in edinburgh i know there is a shortage of people able to repair pcs.You'll get work simply by being self employed in the city.Just put a few cards in windows.

 

I agree with this, but if English is his second language, this may represent his best effort. amir_baty, if you suspect your CV may not be written as well as it could, you might want to have someone whose native language is English have a look at your CV and suggest improvements. Nothing against you, mate but it will help.

-Trip

 

I agree with the guys here ;)
I've been saying experience is just fixing PC's in my spare time, keeping up to date with technology and reading articles. It's better than saying nothing at all. I think most entry level postitions will want to see someone who is enthusastic about learning as well.

 

In my shop I won't hire someone without basic PC repair experience because I can't make money if I have to babysit an employee 100% of the time. Worse, I have to pay you to learn to fix computers? The idea behind my hiring you is that you fix computers, I charge the customer, and I give a percentage of what the customer pays to you in the form of a wage. That's how I make money. Hiring someone who can't fix a computer kind of destroys the value proposition for me.

If you've got experience fixing computers for friends and have done related volunteer work, I'll be happy to give you a chance to demonstrate this in the hands-on portion of the interview. But applying for a job with me when you have only a certification without any related experience is just a waste of both your time and mine.