Applying for a position

[Nocturnal]

Qualifications:

Minimum of an Associate Degree from a 2-year university or technical school. Minimum of 1 year of network, server, and computer operations experience with training in concepts of network servers and operating systems, hardware and installation procedures and applications. Comp TIA A+ Certification required. N+, MCP, CCNA certifications are a plus.

Working knowledge of:

Windows Operating Systems
Exchange Server
Terminal Services
Active Directory
IIS and SQL
Microsoft suite of products including Word, Excel, Internet Explore, Outlook and Power Point

I currently have six months experience as a PC Technician repairing PCs. I have not really dabbled in Windows Server OSs. I feel I could learn and pick up on it quite quickly though. Also I'm currently taking two Networking classes at my college. A friend of mine already works at this company so I kinda "know" someone. Should I still apply even if I don't have all the qualifications they're looking for?

 

[randal]

If they are looking for a power admin to run exchange, terminal services, active directory and IIS/SQL, you will probably not be able to just "pick up on it" ... as much as Windows 2k3 is user friendly, there is a LOT going on under the hood, and if they are legacy, you don't even get the hand-holding. Everybody laughs at MCSEs, but if someone has one and is a good admin, they are worth quite a bit.

With that being said, if you are interested in the position and think you can help the organization, regardless of whether or not you can fill their checkboxes, apply. Apply apply apply. There is -no- risk in getting turned down.

 

[daweeze02]

it will never hurt to apply most of the time they put all those qualifications to weed out people, but if you know what you are doing and can get in for an interview they will be able to tell if you know your stuff or not.

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: daweeze02
it will never hurt to apply most of the time they put all those qualifications to weed out people, but if you know what you are doing and can get in for an interview they will be able to tell if you know your stuff or not.

 

[NathanBWF]

Rarely do I have EVERY skill/qualification for jobs that I apply for, but I still apply for them anyway. A lot of IT job postings are quite ridiculous anyway, many of them are written by people who have absolutely no idea what they are looking for in a candidate and think if you're an IT person you should know everything from working with hardware to programming with XML because you're the "IT Guy". I say apply for it anyway, worst comes to worst you get a PFO letter. I have a whole stack of them, think I may wallpaper one of my rooms with them...

Edited for clarity.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: randal
If they are looking for a power admin to run exchange, terminal services, active directory and IIS/SQL, you will probably not be able to just "pick up on it" ... as much as Windows 2k3 is user friendly, there is a LOT going on under the hood, and if they are legacy, you don't even get the hand-holding. Everybody laughs at MCSEs, but if someone has one and is a good admin, they are worth quite a bit.

With that being said, if you are interested in the position and think you can help the organization, regardless of whether or not you can fill their checkboxes, apply. Apply apply apply. There is -no- risk in getting turned down.

This is not an admin position. It's a field service position where I'd service client's computers and install networks if need be. It says "assist" with installation of networks so I'm hoping I'd go along with someone.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: daweeze02
it will never hurt to apply most of the time they put all those qualifications to weed out people, but if you know what you are doing and can get in for an interview they will be able to tell if you know your stuff or not.

Never hurts to try but if it is a government contractor job chances are good that the cert requirement is written into the contract otherwise it would be listed with all the other "pluses".

 

[gnumantsc]

They wouldn't give it to you since you must need and well you're going to client's sites. If you f up you F up big time and you'd be gone. If you were doing it for your own company you'd probably get away with it more.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: gnumantsc
They wouldn't give it to you since you must need and well you're going to client's sites. If you f up you F up big time and you'd be gone. If you were doing it for your own company you'd probably get away with it more.

Thanks, I'll apply anyway 🙂