What qualifications for Windows is considered expert level?

[HeXen]

Filling out a job app. It's asking if I consider myself a beginner, intermediate or expert at Windows. What qualifications is considered expert or intermediate?

 

[purbeast0]

Any job application asking me if I'm an expert in shit like that would immediately make me stop filling out the job application.

 

[Ns1]

n/m

 

[lxskllr]

Beginner - can successfully enter login credentials
Intermediate - can use the right mouse button
Expert - knows 5 or more keyboard shortcuts

 

[HeXen]

*Forgot to mention, one option is Level 1, Level 2 or No level. I presume no level means never taken MS certification course?

Any job application asking me if I'm an expert in shit like that would immediately make me stop filling out the job application.

Easy there hardass McCoy. It's just a simple question for a non computer field job, nerd rage somewhere else.

 

[HeXen]

Beginner - can successfully enter login credentials
Intermediate - can use the right mouse button
Expert - knows 5 or more keyboard shortcuts

Right, I get it now, posted before I saw this.
Nvm...clearly you guys are going to be douschebags answering a question from someone trying to obtain a better paying job for themselves then screw you. I wouldn't even be using Windows anyway geez. This is seriously why I don't come here as often anymore. Dunno why I bother.

 

[Ns1]

Beginner: browses porn using IE
Intermediate: browses porn using chrome incognito mode
Advanced: Browses porn via private server in overseas country, connects via VPN using the darkweb. Pays all bills in bitcoins which he (it's always a he) mines himself with homebuilt supercomputer.

 

[Exterous]

I think that would depend on the job you are applying for. If its an admin assistant I would have a different expert scale than a tier 2 position which would be different from an SCCM admin

 

[Exterous]

Advanced: Browses porn via private server in overseas country, connects via VPN using the darkweb. Pays all bills in bitcoins which he (it's always a he) mines himself with homebuilt supercomputer.

Pft - real experts use idle time at the super computing cluster at work

 

[Ns1]

This is seriously why I don't come here as often anymore. Dunno why I bother.

you're only 2400 posts away from all the dick pics in the lifer lounge. you're almost there, don't stop now!!!

 

[Malogeek]

*Forgot to mention, one option is Level 1, Level 2 or No level. I presume no level means never taken MS certification course?

If they're asking for general windows expertise level and it's a non-computer job then it's nothing to do with certification. They're asking if you're going to call a help desk if you click an icon and nothing happens.

Basically, can you use MS Office and find your way around windows.

 

[Rubycon]

I don't know off hand, but these have helped me in the past!

fdisk.exe
diskpart.exe
chkdsk.exe
sfc.exe
outlook.exe /safe
scanpst.exe
cmd.exe
msconfig.exe
regedit.exe
dcpromo.exe
isinteg.exe
eseutil.exe

 

[Ken g6]

I once had an interview for system administration on both Windows and Linux. I thought I could get by with my Linux knowledge. But Windows administration has lots of stuff you probably don't know about. Group policy scripting, anyone? Plus, this was 10 years ago; I don't know what's changed.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd say it depends on the job. If you're applying for help desk or desktop support, expert would mean you can figure out most issues on a desktop system, and google and know what to google for etc.

If applying for a server job, then it would mean you know the ins and out of AD, SQL server, Exchange etc.

If you're applying for some kind of programming, then it would mean you know .NET in and out, and perhaps how to code for windows itself, like coding drivers etc.