Help me get my life back on track please!!!!!!!!?

Question

I was called to do an interview at an IT firm, but i have no experience. they say the position is for a "Junior IT specialist" but i've only worked on tech support in the past on hardware issues. what types of things would i need to know to get the job? am i wasting my time going on the interview or are the skills something they will teach me on the job? any help from IT people would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

please give useful comments and not like the one cheeryeye gave me below.

mmh_edison: do you think that i should go on the interview? i think i am a very fast learner, but i don't want to waste their time if they need someone with background. i wondered if it's ever the case where in IT they are willing to take on people who don't know anything but will be trained on the job. thanks to all who take the time to help me.

Answer 1

The biggest problem when trying to answer your question is the fact that IT business has become so vast and manifold that the times of generalists has long gone by. In other words, the first things you'd need to decide for yourself is what branch you would like to work in.

For instance, ask yourself if you'd rather be an system adminstrator or involved in writing software.

What technical environment would you like to work in? Sun? Unix? Linux? Windows? SAP?

I can imagine answering even such basic questions can be pretty hard. Some research might shed some light though. Moreover - and maybe even more importantly - try to build on what you already know: you mention that you worked as a tech support before. If you basically liked the matter you had to deal with there continue in that direction.

Once you decided you should try to find out if there is a way to get certified in that field. For most major platforms / technologies there are certification possibilities. With some (hard) work and the will to get somewhere all of these certificates are achievable within a reasonable time-frame; and they will definitely help you getting a job.

Don't quit trying a job in the meantime though. The best thing that can happen to you is somebody hiring you that is willing to invest some time into your education by letting your learn things on the job. Cope with the probably small salary you'd get having such a job and remember that experience counts just as much as certificates and university degrees.

So, go to that interview and be honest about your abilities and let yourself shine by making them see that you are willing to learn and do your best ... you'd be surprised how many employers are looking for exactly THAT trait in future employees.

Answer 2

Hi,

I am not an IT professional but have been and got a few jobs in my time. I assume that you read what the job requirements are, do your qualifications and knowledge match or almost match that? I would always go to the interview if you have got offered because they will want to know what you are like as a person as well as what you know. If you blow them away and show that you are eager to learn and a bright person, you never know. It is only a junior role so they aren't looking for Bill Gates!!!!

Go there, look smart, smile and just be yourself

Good luck

Answer 3

well Im an IT professional
from my experience in university and work , no one can get every thing in the IT , all you can do to be the best is to have general knowldge about every thing , then be specialist in one thing only
I will tell you about me
I work in the networks CISCO, Database ORCALE and SQL server 2005, A+ , Multimedia and design , e commerce e learning mobile and cellular systems wireless networks MIS .NET programminf and software engineering...
I read study this and tooooo much more , but now I take only the system analysis in the software engineering and C# in the OOP programming to work and be more specialist in

do you get the idea , by taking me as and example ?
dont hesitate if you need more answers


mmh

Answer 4

why dont you research it there could be something on that subject, and why the heck did you put an application in if you nothing about it.