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thanks, I decided to go for it. however once I called they basically told me they were looking for someone with experience. I don't know why they bothered leaving a message for me.

So after a couple years of jobhunting I got my first interview, but it's only 3 month temporary with a possibility of becoming permanent, I wasn't even expecting a reply from my application but I guess I got lucky. I was just wondering how often is this possibility of becoming permanent 'real' or is it just put in there to lure applicants in? this is the full description: I'm not even sure what type of place the job is in I guess i'll ask if I call them back about the interview. the problem is I have bills to pay and if I leave my current job (petrol station..) for this for 3 months and then it doesn't become permanent I'll be screwed cause I won't be able to come back to this.

wow and here I was checking edugeek once again for potential jobs expecting nothing to be remotely close to where I live, and this is about 2 minutes walk from my house!

Ok, well i've decided to try that volunteer idea, but I don't really know how to go about it; do I just call up the reception of a school and then.. .what? I don't really know what I should say, plus won't there be not much at all to do during the summer holidays?

Thanks, the title was "IT Support Technician" and it is for this company.

Thanks for the posts everyone it's really helpful I'm in Merseyside, unfortunately quite far from Luton, but thanks Is that a common thing to do? I mean i've never heard of doing something like that. How long would you volunteer at a place for, without pay?

Thanks for the replies definetly interested in the CompTIA ones. Turns out I may have an interview, it's not for a school but for some company that does... well, even after having read their site a bit I still don't get what it is they actually do: "business intelligence (BI) solutions & software provider bringing best of breed analytical applications and data warehousing best practice to businesses in both commercial and public sectors, across the UK & Europe." I was hoping you guys could give me some advice for the interview, first off salary is posted as £12-18k negotiable depending on experience. Now, I have no experience, does that mean I shouldn't expect any more than the minimum here, or what? I really don't know how this all works, and this will be my first interview ever, aswell.. Job description: "This position requires a commited and enthusiastic person with good communication skills and a willingness to learn. The role will involve a whole range of technical & commercial support related tasks to ensure the business IT infrastructure operates efficiently. Knowledge of MS Office apps is essential in order to fulfil short-term support and development commitments. Any knowledge of MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, Cognos, & Business Objects will be an advantage. You will need to understand the basics of WIndows OS. Duties Include: Internal Technical Support, Application support/installation (both internal and external to customers), Networking Support/Maintenance, Helpdesk coordinator (updating cases on CRM)" (CRM = any idea??) Any insight or advice with this would be a great help, I know it's probably not the right place for this either but I don't know where else to ask things like this, and I noticed other people with similar topics had helpful responses. Thanks

thanks, um, where do I look for those exactly?

Hi, Found this place a couple weeks back and was using this sub-forum to check for any jobs going in my area, I just wanted to make a post and see if any experienced techies can offer me some advice. I have: "Foundation ICT" "Key Skills ICT Level 1 + 2" "OCR Certificate/Diploma for IT Professionals (iPRO) Level 2 + Level 3" "Cisco IT Essentials I + II" "Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Semester 1 + 2" "Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)" I don't think i'm doing too bad in the qualification department but i'm just never getting any replies back to applications, 21 and no experience. Are there any other courses/certs I can do which might improve my chances? As you can see I was halfway through my CCNA but I just thought it was *really* difficult and put me off the network admin ideas I had, so I only have semester 1 and 2 down which took 2 years, tutor said there was 3 and 4 which would have been another 2 years but I wanted to go for some microsoft stuff. Thanks