2011 is just around the corner, and the champagne and fireworks are ready and waiting. But what about your job search plans for the New Year? Some important changes from 2010 will have significant effects on the job seekers of 2011, but are you ready?
Searching for a new job can be a daunting task. Searching for a job in a overcrowded market when the pool is flooded with applicants makes it even more difficult. It is imperative that you do everything possible to make yourself stand out and become a person than any hiring manager simply cannot refuse to hire. You have to market yourself!
Information technology is an extremely competitive and challenging career field. Because it is so challenging the salaries are also very competitive which drives even more job seekers into the applicant pool. Within the IT field there are certain things that you can do that will help you stand out from the crowd and catch the eye of a hiring manager. You need to register yourself online. It is amazing how many people in the IT field do not realize the benefit of registering online on job boards and applicant pools. The entire career field is dedicated to information technology so it only stands to reason that hiring managers within the IT field will utilize the latest technology in their candidate searches.
As the economic downturn continues the effect is obvious: thousands of Information Technology jobs have been lost with more downsizing expected as the new year progresses. As IT professionals we are all worried about the impact a possible job loss will have on our families, our careers and our futures.
There are several steps you should be taking, whether or not you are worried about the status of your employment, to prepare for the eventuality of a job loss. These are simple, common-sense recommendations that are too often taken for granted until we realize that the unthinkable has occurred.
If you are someone who loves to repair computers and you are very good at what you are doing, then you should really start considering a career in this. There are a lot of people out there who have no idea what to do when they will encounter certain problems with their computers and because of this, you will definitely be a good helping hand. And as you know, people who don’t know how to use computers will be prone to getting spyware, viruses and other such infections that in the end will make their computer run slow and even fail. And this is where you will step in.
So there are three vital things that make a good support professional. The technical, experience, the people skills and the overall experience.
By John Beagle 
Here is some proof from the help desk stupid questions archives at CSN:A customer was enraged because his computer had told him he was
“Bad and an invalid.” The tech explained that the computer’s “bad command”
and “invalid” responses shouldn’t be taken personally.
Another customer called tech support to say her brand new computer
wouldn’t work. She said she unpacked the unit, plugged it in and sat there
for 20 minutes waiting for something to happen. When asked what happened
when she pressed the power switch, she asked, “What power switch?”