Just wondering about computer experience

[Sugarcake18]

So I know I'm a new member but I like to help people troubleshoot computers and anything technology. I'm currently a student in college for computer science with networking and information systems security(bachelor) I am wondering if I troubleshoot on here say 1 year do you think I could put that on a resume for experience when I get out of college and go for jobs and certifications?( sorry about bad grammar)

While we are also talking about grammar for people that have help professional computer technology jobs is grammar something that is really important?

 

[COMPUTIAC]

" While we are also talking about grammar for people that have help professional computer technology jobs is grammar something that is really important? "

Yes, it is a must. You have to be 100% accurate in all aspects.

 

[Shimshom]

Hi and welcome to 7F. Probably if you successfully helped people resolve their issues it couldn't hurt to put on your resume. Grammar is important but seems it's becoming a forgotten art so if you use it correctly you'll stand out amongst the crowd

 

[Sugarcake18]

" While we are also talking about grammar for people that have help professional computer technology jobs is grammar something that is really important? "

Yes, it is a must. You have to be 100% accurate in all aspects.

Awesome thank you for that information

 

[Sugarcake18]

Hi and welcome to 7F. Probably if you successfully helped people resolve their issues it couldn't hurt to put on your resume. Grammar is important but seems it's becoming a forgotten art so if you use it correctly you'll stand out amongst the crowd

Thanks man for that awesome feedback and quick response both of you are awesome.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Hi and welcome to 7F. Probably if you successfully helped people resolve their issues it couldn't hurt to put on your resume. Grammar is important but seems it's becoming a forgotten art so if you use it correctly you'll stand out amongst the crowd

Thanks man for that awesome feedback and quick response both of you are awesome.

Since you are asking for advice, while you are building experience on these forums, your professional attitude and wording need work also. Punctuality is a must. There are some people who will give a contract to someone else if you are one minute late for an appointment, this is especially true for the first one.

 

[Sugarcake18]

Hi and welcome to 7F. Probably if you successfully helped people resolve their issues it couldn't hurt to put on your resume. Grammar is important but seems it's becoming a forgotten art so if you use it correctly you'll stand out amongst the crowd

Thanks man for that awesome feedback and quick response both of you are awesome.

Since you are asking for advice, while you are building experience on these forums, your professional attitude and wording need work also. Punctuality is a must. There are some people who will give a contract to someone else if you are one minute late for an appointment, this is especially true for the first one.

Awesome information, thank you

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Another vote for brushing up on your grammar. Young people nowadays do not realize how important grammar and spelling are when job hunting. Employers are swamped with resumes and ones with poor grammar and/or spelling will get shuffled to the bottom of the pile, if not directly into the trash. When I worked at a convenience store for a few years after retiring from the job that provides my pension, I saw many of the job applications we received. All the ones with poor grammar and/or spelling went directly into the trash. What was really sad is most of those were from high school graduates and many were from college students.

 

[gregrocker]

I don't see a problem with your grammar yet. But forums work best when you come here to learn and then help others with that knowledge. We have a very high level of competency here so you want to always know about what what you're writing before helping or others will not hesitate to correct you - that's another way (albeit embarrassing) that we learn here.

 

[whs]

Good contributions are always an asset. And grammar and wording is a matter of training. You certainly don't want any job applications to look sloppy.

 

[Mark Phelps]

I've got a bunch of degrees (including Graduate) and, having retired recently after 40 years in Computer Systems Engineering, I know something about what it takes to get hired and to succeed, and what I will offer is that if your career interest is in Information Systems Security, having spent a few years in InfoSec, I can tell you that most hiring managers for that role would consider time spent posting on this forum as a hobby, NOT as experience.

I wish I could say that all experience matters, but truthfully, the IT industry (being now very different than when I started out), has become the land of Specialists -- with the value of certifications vastly outweighing that of degrees. If you want to have a career in InfoSec, then you should seriously look into ISC certification. In many cases, having such certifications is a prerequisite to even being interviewed for a job.

Cybersecurity is one of the fastest growing specialties in IT. If you pursue certs and jump in now, you will have the benefit of getting in early, into something that is only going to grow and prosper over the years.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Hi and welcome to 7F. Probably if you successfully helped people resolve their issues it couldn't hurt to put on your resume. Grammar is important but seems it's becoming a forgotten art so if you use it correctly you'll stand out amongst the crowd

Thanks man for that awesome feedback and quick response both of you are awesome.

In the interest of grammar and being taken seriously, you might try to remove the word "awesome" from your vocabulary.

Otherwise, you might be taken as simply another like, you know, dude. Maybe an awesome dude, but a generic and unremarkable dude like every other, nonetheless. I mean, like, you know what I'm sayin'?

I recently read a comment by an IT manager who was responsible for hiring many college grads in their 20s. He was astonished that many of them were entirely bound up in the mobile culture, Facebook, Internet lingo, instant messaging, acronyms, iPhones, and the rest of it. They had trouble communicating in ordinary written or spoken sentences in standard English.

WTF, LOL, et al. But what can you expect when adolescence apparently extends beyond age 40 somewhere.

Cranky old man signing off. In the meantime, get off my lawn.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

...WTF, LOL, et al. But what can you expect when adolescence apparently extends beyond age 40 somewhere...

LOL! That would include a lot of us Seniors!

...Cranky old man signing off. In the meantime, get off my lawn.

Well, excuse us!

 

[ThrashZone]

I believe it's "totally awesome"

 

[gregrocker]

I speak dude.

It's equal opportunity cousin:

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Hi and welcome to 7F. Probably if you successfully helped people resolve their issues it couldn't hurt to put on your resume. Grammar is important but seems it's becoming a forgotten art so if you use it correctly you'll stand out amongst the crowd

Thanks man for that awesome feedback and quick response both of you are awesome.

In the interest of grammar and being taken seriously, you might try to remove the word "awesome" from your vocabulary.

Otherwise, you might be taken as simply another like, you know, dude. Maybe an awesome dude, but a generic and unremarkable dude like every other, nonetheless. I mean, like, you know what I'm sayin'?

I recently read a comment by an IT manager who was responsible for hiring many college grads in their 20s. He was astonished that many of them were entirely bound up in the mobile culture, Facebook, Internet lingo, instant messaging, acronyms, iPhones, and the rest of it. They had trouble communicating in ordinary written or spoken sentences in standard English.

WTF, LOL, et al. But what can you expect when adolescence apparently extends beyond age 40 somewhere.

Cranky old man signing off. In the meantime, get off my lawn.

This was the point I was trying to get across in post #6 but I failed.
The proof of my failure was this simple response :

Awesome information, thank you

Not only did he include the "A" word again but he also failed to pay attention to the "punctuation lessons" in grammar school.

Also, loose the Efin' smiley faces !


OK Mister, I'll stay off your lawn as long as you keep your poopin' mutt off mine !

 

[Sugarcake18]

Thanks man for that awesome feedback and quick response both of you are awesome.

In the interest of grammar and being taken seriously, you might try to remove the word "awesome" from your vocabulary.

Otherwise, you might be taken as simply another like, you know, dude. Maybe an awesome dude, but a generic and unremarkable dude like every other, nonetheless. I mean, like, you know what I'm sayin'?

I recently read a comment by an IT manager who was responsible for hiring many college grads in their 20s. He was astonished that many of them were entirely bound up in the mobile culture, Facebook, Internet lingo, instant messaging, acronyms, iPhones, and the rest of it. They had trouble communicating in ordinary written or spoken sentences in standard English.

WTF, LOL, et al. But what can you expect when adolescence apparently extends beyond age 40 somewhere.

Cranky old man signing off. In the meantime, get off my lawn.

This was the point I was trying to get across in post #6 but I failed.
The proof of my failure was this simple response :

Awesome information, thank you

Not only did he include the "A" word again but he also failed to pay attention to the "punctuation lessons" in grammar school.

Also, loose the Efin' smiley faces !


OK Mister, I'll stay off your lawn as long as you keep your poopin' mutt off mine !

After taking a look at your posts I know my grammar was very sloppy and poor to say the least. I went back and read my posts and when looking at the smiles and the words I used it made me embarrassed and seem very unprofessional. Thank you for your input and I will take it to heart and continue to learn and improve on my grammar and punctuation skills.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

I agree with the above member's where Grammar is mentioned.
As soon as one opens their mouth you can tell how smart they aren't.

"Essenbe" told me that along time ago.
DW

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Sugarcake18

Thank you for posting back your findings. I thought we lost you.

Welcome back.

 

[gregrocker]

Your latest paragraph was completely and professionally written, Sugar.

Often we use slang to feel a part of a tribe. The business world can disdain this, or they can embrace it in certain industries like the tech sector where billionaires may go to work in flipflops and the former US Secretary of Treasury Tim Geitner rode to work on his skateboard when he was head of the NY Federal Reserve.

When I went to my first MS MVP Summit to meet others from around the world who are top in their fields, my Dad had railed about dressing up in slacks, dress shirt and sweaters to look respectable. I was a bit intimidated being an amateur when I started here, who has only worn a suit twice in decades which Dad loaned me. So I arrived in my roommate's dress slacks, shirt and pullover sweater - to find almost everyone there in jeans, some sloppy or ripped. I lost the slacks and have worn Levi's jeans, flannel shirts (Hey, it's Seattle) and jackets they give us every year since.

So a lot of it you need to play by ear, but always be able to dress up (or down) and use full English sentences as we try to do around here. If you're not sure what to say, listen.