Looking for a top IT role in Auckland?

[Indiana_Jones]

-Indy

[jonbuoy]

If you have to ask - then you probably arn't smart enough for the job.

Posted on Seek - received plenty of replies, so Im guessing its just you. I was just trying to do a solid for some of the IT guys on here.

MMM well my boss seems to think I´m smart enough to pay me 50% more than your offering - I wouldn´t last long if I spun him bullshit.

[Drunken Monkey]

bump - Im shocked - with all the IT experts who offer advise on here - I thought I would have received more PM.s I guess you are all on more than the 100k then. :shrug:

Either way - advert goes out tomorrow - if any KB'ers are interested - drop me a PM.

Erm, no offense Tank but the job description doesn't tell us jack about the role except what it pays. Senior I.T. Technical Role doing????? What, a senior network engineer? A senior systems engineer? a senior software systems engineer? an seniorapplication specialist? a senior DBA? a senior printer technician (ffs)? Need I go on? I suppose you've ruled out B.A. / B.I., or is that what you're actually looking for?

Edit: PS for the record I just chucked in 12 years of network + systems engineering for a consultant/business intel role. Should have done it years ago.

[Street Gerbil]

Hi - Im looking for a very solid IT person.

Now here is a kicker - I dont want a IT nerd - This person has to be management friendly - be able to represent IT as a 'go to' business line.

Yeah - I know its hard to get someone who is good both technically and Personally.

If you are interested - please drop me a PM.

Sorry, dude, I know only one such person and he already works for me. ;-)

[Gremlin]

good onya for thinking of kb tank, more details may have helped people to know what you're after specifically or what the role entails. IT is a very large area

Imho, being able to explain a concept without technical jargon and providing an equivalent scenario is a whole lot harder

[jonbuoy]

Tank - I realise it was a bit harsh hassling you about the management talk - your intentions are obviously good - just annoys me when people accuse IT "Geeks" of not communicating or speaking in another language then start spinning off Ricky Gervais Office management school lines.

[Grasshopperus]

Imho, being able to explain a concept without technical jargon and providing an equivalent scenario is a whole lot harder

Maybe by using a car analogy? (or m'bike on this forum eh)

[avgas]

Some shirts are cheaper than two packs of ciggaretts but hey, lets not debate ;-)

Very true - but I have no idea what my boss would think of me if I wore 2 packs of cigarettes to work.
I should try it one day.
Could call it the Marlboro Cup

[avgas]

Its more that generally that the 'nerds' dont know when t-shirts are OK and when they are not. At work we are 100% t-shirts, jeans / shorts. Unless we have a client coming in (couple of time a year) - then we are suits / ties. Sadly many IT people dont understand when its just not appropriate.

Haha that sounds sweet. I wish I had that luxury now.
Everyday is like "Supprise customer visit day".
So I pretty much wear formal, cept for friday. Friday is TFIF - And I just have to come to work in clean, tidy clothes. I am no kidding you - it states that in my contract.
So I wear my ACC Protest T and some Jeans then.
Out of intrest how many 'ex-forces' guys go to work messy lookin? As previous experience tells me they either are completely slobs when it comes to attire, or formal 24-7.......... however this is just what past experience has told me. Happy to have this perception shattered.

[avgas]

Tank - I realise it was a bit harsh hassling you about the management talk - your intentions are obviously good - just annoys me when people accuse IT "Geeks" of not communicating or speaking in another language then start spinning off Ricky Gervais Office management school lines.

Don't worry Jon, That is sales speak for "Oh god oh god, I'm fucked, quick you take the blame, take it, oh god"

[avgas]

heh, that's probably because they're critiquing your choice of clothing for the day and really not listening to you...

Most likely (with the exception of a few of the management who head hunted me), but if they sign off on my projects I can't really care less.
However I can tell you from experience that when the threat of losing 4 million people power due to your fuck up. Its always good to be wearing a suit. If not to convince management that you did the right thing........at least your already dressed for you coffin.
Lord knows what my parents would think if I was laid to rest in a combination of Nike, Draggin Jeans and a Tool T-shirt. I suspect they would have thought that my stories about work were lies, and I had a drug addiction.

[EJK]

I feel that Tank will no longer post any positions avaliable for the KB community first before seek.co.nz. Sucks for those genuine inquiries.
So much for saying "Your offer sucks, I get paid more" or "I got the man, not you. Sucks to be you" or "Person you're after don't exist!" or "I know IT and has experience and I think you don't"

So professionals.

[Mully]

I feel that Tank will no longer post any positions avaliable for the KB community first before seek.co.nz..

Mmm, there's a few people on here who used to do favours for people on here and got sick of being shit on so have stopped.

Tis a shame.

Anyway Tank, have you got the Seek reference number please?

[Usarka]

Heh, I resemble that remark... only last week the boss was stunned to see me looking respectable ... but as you point out, it's all how THEY look at YOU, not what you're actually capable of. Just because people how they feel "comfortable", shouldn't detract from their abilities... It's an utterly incorrect assumption to make... yet the business world expect it????

It's called having social skills.

Would get a mortgage from a guy in a track suit?

The IT geek stereotype exists for a reason - go and sit in a wardrobe and stay the f*** away from customers!

[mashman]

It's called having social skills.

Would get a mortgage from a guy in a track suit?

The IT geek stereotype exists for a reason - go and sit in a wardrobe and stay the f*** away from customers!

I would argue that IT geeks are more than social... granted you may need to learn Klingon, would rather that than have management gauge the capabilities of a person based on what they wear... plus management should know that closet boy needs a talking to before he opens his mouth in front of the clients... I got a mortgage in shorts and a t-shirt... I'm not saying it doesn't have it's place, I just think it's a very outdated way of quantifying "how competent" someone is or could be at their job...

Watched the news last night and some "style guru" was prattling on about how Labour need to revamp their image in order to poll better... WTF they're shit politicians for christ sake... if a suit and a smile is all it takes to win votes and instill confidence in the electorate, then the people of this country need a serious slap across the face. It's like having a Ferarri in your garage without an engine, looks good, but does fuck else.