Looking for a top IT role in Auckland?

**Slyer** · 22nd April 2010, 13:58

Originally Posted by magicfairy

MCSE is not a current certification. All the Server 2008 / vista /win7 /other products certificaions are MCTS (Technology specialist - 1 exam) and MCITP (It professional - a few exams) e.g you can be mcts on Windows 7, or Server 2008 Active Directory, or Server 2008 Networking.

Microsoft announced some time ago that no one could be a generalist anymore (and "Engineer" was not theirs to use in the US) so now the certfications are focused on knowing about particular products. Which is not always the case in New Zealand but is in the US. I teach a number of these coures and hold these certs, have been an MCSE since 1995.
Look into getting MCTS in some products instead if you are starting out.

Yeah they make it as difficult as possible to understand what their qualifications are actually for. Probably look at a qualification for using 2K8 etc etc.
Will cross that bridge when I come to it.

**Zerker** · 22nd April 2010, 14:26

Learn to tie a Half Windsor, so much easier
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-...f-windsor-knot

I forgot how to tie it properly, and got into the bad habit of tying a quarter Windsor (yeah I made that up), I also do it backwards. cant tell the difference though, I can have a tie on straight and perfect in under 20secs without a mirror.

when I was working in an office it was business casual, so I was always in dress pants and long sleeved dress shirt, chuck a tie on and I'm ready to deal with corporate types, without feeling under-dressed.
you don't always have to suit up but that one piece of clothing can make a world of difference in the first impression, especially when clients rock up on casual Friday.

**Drunken Monkey** · 22nd April 2010, 20:36

Originally Posted by Tank

No - I work for a software house - this role is not. I also do some consulting for other companies (generally at board level) also. This is one of the positions I had for one of them.

I have a job description that is complete - It wasn't when i popped this up - but I made that very clear and simply asked people to PM me if they were interested. I now have all the specs together - along with kpi's that the person will be measured against etc.

Upshot - I dont really care. I have positions come up from time to time. Generally they are very technically specific - and I wouldn't waste time mentioning it on here. But this being more of a generalist role - I thought a couple may be interested / capable. A couple were and I have received their CVs.

Meh! Its a competitive market out there. I have had well in excess of 100 replies as of this morning (and not one asking to were a t-shirt) - I was simply trying to give a fellow KB'er a fighting chance.

Not really worth the effort is it.

No, I suppose not. You were only trying to give people an edge, I was just observing that the mess that ensued after you started the thread was always going to be a logical conclusion (a reflection on the behaviour of members). Be that as it may, if this was posted 2 months ago it may or may not have been exactly the kind of thing I was looking for and for the sake of 2 more words it could have been specific enough to keep interested people on topic and irrelevant people out. In the end, as you've pointed out, there is no shortage of applicants, and the loss is Kiwibiker's, not yours.

**avgas** · 23rd April 2010, 16:09

Originally Posted by Slyer

Yeah they make it as difficult as possible to understand what their qualifications are actually for. Probably look at a qualification for using 2K8 etc etc.
Will cross that bridge when I come to it.

I also recommend that you get your ITIL cert. Doesn't take much - but is pretty much an international shoe-in for a lot jobs.

**Bald Eagle** · 23rd April 2010, 16:24

Originally Posted by magicfairy

MCSE is not a current certification. All the Server 2008 / vista /win7 /other products certificaions are MCTS (Technology specialist - 1 exam) and MCITP (It professional - a few exams) e.g you can be mcts on Windows 7, or Server 2008 Active Directory, or Server 2008 Networking.

Microsoft announced some time ago that no one could be a generalist anymore (and "Engineer" was not theirs to use in the US) so now the certfications are focused on knowing about particular products. Which is not always the case in New Zealand but is in the US. I teach a number of these coures and hold these certs, have been an MCSE since 1995.
Look into getting MCTS in some products instead if you are starting out.

As well as the bits of paper it would be kinda handy if you had some real ability to do work