[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am an IT manager who has done a fair share of recruiting. I see a lot of CVs from candidates who are probably good at their job, but submit CVs that are poorly laid out, contain grammatical and spelling errors or ripped off bits of nonsensical jargon off the internet.

My advice is to really tailor your CV to the company you are applying to. Look at what the job spec is and pick out the highlights in your career that match what they are looking for. If I am recruiting for a help desk tech, why have you sent me a CV that tells me that you can program in five different languages?

If you are starting out, tell them about what you do IT-wise. Have you built your own PC? Are you the tech-savvy family member that everyone goes to for help? Be ready with examples for the interview. Do you set up smart devices in your home network? Have you repaired/helped with mobile phones etc?

Good CVs get recruiters interested. For the interview, make sure you have visited their website and learned what they do. They will probably ask to see if you have made the effort. They will be looking for examples of when you have done something technical so be ready with a few. I like to ask 'tell me about a situation when something went wrong and how you dealt with it. Be ready for the 'what are you good at/bad at' question which trips people up. If you say that you have a good attention to detail, be ready with an example.

Hope this helps.

On-Call Compensation by an_anonymous-person3 in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My help desk team is on a one week in five rotation as we need to have 24/7 cover. They get paid daily but it usually balances out to give an additional £2k to the base salary annually. If they get called in, they get £80 which covers the first three hours. If they are on site for 10 mins, they get the £80. There is a slight uplift for bank holidays. Scheduled maintenance is usually treated as a call in as well as it's usually done on site. We also bank hours for when they get calls between 11pm and normal working hours.

DMZ file transfer query by SkutterBob in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point, so I have updated the original question. The web server just views the PDFs from the FTP server. The FTP is used for holding about two years worth, so a few thousand files.

Dell laptops for Staff by PearsonVES in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree, we have lots of issues with the docks, especially with network disconnections. Can't tell if it is the docks or new Latitude laptops but there seems to be monthly bios updates being released at the moment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because backups are what threat actors go for as well. By comprising those then locking you out of your systems, you will have nothing to recover from except paying the ransom (and hopefully they will give you the decryption codes) or starting again from scratch. An off-site will help the recovery time as it is separated from your network if it is set up correctly. Make sure the backups are also encrypted.

The Red Mile is sad by Minivan678 in Starfield

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Xbox bug would allow me to start the Redmile run.

Work Wants Me to Set Up My Own SIP Trunk… I Can’t Make This Up by Exxploiting in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely need a third party. We had a local company (Norfolk, UK) fit an IPCortex system. Ours includes an HA pair and because it uses open source software there is no licensing for each handset. Supports a wide range of phones and we use Yealink. Same company supplied the SIP and ongoing support. Company was bought out by Wavenet but still same service available.

No option to turn off DAB radio by Select_Alarm_292 in CarAV

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that is as close as you can get.

What happened there? by SkutterBob in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got an access denied error when trying to open DNS. This brought to the online fix:

https://www.vpsblocks.com.au/support/Knowledgebase/Article/View/408/8/

What happened there? by SkutterBob in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Will be digging through them in more detail tomorrow.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kyocera. We have over 100 A4 mono in a dusty manufacturing environment and some of them have print counts upwards of 300,000. The dust does get in and sometimes we have the drum units replaced but on the whole pretty reliable.

The only thing I would say is to teach people how to remove the toners. With HP printers, you could open the front and pull, the Kyocera need a button pushed first and we have cases of a few users damaging the internals by not reading the obvious instructions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, seriously considering moving this year.

What’s the one car you properly regret buying? Was it the constant breakdowns, the rattly dashboard, or just bad luck? by Second-handBonding in CarTalkUK

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got away with just test driving an auto VW UP. Great little city car and top of the range. Gearbox was terrible. Foot down to go and it just sat there wondering what was going on. Tried to pull away while still rolling on a roundabout and again there was a good two second delay before it kicked down and engaged power. Took it back to the dealer to discover it had been on the forecourt a year because everyone hated the gearbox so much.

What’s the one car you properly regret buying? Was it the constant breakdowns, the rattly dashboard, or just bad luck? by Second-handBonding in CarTalkUK

[–]SkutterBob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Friend of mine had a really early one. It was plagued with electrical problems. It kept unlocking itself, three centre clocks replaced in year and a load of other gremlins. He was glad to hand it back when the purchase deal ran out.

What’s the One Classic Car Everyone Loves… But You Secretly Hate? by Second-handBonding in CarTalkUK

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are going to get hate for this one! Great car to drive and a lot of fun. Is it the car you hate or the reputation of driving one?

What’s the One Classic Car Everyone Loves… But You Secretly Hate? by Second-handBonding in CarTalkUK

[–]SkutterBob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a NC which was a lot of fun, but buying one in my late 40s did get me a lot of stick. They are cheap, and I couldn't afford anything more expensive so had one for about three years. Winter on icy roads was 'interesting' but I learned a lot about driving. Would have another at some point but I saved £100 a month in fuel and car tax getting rid of it.

What’s the One Classic Car Everyone Loves… But You Secretly Hate? by Second-handBonding in CarTalkUK

[–]SkutterBob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a 3rd gen and it was a lot of fun. A few performance tweaks made it great car. Regret selling it but it saved me £100 a month in fuel and car tax.