My Resume and Job Application Tips
We are currently hiring for my department a help desk/pc technician and it doesn’t seem to be going well. It has reminded me of some of my past hiring experiences. Over my career I have had to hire probably 25 people for entry or low level positions. It never ceases to amaze me some of the gaffs I see in the process. I have included some tips based on my first hand experience watching stupidity.
- If you are a 1.70 gpa student, you probably should not send your transcripts with your application and resume. Even more important especially if you got D’s and F’s in most classes including computer classes when applying for a computer job. I will think you are an idiot.
- Don’t have your girlfriend, wife or mom fill out your application. I might get the impression you are lazy.
- Double check your resume and job application. If you list a job with a title on one include the exact same on the other including making your pay the same. I recently saw an applicant who on his resume was sales associate at Widgets making $10 an hour. On the application he was IT assistant manager at Widgets making $25 hour with the same start and end dates. This makes me think you are a good storyteller or a liar.
- If a job description gives a range of $5 to $10 an hour based on experience don’t ask for $35 an hour especially if you can’t back up why you deserve that. Wages sometimes have some flexibility in them but often times don’t. If you ask for too much money I will think you are greedy.
- Don’t ever tell me you are a “wonderful technician”. Don’t refer to your employees as “your kids”. Everyone will say something stupid at some point but try hard to keep it from being said.
- Don’t send a form letter and fail to change the company name and job title from your other applications. If I am hiring for a job at Widgets and your letter says Dear Gadgets I am applying for … If you didn’t think to take care of the details in your application how can I expect you to take care of the details at my business.
- Do NOT Come to pick up an application, turn in an application or worse your interview in a T-Shirt, Pajamas or wearing White Tube Socks. Iron Your Clothes. You only get one chance to make a first impression.
- Don’t ever ask in your interview “So what do you guys do here?” My response to this is “GET OUT”.
- Bath and Groom before you come to pick up an application, drop off an application or attend an interview. I have had several applicants who smelled very very badly. Shower, shave and use deodorant. It’s not hard. Stinky employees only make for awkwardness.
- Unless I speak to you in Danish I don’t want to converse in any thing but English. So if you speak or write anything in any other language than English during this process I will call INS. You are in my country and to be in my country English is the only way.
I wish these were fictional but they are not. I have tried to disguise them to protect… the stupid.
Duesenberg Guitars Are HOT!
When my money tree grows up or when my ship comes in I will purchase my self a Duesenberg Guitar. These guitars are gorgeous. Duesenberg Guitars have a unique stand out look. They are a high quality guitar at a reasonable price for a professional instrument.
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- duesenberg ddc double cat hollow body electric guitar
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- duesenberg dtv starplayer tv electric guitar
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- Duesenberg Guitar Ron Wood Edition
I recently got to play a Duesenberg DDC Double Cat Electric Guitar in the fire burst color at The Acoustic Musician in Sandy, Utah. It had come into the shop that day and had just been set up by Floyd Kunz, guitar Luthier and bassist for The Jon Dansie Band. The guitar has a vintage look and feel. It has old school car like paint job think classic muscle car with Art Dec looks. All I can say is it sounds great. It plays great. The tone is bluesy.
duesenberg ddc double cat hollow body electric guitar
Some of the features on The Duesenberg DDC are 22 jumbo frets, traditional set in neck, 2-piece American alder body with sound chambers, maple top (multi-layer), binding on headstock, fingerboard, body top. Super Tremola tailpiece (Can you say way cool?), floating bridge, 3-step kidney-shape tuner buttons, P-90 construction single coil pickup (neck position), vintage humbucker (bridge position), spezial Duesenberg twang sound in middle position of 3-way switch. The Duesenberg guitar probably comes with the heaviest case of all time. All in all it is one sweet rig.
Duesenberg guitars is one of the hottest guitars to come out in a while… Dieter Gölsdorf has created a company and a product that is hot white hot. How hot? These guitars have been on back order for a while due to their popularity. I have seen the following artists playing Dusenbergs on TV: Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top), Ron Wood (The Rolling Stones), Colin Haye (Men at Work), Elvis Costello, Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers), Sheryl Crow, Kenny Loggins, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Carrie Underwood, Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Hugh “Huey” McDonald (Bon Jovi) and Toby Keith.
If you are looking for a beautiful guitar… I recomend Duesenberg. If you are having trouble getting your hands on one contact Mike Taylor, at The Acoustic Musican in Utah. He has them in stock and set up ready to play.
In addition to guitars Duesenberg makes basses, lapsteel guitars, vintage effects, and boutique amps all with the same attentions to detail and sound.
Mattel’s Barbie Goes White Trash with S & M Outfit.
S & M Barbie
Some times companies do things that are dispickable. Mattel recently did it with S & M Barbie. At what point does a toy maker get so desperate for profits that it creates S & M Barbie? Who’s bright idea was this? At least in England there was some backlash over it.
Maybe this Christmas there will be the whole white trash Barbie… We can have Ken with a beer gut and the Barbie Dream Trailer is really a mobile home up on blocks. The Barbie Corvette is really an 82 Camaro that is also on blocks. Paul the Police Officer doll is also added into the collection because white trash Barbie house hold has a history of domestic violence. Nothing like promoting a great image. Its bad enough that police in my area field hundreds of calls a week for domestic problems. Now we have a toy maker promoting it. NICE.
And if that isn’t enough you can get backat the Policeman who pulled you over by giving him a bad review on Ratemycop.com another new site for internet trolls.
No Room at the Salt Lake County Jail But Is There?
Warning: I believe that crimes against children should be punished harshly. Sexual crimes involving children I think should be grounds for the death penalty if not through the legal system, through the prision system since most prisoners love child molesters.
Reading the news over the last few days I found this dilema. The Salt Lake County Jail is too full. No politician has wanted to fund a new one as its a hot potatoe. The jail has been too full for years. I found this contridiction in the stay in jail vs those who get no jail. The problem is if you are parolee in violation of your parole in Kansas we have room for you but if you are only a local and a suspect in many lewd acts with children there is no room for you because you are “non-violent” criminal.
Sexual predator from Kansas may be in Utah
LePaul Dwayne Mitchel
Police are asking Utahns to be on the lookout for a fugitive sexual predator from Kansas. LePaul Dwayne Mitchell, 28, is known to frequent downtown areas and public facilities like libraries and homeless shelters. Mitchell is also known to travel in the gay community. He is a registered sex offender and is being sought by the Kansas Department of Corrections for violating his parole for criminal sodomy and solicitation of a child.
Man arrested for lewd acts released on same day
Donald Royce Willard
Police say Donald Royce Williard exposed himself to students at Salt Lake’s Wasatch Elementary School, and investigators believe he may be involved in many more incidents involving lewdness with children.
Williard was arrested today, but then released from jail after just a few hours.
Salt Lake City police say Williard likes attention, and how he gets it is cause for concern.
“We want the community to be aware that he’s out there, and he does seem to have a predilection to do this to children,” said Salt Lake City police spokeswoman Lara Jones. Officers arrested him last month for indecent exposure. He was arrested again yesterday for committing a lewd act in the same area.
“Mr. Willard has apparently been going around exposing himself, and we believe we can tie him to at least these six counts, if not many more,” Jones said.
“We want to release the offender with the least serious charges first,” Jaroscak explained.
That means inmates like Donald Williard, a nonviolent offender who’s facing misdemeanor charges gets a free pass.
No Justice!!! And I find this disgusting… We found money to build a soccer stadium against the wishes of the people but not a jail.
UPDATE: The police received enough pressure to rearrest Donald Royce Willard.
PC TECHNICIAN / HELP DESK NEEDED
My company is looking for a new PC Technician / Help Desk person. Its essentially a low level/entry level computer tech position that will give the right candidate a lot of experience in computers, networks and telephony. I have included the job desctiption.
Position Pay: $16.87- $24.34/hr.
SUMMARY/GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
Under general supervision provide front-line technical support to users. Performs basic technical support for PC hardware and software applications. Installs, connects, maintains, tests, repairs and replaces workstations, laptops, telephones, printers and peripherals as needed. Provides responsible staff assistance to the System Administrator.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & JOB FUNCTIONS:
Serves as front line staff for the Technical Services Department. Follows policies and procedure to assure end users understand and utilize resources efficiently and effectively.
Monitors, prioritizes and ensures requests for service are resolved in a quick and efficient manner. Maintain accurate logs and archiving of completed requests for service. Provides support for hardware and software.
Maintain an inventory and accurate record of all hardware, peripherals, software, associated equipment and all necessary supplies.
Install, maintain, repair and support PC workstations to include troubleshooting, diagnosis, peripheral installation, and upgrades.
Upgrade and assure software version control as necessary.
Maintain licenses, hardware inventory, and maintenance schedules. Assure all workstation, laptops, and other devices are compliant with Anti-virus standards. Deliver updates to virus, spyware and spam software.
Provide network connectivity to the workstation to include necessary wire/wireless connections.
Create new network connections: coordinate network patch panel connections with System Administrator.
Prepare, distribute and monitor user satisfaction surveys; prepare reports on surveys as requested by System Administrator.
Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Proper procedures and techniques for the installation, replacement and repair of
PC workstations, laptops and peripherals.
Microsoft Windows2000 professional and Windows XP operating systems.
Network connectivity and protocols
Ethernet connectivity, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access and PowerPoint
Troubleshooting Techniques.
Principles of Customer Service and Care.
Ability to:
Learn proper procedures for Computer hardware installation, repair and replacement.
Read and comprehensively understand technical manuals, journals and literature.
Perform Computer hardware installations on workstations and laptops.
Maintain Stand alone and networked printers.
Prioritize requests for service.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Perform network cabling
Maintain and foster harmonious working relationships with others.
Operate network servers, printers, modems, and scanners
Identify, troubleshoot and resolve telecommunications hardware and software problems.
Analyze data and develop logical solutions to issues.
Communicate clearly, concisely and appropriately both orally and in writing
Establish, and maintain a positive and productive working relationship with team
members and others contacted during performance of duties.
Accept 24/7 on call duties when assigned by Technical Service Manager.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Two years of Customer Service experience in a technical environment One year of
technical support experience.
Equivalent to a High School diploma, supplemented with one year of verifiable Technical Computer Training.
Possession of/or ability to obtain within two years the following:
Comptia A+ Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is confined to an immediate work area. Must be available to work 24/7. Ability to
work in a standard office environment. Ability to lift 50 pounds.
