Posts made by john11smith

Cisco entry level certificates are CCENT and CCT. Passing 100-105 ICND1 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 to get 2 parts way CCNA, automatically provides CCENT certificate. I am currently preparing for this one and it looks more technical than CompTIA Network+ for me.
Yes, CCNA is Cisco specific, but if advertised Juniper engineer job usually stated that Cisco engineers are welcome, but not all way around.
Majority of vacancies, where CCNA mentioned at all, are more senior positions, perhaps it just UK specific.

@john11smith
Qualifications:
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 (March 2017)
15 years’ experience of support networked office & production equipment
Excellent PC troubleshooting skills in complex software and hardware problems
Experience support Windows, Apple, Linux desktops and laptops
Servers hardware knowledge and virtualization (Virtualbox, Vmware, KVM) skills
Experience with Linux LAMP and Windows servers
LAN/WAN, VPN, TCP/IP settings, subnetting, cabling and troubleshooting skills
Confident at Linux command line interface CLI
Strong problem-solving skills

Technical Skills: Linux distributions (Ubuntu, CentOS), Linux CLI (command line interface or console), Apache, Tomcat, PHP, HTML, CSS, MySQL, Puppet, DNS, NFS, Samba, RADIUS, SNMP, TCP/IP, Network routing, Shell Scripts, MS Server 2008 2012, MS Exchange Server 2010 2013, Active Directory

Education & Training

Diploma of Higher Education in Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (2002)
(This is equivalent to BTec Level 5 / SQA Higher National Diploma (HND) Standard)

I have completed multiple IT and customer support training through my employers and taken continuing private education in Linux, DevOps, Cloud, Database and Networking.

Employment History

Danwood Group Ltd., Belfast (Mar 2010 – Mar 2015)
Service Engineer
Duties
Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair a wide range networked machinery and Windows, Unix and Linux based print servers and network controllers in office and production environments and integrate new equipment into clients’ existing systems, Including OS and software installation
Install and troubleshoot software solutions on customers' servers and desktop computers (Windows, Apple). Install printer drivers, configure network scanning, importing address books, configuring LDAP address books, checking Active Directory and Exchange settings.
Support customers on-site, by phone and email. Support and assist colleagues

BMK (Biznio Masinų Kompanija) Ltd., Lithuania (May 1999 – Nov 2009)
Service Engineer
Duties
Mostly the same as with Danwood
Senior service engineer called to the most difficult problems
Celi Ltd., Lithuania (1998-1999)
Sales Manager
Duties included the wholesale of telephones and market analysis.

Ofisa Ltd., Lithuania (1998)
Assistant Manager
Duties consisted of trading in photocopiers and associated consumables

Self-Employed, Lithuania (1992-1998)
I set up my own country which traded in stationery and office machinery

National Service, Lithuania (1989-1991)
Telephone and Radio Communication Systems Technician

Grigiskes JSC, Lithuania (1987-1989)
Turner
Duties comprised of using a lathe to manufacture spare parts for paper factory machinery

Additional Skills

Driving Licence: Full Category B Licence

Languages: I am fluent (including technical language) in English, Russian, Lithuanian and have some ability in Polish and German.

Personal details: Nationality Lithuanian

@scottalanmiller said in Review My CV:

@john11smith said in Review My CV:
Your diploma in civil engineering is fine, keep that. Not sure that I would keep the third line saying what the course covered. If the hiring manager is unfamiliar with civil engineering, you have other problems.

In the UK at Universities, they have very few subjects, but in Lithuania course is very broad. Studies Civil Engineering or Architecture just last year is different. Not many people aware of that difference.
Sometimes requirement is like level 3 Computer science or close subject and it is my effort to stretch level 5 Engineering to cover level 3 computer science

@scottalanmiller said in Review My CV:

@john11smith said in Review My CV:

Personal Statement

A highly motivated individual who likes everything to be done to the highest possible standard, I am very results-oriented, resourceful, persistent and responsible. In previous roles, I have demonstrated that I work well under pressure and that I adopt a logical approach to reaching effective solutions to problems. Good interpersonal skills enable me to work well with customers and as part of a team. I am equally content to work independently or closely with others. I am passionate about this work with a genuine interest in applying and developing my skills.

So this part depends heavily on the culture of the location. In the US, this would be seen as "filler" and should be removed. It doesn't tell anything useful and is just marketing fluff. It's seen by a negative by most hiring managers and you would be less interested in jobs with the ones that would be taken in by it.

I had been told that I don't meet criteria like these:
"It is essential that you have strong communication skills, you are well presented, possess a flexible positive attitude and have good proactive problem solving skills."

"The role would suit a keen, hardworking motivated candidate who wants to develop their career within a dynamic and ambitious company."

Pulled from here:
http://www.nijobs.com/Telecoms-Field-Engineer-Systems-Networks-Job-1289805.aspx

@scottalanmiller said in Review My CV:

@john11smith said in Review My CV:

@scottalanmiller said in Review My CV:

Driving Licence: Full Category B Licence, 28 years’ driving experience (8 years UK based)

Languages: I am fluent (including technical language) in English, Russian, Lithuanian and have some ability in Polish and German.

Driver's License, unless there is some specific reason that this is here, remove it. You are looking for IT, not driving work, this is awkward.

often like over here:
http://www.nijobs.com/Senior-IT-Infrastructure-Analyst-Job-1288288.aspx
Desirable A full driving license with daily access to a vehicle.
Sometimes they add a clean driving license, meaning no offence points.
Driving here is on opposite side of the road that rests Europe and US, this makes insurance more expensive for those who just came from continental Europe, sometimes for company cars also.

IT is not normally a career asking people to be chauffers or giving company cars here. Why would IT have driving involved with it?

"Provide support to users across 6 locations"

@scottalanmiller said in Review My CV:

Driving Licence: Full Category B Licence, 28 years’ driving experience (8 years UK based)

Languages: I am fluent (including technical language) in English, Russian, Lithuanian and have some ability in Polish and German.

Driver's License, unless there is some specific reason that this is here, remove it. You are looking for IT, not driving work, this is awkward.

often like over here:
http://www.nijobs.com/Senior-IT-Infrastructure-Analyst-Job-1288288.aspx
Desirable A full driving license with daily access to a vehicle.
Sometimes they add a clean driving license, meaning no offence points.
Driving here is on opposite side of the road than rests Europe and US, this makes insurance more expensive for those who just came from continental Europe, sometimes for company cars also.

@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:

The CCNA is too junior for any networking job. So this doesn't fit. The CCNP is the entry level cert for working in Cisco networking. So there is this huge mismatch where they seem to be looking for someone who has "heard about networking" but is an experienced, skilled, multi-vendor systems expert?

CCNA Essential Criteria at all of these:
http://www.nijobs.com/Network-Support-Analyst-FTC-12-Job-1287686.aspx
http://www.nijobs.com/Network-Support-Analyst-350-Contract-Job-1286860.aspx
http://www.nijobs.com/Network-Support-Analyst-Job-1286064.aspx
http://www.nijobs.com/Cisco-Network-Security-Specialist-Job-1288862.aspx
http://www.nijobs.com/Senior-IT-Infrastructure-Analyst-Job-1288288.aspx

A CCNP qualification would be an advantage but is not essential:
http://www.nijobs.com/Network-Technical-Analyst-Contract-Job-1287825.aspx

But you make a good point. After applying to jobs some agencies called me for "registration interview" and I never received a word from them again, regardless continuously applying.

@scottalanmiller I see. I have to go, will be in touch tomorrow.

@scottalanmiller Thanks!

My CV:
Personal Statement

A highly motivated individual who likes everything to be done to the highest possible standard, I am very results-oriented, resourceful, persistent and responsible. In previous roles, I have demonstrated that I work well under pressure and that I adopt a logical approach to reaching effective solutions to problems. Good interpersonal skills enable me to work well with customers and as part of a team. I am equally content to work independently or closely with others. I am passionate about this work with a genuine interest in applying and developing my skills.

Qualifications:
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 (March 2017)
15 years’ experience of support networked office & production equipment
Excellent PC troubleshooting skills in complex software and hardware problems
Experience support Windows, Apple, Linux desktops and laptops
Servers hardware knowledge and virtualization (Virtualbox, Vmware, KVM) skills
Experience with Linux LAMP and Windows servers
LAN/WAN, VPN, TCP/IP settings, subnetting, cabling and troubleshooting skills
Confident at Linux command line interface CLI
Strong problem-solving skills

Technical Skills: Linux distributions (Ubuntu, CentOS), Linux CLI (command line interface or console), Apache, Tomcat, PHP, HTML, CSS, MySQL, Puppet, DNS, NFS, Samba, RADIUS, SNMP, TCP/IP, Network routing, Shell Scripts, MS Server 2008 2012, MS Exchange Server 2010 2013, Active Directory

Education & Training

Diploma of Higher Education in Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (2002)
(This is equivalent to BTec Level 5 / SQA Higher National Diploma (HND) Standard)
The course covered multiple subjects including computer science, further mathematics, business, economics and mechanics.

Linux Foundation X LFS101x – Introduction to Linux (Dec 2015)
Linux Foundation X LFS201x – Essentials of Linux System Administration (April 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – LFCSA v2.16 prep course (September 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – DevOps Essentials (September 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – Learning Puppet DevOps Deployment (Puppet Professional Cert) (Nov 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – OpenStack Essentials (October 2016)
ALISON – Introduction to Cloud Computing (November 2016)
ALISON – Databases – DML Statements and SQL Server Administration (Dec 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – SQL Primer (December 2016)
JUNIPER NETWORKS – Networking Fundamentals – WBT (Jan 2017)
PEARSON – CompTIA's Network+ Exam Cram and Labs (February 2017)
Cisco CCNA – Routing and Switching (in progress)
Howtonetwork.com – Master Subnetting (Aug 2017)
Howtonetwork.com – Cisco CCNA Simplified (in progress)

In addition to the above, I have completed multiple Xerox, Canon and Toshiba products courses. IT and customer support training through my employers.
Employment History

Danwood Group Ltd., Belfast (Mar 2010 – Mar 2015)
Service Engineer
Duties
Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair a wide range networked machinery and Windows, Unix and Linux based print servers and network controllers in office and production environments and integrate new equipment into clients’ existing systems, Including OS and software installation
Install and troubleshoot software solutions on customers' servers and desktop computers (Windows, Apple). Install printer drivers, configure network scanning, importing address books, configuring LDAP address books, checking Active Directory and Exchange settings.
Support customers on-site, by phone and email. Support and assist colleagues

BMK (Biznio Masinų Kompanija) Ltd., Lithuania (May 1999 – Nov 2009)
Service Engineer
Duties
Mostly the same as with Danwood
Senior service engineer called to the most difficult problems
Celi Ltd., Lithuania (1998-1999)
Sales Manager
Duties included the wholesale of telephones and market analysis.

Ofisa Ltd., Lithuania (1998)
Assistant Manager
Duties consisted of trading in photocopiers and associated consumables

Self-Employed, Lithuania (1992-1998)
I set up my own country which traded in stationery and office machinery

National Service, Lithuania (1989-1991)
Telephone and Radio Communication Systems Technician

Grigiskes JSC, Lithuania (1987-1989)
Turner
Duties comprised of using a lathe to manufacture spare parts for paper factory machinery

Additional Skills

Driving Licence: Full Category B Licence, 28 years’ driving experience (8 years UK based)

Languages: I am fluent (including technical language) in English, Russian, Lithuanian and have some ability in Polish and German.

Personal details: Nationality Lithuanian, Date of Birth 1971

References available upon request

Anyway, my problem now that I am overqualified for junior positions and I do not have recent commercial experience for better once.
My friend advised using "fantasy" - write in CV that I was involved in some projects, which is not true. But later I started thinking I can make it true. I can establish my own company find a few little customers. I have some other income, so for me would be enough just cover expenses in the worse case. If I did that 2 years ago it was 2 years commercial experience by now.

@scottalanmiller
Hm, Options IT is employer itself, not agency.

@scottalanmiller
No it is not fake. It is the same job:
http://www.options-it.com/career/junior-network-engineer/
I had Skype interview with IT manager from London a year ago. Said thinks should not say and doors are closed there for me since then.

@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:

If your goals are Linux work, which seems likely given your education background there, then the CCNA is useless because the parts of it that are good for you are covered by your Network+, the CCNA is specific to Cisco so useless in most environments and useless for anyone not tasked with Cisco work - which wouldn't overlap with Linux work.

After failing LFCSA twice I got frustrated, other courses were included in membership, so I tried something else. Jobcentre send me to Steps To Success program and they made me take some Alison training, Introduction to Cloud Computing and Databases I found at least somewhat useful. I nearly got a job at Broadsoft and troubleshooting Linux performance and SQL were areas I struggled on an interview.
Here is an example of CCNA and Linux in one job advert:
http://www.nijobs.com/Junior-Network-Engineer-Job-1287402.aspx

@scottalanmiller
Thanks for video Scott Alan.
I have 15 years of experience servicing networked MFP, Copiers, printers, but volunteered to get redundant and struggle to make carrier switch to IT for over 2 Years. I apply for about 5 jobs every two weeks. Here is list of my training:
Linux Foundation X LFS101x – Introduction to Linux (Dec 2015)
Linux Foundation X LFS201x – Essentials of Linux System Administration (April 2016)
Failed LFCSA exam
LinuxAcademy.com – LFCSA v2.16 prep course (September 2016)
Failed LFCSA exam again ( I was close to passing, so should pay for 2 more trying and finally get done with it)
LinuxAcademy.com – DevOps Essentials (September 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – Learning Puppet DevOps Deployment (Puppet Professional Cert) (Nov 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – OpenStack Essentials (October 2016)
ALISON – Introduction to Cloud Computing (November 2016)
ALISON – Databases – DML Statements and SQL Server Administration (Dec 2016)
LinuxAcademy.com – SQL Primer (December 2016)
JUNIPER NETWORKS – Networking Fundamentals – WBT (Jan 2017)
PEARSON – CompTIA's Network+ Exam Cram and Labs (February 2017)
Cisco CCNA – Routing and Switching (in progress)
Howtonetwork.com – Master Subnetting (Aug 2017)
Howtonetwork.com – Cisco CCNA Simplified (in progress)
Before I passed CompTIA Network+ no one employer even bother to call me for an interview, but CompTIA Network+ is not good enough to get hired ether.
I think formal qualification is important and if I start this process over would start from CCNA then Linux+ instead of LFCSA, because it is not performance based and 2 parts, so easier to pass.