IT Support Job Opening Available

[JamieBeeston]

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We're Hiring

[Mag1calTrev0r]

Docklands, working nights: 23:30 - 08:00, £20k, with Linux & Cisco experience.

You don't want any one good then?

[Podie]

Says "circa 20k" and if they're putting their hand in their pocket for training, it's a good start for someone IMO.

[JamieBeeston]

Mag1calTrev0r said:

Docklands, working nights: 23:30 - 08:00, £20k, with Linux & Cisco experience.

You don't want any one good then?

Sure I want good, but I'm not after another one of me, but I'm after some youngster who's eager to learn and has a good basic skillset we can build on.

The job will be 90% playing online games and surfing forums / watching movies..

We get very little night-time support, but I want someone there all the same..

~£20k is over double minimum wage.. and it's a starting salary, not a final salary, especially for a college leaver, and especially as we're going to spend approaching that again on training the right chap/chapess.

Docklands is SOOO accessible, the candidate could live anywhere so long as they can get in on time... but this is why we're offering £20k and not £14k, to attract someone a little more local.

I also said basic cisco, ie ccna that their foist on kids in college these days..

I don't want someone to rewrite my BGP peering sessions, just someone who knows how to disable a switchport!

[Podie]

what JamieBeeston should have said:

We get very little night-time support, except that Podie character phoning up at 11pm on a Sunday night

[JamieBeeston]

Podie said:

what JamieBeeston should have said:

We get very little night-time support, except that Podie character phoning up at 11pm on a Sunday night

drinks sometime soon

[Podie]

JamieBeeston said:

Podie said:

what JamieBeeston should have said:

We get very little night-time support, except that Podie character phoning up at 11pm on a Sunday night

drinks sometime soon

Sounds like a plan

[zaktoo]

I wish I was even close (he he) to being local. Sounds like a decent job for a great company and the hours are super

[Podie]

zaktoo said:

I wish I was even close (he he) to being local. Sounds like a decent job for a great company and the hours are super

I reckon it's commutteable..

[JamieBeeston]

zaktoo said:

I wish I was even close (he he) to being local. Sounds like a decent job for a great company and the hours are super

London City Airport is a 5 min taxi drive (or a short DLR trip) away

And imagine the pings to your server from on-Network

J

[Mag1calTrev0r]

JamieBeeston said:

Mag1calTrev0r said:

Docklands, working nights: 23:30 - 08:00, £20k, with Linux & Cisco experience.

You don't want any one good then?

Sure I want good, but I'm not after another one of me, but I'm after some youngster who's eager to learn and has a good basic skillset we can build on.

The job will be 90% playing online games and surfing forums / watching movies..

We get very little night-time support, but I want someone there all the same..

~£20k is over double minimum wage.. and it's a starting salary, not a final salary, especially for a college leaver, and especially as we're going to spend approaching that again on training the right chap/chapess.

Docklands is SOOO accessible, the candidate could live anywhere so long as they can get in on time... but this is why we're offering £20k and not £14k, to attract someone a little more local.

I also said basic cisco, ie ccna that their foist on kids in college these days..

I don't want someone to rewrite my BGP peering sessions, just someone who knows how to disable a switchport!

Hmm, fair enough... suppose it's a good starting point.

[JamieBeeston]

Salary Bump

[agent006]

Jamie, as an aside, is there a phone number for you tech support people? Or is typing the only way?

[JamieBeeston]

agent006 said:

Jamie, as an aside, is there a phone number for you tech support people? Or is typing the only way?

Serverstream offers Tech support via Telephone as the price point supports this, Register1 offers 24/7 support via the ticketing system as it's price point supports that.

If I was to offer 24/7 telephone tech support to Reg1 customers I'd need to double the prices to cover the extra £150k of support staffers.

The Reg1 support staffers are a great bunch though, and will always respond in a likety-split fashion

J

[LDNrevs]

That looks like a good job for the right person no doubt about it. Best of luck!

[CUE99T]

Seems like a decent starting job, as a business owner recently just gone through more staff recruiting I know how hard this is and think Jamie is offering an excellent opportunity to someone.

Best of Luck JB.

Paul

[JamieBeeston]

CUE99T said:

Seems like a decent starting job, as a business owner recently just gone through more staff recruiting I know how hard this is and think Jamie is offering an excellent opportunity to someone.

Best of Luck JB.

Paul

Ta Paul..

as you say, it's a pain finding not just someone with the skills.. but more someone who you know will be a good fit and whom is willing to put in the effort, and not just 'clock off and go home' when the whistle blows!

I'm slowly sorting through the applicants, but I fear I'm going to have to throw the net a little further..

I think I'll end up contacting Unis / colleges directly, I just wanted to see if I could help a PH'r out first.

[CUE99T]

No probs JB, I recently went through a few "JOKERS" as they say, and eventually got an "ACE"!!

The problem I feel is everyone expects something for nothing, yes I might have a good business now, but before when I worked for someone else, I worked for free at weekends and worked late most nights just get the experience and show my willingness to get on in my chosen carreer.

I had only some standard grades and it was more the effort I put in that made me succeed and obviosuly people who recognised that helped me up a few steps of the ladder, and I thank them very much for that.

I used Jobserve for my recruitment and it's not bad. Agencies just seems too expensive for my needs.

Someone will turn up when you least expect it I feel.

Seems what your offering is a chance to learn and get paid for it.........seems the best type of offer out there!!

I did use the Uni for one guy and it has been very good, but experienced I think is better.

Paul

[JamieBeeston]

Aye,

I've certainly had alot of people wanting the moon on a stick (More money, less hours, more holiday, no nights on the 'Night Shift' role!)

I'm sure I'll find someone eventually.. so far we've recruited from our own peer groups.. people I've worked with, or went to school / college / uni with.. but as I get older, so do the mates, and so they want more

Bless... give me a sales pitch to a PLC any day over recruiting

J

[rich1231]

Can I have the moon on a stick please?