Computer job

**Spencer2004** · #11 4th Sep 2008, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

I own a computer repair, sales, web design, SEO company.

wtf i didnt get an email telling me that i got replies :(

and wow, someones doing well 4 them self

but if ur so rich y dont u have a monster gaming computer? i would.

**Hybr!d** · #12 4th Sep 2008, 14:59

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Originally Posted by Bubba

I'm trying to be as gentle as I can be Spencer, but if you used the same grammar and spelling on your PCWorld application as you did here, I am not surprised they turned you down. I assume by your icon flag that you are from Great Britain and as such English is your mother tongue. Old people like me read job applications and we neither "get" nor care about text messaging lingo, ESPECIALLY on a job application. I say this as a tip, not as a criticism to your posting style here. If this doesn't apply to you then ignore it lol, don't get mad. If, however, it DOES apply, then take my message to heart.

I too was young once, (seems like a LONG time ago), and made more than my share of mistakes. I still make them. On job applications be professional, the tight asses reading them will throw them out and you will never get a foot in the door if you aren't. Good luck. LOL I'm in the same boat as you, looking for a computer hardware job as an old person.

I re read your original post. You are leaving "skool" in a few years? I don't know if you mean college or high school (I don't know what you call high school in Great Britian, sorry). ANyways, I'm assuming you mean high school. What I would suggest in that situation is exactly what you are doing. Peruse websites that have a plethora of computer hardware oriented folks on them and suck up all the knowledge you can. Keep knocking on doors (easier if you live in a big city rather than a small own) of folks who are doing what you think you may want to do. Like Dave said, you will be paid crap, but that is the nature of the beast. You will be paid for what you know and as a kid you don't know much, but whoever hires you will TEACH you much so there is the trade off. Actually you will probably get the better end of the deal in the long run as you sound like someone waiting to soak up all the knowledge you can.

Good luck.

Excellent advice +rep.

**Hybr!d** · #13 4th Sep 2008, 15:09

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Originally Posted by Spencer2004

wtf i didnt get an email telling me that i got replies :(

and wow, someones doing well 4 them self

but if ur so rich y dont u have a monster gaming computer? i would.

I didn't say I was rich lol.

I do ok, work the hours I want, do what I want and I don't have a boss on my case 24/7

But as puff daddy said "Mo money, mo problems"

To make money you have to spend/invest money. The more you make the more you spend to try and make more. You have to invest your profits to grow, it doesn't all go in your back pocket. Then one day you lose it all, or not. It's all a gamble and I have a few times. I'm certainly not complaining but it's not all rosy. It's very stressful and pretty unsociable too. But I wouldn't swap it for anything.

As for the gaming PC I don't play games, spend my time coding mostly and teaching myself stuff that hopefully gets me further on in life.

**thingie2** · #14 4th Sep 2008, 15:16

you should maybe do some new hardware reviews, and sell the comonents on, make a little extra, and it would be usefull for everyone on the forums, however I don't know how easy it is to get into getting sent free engineering samples.

**Hybr!d** · #15 4th Sep 2008, 15:18

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Originally Posted by thingie2

you should maybe do some new hardware reviews, and sell the comonents on, make a little extra, and it would be usefull for everyone on the forums, however I don't know how easy it is to get into getting sent free engineering samples.

Not easy, unless you can give the company's major exposure in return.

**thingie2** · #16 4th Sep 2008, 15:27

hmm, shame about that, allthough doesn't these forums get enough readers? or do they want millions of hits a day or something?

**Hybr!d** · #17 4th Sep 2008, 15:30

Real magazines get free stuff as they have a huge audience, website wise, yes you would need major traffic, 100,000's of unique visits a day.

**Spencer2004** · #18 5th Sep 2008, 02:06

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Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

Excellent advice +rep.

i didnt write an application, do u really think that i would use text message language and incorrect spelling in a job application?! apart from that the rest is g00d advice thanx.

**Hybr!d** · #19 5th Sep 2008, 02:10

Whether you applied or not it is good advice for you and anyone else reading.

**Carbon** · #20 5th Sep 2008, 02:28

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Originally Posted by thingie2

you should maybe do some new hardware reviews, and sell the comonents on, make a little extra, and it would be usefull for everyone on the forums, however I don't know how easy it is to get into getting sent free engineering samples.

Don't you think if these hardware reviewers sold all thier demo parts that we would have 1. no more hardware reviewers and 2. tons of chips being released ahead of street date? No non-questionable reviewer would ever do such a thing - the ones that would don't get their parts for free, and most reviewers in this position run large sites that take in much more ad money than a few parts sales would be worth.