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It's very difficult, especially for a small business to take anyone on, ESPECIALLY if you have little to no experience...

 

I have experience, and struggle finding such a job.....

 

the problem with having smaller stores, it costs more for them to keep open, and components often end up more expensive as a result, so people don't go to them because it's cheaper online blah blah blah..

 

I know of several 'smaller' independent computer shops that have closed over the last few years, simply because of not enough business....

 

buying new, people either go to Currys/PCWorld/John Lewis etc, or build their own...

 

for faults, pretty much everyone knows SOMEONE who knows someone who can fix computers also, so repairs are often not done in store(s)

 

so you see the problem! :(

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In the same boat as Ghozer.

 

I've been building PCs since I was 12 (I'm now in my mid 30s).

 

I used to work for an independent many moons ago but the business folded due to criminal actions of the owner (not related to the business)

 

I've loads of qualification Inc a decent degree. Whilst I was looking for work after all I found were businesses that were expecting to hire Bill Gates for 5.00 an hour (before min wage)

 

I was let go from one large retailer because I refused to tell a customer that they needed new hardware costing nearly 200 quid after I'd repaired a simple software fault in 5 mins.

 

I now work for a telecommunications company and hate the bureaucracy of it. Simple issues that take no time to fix take hours because of 'protocols'

 

If someone breaks a mouse I can't just go in and replace it. Has to be booked as a job, given a priority and equipment requisitioned then a repair order created.

 

I miss the old days

 

And answering the phone with "have you tried turning it off and on again" :hihi::hihi::hihi:

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You really need recognised certs these days. Plus ?? number of years experience.

 

At least try and get a Microsoft or Cisco exam passed. Comp TIA, although are pretty thorough exams, they aren't as recognised.

 

I was recently made redundant by a city council after 11 years as a senior network administrator. I used to interview people on a regular basis but always hit opposition because the applicant had a wrong spelling or wasn't wearing a suit! I tried many times to point out that I wanted people with problem solving skills and the ability to learn, rather than if they missed a dot from an "i" or forgot to cross a "t" The problem being that because I had an opinion that differed, I wasn't a "team player" Maybe that's why I was made "redundant"

 

Firstly you need to decide which direction you want to go. I.T is a big trade with many specialities. Try and work out which appeals to you most. Being able to build a PC won't really cut it. I started off with Cisco but soon realised that my forte was Windows server and as such I went down that learning path. All the paths are long and hard with many exams that keep coming round every 4 to 6 years depending on which you choose.

 

Don't be put off by what I've written, it's just the way it is. I got my first job with one operating system exam pass and one server exam. I've always self taught with books, video and my own lab. Lab is a posh work for bunch of switches and PC's that you break (Software wise) on a regular basis.

 

Good luck to the OP and the others. I'm sure you'll get there.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I agree with everything said above. The market is certainly over-crowded.

 

Like Zach said, try to find a specialist/niche area that interests you.

 

We are trying to differentiate ourselves by slowly drifting towards drone repairs.

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Drone repairs are a little awkward though imho... as most people who fly to the level of needing a repair, would have built their own, or at least looked into the maintenance of such...

 

where-as the cheap-o ones, aren't really worth repairing....

 

it's something I have considered, but after talking to people, and posting/reading on drone owner forums, I decided it's not worth it...

 

a lot of the components aren't available, or are VERY difficult to get hold of...

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It is awkward, although - high tech, prebuilt drones (DJI, Yuneec, Hubsan, Parrot) are often bought by people who aren't familiar with repairs. Let's say, construction of Mavic's gimbal is incredibly fragile, We've replaced ribbon cable, but the components and motors are so fiddly that you have to have a solid background handling small electronics. Our technician was building his own drones for years and he admits that home, custom built drones are quite crude, with rock solid soldering joints, large flight controller boxes etc. are very different from massively produced drones, and easy to work with because you dont need much precision.

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