Have you ever mentioned being a part of the Techexams community?

N2IT

I am just sitting here taking a break from this exciting PMP material and was thinking have you all ever had the opportunity to bring up the forum in an interview or at your current job?

I have led many of people to this site to help them with their journey. I have also mentioned it in job interviews. It hasn't hurt me personally, in fact it may of helped. I just was wondering how/if you would consider leveraging this forum for you own personal gain in the real world and if so how.

Being apart of a community like this really does make you a better person if you allow it too.

Timber Wolf

Ive mentioned it to some fellow students in my classes as a great tech resource but i dont think any of them have actually signed up.

SteveLord

Mentioned it to a few people on other forums. Mentioned it to a coworker who is just starting in IT.

Slowhand

I've mentioned it to my old CIS instructor, who seems to be pointing his students towards joining. I've also had the chance to talk up TechExams during one of my recent phone-interviews for a job, when asked what I was doing to 'fill the hours' outside of taking classes while I wasn't working. Oddly enough, that manager stopped asking technical questions after I told him I was a moderator for the Windows forum, and went straight into asking about salary requirements. I guess it pays to be part of a community known for weeding out the cheaters and fakers.

ConradJ

I too tried to mention it to people that were in school with me. I think it's a real measure of people in the industry.
I honestly think that maybe two or three of the 18 in my class were true IT people, the rest were there to get a quick buck because they assume they're going to leave school and have a high-flying job straight off the bat. The majority now work in a call centre for a local ISP.
The ones who really care about the product, care about their career, and love the industry as a whole sign up here. The rest don't/won't.
And that's the way I like it. It secures the good positions for the likes of us.

RomBUS

Yes I actually mentioned being on this website on a number of my interviews as being active in my certification persuit and learning about latest trends in IT

Devilsbane

I have pointed 4 or 5 people here. I know of only 2 that actually came and both did a couple posts and then never came back. Typically its for people that start asking me Cisco questions.

Everyone

I don't think I'd ever mention it in an interview. I've achieved a strange balance of appearing "normal" while still displaying great technical abilities, that makes me desirable. I think if I started rambling about a forum during an interview, it'd tip me towards appearing too much like a weird uber geek that may make me less desirable.

I have however mentioned it to at least 1 person that I work with that was looking for some advice.

Hypntick

I've pointed a few co-workers here as well as my student mentor for WGU. Only one person I know that is a regular on here and that's only in the WGU thread.

anobomski

i mentioned the forum to a vendor at ipexpo in London last week. i told them i found out about their product on this forum

NetworkingStudent

ConradJ wrote: »

I too tried to mention it to people that were in school with me. I think it's a real measure of people in the industry.
I honestly think that maybe two or three of the 18 in my class were true IT people, the rest were there to get a quick buck because they assume they're going to leave school and have a high-flying job straight off the bat. The majority now work in a call centre for a local ISP.
The ones who really care about the product, care about their career, and love the industry as a whole sign up here. The rest don't/won't.
And that's the way I like it. It secures the good positions for the likes of us.

The students from you school, sound alot like the ones from mine. I still remember getting the A+, and my teacher was floored. I guess not that many students get the A+ certification. He pointed to one guy and said “He’s been here for 4-5 years getting his BA, and he doesn’t have one certification yet”.

N2IT

NetworkingStudent wrote: »

The students from you school, sound alot like the ones from mine. I still remember getting the A+, and my teacher was floored. I guess not that many students get the A+ certification. He pointed to one guy and said “He’s been here for 4-5 years getting his BA, and he doesn’t have one certification yet”.

I took a software and hardware support class at the community college and I think I was the only one in the class training for A+. Everyone else was focused heavily on networking and programming. It was a filler course in their minds IMO

cyberguypr

Everyone wrote: »

I think if I started rambling about a forum during an interview, it'd tip me towards appearing too much like a weird uber geek that may make me less desirable.

HAHA! Never let them know up front who you really are. My mantra.