I chose a position as a diagnostics engineer at HP for my job analysis. I chose HP because they are a large information technology corporation. This position would be a good start to my future career in IT. I have had a previous internship with Information Systems Resources. It is a small local IT company in my home town. They specialize in it solutions for small to medium businesses. I gained a lot of good experience with IBM AS400 systems and windows. I worked closely with one of their consultants and traveled with him to fix customer’s needs. I also had the opportunity to help install all the IT needs at a chiropractor’s office. I did some simple things like laying and terminating cable. I also installed Server 2003 and configured active directory. This was a good experience for me for a first internship but I decided that I would also like to experience a larger corporation.
I feel that working as a diagnostics engineer with HP would be a great way to experience how different working for a large corporation is after having worked for a small company. I have taken an enterprise windows administration course which gave me knowledge that would be very helpful for this position with HP. I have developed troubleshooting skills through my courses at Purdue. In the enterprise windows administration course I spent many hours troubleshooting. I learned many valuable things about how to properly trouble shoot during those many hours. One of the things I learned is how to search effectively. It is important to know how to search for what you’re looking for. I learned how key words can effectively narrow down your search results. I found that writing down error codes and researching them is a very effective way to find an answer to your problem.
I have also learned how to document effectively. Documentation is very helpful for recreating the problem so that you can figure out what is going wrong. Experiencing the problem will help to solve it. It is also important to document what you have done. You will never get anything done if you keep trying the same or similar things to solve the problem. I have also taken three speech courses while at Purdue. These courses have helped to boost my confidence when speaking to an audience. This experience and knowledge will greatly help me to get my ideas across in an effective manner.
I have also taken courses in SQL and PL SQL. I have taken a few courses in programming. I have taken a beginning course in Java. These courses will help me with this job. The type of thinking that is required for programming will help me solve problems. Since this job is a based on diagnostics there will be a lot of problem solving and critical thinking. I have also taken two courses about systems development life cycle. I feel that the experience with the SDLC greatly helps my understanding of the development of information technology systems.
I will be fully qualified for this position by the time I graduate from Purdue. This is an entry level position so this would be a good place for me to start my career at. I like the thought of working for a large company because of the opportunity for promotion. I think that I will probably start working at a large corporation when I graduate instead of a small one like my previous internship. With my knowledge that I have learned from my courses at Purdue and my previous internship I feel that this would be a good position for me.
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You have done a good job here of describing your skills and experiences. What you need to do more of, however, is prune this list around the particular values and expectations of the company you are applying to. You can start by more thoroughly researching the company. You will need to know them by more than their reputation. You will need to demonstrate "insider" or "industry" knowledge of the company (i.e., more than the average consumer might know). Your ability to carefully select and then demonstrate through concrete examples the requisite skills for this position will be what generates interest in your application and you as a potential hire. In both your resume and cover letter, you will want to avoid the "shotgun approach" of listing every possible skill and experience. The letter is short and sweet; you can demonstrate your fitness for the position by knowing exactly what they are looking for and giving them exactly that.