Reply to: Truth or lie?

[rambaugh]

Honestly? Cloud computing is not just merely hosting mail servers on the cloud. I seriously suggest a quick read of Amazon EC, S3 and lately Microsoft Azure. The cost saving for the end client who shift to cloud is tremendous. I have been a Cloud Evangelist for last few years. Though it started as a big client's buzz words, I have seen smaller companies shift their IT operations to the cloud lately. I would recommend "Join the train".

Dave.

Cloud computing is soooo last year. Big DATA is the new buzz word.

Buzz words become important if you want your CV identified by automated keyword matching applications used by all kinds of recruiters these days.

[northernladuk]

After number 37: learn portuguese?

and 38 : Pull own toenails out with pliers.

[MyUserName]

Great stuff. I will add it to my To Do List

After number 37: learn portuguese?

[northernladuk]

Honestly? Cloud computing is not just merely hosting mail servers on the cloud. I seriously suggest a quick read of Amazon EC, S3 and lately Microsoft Azure. The cost saving for the end client who shift to cloud is tremendous. I have been a Cloud Evangelist for last few years. Though it started as a big client's buzz words, I have seen smaller companies shift their IT operations to the cloud lately. I would recommend "Join the train".

Dave.

Great stuff. I will add it to my To Do List

[rd409]

I am exactly the same and struggle to bother with this technology even though it is on the periphery of what I am doing now. Thing is I do think it is useful to keep up with the buzz words, however crap it is, same as corporate talk. As useless as it is you have to play the game sometimes. Conversely you get the new guys talking about stuff because it is 'buzz' and don't really have a clue. Had a young consultant loving Cloud Computing and how it is the new thing when people start to use it they will see. I pointed out to him anyone with a Hotmail account has used it and he tried to argue that wasn't Cloud computer. Major facepalm moment.

I should really make more of an effort to take an interest though.

If the OP has been out of tech for so long the buzz words could definitely help.

Honestly? Cloud computing is not just merely hosting mail servers on the cloud. I seriously suggest a quick read of Amazon EC, S3 and lately Microsoft Azure. The cost saving for the end client who shift to cloud is tremendous. I have been a Cloud Evangelist for last few years. Though it started as a big client's buzz words, I have seen smaller companies shift their IT operations to the cloud lately. I would recommend "Join the train".

Dave.

[northernladuk]

Interesting that. I work in IT and have done so non-stop for years, but don't bother keeping up to date on the latest trends any more. I lost interest at the grid-computing stage and even today I don't see the point of cloud technology. It's just smoke & mirrors, or at least that's what I think, because I can see how much crap is piled onto more crap and the glued onto even more crap to make these things work.

IT - bah!

I am exactly the same and struggle to bother with this technology even though it is on the periphery of what I am doing now. Thing is I do think it is useful to keep up with the buzz words, however crap it is, same as corporate talk. As useless as it is you have to play the game sometimes. Conversely you get the new guys talking about stuff because it is 'buzz' and don't really have a clue. Had a young consultant loving Cloud Computing and how it is the new thing when people start to use it they will see. I pointed out to him anyone with a Hotmail account has used it and he tried to argue that wasn't Cloud computer. Major facepalm moment.

I should really make more of an effort to take an interest though.

If the OP has been out of tech for so long the buzz words could definitely help.

[ChimpMaster]

+1 for Chimpmaster... this was my position in february 2007, I'd left IT to start a retail business in feb 2002. Whilst it generated profit it wasn't providing the lifestyle we wanted so we closed down. It goes on the CV with the learnings regarding customer service, managing product\finances, people skills...

That was feb 2007, I took on a wee 6 month bike related project run by the council whilst I looked for work.

It was indicated that it might be a struggle to get back into IT as things move very fast, change blah blah blah.. anyway 5 job interviews later and I was back in IT started Decmember 2007 and I found that things hadn't really moved on THAT much.. but then I did keep track of what was happening in IT whilst running the shop...

Interesting that. I work in IT and have done so non-stop for years, but don't bother keeping up to date on the latest trends any more. I lost interest at the grid-computing stage and even today I don't see the point of cloud technology. It's just smoke & mirrors, or at least that's what I think, because I can see how much crap is piled onto more crap and the glued onto even more crap to make these things work.

IT - bah!

[gables]

+1 for Chimpmaster... this was my position in february 2007, I'd left IT to start a retail business in feb 2002. Whilst it generated profit it wasn't providing the lifestyle we wanted so we closed down. It goes on the CV with the learnings regarding customer service, managing product\finances, people skills...

That was feb 2007, I took on a wee 6 month bike related project run by the council whilst I looked for work.

It was indicated that it might be a struggle to get back into IT as things move very fast, change blah blah blah.. anyway 5 job interviews later and I was back in IT started Decmember 2007 and I found that things hadn't really moved on THAT much.. but then I did keep track of what was happening in IT whilst running the shop...

[Bunk]

I assume he got time off for good behavior

Or he still has a couple of years left to serve and he's just planning ahead.

[SimonMac]

5 years!

I assume he got time off for good behavior

[Taita]

There's a way to paint the truth so that it shows that you have taken something positive from your experiences.

There's no real need to mention that your business was a 'failure'. You can simply imply that it didn't generate as much income as you hoped and so you decided on another direction. In the meantime you learned a lot about the supply chain and about business as a whole ... and of course how IT can be used to streamline operations etc etc.

As you're a postman with IT experience, could you not ask for an internal transfer into Royal Mail's IT department? Any IT related job there will give you a springboard for a better move in the future.

Well said!

[ChimpMaster]

There's a way to paint the truth so that it shows that you have taken something positive from your experiences.

There's no real need to mention that your business was a 'failure'. You can simply imply that it didn't generate as much income as you hoped and so you decided on another direction. In the meantime you learned a lot about the supply chain and about business as a whole ... and of course how IT can be used to streamline operations etc etc.

As you're a postman with IT experience, could you not ask for an internal transfer into Royal Mail's IT department? Any IT related job there will give you a springboard for a better move in the future.

[moggy]

I've had a five year break away from IT but now want to return to doing something I know and like. Basically following redundancy I started my own business which struggled for three years before finally going belly up, in the months after I was desperate for money so took a part time job as a postman..trouble is I've been there ever since.

Question is do I put on my CV

a) 1984-2007 worked in IT, 2010-present postman
b) 1984-2007 worked in IT, then appear to be in prison for the last seven years
c) 1984-2012 A high flying IT executive who's never out of work

The 'experts' say anything on your CV is relevant and show you have experience in a wide variety of things, but a failed business and shoving letters through doors?

5 years!

[garethevans1986]

+1 for telling the truth...I would rather somebody be honest with me and say they started a business and it went belly up - your previous experience may come in handy one day.

GE

[northernladuk]

Always the truth.

Totally this. Start lying and you will end up somewhere needing some kind of financial check or background check and you will get caught. Rememeber, to you it is a lie, to the law it is committing fraud.