P1-Unit 2

Industry:  If you want to join the IT industry then you will have to have a bit of knowledge about computers and communications and  what different protocols are. You should really have advanced knowledge about computers but you dont have to. You should also know about wi-fi and how to protect your self from viruses and Internet security, You also need to know About your saftey&health with computers, for example  eye problems, making sure all the cables are in the computer correctly. For your working procedures you should have  half decent typing rate on the keyboard. And not to make any mistakes but if you do you have to be able to notice them mistakes.

General:  The general skills you should have for going into a IT industry is that you need personal skills on a computer, for example- being able to type fast on a keyboard, being able to log on quick and get on with your job.
You should also have good communication skills such as talking with your college and with other people in your workplace. You should also have good organisation skills as if your typing 10 documents every week then you will need places to store them and you cant just let them build up on your desktop or a folder you created years ago, you are also going to need good problem solving skills- for example if your computer saves one of your documents to a folder you will need to find it, or if your internet cuts off you will need to check if the Ethernet cable is still in the socket

Attitudes: When working in a IT industry you will need patience and a good attitude as computers do receive technical faults sometimes but thats where your problem solving should come in, Also old worn out computers do freeze time to time and that can get annoying but if you have good patience then it will be fine, also you will need a good attitude to talk to your colleges to as if you have a bad attitude they wont like you.
Your going to need alot of self confidence because you might be promoting a slideshow at a conference and if your shy and not confident then thats going to look bad on you at conference day.