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by onalethata

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I am an IT Professional and want to apply for a post of Technology Alliance Manager. Before applying, I want to know more about what this position is all about, what does the Tech Alliance Manager suppose to do, etc.

Can anyone give me a brief description of this position? The company that has advertised this position is an authoised Dell dealer and they are also registered suppliers of other IT harware and software. They also do support and maintanance.

THanks

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by oh smeg

So you have to look at what they want and the description that they give of the position.

This could mean anything depending on what it is that the company actually does and if they are a Service Center it could mean anything from a receptionist to book in repairs to something far more important.

It could just as easily be someone to help customers with Software and be a First Tier Help Desk Support Person.

Col

by onalethata

Thanks,I did look at the add, the add is just for a normal IT Manager post. It talks about ITIL stuff throughout. It does not help me by giving me a clear description of the post.

by older mycroft

... Or in your case SEVEN :(

It is not advisable to play a game of Darts while wearing a blindfold.

It is equally not a good idea to ever apply for a job that you don't know anything about, if for no other reason than you might be offered the post, then having discussed it at length during the interview, have to turn the offer down.

If you then continued to apply for jobs you knew nothing about you could end up as the [b][u]'Most Successful At Interview'[/b][/u] but also [i][u]'Least Employable'[/i][/u] due to word getting round that you never accept the job offers. ;)

by onalethata

Thanks, something that I have noticed is that different organisations describes job roles differently. The job describtion for an IT Manager in your organisation might look like a JD for a Team Leader in my organisation. According to the JD in the add, its more like an IT Manager role. But the job tittle is different, hence I needed to make sure.
In any case, I aggree with all of you that I have insulted my profession by applying for a job that I dont know. At the same time, if all that is needed is what is in the JD (on the add), then I know the job and I have all what it takes. It seems to me that the JD and the job titlle does not match.

by rob mekel

You're about to apply for a new job.

You don't know what the jobtitle does mean
You don't know what the jobdiscription is
You don't know what job is all about

Hence that, is my conclusion correct if I get that; you have no idea of what you are going to get yourself into ?

I wonder ... would I hire a person that has no clue of what the job is all about?
There for has no experience on the job whatsoever?
That in a time where there most likely will be a lot of people with the right skills who do know what the job is all about will be unemployed ... mmm ... I guess not.
Let me think of it ... me being a manager ... hiring people on and off for different, permanent or temporary, jobs.
Let me reasure you ... I definitely would not!

But hey that's just me.

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