Articles

Azure and containers for an IT interview: a one-week plan

Interview prep

A tested Docker lab, an Azure lab, and the questions to practice out loud.

Interview prep 12 min read

How to break into IT with no experience

Getting in

The honest version: what gets a zero-experience resume past a service desk manager, and what wastes your time.

Getting in 11 min read

The IT support cover letter that gets read

Applications

Nobody reads cover letters, except the ones that win the tiebreak.

Applications 7 min read

Helpdesk to sysadmin: the actual path

Getting out

Not the LinkedIn version. The 18-month pattern that worked, over and over.

Getting out 10 min read

The tier 1 survival guide

Tier 1

Call control, ticket hygiene, scripts, and keeping your soul at 40 tickets a day.

Tier 1 10 min read

A+, Network+, or nothing: which cert first

Certifications

Certs are a filter, not a ticket. The honest ledger.

Certifications 7 min read

The 10 questions I asked every helpdesk candidate

Interviews

And what a good answer sounds like, because most people fail these without knowing it.

Interviews 10 min read

The IT resume that gets interviews

Resumes

I screened hundreds for my own desk. What made me call someone, and what made me stop reading.

Resumes 9 min read