GC

Information Technology

Technical support is an advice service provided, usually over the phone, to help people who have problems using a computer. Presently most large and mid-size companies have outsourced their tech support operations.

About Information Technology

Technical support is an advice service provided, usually over the phone, to help people who have problems using a computer. Presently most large and mid-size companies have outsourced their tech support operations.

Ideal Candidate (Benchmark)

GC

Work Preferences (Self-Assessment)

(3%)

What the ideal candidate explicitly says they want in their work, work style, and work environment

3D Printing

Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality

Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence

Self-Driving Cars

Internet of things

Cloud Computing

Quantum Computing

5G

Software Development Tools

Blockchain

Cybersecurity

Poverty

Boredom

Ageing

Treating Diseases

Preventative healthcare

Improving Relationships

Education

Automation and the Future of Work

Financial Planning

Increasing Productivity

Natural Disasters

Cyberattacks

Nuclear War

Terrorist Attacks

Environment

Food Conservation

Water Conservation

Energy Conservation

Income Inequality

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

Immigration

Space Settlement

Mental Health


Interests (Self-Assessment)

(6%)

Candidate general interests and strong interest inventory

Strong Interest Inventory Results

Strong Interest Inventory is a popular interest assessment used by career counselors. Learn more here.

Realistic

80%


Investigative

80%


Social

80%


Conventional

80%


Enterprising

60%


Artistic

40%


Personality (Self-Assessment)

(9%)

The big five, 16 personalities, and other personality traits

16 Personalities Results

16 personalities / myers briggs is a popular way for career counselors to distinguish how people have different personalities. Learn more here.

ESTP

Big Five Results

The Big Five personality traits is a popular way for career counselors and psychologists to distinguish how people have different personalities. Learn more here.

Agreeableness

100%


Conscientiousness

80%


Extraversion

80%


Openness

40%


Neuroticism (Inverse of Emotional Stability)

40%


Skills (Self-Assessment)

(20%)

The top skills that matter

Top hard skills:

Troubleshooting

Business Process Improvement

Google Suite / Office 365

Windows Server

Microsoft Exchange

Active Directory

Top soft skills:

Customer Service

Communication

Creative Problem Solving

Teamwork

Determination

Independent


Education

(9%)

The educational components that matter

Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology

CompTIA A+

Projects

(11%)

Importance of relevant projects, and what type of project work

software

hardware

development

IT

information technology

500


Experience

(11%)

Importance of relevant experience, and what type of experience

software

hardware

development

IT

information technology


Interview

(14%)

What matters in the ideal candidate's interview


Diversity

(17%)

What valuable diverse candidates look like to us


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