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Desktop Support Technician Program

Prerequisites

During the recruitment process, candidates for the Desktop Support Technician program will be reviewed for the following prerequisites:

  • 3 -5 years experience working with, troubleshooting, and maintaining desktop PCs and operating systems including Windows XP.
  • Understanding the role of supporting end users who run Microsoft Windows XP Professional in a corporate environment or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition in a home environment.
  • Experience using applications that are included with the operating system, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook Express, as well as the productivity applications used in a corporate environment, such as Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience resolve operating system issues by telephone, by connecting to an end user's system remotely, or by visiting an end user's desktop.
  • Possess a working knowledge of a operating in a workgroup or Active Directory domain environment and how end users are affected by each environment.
  • Candidates should be able to successfully answer, escalate, or resolve all calls from end users.


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