I think the offer letter has been sent and I am a little scared since the products include Software, Operating Systems, Application Development, Storage, Servers, Desktops, Consulting IT Services, System Options, Network Security Products, etc. etc. all of which I only know enough to get by as your average computer user.
Any tips on how to attain the most amount of knowledge as fast as possible? Like a cliffnotes type thing for the tech world?
Thanks a million!
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Just read the Boxes
A lawyer I knew, he was a Lawyer for 30 years, said that the Best Salesmen/women are those who know little or nothing about the product. And in my experience, those who know the least generally sell the most. Just Try any BESTBUY store !!!
April 26th, 2009 at 6:57 am
The real answer is to dive in. Watch this:
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April 26th, 2009 at 7:07 am
Interning is your chance to learn all of those things.
1. I would do everything I could to learn the company product(s) if I were you. Try to make friends in the QA department and see if they will let you watch or participate in installing and testing the product.
2. Read the company data sheets and sales materials. Then go ask a sales person to give you the sales pitch.
3. If the company has any customer training program see if you can take it.
4. Use Wikipedia to learn about unfamiliar terms:
Some example articles:
5. When you run across something you are unfamiliar with and really want to go deep on, see if there is a ‘For Dummies’ book about it. The following are some good examples available on Amazon:
Networking for Dummies
Network Security for Dummies
6. Study the company web site of any product or service your company uses or mentions in its marketing collateral.
Good luck.