Searching for a job!!!

[KIKOFUS]

HI my name is kristoffer andersen. I am 15years old and i want to search for a job. I can everything about pcs and pcbuilding, and if u want i can make a tutorial video to show u how good i am. I am preaty mutch just you in a junior. I live in norway.

[Guest]

Have you looked up what Norway has instead of going on a North American forum site asking for it?

[EunSoo]

You should look for jobs locally. Find ways to get your name out in your community so that if someone has a problem with their computer or has a potential job, they will think of you.

[DocSwag]

First of all no idea why you're posting in this sub-forum; second of all I'm not sure why you're posting on this forum in the first place...

[ARikozuM]

Wrong sub-forum.

[knightslugger]

I'm going to be honest here kid.

 

you can train a monkey to build a computer. your skills are not skills. go take a manufacturing shop course in HS, learn to weld, learn to CNC Machine, learn to swing a hammer. If you're looking for a side job to earn some cash, shovel snow, mow lawns, or help cut, stack, and deliver firewood.

 

learn a trade. building computers ain't one of em.

[moderategamer]

8 minutes ago, KIKOFUS said:

HI my name is kristoffer andersen. I am 15years old and i want to search for a job. I can everything about pcs and pcbuilding, and if u want i can make a tutorial video to show u how good i am. I am preaty mutch just you in a junior. I live in norway.

Is it legal for you to have a job at 15 in Norway if I was you I'd look in to some cash in hand jobs, when I was your age I washed dishes on the weekends for a local restaurant and it was a pretty good job for me at that age brought in enough money to satisfy me I also helped out a local lanscaper which was pretty fun these are the kind of jobs you should be looking in to at your age.

[EPENEX]

2 hours ago, knightslugger said:

I'm going to be honest here kid.

 

you can train a monkey to build a computer. your skills are not skills. go take a manufacturing shop course in HS, learn to weld, learn to CNC Machine, learn to swing a hammer. If you're looking for a side job to earn some cash, shovel snow, mow lawns, or help cut, stack, and deliver firewood.

 

learn a trade. building computers ain't one of em.

You would be surprised by the number of people who want a custom built computer, but don't know how to put it together or want the help of a professional so that they don't break anything.

[dalekphalm]

5 hours ago, KIKOFUS said:

I can everything about pcs and pcbuilding

lmao this does not inspire confidence in the slightest.

 

I assume English is not your native language, given that you live in Norway, so I'll forgive you the really bad spelling and grammar.

 

Anyway, your best bet? Get a part time job in your home town, doing whatever. Retail or stocking shelves, etc. If you're dead set on Computers, then I would start by doing a few things:

1. Offer your services to repair and maintain computers to your friends and family. Either offer a set per hour fee, or make up a price list for various actions (or both). Eg: Virus Removal - $50, otherwise work is $15 per hour

2. Use the above method to build a reputation. Create a website if you want to expand your business. Alternatively, start offering PC Building as a service to friends and family. Charge a set amount for building (Eg: $50). Decide whether you will support the computer after the customer receives it (Eg: Do you provide 1 year of service/support, or is the customer on their own after they pick it up?)

3. Shipping a full computer is pretty expensive, so I'd recommend keeping everything pretty local.

 

You could make some money, but it's better to start learning about Information Technology, computer science, etc, and learn some skills that can be used as a career in your adulthood.

[dalekphalm]

2 hours ago, EPENEX said:

You would be surprised by the number of people who want a custom built computer, but don't know how to put it together or want the help of a professional so that they don't break anything.

If he's dead set on PC Building, then his best bet is that he happens to live in a smaller/rural town that doesn't already have a "Computer Shop" (Or a brick and mortar chain) selling computers. There's very little money in it, unless you get into the "ripping people off" territory, or the extreme high end boutique builds.

[knightslugger]

13 hours ago, EPENEX said:

You would be surprised by the number of people who want a custom built computer, but don't know how to put it together or want the help of a professional so that they don't break anything.

enough to take home $60,000 / yr?

 

I doubt it.

[dalekphalm]

1 minute ago, knightslugger said:

enough to take home $60,000 / yr?

 

I doubt it.

Possibly if you owned a small Computer Repair business, and you were the only option in town. Then yes, you might be able to get up to that kind of income.

 

But most likely? Not even close. Not by just PC building at least. You'd have to run a full service Computer Shop that does sales, builds, repairs, selling parts/software, etc. And even then, if you had competition, you'd likely lose out on most of your profits just trying to stay competitive.

[handymanshandle]

16 hours ago, knightslugger said:

I'm going to be honest here kid.

 

you can train a monkey to build a computer. your skills are not skills. go take a manufacturing shop course in HS, learn to weld, learn to CNC Machine, learn to swing a hammer. If you're looking for a side job to earn some cash, shovel snow, mow lawns, or help cut, stack, and deliver firewood.

 

learn a trade. building computers ain't one of em.

I would say applying to local shops (any, be it a fast food chain or a grocery store or w/e) would help. I'm not aware of what Norway's laws on Child labor are but if they're anything like Minnesota's, a 15 year old can do most things that a 16 year old can but with a few restrictions that the 16 year old wouldn't have. I got my first and my subsequent second job when I was 16. I'm 17 now. (I got my first job in early August, I started in September because August is a busy month for me.) and towards the end of October I got a job to replace that first job because I didn't really like it and so once I had a start date set for that replacement job I put my 2 week notice in and worked until my last scheduled day. And now going on month 3 (3 months will be February 21st) 

[arbellason55]

The problem with building computers for a job is that you will eventually reach a point when you have built a computer for everyone in your potential customer base and if did a decent job they won't need you for anything for quite a long time unless they want to upgrade every year or frequent too many questionable sites. Repairs are an iffy thing as you may end up costing yourself money trying to figure out what obscure nonsensical part is causing something else to go wrong. Working for a restaurant is a more stable job as people will always eat and in some cases you may be able to put your knowledge of computers to work. I personally did that by suggesting the restaurant I work at to upgrade from a handwritten ticket system to a pos machine which I set up outside of my scheduled hours for a fee. You meet some pretty interesting people aswell, I've met five different brewery owners and a guy who works in marketing for Nvidia. 

[SlipperyPete]

16 hours ago, KIKOFUS said:

HI my name is kristoffer andersen. I am 15years old and i want to search for a job. I can everything about pcs and pcbuilding, and if u want i can make a tutorial video to show u how good i am. I am preaty mutch just you in a junior. I live in norway.

get a job selling computers at a local store. thats what i did. i know a fair bit about computers and wanted to work around them so i sell them at bestbuy. (bestbuy is a major comouter retailer)

(also im 18)

[LAwLz]

16 hours ago, KIKOFUS said:

I am 15years old and i want to search for a job

You're too young for a job. Enjoy your youth. Once you get older you will miss it.

 

16 hours ago, KIKOFUS said:

I can everything about pcs and pcbuilding

No you don't, and the fact that you even said that shows that you know very little.

The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know.

 

16 hours ago, KIKOFUS said:

if u want i can make a tutorial video to show u how good i am. I am preaty mutch just you in a junior.

Are you applying for a job at LTT? Because they just hired more people so they probably aren't looking for more, and you're underage, and you live in the wrong country.

Look for a local job instead, if you are dead set on working (which I strongly recommend against).