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Assessment Cover Sheet

Assessment Title:

Part 1. REPORT

Programme Title:

BACHELOR OF ICT

Course No.:

GSP 5203

Course Title:

MARKET YOURSELF

Student Name:

Hussein AlMukhtar

Student ID:

201101942

Tutor Name:

Dr. Rhea Fitzpatrick

Date due: 9th November 2014

By submitting this assessment for marking, either electronically or as hard copy, I confirm the
following:

This assignment is my own work

Any information used has been properly referenced.
I understand that a copy of my work may be used for moderation.
I have kept a copy of this assignment

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Table of Contents
Contents
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Interview ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Independent Research .................................................................................................................................. 6
Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
APA referencing ............................................................................................................................................ 9

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Introduction
This report aims to represents brief information about Network Engineer and the nature of
their work environment. Identifying the competencies required by companies in the networking
field. Plus, how educational achievements and work experiences offers occupational
opportunities. The information in this report gathered from interviewing a network engineer
and online research.
The first part of the report will cover the main points, questions related to the chosen career
and the answers given by the employee. Second part will contains a research about the job and
competencies required with networking industry. Last part will compare the research results
and interview findings.

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Interview
First I setup a meeting with Sayed Mohammed Nama who is a Network engineer at Horizon
Telecommunication Company. The meeting was in his office on Wednesday the 29th of October
at 5Pm. Before that I prepared some questions to ask him to get full understanding the nature
of the work, job requirements and the experience needed in this industry. Here is the questions
I asked him and his answers.
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What Qualifications and level of education is required to get the job?

BSs in Computer Science
MSc in Computer Science (preferred)
CISCO Networking
LAN and WAN experience
Experience in distributed networks
Oracle database and programming (C#, java)

What Experience or skills could help me with the job?

Experience
o Minimum of 5 years as IT networking engineer.

Skills
o IT project management skills.
o Communication skills.
o Ability to work independently
o Team working
o Ability to work under pressure and time constraint.
o Analytical thinking.
o Financial skills
o Problem solving
o Decision making
o Contingency planning

What is your responsibilities and the nature of your work?

Responsible for planning, design and implementing network solutions for
Enterprise clients, including banks, hotels and governmental institutions.

Leading, project team to develop project plans and management of executions

so as to meet, clients requirements per set standards and specifications in most
effective time and cost.

Responsible for maintaining client network and provision of client support as per
agreed response time and resolution times.
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What competencies required in the company and industry?

Team working
Project management
Interpersonal skills
Problem saving
Innovation
Open minded
Forward looking
Self-development
Programming skills
Presentation skills

How did you get the job?

o First, applied through web portal.
o Second, went through profiling and IT assessment center for shortlisting.
o Finally, went for an interview.

What are your recommendations to get a similar job?

Should be academically qualified for IT related job.
Obtain specialized qualifications such as CISCO networking, and IT project
management. ( add more specialized certification in IT field)
Seek continuous self-development, through research and further studies
Prepare your CV and keep it updated.
Be well prepared for the interview.
Consult with your mentor ( example your professor at the university or those you
know from the industry)

What is the salary range of new employees and highly experience staff?
New employees earn 800 BD per month.
Highly experience staff earn 2000 BD per month

What is the opportunity in career enhancements?

Further studies to obtain MSc on IT.

Job rotation within various IT roles.

Develop managerial (manage manpower, cost, time and material to achieve desired
objectives) and leadership skills (lead your team to success and over achieve that all
feels as winner).

Obtain membership in local and international IT societies to develop knowledge, IT

experience and collaboration. This will also widen your exposer to IT jobs and
enhance your chances.
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Independent Research
This part of the report will contains a research about Network Engineer and competencies in
the industry. Generally, Network Engineer should be aware of and be able to perform
installation, configurations and maintain the network information systems.
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Nature of Work
Network Engineers have several responsibilities such as the following:
Design and development: the engineer should have the ability to design and create
new networks or develop an existing network infrastructure.
Maintenance and support: discover network vulnerabilities and improve the
network to meet the system requirements.
Monitor Networks: evaluate and track the performance of the network,
troubleshoots the network and solve security threats.

How much do Network Engineer earn?

According to the Bahrain of Labor Statistic (BLS) the estimated salary for network
engineers in Bahrain is between 400 BHD and 2000 BHD per month. However, the
international Bureau labor statistics showed that Network Engineer earn between
85,000 $ and 117,750 $ a year which means that they earn approximately between 2677
BHD and 3700 per month. The salary range varies depending on the companys size,
nature of work, employee qualifications and industry type.

Job skills required

In order to become a successful network engineer, there are many skills engineer should
possess like:
Analytical skills: The network engineer has to analyze complicated network systems,
identify the vulnerabilities, and make enhancements and improvements to the
network.
Attention to details: design complex communication network blueprints for system
migrations.
Leadership skill: lead and encourage the co-workers to create efficient and effective
networks.
Organizational skills: manage different networks in order to be easy to maintain.
Up-to-Date: network engineer should be up to date with the latest technology
because of the development of the networking industry, hardware, and security and
networking protocols.

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Education and certification requirements

The network engineer at least has a bachelors degree in a computer field such as:
computer science, programming, Networking or related field. Many employers prefer
candidates to have MBA in information systems and work experience in the same field is
highly preferable. Moreover, it is highly recommended that the network engineer have
certificates in networking such as: MCSE, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and CNE.

Future of Network Engineer

The future of network engineers seems to be bright. The networking sector is
developing significantly due to large number of networks around the globe and the
increase demand of secure networks. Therefore, this industry will require more
employees (network engineers) especially with high capabilities and skills to make
enhancements and improvements to the current technology.

Analysis
According to the information collected from both the interview and the research there are huge
similarities between them.
Both sources (interview - research) have the same information regarding the nature of work, skill
required and responsibilities where the employee has to create and design network infrastructure. Also,
maintaining the network and evaluate the performance.
However, there are some differences between them. First, the interviewee mentioned that they require
an experience for minimum of 5 years as IT networking engineer but it wasnt mentioned in the sites I
searched. Second, there are differences between range of salaries in Bahrain and other countries. As the
interviewee said that the new employee earn 800 BHD and the highly experience get up to 2000 BHD.
Bahrain labor statistics showed that starting salary as network engineer is 400 BHD which is less than
what the interviewee said. It is less because they doesnt require a 5 years as experience in IT field.
Moreover, working abroad may be good idea because the salary range is between 2600 and 3700 but to
put in mind they are paying taxes. Finally, the research asks for some additional certifications such as
CNE and CCIE rather what does the interviewee mentioned.

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Conclusion
Regarding my academic qualification and experience Im not suitable to work as network engineer yet
even though Im a network technician. In order to fill the gaps I have to complete my BSc in the
university then obtain certificates like: MSC and MBA by participate in Tamkeen programs. Plus I need to
get CCIE certificate, therefore I am going to UAE to take some courses from Cisco Company. After 4
years from now I will be able to apply for this job because by that time I will be completed my BSc and
have the certificates needed. Hopefully, after getting the needed certificates along with my experience I
will be promoted to be a Network Engineer.

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APA referencing
1- Network Engineer Job Description. Retrieved November 5, 2014, from
http://www.snagajob.com/job-descriptions/network-engineer/
2- Network Engineer Job Description. Retrieved November 5, 2014, from
http://www.technical-resumes.com/network-engineer-job-description/
3- Network Engineer Skills & Competencies. Retrieved November 5, 2014, from
http://skills.salary.com/Job/Network-Engineer
4- Network engineer: Salary and conditions. (2014, March 1). Retrieved November 5, 2014, from
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/network_engineer_salary.htm

5- Network-engineer Salaries in Bahrain. Retrieved November 5, 2014, from

http://www.bayt.com/en/salaries/countries/bahrain/jobtitle/network-engineer/