Help please - especially anyone who works in a school

[theITgirl]

Hi
I am applying for a Network Manager post at a secondary school nearby. I have the skills needed, just cannot make out what they want in the application form.

I have filled in the job-specification form OK (I hope)
But in the person-specification form there are three sections

1. Skills and Abilites
2. Experience
3. Knowledge

Does anyone know what sort of things the school expects in each section. I have a load of statements/paragraphs/bullet points. but most of them could go in any section.

For example
? An in-depth knowledge of Windows Active Directory. Both Community Connect 3 and Community Connect 4 are ?front-end? applications for Active Directory, this knowledge of Active Directory then gives a greater understanding of the capabilities and limitations of CC3 & CC4.
or
? Use RM Management Console to manage the rollout of new software and upgrades to all workstations on the network within the school.

Would these be either a skill & ability, experience or knowledge. I can make the argument to put it in any section.

Unfortumately I have the same difficulty for each bullet point else I would just put them in the 'emptiest' section

Please any ideas

Skills and Abilities - What can you do?
Experience - In what situations have you applied these skills and abilities? What role did you have before and how does this relate to the role you're applying for?
Knowledge - This does seem really similar to skills and abilities but perhaps it's more abstract stuff that you know.

I do know a bit of stuff that might help you come over well in the application:

• Have you worked with RM front end stuff and Active Directory - how would this help you do the role well? (i.e. you could approach any difficulties from two points of view)
• How would you support staff and students? What kind of soft skills do you have that might help you? (i.e. how would you roll out new updates/applications to minimise interruptions to teaching and learning) How would you manage trouble-shooting in a school?

They wouldn't just want to know your technical capabilities but all the other stuff which would make you an approachable, useful and friendly person to work with? Network Managers are seen as a bit geeky and relationships between them and staff can be a bit awkward - so communications skills are really important too. Good luck :)

Thanks. This has really given me some more stuff to think about.
I must emphasize my communications skills more as that is one of my strengths (especiaally for a techy)

Yes definitely - Itgirl - you can always learn how to use a new program but it's a lot more difficult to suddenly develop new social skills! Let me know how you get on.