@scottalanmiller said in Would You Hire Someone in IT Who Does Not Have a Home Lab:
@zuphzuph said in Would You Hire Someone in IT Who Does Not Have a Home Lab:
Would I hire a hardware geek on the other hand? Yes, chances are this person knows at the very least BIOS configurations, tons of software solutions and has basic troubleshooting skills. I guess it would really come down to the role I was hiring this person for in the end.
Maybe for bench work. Hardware geeks tend to hate IT.
Hmm... I must be the exception, I only ended up in IT after building PCs as a child. Still a hardware nerd to this day, by having the occasional problem/issue I learned basic desktop troubleshooting.