How would you discuss a home lab when you have no paid IT experience?

Instruction: Use a real personal project or training exercise. Explain what you did yourself, what evidence you kept, and what it does not yet prove about readiness for workplace support.

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You are interviewing for your first IT support job. The interviewer asks for hands-on evidence beyond “I like computers.” The fictional sample uses an owned Windows 11 laptop, an ordinary home network, and test files. It does not involve an employer tenant, paid support work, or access to anyone else's accounts. Replace the illustration with work you can honestly explain and demonstrate.

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I haven't worked in a paid IT role yet. My hands-on practice has been on my own Windows 11 laptop with test files. I kept a small troubleshooting notebook so I could explain what I checked, what changed, and whether the original task worked afterwards rather than just saying I fixed something...

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