I would have used Diskwarrior first, personally.
Just how good do you guys reckon you have to be to be an Apple Store dude? I'm applying for Mac Specialist at the new London store, and don't really know if I have a hope in hell.
I'm assuming they get paid a bit more than your average retail monkey, but of course if I ask I won't even get an interview as they want real Mac fanboys (me) who would kill to work for Apple in any capacity (also me) regardless of the pay - but living in London I can't take much of a pay-cut or I'll be homeless - anyway, I thought I'd apply and see what happens.
I've been in IT for about 6-7 years now, Mac and PC support for the last 4. I switched (at home) as soon as 10.1 came out, and am getting pretty good at OS X and know enough to solve most OS 9 problems.
Nothing brings me greater joy than the look of awe when you show someone Panther. Give me half and hour and I could make Bill Gates Switch. Going from the job descriptions at apple.com/uk/retail the 'Mac Specialist' sounds more like me than the 'Mac Genius' - if only because of the examples they give; right now I could replace a Hard Drive in my sleep but as for a casual conversation about Digital Video, I'd need more exposure to relevant Apps.
Are they likely to say no just because I've never used Final Cut of any description? Surely the enthusiam's the thing, though, as if I was an absolute Pro at everything then theres no way they could pay me half as much as I could earn elsewhere in support or just as an operator of some kind....
What do you guys think? Does anyone know any Apple Store people, and how good are they?