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Intermediate

Technical Support Tier 1: Troubleshoot Like a Pro

What you'll learn

Everything covered in this course, section by section.

Thinking like support engineering

  • What tier 1 owns and what it does not
  • Reproducing a problem before guessing
  • Reading an error message properly

Troubleshooting method

  • Narrowing down: browser, account, device
  • Gathering the right details first time
  • Writing steps a non-technical person can follow

Working with engineers

  • Writing a bug report that gets actioned
  • Severity, impact and what to escalate
  • Following up without nagging

Staying credible

  • Saying 'I don't know' well
  • Documenting fixes for the next person
  • Learning a product fast

Tools: Helpdesk

  • Zendesk, step by step
  • Freshdesk, step by step

Tools: Escalation

  • Jira, step by step
  • Linear, step by step

Tools: Knowledge base

  • Confluence, step by step
  • Notion, step by step

Tools: Diagnostics

  • Browser DevTools, step by step
  • Postman, step by step

Tools: Communication

  • Loom, step by step
  • Slack, step by step

Tools: CRM

  • HubSpot CRM, step by step

Tools: Incidents

  • Statuspage, step by step

Tools: AI assistants

  • ChatGPT, step by step
  • Claude, step by step
  • Otter.ai, step by step

Tools you'll learn

15 tools you will be able to use by the end of this course.

Helpdesk

  • Zendesk
  • Freshdesk

Escalation

  • Jirabug reports
  • Linear

Knowledge base

  • Confluence
  • Notion

Diagnostics

  • Browser DevToolsreading real errors
  • Postmanchecking an API

Communication

  • Loomshowing the fault
  • Slack

CRM

  • HubSpot

Incidents

  • Statuspage

AI assistants

  • ChatGPTdrafting and summarising
  • Claude
  • Otter.aimeeting notes

Interview preparation

192 practice questions based on real interview assessments

Every topic concludes with a short assessment drawn from the situations employers present to candidates. You will be asked what to do when a system fails, which figure to verify first, and how to respond to the customer. These are not revision exercises. They are preparation for the questions that determine whether you are offered the position.

Complete the practical work in each tool and sit every assessment. Candidates who can answer these questions aloud, and explain their reasoning, are the candidates who receive offers.

  • 27 topics, each concluding in an assessment
  • 192 questions in total
  • Covering all 15 tools taught in this course
  • Every assessment may be retaken without limit

This course includes

  • 9.3 hours of on-demand video
  • 27 lessons across 12 sections
  • 1 free preview lesson
  • 192 interview practice questions
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and desktop

Course content

12 sections · 27 lessons · 9hr 20min total length

Thinking like support engineering3 lessons · 15min
  • What tier 1 owns and what it does notPreview5min
  • Reproducing a problem before guessing5min
  • Reading an error message properly5min
Troubleshooting method3 lessons · 15min
  • Narrowing down: browser, account, device5min
  • Gathering the right details first time5min
  • Writing steps a non-technical person can follow5min
Working with engineers3 lessons · 15min
  • Writing a bug report that gets actioned5min
  • Severity, impact and what to escalate5min
  • Following up without nagging5min
Staying credible3 lessons · 17min
  • Saying 'I don't know' well6min
  • Documenting fixes for the next person5min
  • Learning a product fast6min
Tools: Helpdesk2 lessons · 1hr 20min
  • Zendesk, step by step42min
  • Freshdesk, step by step38min
Tools: Escalation2 lessons · 54min
  • Jira, step by step28min
  • Linear, step by step26min
Tools: Knowledge base2 lessons · 1hr 3min
  • Confluence, step by step19min
  • Notion, step by step44min
Tools: Diagnostics2 lessons · 38min
  • Browser DevTools, step by step19min
  • Postman, step by step19min
Tools: Communication2 lessons · 1hr 13min
  • Loom, step by step34min
  • Slack, step by step39min
Tools: CRM1 lessons · 41min
  • HubSpot CRM, step by step41min
Tools: Incidents1 lessons · 20min
  • Statuspage, step by step20min
Tools: AI assistants3 lessons · 2hr 9min
  • ChatGPT, step by step42min
  • Claude, step by step43min
  • Otter.ai, step by step44min

Requirements

  • A laptop and a stable internet connection
  • Comfort using software and the web
  • Some support experience helps