Just landed an amazing new job...

Today I interviewed for a direct hire desktop support position with a commercial real estate business. Aaaaand...I was hired on the spot!! Awesome benefits, PTO, bonuses, potential for travel, and a ton of room to grow and learn.

I AM SO EXCITED! Pretty good considering I went into IT last March....!

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scaredoftests

Excellent news!!!

manchild

Congratulations!!!

joelsfood

Congrats! Not only on the new job, but on your showing at the interview/instant hire. That has to feel good.

Tyb

Congrats!!!!

yellowpad

I need one of those "amazing new job" too. Congratulations! !!

iBrokeIT

Cheers!

Mow

Congratulations! That's a good feeling, getting hired on the spot!

NVLady

Congratulations!!!!

Legacy User

Congratulations and getting hired on the spot is always awesome and shows how awesome you were in the interview!

stryder144

Congratulations! It is pretty awesome to see your progression thus far. Keep up the great work!

TheFORCE

stryder144 wrote: »

Congratulations! It is pretty awesome to see your progression thus far. Keep up the great work!

What he said. Congratulations! See its not as bad when you work and are able to look for new job. Yoy just have to stick it out sometime in the sucky job until the new amazing job comes.

UnixGuy

Congrats!! Waiting for my turn to post a similar thread

bpenn

UnixGuy wrote: »

Congrats!! Waiting for my turn to post a similar thread

Me, too! Hopefully soon...

Congrats on the new job! This is definitely a step up and I am sure you will learn quite a bit at the new opportunity.

Phileeeeeeep651

Congrats, bet it feels great to leave that job you weren't thrilled with!!!

techfiend

Fantastic! It's basically deja vu (not the club) to my current sys admin position, heck maybe we'll be working together... smaller world things have already happened to me on TE. Smaller business desktop support roles can be a chance to get some great experience! Take every chance you can to work on servers.

Dakinggamer87

Congrats way to go!!

GreaterNinja

Congratulations!

danny069

Great job! You're a testament of how people looking to get into IT can do it through motivation and ambition. Congratulations!

cyberguypr

Congrats!

OmniTech

Awesome job! Congrats!

fmitawaps

So what's the pay rate? For desktop support, at least in my area, there isn't much over $20 an hour. I'm glad I am moving up from it. Crawling under people's filthy dusty desks was getting pretty old.

techtia

This gives me so much hope. I am unemployed ATM thanks to my non-IT major which doesn't give me much skill. Looking forward to happy moments like these in near future.

alias454

So I assume this means you aren't going to stay at the disorganized place?

When you are a big time CIO somewhere don't forget us little peoples.
Great job and congratulations!

gorebrush

Well done!

wangxjj123

nice to hear, i think i remember you posted about a position with geek squad. I got my A+ last August, and have been working as a PC integration tech. Recently interviewed for a desktop support with a medical device company. Hopefully i get the job.

elTorito

Congratulations! Work hard, keep learning but don't forget to enjoy your achievement as well!

Terminator X

Congratulations! If the help desk is not your final destination with regards to your job, find people in the field you'd like to get into and see if you can't moonlight with them. I did that with our CNDSP and 8 months later landed a job with them. Create your own opportunities!

bloodshotbetty

fmitawaps wrote: »

So what's the pay rate? For desktop support, at least in my area, there isn't much over $20 an hour. I'm glad I am moving up from it. Crawling under people's filthy dusty desks was getting pretty old.

I am salaried at $38,500. It ends up being around $19/hr. But, I have full health benefits (great ones, at that.) which the employer pays most of. 21 PTO/year, paid holidays, 401K matching, and get a couple paid days off to participate in volunteer work in our community. We also receive bonuses for individual performance, up to 10%/year. On top of that, it is encouraged to move out of help desk/desktop support rather than be a lifer and they fully support any opportunities you may have to work with another team on special projects and all that great stuff.

Overall, pretty amazing opportunity for entry level IT.

Thanks for the congrats, everyone!

nascar_paul

Great job and congratulations!

bloodshotbetty

First day on the job went GREAT. I love all of my teammates. I already fit in so well- sarcastic, silly, and slightly inappropriate. I spoke with my boss about how I was nervous that I was so green. He said, we knew that when we hired you, we chose you because you are driven and willing to learn. He let the team know about my background, skill level, desire to obtain certs and learn. They have taken me under their wing and are already teaching me a lot.

Also, the office is BEAUTIFUL!