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Just landed an amazing new job...

bloodshotbettybloodshotbetty Member Posts: 215
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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....! :D
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    scaredoftestsscaredoftests Mod Posts: 2,780 Mod
    Excellent news!!! icon_cheers.gif
    Never let your fear decide your fate....
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    manchildmanchild Member Posts: 25 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations!!!
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    joelsfoodjoelsfood Member Posts: 1,027 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Congrats! Not only on the new job, but on your showing at the interview/instant hire. That has to feel good. :)
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    TybTyb Member Posts: 207 ■■■□□□□□□□
    icon_cheers.gificon_cheers.gificon_cheers.gif Congrats!!!!
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    yellowpadyellowpad Member Posts: 192 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I need one of those "amazing new job" too. Congratulations! !!
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    iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Cheers!
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    MowMow Member Posts: 445 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congratulations! That's a good feeling, getting hired on the spot!
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    NVLadyNVLady Member Posts: 51 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congratulations!!!!
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    Legacy UserLegacy User Unregistered / Not Logged In Posts: 0 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Congratulations and getting hired on the spot is always awesome and shows how awesome you were in the interview!
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    stryder144stryder144 Member Posts: 1,684 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congratulations! It is pretty awesome to see your progression thus far. Keep up the great work!
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    TheFORCETheFORCE Member Posts: 2,297 ■■■■■■■■□□
    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.
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    UnixGuyUnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,566 Mod
    Congrats!! Waiting for my turn to post a similar thread icon_cheers.gif
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    bpennbpenn Member Posts: 499
    UnixGuy wrote: »
    Congrats!! Waiting for my turn to post a similar thread icon_cheers.gif

    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.
    "If your dreams dont scare you - they ain't big enough" - Life of Dillon
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    Phileeeeeeep651Phileeeeeeep651 Member Posts: 179 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats, bet it feels great to leave that job you weren't thrilled with!!! icon_thumright.gif
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    techfiendtechfiend Member Posts: 1,481 ■■■■□□□□□□
    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.
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats way to go!! icon_thumright.gif
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    GreaterNinjaGreaterNinja Member Posts: 271
    Congratulations!
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    danny069danny069 Member Posts: 1,025 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Great job! You're a testament of how people looking to get into IT can do it through motivation and ambition. Congratulations!
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    cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Congrats!
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    OmniTechOmniTech Member Posts: 26 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Awesome job! Congrats!
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    fmitawapsfmitawaps Banned Posts: 261
    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.
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    techtiatechtia Member Posts: 144
    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.
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    alias454alias454 Member Posts: 648 ■■■■□□□□□□
    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!
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    gorebrushgorebrush Member Posts: 2,743 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Well done! :)
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    wangxjj123wangxjj123 Member Posts: 35 ■■□□□□□□□□
    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.
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    elToritoelTorito Member Posts: 102
    Congratulations! Work hard, keep learning but don't forget to enjoy your achievement as well! :)
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    Terminator XTerminator X Member Posts: 60 ■■■□□□□□□□
    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!
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    bloodshotbettybloodshotbetty Member Posts: 215
    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!
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    nascar_paulnascar_paul Member Posts: 288 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Great job and congratulations!
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    bloodshotbettybloodshotbetty Member Posts: 215
    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! :D
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