Hard work pays off in the end, I'm proof of that!!

lnsomnia

Hey Guys,

Well I've gotta say this past week has been probably one of the best of my life, read below for the short version

Back in July 2007 I was on vacation with my family at the ocean when I received a phone call from my work. I ignored it and let it go to voicemail. It was my supervising lead wanting me to call him back about an opportunity. I called him the next day and he said that our companies networking department needed help because they were short 1 guy because of a special project he was away doing. So I said sure why not. At that time I was a Desktop Tech doing mainly medium to large projects.

I worked with the networking department from the beginning of August 2007 to the middle of November 2007. In the beginning of November I started studying for the Network+ exam and passed on November 30th. Now there was someone else in my department who had their Network+ & CCNA certs. They allowed him to work in the networking department to see what he could do. Now while I was working with them everyone seemed to like the work I did and they were pressing for me to get hired. Well since no position was open or approved, I obviously couldn't get up there permanently. Well, in December they announced that a new position was approved and would be posted in the 1st quarter of 2008.

Now knowing very well that I had a good chance of getting the position it still did not guarantee anything because I had competition within my own Desktop group. So I set a goal to get my CCNA cert to even the playing field. After 2 months of intense studying which included a 2-1/2 week vacation that was used soley for preparation for the exam, I passed with flying colors, 1000/1000. The job was finally posted in March, and I just found out yesterday that I was offered the position. The pay increase was nice, but it was the fact that I have now broken out of desktop and into the networking field where I can now broaden my knowledge even further.

I've been working in IT for almost 3 years, mainly doing desktop work. Prior to that I had been trying to get into the IT field for about 5 years. I've always had family to feed and couldn't really break away from my good paying sales position to take an entry level IT job. I feel that these past 7 months I've sacrificed alot just to get to where I am today.

So for all you guys out there that think you'll never move up, make sure you have the right attitude and perseverance and gain those new skills you need to make the transition. I always felt like I would never do anything but desktop. But once the opportunity presented itself, I took the bull by the horns and forged ahead.

NEVER GIVE UP!

This too shall pass........

opaque

Inspirational story.........your my HERO. No joke.

I dedicate my very first post to you.

dynamik

opaque wrote:

Inspirational story....

+1

Way to persevere and accomplish what you set out to! It's great to hear about someone's hard work paying off.

famosbrown

Great job!!

This is a prime example of someone working hard when given the opportunity even though their resume only says Dektop Support. Keep up the good work, continue to press on, and watch your pockets fill up .

nel

aww man, im so pleased for you!

i feel great satisfaction from reading your post because i am in a similar position.
What do you feel gave you the greatest chance of obtaining the post? was it the fact that you worked well? or did the ccna play a big part in that?

blargoe

GREAT story!

darkuser

good work .... keep it up.

hopefully it will end up with you earning those OTHER four cisco letters.

pooker

good job man i see alot of great potential , you sound like you have a wonderful job

jheck

Awesome job, I really appreciate hearing successful stories, motivates me and I am sure others. I hope I can share my story soon.



-Jon

UnixGuy

That's very inspiring dude. Keep up the good work

sprkymrk

Wow, congrats!

Benjamin Franklin (or was it Thomas Jefferson?) wrote "I am a strong believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it ..."

CGN_Spec

blargoe wrote:

GREAT story!

+1

seuss_ssues

congrats

I need to bookmark this so that i finally a have a good response for all those "how do i get out of helpdesk/desktop support." Just have to show them it takes time, dedication, and hard work.

Once more congratulations.

mamono

Congratulations dude, well deserved for the hard work and effort!

1UP + a Mushroom!

royal

Congrats!

APA

sprkymrk wrote:

Wow, congrats!

Benjamin Franklin (or was it Thomas Jefferson?) wrote "I am a strong believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it ..."

Don't ever question your first guess sprky!!! it was Benjamin Franklin indeed........

Lived by that quote for quite some time......!!!!

Great Story by the way!!!!! Love it when the hard workers get acknowledged!!!

Keep it up! See you in the CCNP forums

motogpman

Excellent Story! Good to see that another person has succeed! Hard work pays off!

Turgon

lnsomnia wrote:

Hey Guys,

Well I've gotta say this past week has been probably one of the best of my life, read below for the short version

Back in July 2007 I was on vacation with my family at the ocean when I received a phone call from my work. I ignored it and let it go to voicemail. It was my supervising lead wanting me to call him back about an opportunity. I called him the next day and he said that our companies networking department needed help because they were short 1 guy because of a special project he was away doing. So I said sure why not. At that time I was a Desktop Tech doing mainly medium to large projects.

I worked with the networking department from the beginning of August 2007 to the middle of November 2007. In the beginning of November I started studying for the Network+ exam and passed on November 30th. Now there was someone else in my department who had their Network+ & CCNA certs. They allowed him to work in the networking department to see what he could do. Now while I was working with them everyone seemed to like the work I did and they were pressing for me to get hired. Well since no position was open or approved, I obviously couldn't get up there permanently. Well, in December they announced that a new position was approved and would be posted in the 1st quarter of 2008.

Now knowing very well that I had a good chance of getting the position it still did not guarantee anything because I had competition within my own Desktop group. So I set a goal to get my CCNA cert to even the playing field. After 2 months of intense studying which included a 2-1/2 week vacation that was used soley for preparation for the exam, I passed with flying colors, 1000/1000. The job was finally posted in March, and I just found out yesterday that I was offered the position. The pay increase was nice, but it was the fact that I have now broken out of desktop and into the networking field where I can now broaden my knowledge even further.

I've been working in IT for almost 3 years, mainly doing desktop work. Prior to that I had been trying to get into the IT field for about 5 years. I've always had family to feed and couldn't really break away from my good paying sales position to take an entry level IT job. I feel that these past 7 months I've sacrificed alot just to get to where I am today.

So for all you guys out there that think you'll never move up, make sure you have the right attitude and perseverance and gain those new skills you need to make the transition. I always felt like I would never do anything but desktop. But once the opportunity presented itself, I took the bull by the horns and forged ahead.

NEVER GIVE UP!

This too shall pass........

Well done, and congratulations for passing without ****!