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Network Admin - Finally!!
Keener
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I am finally in the process of moving up from a primary break/fix/Helpdesk style role and into a Network Administrator role. I signed the offer letter on Friday and the background check started today. Once all is completed, I will give my notice and should be starting around April 1. ~17% pay increase isn't bad either.One thing I can say is never give up. I actually started interviewing for this position before Thanksgiving. I was submitted at one pay rate (permanent placement through a recruiter) first. After a phone screen and Wonderlic test they said I was about $10K to high. We negotiated down $5K and I did an in person personality interview with the owner. She than came back and said I was more than what they were looking for (internal structure change) and they were interviewing someone else a full $15K less than what I was submitted at. 2 weeks ago the position opened up again, I completed a technical interview and then a second lunch interview with the owner last Friday. I received the offer letter by the end of the day!
Previously, I have been primarily in a break/fix role for the last 8 years. I finally got interested in Certifications last year and changed my perspective on my current role to tweak my resume. I now finally moving up and towards my desired goal of Info Sec!
My story is a lot slower than some others, but it goes to show that we all go through different circumstances and get "the bug" at different points in our life. Keep moving forward!
Pain is only temporary. No matter how bad it gets, it always ends!
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cygnus21
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Congrats on the new role. The real key is to keep working hard towards reaching your goals and you get there. I am hoping something similar happens for me in the near future, and your story helps me to keep my head up and moving forward even if it is slower than I would like.WGU B.S.IT - Network Design and Management :
Courses Completed: Transferred: BAC1, BBC1, LAE1, IWC1, IWT1 Completed: GAC1, AXV1, TTV1, WFV1, BNC1, BNC1
Courses Needed : LAT1, LUT1, HHT1, QLT1, INC1, INT1, SSC1, SST1, ORC1, LET1, BOV1, TPV1, ABV1, TNV1, TSV1, AHV1, AIV1, BHV1, BIV1 -
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RouteMyPacket
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Nice! You are on your way, life is all about experiences...God I sound old. Ugh!
Congrats!Modularity and Design Simplicity:
Think of the 2:00 a.m. test—if you were awakened in the
middle of the night because of a network problem and had to figure out the
traffic flows in your network while you were half asleep, could you do it? -
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coreyb80
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Congrats!WGU BS - Network Operations and Security
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Master Of Puppets
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Congrats, that's great!Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. -
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webgeek
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w00t! New job, new $$$, new company!!! Exciting!!!BS in IT: Information Assurance and Security (Capella) CISSP, GIAC GSEC, Net+, A+ -
OptionsKeener
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Thanks, all. Next up is finishing up the MCSA Server 2008. And new emplorer pays for exams and materials, and small bonuses when I pass an exam! Woot woot!!Pain is only temporary. No matter how bad it gets, it always ends!
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Thanks, all. Next up is finishing up the MCSA Server 2008. And new emplorer pays for exams and materials, and small bonuses when I pass an exam! Woot woot!!
Very nice!WGU BS - Network Operations and Security
Completion Date: May 2021
