I.T. Job with fairly new company..

OK, I'm sure you all are familiar with me by now. I am the girl that cannot land an I.T. job lol. Well here's the deal. Tomorrow I have an interview with an I.T. Management company. The company is 12 years old and they claim to be increasingly growing. The CEO of the company told me there is a lot of room for professional growth although it starts off at $12/hr. I have my BA in I.T. Management and I would like to progress in the field and it seems as if he's offering me the opportunity to grow and develop in the field. The company is located in San Francisco's Bay Area.

A couple of my I.T. friends told me it sounds like I would taking a heavy risk because the company is so new (12 years old). I was told they started out with 10 employees now they have over 200 and are substanially growing.

Should I take the risk? I want opinions because I go in tomorrow for the interview and I'm having an internal fight in my head.

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OG Maverick

I'd like to think you could find something better than that with your degree, but I really don't know your local market at all. If you are happy with the position and pay and have no prior related work experience, then I'd say go for it, especially if you've been looking elsewhere with no luck! Stay a little while and then you have some experience to throw on your resume. Twelve years isn't too shabby if you're just worried about them vanishing overnight...

higherho

12 years is not new lol. I took the risk and joined a startup (company just turned 1 year) now thats a risk. Of course we do govt contracts so it's a little different. Your friends are wrong, take the position. You need the experience but at the same time they should offer you more than that an hour with your credentials (unless if its like a basic entry level position).

paul78

That's an incredibly strange comment from your friends. A twelve year old company with 200 employees is not exactly a start-up. I guess your friends would turn out job offers from Facebook (9 years old) and Twitter (7 years old) then?

It's really not much of a risk to you if you are unemployed and you need a job. The risk is more likely to be much bigger from the part of the prospective employer.

Good luck on the interview.

Danielm7

Yeah a 12 year old company is in no way "new" I've worked for companies that had 3 employees and were just starting, 200 employees and 12 years old is fine. I'd be more concerned with the pay but if you think you can grow there and use it as something you can step up from plus really need a job what do you have to lose?

New2ITinCali

Danielm7 wrote: »

Yeah a 12 year old company is in no way "new" I've worked for companies that had 3 employees and were just starting, 200 employees and 12 years old is fine. I'd be more concerned with the pay but if you think you can grow there and use it as something you can step up from plus really need a job what do you have to lose?

Well thats the thing. I do have a job working as an Accountant with

rensational

I definitely still say take the job if offered since you're trying to break into IT. The others are right--12 years is not a big deal.

NetworkVeteran

paul78 wrote: »

That's an incredibly strange comment from your friends. A twelve year old company with 200 employees is not exactly a start-up. I guess your friends would turn out job offers from Facebook (9 years old) and Twitter (7 years old) then?

I agree the "12-year-old" thing is silly. My only concerns are the obvious ones: (1) IT like accounting only offers high pay if you work for it, (2) The OP could jump ~$6,000-8,000/yr if they were willing to spend a month on their A+, (3) this has nothing to do with development which they say is their passion. But the 12-year-old thing, isn't really an issue.

crrussell3

I also don't see any issues with the company. If they have been around for 12 years, they should be more than stable. Usually its within 3-5 years that you will see a company fail, and they are past that point.

As for the pay, that is up in the air. While you do have a BA in IT Management, you don't have any real IT experience to back it up, plus its an MSP. They tend to pay lower than on-site IT positions. At least that is the norm that I have heard/seen.

I really think if IT is your passion that you want to pursue, and you can afford to take the pay cut, DO IT. Take full advantage of everything the company has to offer and don't stop your studies when you clock out. You are going to want to pick up a few entry level certifications (A+, MCTS W7/W8, CCENT, etc) and make the move out of there (unless your pay grows with your knowledge/experience).

DigitalZeroOne

If you can live on that salary, I say take it. I would definitely find out what the job responsibilities are first. I would also ask for a little more money, but only if done very tactfully. I would stress my education and work ethic, and try to get a few more dollars an hour. Even if they don't give in, if IT is what you really want, I say do it. Again, definitely weigh the financial impact, that is a very big pay cut.

Just thought about this...is there a chance for you to do the IT job part time? I also realize that I'm simultaneously recommending for you to take the job, but throwing all kinds of "ifs" into it, but you get what I mean.

I hope it works out for you. VMworld 2013 - San Francisco

SlayerX

I have my 2 year degree in Computer Science and I am in Washington state. I have zero paid work experience with IT stuff and only personal experience. I can find jobs that will easily pay me $13-$15 an hour. So, I don't know what California is at with pay range but you have your BA! I honestly believe this is a company taking advantage of a young individual who is well educated just to save money. Just because it may be your first or second job offer in the IT field I would really take a step back and evaluate how much money you spent to obtain your BA. I honestly think you should be payed more then $12 an hour....If you hold out I think someone will pay you what you are worth, just my opinion.