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Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
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Just put mine in today... went pretty smoothly..


I start my new job on August 12th, pretty large pay bump, and a new role.. sort of a combo of software tester and networking
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    --chris----chris-- Member Posts: 1,518 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congrats! Im very jealous, thats got to be a lot of hardwork youve done to get there!
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    NicWhiteNicWhite Member Posts: 134
    Congrats!
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    Mrock4Mrock4 Banned Posts: 2,359 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats!
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    snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    congrats, sir!
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    ChitownjediChitownjedi Member Posts: 578 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Always good, to be able to make a move for the better!
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    Thanks guys, it has been a lot of work, I felt such a feeling of relief and pride when I said I would accept my new role. I rebooted my life at 31, and completely changed careers into IT. I left a union job where I did pretty well, but I didn't like the job. I just turned 34, and with this job I will finally surpass what I was making at my old career.

    my new title is Network Test Engineer.. which is pretty damn sweet....

    Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview
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    CWTS, then WireShark
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    effektedeffekted Member Posts: 166
    Congrats and good luck in your new role!
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    coffeeluvrcoffeeluvr Member Posts: 734 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congratulations on the new job!!
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    RockinRobinRockinRobin Member Posts: 165
    Congrats!
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    petedudepetedude Member Posts: 1,510
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
    Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

    CIW skeptics, beware-- this will happen more and more.
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    PlantwizPlantwiz Mod Posts: 5,057 Mod
    Congratulations Mike-Mike! :)
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats that's awesome!! icon_thumright.gif
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    TheProfTheProf Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 331 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats!
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    N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Nice work Mike. Sounds like this position has a lot of potential.
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    Snow.brosSnow.bros Member Posts: 832 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats man!!!
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    kgbkgb Member Posts: 380
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
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    Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

    First, congrats on the new job!!

    If you don't mind saying which certs you thought came in handy? I've been leaving most of my certs off my resume. But, it seems maybe I should throw some of them back on there.
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    kgb wrote: »

    If you don't mind saying which certs you thought came in handy?.


    It wasn't the cert itself necessarily, I mean they didn't go, "oh wow you got CIW Foundations? you're hired!"

    but when they asked about SQL, I was honest and said I wasn't that familiar, but I have just recently passed the CIW Database Specialist, so I was able to speak on it at a very low level, like I told them some terms I knew about about Select statements and whatnot...

    and again, that wasn't the only factor by any means, the CCNA was the big boy, but it helped
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    the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Congrats!
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    2URGSE2URGSE Member Posts: 220 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
    Just put mine in today... went pretty smoothly..


    I start my new job on August 12th, pretty large pay bump, and a new role.. sort of a combo of software tester and networking

    Congrats and you should go out and celebrate. In this world, take what you can get, but be professional (the 2 weeks part...)

    Well done.
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    PsoasmanPsoasman Member Posts: 2,687 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Congrats! good for you.
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    2URGSE wrote: »
    Congrats and you should go out and celebrate. .

    After I said yes to the recruiter, I immediately went out and got a double burger and a milkshake from Back Yard Burgers

    so.... yeah... I know how to party.... whooooohooooo, wildman
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    --chris----chris-- Member Posts: 1,518 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Mike-Mike wrote: »
    Thanks guys, it has been a lot of work, I felt such a feeling of relief and pride when I said I would accept my new role. I rebooted my life at 31, and completely changed careers into IT. I left a union job where I did pretty well, but I didn't like the job. I just turned 34, and with this job I will finally surpass what I was making at my old career.

    my new title is Network Test Engineer.. which is pretty damn sweet....

    Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

    New personal (almost) hero! Im completely changing careers at 27, glad to see someone that did it successfully!

    What was your education/training path to get here?
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    wallpaper_01wallpaper_01 Member Posts: 226 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Amazing! Congrats! Like the poster above I'm 27 and doing the same hopefully soon! 2 weeks notice?! I have to give 2 months! icon_sad.gif
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    kohr-ahkohr-ah Member Posts: 1,277
    wallpaper_01 wrote: »
    Amazing! Congrats! Like the poster above I'm 27 and doing the same hopefully soon! 2 weeks notice?! I have to give 2 months! icon_sad.gif

    Where I am at now if I give my 2 weeks notice they terminate me that day :P
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    --chris-- wrote: »
    New personal (almost) hero! Im completely changing careers at 27, glad to see someone that did it successfully!

    What was your education/training path to get here?


    i was a telephone man for 9 years, call center and then technician, but not really IT related.. while there I got an Associates in Business from University of Phoenix....

    I got laid off, so then I went to a local school and got some certs.. but that was only like 6 months...

    currently I'm 3 classes away from finishing up my Bachelors with WGU.


    work wise, after those six months I got a job at a Service Desk for a large company. I was in that role just shy of a year, then got promoted to an Access Management role, doing file right and user accounts. did that for almost a year...

    then came to my current job in a NOC, network monitoring...


    so...

    9 years with a phone company = 3 years call center, 6 years service tech

    2 years with a large company = 1 year service desk, 1 year file rights

    1 year in my current role of first level NOC stuff
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    JoJoCal19JoJoCal19 Mod Posts: 2,835 Mod
    Congrats on the position! I too am anticipating putting in my two weeks, hopefully this Friday if everything works out.
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    Mike-MikeMike-Mike Member Posts: 1,860
    wallpaper_01 wrote: »
    2 weeks notice?! I have to give 2 months! icon_sad.gif


    I know that is what you do in the UK, but I dont understand that at all. I can't imagine you are super productive in those last 2 months
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    MishraMishra Member Posts: 2,468 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats! Go Louisville success.
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