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I Finally Got an IT Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NetworkingStudent
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I Finally Got an IT Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m still having trouble believing that I got an IT job!! I have gotten told “NO” so many times, or have been told I didn’t have enough experience for even an entry level role. I want to thank everyone on this forum for any posts, comments, suggestions, links, or gold nuggets of info they may have provided.
Special thanks to magic one for telling about work market
Also, special thanks goes to Irish angel for telling me about technibble
I will be work at an MSP as a 3 month contractor to hire, so it will take some time for me to get used to sitting at a desk. Also, will take some time to get used to working on a smaller team.
When I 'm working it will be a lot nicer to use my brain more than my body!! Moreover, I will get to learn new things and be challenged daily.
At my current job(print shop/I’m a bindery helper), I stand on my feet for 8 hours a day. Sometimes the work is hard and other times it can be pretty easy. However, sitting down is frowned upon, not unless you are an operator.
I’m excited, nervous, and scared at the same time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s still sinking in that I got an NEW IT job!!!!! I will be giving my 2 week notice tonight at work, since the HR person is on vacation. Hopefully, I can avoid 20,000 questions and drama from other co workers.
So here’s how I got to were I am today:
Picked up some comptia certs:
A, Net+ , and Sec+ and My MTA OS exam---currently studying for the MTA sever exam
Completed my AAS degree in IT
Completed 2 volunteer positions
Volunteered at free geek while studying for my A+
Started doing computer repair jobs at work market
Interned at a computer repair shop for almost one year
Started my own computer repair company and took private clients
I’m still having trouble believing that I got an IT job!! I have gotten told “NO” so many times, or have been told I didn’t have enough experience for even an entry level role. I want to thank everyone on this forum for any posts, comments, suggestions, links, or gold nuggets of info they may have provided.
Special thanks to magic one for telling about work market
Also, special thanks goes to Irish angel for telling me about technibble
I will be work at an MSP as a 3 month contractor to hire, so it will take some time for me to get used to sitting at a desk. Also, will take some time to get used to working on a smaller team.
When I 'm working it will be a lot nicer to use my brain more than my body!! Moreover, I will get to learn new things and be challenged daily.
At my current job(print shop/I’m a bindery helper), I stand on my feet for 8 hours a day. Sometimes the work is hard and other times it can be pretty easy. However, sitting down is frowned upon, not unless you are an operator.
I’m excited, nervous, and scared at the same time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s still sinking in that I got an NEW IT job!!!!! I will be giving my 2 week notice tonight at work, since the HR person is on vacation. Hopefully, I can avoid 20,000 questions and drama from other co workers.
So here’s how I got to were I am today:
Picked up some comptia certs:
A, Net+ , and Sec+ and My MTA OS exam---currently studying for the MTA sever exam
Completed my AAS degree in IT
Completed 2 volunteer positions
Volunteered at free geek while studying for my A+
Started doing computer repair jobs at work market
Interned at a computer repair shop for almost one year
Started my own computer repair company and took private clients
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened."
--Alexander Graham Bell,
American inventor
--Alexander Graham Bell,
American inventor
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Congrats! Nicely done, and it would seem you've earned it. -
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Congrats good luck!!*Associate's of Applied Sciences degree in Information Technology-Network Systems Administration
*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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Congrats! Make sure to learn all you can.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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Congrats, NetworkingStudent. I remember some years back how you were struggling to find an entry level position, even though you fit most (or all) of the requirements. I'm glad you have persevered.
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Grats and welcome to the IT world!!!EC-Council Master in Security Science M.S.S [Done]
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Congratulations!"Something feels funny, I must be thinking too hard. - Pooh" -
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NetworkingStudent wrote: »I Finally Got an IT Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I 'm working it will be a lot nicer to use my brain more than my body!! Moreover, I will get to learn new things and be challenged daily.
At my current job(print shop/I’m a bindery helper), I stand on my feet for 8 hours a day. Sometimes the work is hard and other times it can be pretty easy. However, sitting down is frowned upon, not unless you are an operator.
Congrats for making the escape. I know how you feel because I am waiting for that day too. Let your Co-workers question. Give them the Tech babble and watch their eyes when they hear terms that they don't understand. Have fun with it. -
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Congrats and blessings on the journey.WGU BS - Network Operations and Security
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Congrats!!!:study:Reading: CCNP Route FLG, Routing TCP/IP Vol. 1
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That's awesome, congrats!!!
"It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown
"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." Albert Einstein.
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Congrats! Wishing you well in your career!Goals for 2015: CCNP -
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I see how that exit interview could go ..
"Is there anything we can do for you to stay?"
"Sure, gimme an Aeron chair"
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