Unexpected job change

jmritenourjmritenour Member Posts: 565
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I love my current company, but I"ve got an opportunity too good to pass up. I going to start my new role as a platform consultant with Red Hat on 11/18.

Red Hat's interview process was pretty tough. Not as intense as Amazon (from what I've heard) but I spent a good 3 hours at their Tyson's Corner office meeting with managers and potential peers, and giving a 45 minute presentation on a project I've worked on in the past.

This should definitely be an exciting challenge. I have a feeling I'm going to learn a lot at Red Hat.
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  • coffeeluvrcoffeeluvr Member Posts: 734 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congratulations!!! Sounds exciting!!
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  • Dieg0MDieg0M Member Posts: 861
    Congrats!
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    Nice work!
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Sounds like it's going to be an awesome opportunity! Well done, you deserved it.
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  • instant000instant000 Member Posts: 1,745
    Awesome.

    Hope it goes well for you.
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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Congrats!
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    Congrats!
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  • Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats!! icon_smile.gif
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  • ExpectExpect Member Posts: 252 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Red Hat is an amazing company to work for and have in your resume.
    Good luck!
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  • dmoore44dmoore44 Member Posts: 646
    Wow - that's awesome! Congrats!
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  • EveryoneEveryone Member Posts: 1,661
    Congrats!
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Congrats! 45 minute presentation in the interview? That is tough but sounds like you knocked it out the park.
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    Congrats!
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  • tprice5tprice5 Member Posts: 770
    Yeah, that presentation sounds brutal. Happy for ya though.
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  • Master Of PuppetsMaster Of Puppets Member Posts: 1,210
    Congrats! No doubt, working for RH will be awesome!
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  • NicWhiteNicWhite Member Posts: 134
    Congrats. Keep us posted as to how it works out.
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  • xenodamusxenodamus Member Posts: 758
    Wow..sounds like an awesome opportunity. I've love to hear an update once you really dig in over there.
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  • jmritenourjmritenour Member Posts: 565
    Yeah, the presentation in the interview was unlike anything else I've ever done before, and I was definitely a little apprehensive about it. The thing was, I only got a week to prepare for it, which is hard when you have kids and a long commute. I was definitely relieved when it was over, but it felt like it went reasonably well at least.
    "Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible; suddenly, you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of Assisi
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  • jmritenourjmritenour Member Posts: 565
    Well, here we are 3 months later, and I just wanted to say I LOVE it at Red Hat. The culture here is amazing. In 3 months, I've got to touch a lot of different stuff, and I feel like my knowledge has increased exponentially. RH is definitely big on training their associates, consultants in particular. Over the course 3 months, I've probably spent about a month in training on different products/technologies, not including the informal self guided stuff - I've got access to all RH coursework so I can pull anything I want and work on it on my own time if I want.

    I've spent the past month working on a Cloudforms deployment at a government agency. It's a team project, and it's been one of the best atmospheres I've ever worked in, everyone on team is really strong in at least one area, and we're all working well together for the most part. There are definitely a lot of smart people at RH, and most everyone is very good about sharing their knowledge.

    I really liked where I worked previously, but this is without a doubt my dream job. I don't see myself going anywhere any time soon.
    "Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible; suddenly, you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of Assisi
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