Advice

Magic Johnson

So network engineer roles are few and far between in my part of the world (one advertised every 4-5 months?), its mostly jack-of-all-trade type admin roles or software developers.

So one has come up, it looks ideal as a field engineer working for a comms company.

The only thing is, the maximum advertised pay is £4/$6.5k less than what I get now, and I'm due a promotion in April and that'll probably be at least £6/$10k less...(though this role does come with a car...but involves commuting).

But I don't get on any CISCO kit as it is all managed, and the switches are HP and again, managed. I really don't want to lose what I have and am learning getting my CCNA...but that is a big, big drop in money, especially as the main breadwinner and with a family to support.

Help, what do I do?

Jon_Cisco

I can't give you an answer on if you can afford the move. However from what I have gathered online in the last 6 months opportunities have to be taken.

If this new position moves you in the right direction I would seriously consider it. Or at the very least attempt to get some more interviewing experience.

Good Luck

FloOz

Why not just go in for an interview and see how it goes? Also try and negotiate so they match what you make currently.

Magic Johnson

Wow, nevermind! 18 hours ago it first was advertised, so I phoned with a couple of questions and she informed me the role had already been filled. One of those 'advertised to tick a box' ones.

Oh well, I guess there will be another one in the next year or so!

dpsmooth15

The minimal 70% of the jobs posted online are already filled… Don't think the need for hiring more employees in the company was labeled Top Secret and nobody knew…It's a inside network scheme, I tell my IT friends my coworkers tell friends… I hand a resume, send it to the "source" and my co workers do the same. and before you know it 75 resumes are already on someones desk/inbox before the job even posted. But Legally.. they post it

rsutton

dpsmooth15 wrote: »

The minimal 70% of the jobs posted online are already filled

What is your source for this data?

jibbajabba

Magic Johnson wrote: »

Wow, nevermind! 18 hours ago it first was advertised, so I phoned with a couple of questions and she informed me the role had already been filled.

Funny enough, I never EVER got a job which was advertised anywhere .. No matter which job I applied for it never went anywhere. But out of the sudden the agency had "other opportunities" which sometimes worked out ..

So yea - job adverts seem to be not just to tick a box, but to fish CVs / Resumes ...

kohr-ah

rsutton wrote: »

What is your source for this data?

Statistics man it makes perfect sense. I mean look, just the other day I put on this cologne to impress my wife and 60% of the time it works every time.