would this be a good job for a fresh grad?

thekid007

hi everyone,

so im a 24 year old grad of a 1-year networking program in Canada. graded in end of 2013.

right now, i have an opportunity with a company, which is small-mid, with a couple branch offices. they are involved in a very interesting sector (and one which you would not get often to work with). they are a start-up right now, but because of what they are involved in, i would no less suspect them to be extremely successful in the upcoming two years. the position is for a jr.net/sys admin.

the main task would be providing internal IT support for all their offices. the rest is to assist in internal projects, backups, documentation, maintaining server equipment. fix a lightbulb here or there.

this is mainly an Apple environment, with linux back-end. which is cool because i think for a young/fresh grad, its hard to get into the linux side (or find a company thats willing to work with you). i enjoy linux, but im neutral to linux/windows.

the team seems very nice there, and the location is great. salary is fair (i think?) - mid 40s, with benefits after 3 months.

my question i know is vague, but do you guys think this would be the right foot to start on? i had a shadow day, and things were fairly slow, but i was told this is not usually the case.

i interview well, have good people skills, and my technical skills are alright. i was told by a programmer friend of mine, that the 1st year i should look for a position where i can work my arse off and learn a lot. initially i was looking for managed services as i felt you can learn more in those environments.

but this position came along, and the process came together very easy (which i think is a good thing). im pretty much sure i'll take it, but any tips or advice? i haven't negotiated anything (nor am i sure if i am in a position to do so).

thanks.

networker050184

Sounds like a pretty good gig to me and I'd be all over it. It's hard for a lot of people to find that first job, so don't pass this up looking for the perfect thing if it isn't exactly what you want to do. Worst case scenario this is good resume filler while you look for something else down the road.

As a fresh grad you probably don't have much negotiation power. There is probably a line of other grads willing to take the job if you don't. So keep that in mind, but don't let yourself get screwed over either.

Good luck!