Take a job to fix the resume and avoid more contract work?

kohr-ah

Long story short I am on a contract now that has become an offer for a full time position as they really want me to stay here. It has good pay (20k more than I made in October last year), good benefits, and a good bonus system. I had to leave my last company after 2 months of working there as they were relocating to Florida and I wasn't informed that would possibly be happening there and it made a big "dink" on my resume.

For this company the catch to it is that there isn't a whole lot of room to move up and it isn't as hands on as I'd like. I have full access to their systems but they outsource everything to a MSP but I can get a lot of Aruba wireless experience, BGP experience, and project management experience as it is still their equipment. We just dont have it in-house anymore.

I figure I would go for it because otherwise when they hire a full time person I will get my 30 day notice and either have to go to another contract or possibly become unemployed. I figure if I rode it out for a year it would help fix my resume then I could look for full time work on my own closer to home after getting finances in order.

Does this sound like a good plan? I figure good pay and not being unemployed beats no pay and having to scramble for work.

gbdavidx

Why not? do it for at least a year then start applying elsewhere?

networker050184

kohr-ah wrote: »

I figure good pay and not being unemployed beats no pay and having to scramble for work.

That about sums it up.

I wouldn't want to work somewhere that outsourced their IT though, but as you said it's better than being unemployed. What is the time frame for accepting the offer? Maybe you can look around and see if there are any better opportunities? I don't think the short job is going to hurt you since they moved. It wouldn't be a negative in my book.

kohr-ah

gbdavidx wrote: »

Why not? do it for at least a year then start applying elsewhere?

That would be the plan.

networker050184 wrote: »

What is the time frame for accepting the offer? Maybe you can look around and see if there are any better opportunities? I don't think the short job is going to hurt you since they moved. It wouldn't be a negative in my book.

Originally they told me in May I'd be out and have been looking and applying to places for about 2 months now but getting no replies or they tell me I don't have experience on 1 of the 40 items they list as requirements. (Like I have never installed an ASA firewall but I have managed one) and the job turned me down since I never installed them before kind of thing.

Even recruiters aren't offering me anything unless it is another 6 month contract which I really don't want to do another contract just to turn around and have to find work again in another 5 or so months to possibly end up in the same situation.

They would tell me if I had this position by Friday otherwise they will give it to another candidate.

If I had Microsoft and Cisco skills it seems the jobs are all over the place but more of a pure networking job they just aren't a lot out there at the moment (by me)

coreyb80

Better to be w/ a gig than without one. It's usually easier to find a job while you're employed then not. Stay where you are, get them skills up, and then move on.

kohr-ah

coreyb80 wrote: »

Better to be w/ a gig than without one. It's usually easier to find a job while you're employed then not. Stay where you are, get them skills up, and then move on.

That is the plan I think I am going to do. The System architect here likes me a lot and I may try to get under his wing and shift over to a hybrid role of half and half to see what I can do and hopefully that will help me down the road as well. Then after our next wee one is born move on after I know that is all covered by insurance. In the mean time just try to enjoy myself and stress less and get life back in order

Sometimes just good to hear the opinions of others.

kohr-ah

I took the job
While it isn't ideal they made it very hard to pass up and I can use the time to keep studying and justify my salary increase and will give me exposure to newer technology that the previous places didn't let me touch.

coreyb80

kohr-ah wrote: »

I took the job
While it isn't ideal they made it very hard to pass up and I can use the time to keep studying and justify my salary increase and will give me exposure to newer technology that the previous places didn't let me touch.

Congrats!