2 weeks notice

Just put mine in today... went pretty smoothly..

I start my new job on August 12th, pretty large pay bump, and a new role.. sort of a combo of software tester and networking

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--chris--

Congrats! Im very jealous, thats got to be a lot of hardwork youve done to get there!

Congrats!

Congrats!

congrats, sir!

Always good, to be able to make a move for the better!

Mike-Mike

Thanks guys, it has been a lot of work, I felt such a feeling of relief and pride when I said I would accept my new role. I rebooted my life at 31, and completely changed careers into IT. I left a union job where I did pretty well, but I didn't like the job. I just turned 34, and with this job I will finally surpass what I was making at my old career.

my new title is Network Test Engineer.. which is pretty damn sweet....

Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

effekted

Congrats and good luck in your new role!

coffeeluvr

Congratulations on the new job!!

RockinRobin

Congrats!

petedude

Mike-Mike wrote: »

Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

CIW skeptics, beware-- this will happen more and more.

Plantwiz

Congratulations Mike-Mike!

Dakinggamer87

Congrats that's awesome!!

TheProf

Congrats!

N2IT

Nice work Mike. Sounds like this position has a lot of potential.

Snow.bros

Congrats man!!!

kgb

Mike-Mike wrote: »

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Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

First, congrats on the new job!!

If you don't mind saying which certs you thought came in handy? I've been leaving most of my certs off my resume. But, it seems maybe I should throw some of them back on there.

Mike-Mike

kgb wrote: »

If you don't mind saying which certs you thought came in handy?.

It wasn't the cert itself necessarily, I mean they didn't go, "oh wow you got CIW Foundations? you're hired!"

but when they asked about SQL, I was honest and said I wasn't that familiar, but I have just recently passed the CIW Database Specialist, so I was able to speak on it at a very low level, like I told them some terms I knew about about Select statements and whatnot...

and again, that wasn't the only factor by any means, the CCNA was the big boy, but it helped

the_Grinch

Congrats!

2URGSE

Mike-Mike wrote: »

Just put mine in today... went pretty smoothly..

I start my new job on August 12th, pretty large pay bump, and a new role.. sort of a combo of software tester and networking

Congrats and you should go out and celebrate. In this world, take what you can get, but be professional (the 2 weeks part...)

Well done.

Psoasman

Congrats! good for you.

Mike-Mike

2URGSE wrote: »

Congrats and you should go out and celebrate. .

After I said yes to the recruiter, I immediately went out and got a double burger and a milkshake from Back Yard Burgers

so.... yeah... I know how to party.... whooooohooooo, wildman

--chris--

Mike-Mike wrote: »

Thanks guys, it has been a lot of work, I felt such a feeling of relief and pride when I said I would accept my new role. I rebooted my life at 31, and completely changed careers into IT. I left a union job where I did pretty well, but I didn't like the job. I just turned 34, and with this job I will finally surpass what I was making at my old career.

my new title is Network Test Engineer.. which is pretty damn sweet....

Also, as a huge shocker, my CIW certs were kind of useful in the interview

New personal (almost) hero! Im completely changing careers at 27, glad to see someone that did it successfully!

What was your education/training path to get here?

wallpaper_01

Amazing! Congrats! Like the poster above I'm 27 and doing the same hopefully soon! 2 weeks notice?! I have to give 2 months!

kohr-ah

wallpaper_01 wrote: »

Amazing! Congrats! Like the poster above I'm 27 and doing the same hopefully soon! 2 weeks notice?! I have to give 2 months!

Where I am at now if I give my 2 weeks notice they terminate me that day :P

Mike-Mike

--chris-- wrote: »

New personal (almost) hero! Im completely changing careers at 27, glad to see someone that did it successfully!

What was your education/training path to get here?

i was a telephone man for 9 years, call center and then technician, but not really IT related.. while there I got an Associates in Business from University of Phoenix....

I got laid off, so then I went to a local school and got some certs.. but that was only like 6 months...

currently I'm 3 classes away from finishing up my Bachelors with WGU.

work wise, after those six months I got a job at a Service Desk for a large company. I was in that role just shy of a year, then got promoted to an Access Management role, doing file right and user accounts. did that for almost a year...

then came to my current job in a NOC, network monitoring...

so...

9 years with a phone company = 3 years call center, 6 years service tech

2 years with a large company = 1 year service desk, 1 year file rights

1 year in my current role of first level NOC stuff

JoJoCal19

Congrats on the position! I too am anticipating putting in my two weeks, hopefully this Friday if everything works out.

Mike-Mike

wallpaper_01 wrote: »

2 weeks notice?! I have to give 2 months!

I know that is what you do in the UK, but I dont understand that at all. I can't imagine you are super productive in those last 2 months

Mishra

Congrats! Go Louisville success.