New development....

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As the title states, there has been some new developments in my IT career. I recently interviewed for a position of a Technical Consultant and found out today that I got the job!

Basically this job is the step I've been needing to take to get to where I ultimately want to be, which is in Architecture of Storage, Vmware, and messaging. The job in itself is pretty much like a pre-sales technical consultant where I meet clients and introduce them a solution that would fit their needs. I would also be supporting other clients as well when it comes to Networking and System admin stuff...

This is a great opportunity for me as it will give me the training and skills I need to get to where I want to be.

Looks like I'll be starting with Cisco (CCNA) first as they've asked me to pursue it. Most of their infrastructure and clients infrastructure is CCNA so I better get on that.

On another note, the certifications that I have definitely played a big part in me getting the job, because its an IT consulting firm, a lot of the partners and clients are looking for certified individuals. I guess I'll be getting a few certs soon!

 

Welcome to the dark side
we are a powerful force!
and if you do it right (rather than the 90% of planks that do it wrong) you will be well loved by your clients!

 

Thanks guys!

Honestly, I am really happy about this. I pictured myself doing this kind of work, but down the line and not now... So when I saw the opportunity I went for it. I was very honest on the interview told them my strengths and weakness and they seem to see a lot of potential in me I guess. I would start working on VMware and storage technologies soon as I am new this, but I will definitely learn this stuff fast, I am really interested in it.

 

Good going

 

Congrats mate, don't know if you know or not but this I'm a Pre Sales Technical Consultant.

Love it, poops all over support

 

Congrats!

Sounds like a good break through!

 

Yeah I remember you mentioning that...

Should be an interesting experience for me, I start in a little over 2 weeks!

 

Congratulations

 

Well done Prof you deserve it.

 

You know, you're absolutely right! CF has been a great support system, I've learned a lot and I still learn something every day. One thing I realized, is that there is no set path on how to get to where you want to be, you make the path. What works for one person, might not work for another.

 

Scouser and robbing, calm down!

If you love IT, love designing solutions, love writing project plans and handover documents then pre sales is the way forward.

Plus it seems to pay the most money

 

Congrats on the new job mate

 

Haha!

Can't wait to hear Craigie's response... Although I think Craigie is the few that does the job right ;) JK, you know you want to join the pre sales team

 

Guys thanks again! I will definitely keep you updated and write up the CF standard 3 day report. I start in two weeks!

 

Mate, its all about the wallop factor.

You listen to what the clients business needs are, discuss RTO and RPO with them for mission critical applications and then design a solution based on there budget.

The best bit, is presenting back to the client, I love the sound of my own voice LOL