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    • coliverC
      coliver @Dashrender
      last edited by coliver

      @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

      @DustinB3403 said in Feedback on Resume:

      @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

      @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

      @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

      @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

      @DustinB3403 said in Feedback on Resume:

      @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

      I started at 32k

      And you've had 4 jobs correct? So you're at or around 77K currently, correct?

      Is the cost of living so high that you feel you desktop support starts at that range?

      I jumped to 90 but took a paycut to 50 where i currently work. The reality is I couldn't do the job I was hired to do. Sad fact. Remember, 15k was the minimum not every jump.

      Couldn't do what job? the last one at 90? So you quit or they let you go?

      I left

      Now the question is why?

      Because he didnt want to be a leech?

      That would be super moral if that was the reason.

      Which fits... from what I've seen of @wirestyle22

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22
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        It's half of the reason. The other half is I was miserable and I mean that as much as I possibly can. Absolute misery.

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        • IRJI
          IRJ
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          Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

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          • wirestyle22W
            wirestyle22 @IRJ
            last edited by

            @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

            Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

            Not a single job has trained me. I have never had even a mentor at any of my jobs teaching me anything. I learned everything I know myself (except for ML). I haven't even had a job pay for some shitty cert for me.

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @wirestyle22
              last edited by

              @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

              It's half of the reason. The other half is I was miserable and I mean that as much as I possibly can. Absolute misery.

              While I suppose it's possible for you, I suspect that most people, if the environment was so toxic, would have stayed, especially considering a near 50% paycut.

              Oddly enough - I do have a friend who did just up and quit, no notice, just he was fed up, walked away. Had no job to go to, I think took a 60%+ paycut at the job he did end up getting.

              I guess I consider myself lucky that I've worked in such a toxic environment.

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              • wirestyle22W
                wirestyle22 @Dashrender
                last edited by wirestyle22

                @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

                @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

                It's half of the reason. The other half is I was miserable and I mean that as much as I possibly can. Absolute misery.

                While I suppose it's possible for you, I suspect that most people, if the environment was so toxic, would have stayed, especially considering a near 50% paycut.

                I doubt it

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @IRJ
                  last edited by

                  @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                  Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                  Especially if you are interested and attempting to grow.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
                    last edited by

                    @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

                    @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                    Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                    Not a single job has trained me. I have never had even a mentor at any of my jobs teaching me anything. I learned everything I know myself (except for ML). I haven't even had a job pay for some shitty cert for me.

                    Since you never work for IT organizations, this is something that you have to manage. There isn't someone to handle this for you as you have no mentor. So you have to take the bull by the horns.

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                    • wirestyle22W
                      wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by wirestyle22

                      @scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:

                      @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                      Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                      Especially if you are interested and attempting to grow.

                      I challenge you guys to find a single person who is more interested in learning and growing than I am. I'll never make the claim that I am great at it, but I'm definitely one of the most motivated people I've ever met

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @wirestyle22
                        last edited by

                        @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

                        @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

                        It's half of the reason. The other half is I was miserable and I mean that as much as I possibly can. Absolute misery.

                        While I suppose it's possible for you, I suspect that most people, if the environment was so toxic, would have stayed, especially considering a near 50% paycut.

                        I doubt it

                        I mistyped - I meant, I but if the environment was a good place to work that most people would have stayed there making 90K. A good environment would have been investing in you to make themselves and you better. So perhaps they over paid you to start, but you'd grow into it.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @IRJ
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                          @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                          Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                          really? I consider myself lucky that this employer budgets $2500/yr for education for me. The consulting company provided training as well - but I really think that was more a requirement to maintain their gold whatever status with partners. The job before that - yeah no, you want training, go away!

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                          • IRJI
                            IRJ @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:

                            @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                            Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                            Especially if you are interested and attempting to grow.

                            Remember what I said earlier about marketing yourself. Give a business reason why you need training and how it will save the company money

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                            • IRJI
                              IRJ @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

                              @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                              Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                              really? I consider myself lucky that this employer budgets $2500/yr for education for me. The consulting company provided training as well - but I really think that was more a requirement to maintain their gold whatever status with partners. The job before that - yeah no, you want training, go away!

                              I haven't worked a single IT job that I haven't gotten expensive training paid for and this includes some SMBs

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                last edited by

                                @Dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:

                                @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                                Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                                really? I consider myself lucky that this employer budgets $2500/yr for education for me. The consulting company provided training as well - but I really think that was more a requirement to maintain their gold whatever status with partners. The job before that - yeah no, you want training, go away!

                                I've rarely been at one that budgets so little. My last several jobs budgeted more like $10K - $20K, not including internal training.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @IRJ
                                  last edited by

                                  @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:

                                  @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                                  Generally organizations are willing to train you in the necessary areas if your job requires it.

                                  Especially if you are interested and attempting to grow.

                                  Remember what I said earlier about marketing yourself. Give a business reason why you need training and how it will save the company money

                                  Exactly, it's a business presentation just like everything else.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    Don't write out "Information Technology". Anyone hiring you knows what IT standards for. Keep it short and sweet. IT Technician is okay.

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                                    • wirestyle22W
                                      wirestyle22
                                      last edited by

                                      I said I've never worked anywhere that offered that. Then you guys said you are offered that. How does that change my position?

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                                      • IRJI
                                        IRJ @wirestyle22
                                        last edited by

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

                                        I said I've never worked anywhere that offered that. Then you guys said you are offered that. How does that change my position?

                                        1- I thought your boss was buying ECSA training.

                                        2- I offered to give you training material for it and even do a phone call to help you go over it

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                                        • wirestyle22W
                                          wirestyle22 @IRJ
                                          last edited by

                                          @IRJ said in Feedback on Resume:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:

                                          I said I've never worked anywhere that offered that. Then you guys said you are offered that. How does that change my position?

                                          1- I thought your boss was buying ECSA training.

                                          2- I offered to give you training material for it and even do a phone call to help you go over it

                                          He did offer it. I asked him about it 4 times and each time he said "I'm considering options" which means that its likely not going to happen. My impression of the situation is that he offered something without knowing the cost and now doesn't want to honor what he said. You're remembering correctly though

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                                          • wirestyle22W
                                            wirestyle22
                                            last edited by

                                            @IRJ I just checked my e-mail. You sent me that stuff Dec 14th, 2016 to give you an idea of how long it's been.

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