Hello World,
This year, I have decided after a long journey of going back and reviving this website, and using it as a knowledge drop of all things that I have learned over the years. I will be going ahead and attempting to blog at least once per day, in an attempt to get anything and all of knowledge out on paper.
Well, today is Jan 1st. Happy New Year to everyone, family, friends, acquaintances and random internet people, as you matter too.
First thing I will explain, is my background history:
I went to College. You know those silly colleges that told you, 'Hey, take our course, we can get you a job in your field?' Well, as everyone expected, it did actually happen. I didn't start working immediately in my field, and had to work hard to get where I am today, such as working from one call center to another, to working a technical role in a call center, to then getting enough customer experience that I can start working in a technical specific job, then once I had that, well the rest is as simple as keep learning. Which is why I'm doing this today... The only way that I will keep learning is continuing to look back.
I got certified. This means everything. For all those technicians working out there, in the mom and pop shops and doesn't have their certifications I STRONGLY suggest you to go and get them, they pad the resume like no ones business. Now I know what everyone is going to say, well, you can brain dump them, and sometime it doesn't show the skill of the employee properly. Yes, that is true, however if you do your time, and research you can easily find out if the candidate is a good fit, knows his/her shit, and go from there. With that said, I am proud of my achievements over the years. I am CompTIA A+, Network+, MCSA:2003, MCITP:Vista, (Yes, there's a certificate for that...) Novell CNA (Netware 6.5!), NCSS, NCTS (Nortel FTW!) and finally my newest two, CCNA and CCNA Voice. These have made me very well rounded through the years. Some of them I forget, some of them I use on a daily basis.
I made contacts. This is important. In the business world, as hard as it is to believe, sometimes it comes down to who you know in addition to your knowledge. Without the ability of finding and talking to the right people, it can change the course of any situation and maybe not land you the job or path you are looking for. That's exactly why things like LinkedIn was created.
Now the last important thing, that also matters. I had a life, to this day, even though I work a lot of hours, both in the office and at home, I still make time for the little things, such as my wife, my outside of work friends, and other projects that I try and keep up on. Sometimes things get too much, I'm not going to lie. I've recently had to cancel some non-work projects, and I burned some bridges by doing so, but it was too much. The point I'm trying to make here, is enjoy what you do, do it often, and as long as it isn't hurting anyone, what does it matter.
I'll see everyone tomorrow, where I hope to have something more technical to share, rather than a bit of life lesson/reflection.
This year, I have decided after a long journey of going back and reviving this website, and using it as a knowledge drop of all things that I have learned over the years. I will be going ahead and attempting to blog at least once per day, in an attempt to get anything and all of knowledge out on paper.
Well, today is Jan 1st. Happy New Year to everyone, family, friends, acquaintances and random internet people, as you matter too.
First thing I will explain, is my background history:
I went to College. You know those silly colleges that told you, 'Hey, take our course, we can get you a job in your field?' Well, as everyone expected, it did actually happen. I didn't start working immediately in my field, and had to work hard to get where I am today, such as working from one call center to another, to working a technical role in a call center, to then getting enough customer experience that I can start working in a technical specific job, then once I had that, well the rest is as simple as keep learning. Which is why I'm doing this today... The only way that I will keep learning is continuing to look back.
I got certified. This means everything. For all those technicians working out there, in the mom and pop shops and doesn't have their certifications I STRONGLY suggest you to go and get them, they pad the resume like no ones business. Now I know what everyone is going to say, well, you can brain dump them, and sometime it doesn't show the skill of the employee properly. Yes, that is true, however if you do your time, and research you can easily find out if the candidate is a good fit, knows his/her shit, and go from there. With that said, I am proud of my achievements over the years. I am CompTIA A+, Network+, MCSA:2003, MCITP:Vista, (Yes, there's a certificate for that...) Novell CNA (Netware 6.5!), NCSS, NCTS (Nortel FTW!) and finally my newest two, CCNA and CCNA Voice. These have made me very well rounded through the years. Some of them I forget, some of them I use on a daily basis.
I made contacts. This is important. In the business world, as hard as it is to believe, sometimes it comes down to who you know in addition to your knowledge. Without the ability of finding and talking to the right people, it can change the course of any situation and maybe not land you the job or path you are looking for. That's exactly why things like LinkedIn was created.
Now the last important thing, that also matters. I had a life, to this day, even though I work a lot of hours, both in the office and at home, I still make time for the little things, such as my wife, my outside of work friends, and other projects that I try and keep up on. Sometimes things get too much, I'm not going to lie. I've recently had to cancel some non-work projects, and I burned some bridges by doing so, but it was too much. The point I'm trying to make here, is enjoy what you do, do it often, and as long as it isn't hurting anyone, what does it matter.
I'll see everyone tomorrow, where I hope to have something more technical to share, rather than a bit of life lesson/reflection.
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