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Luna
May 31, 2001

A hand full of seeds and a mouthful of dirt


89 posted:

So, small update. Got my resume in and all that stuff. My contact is trying to get me in with an Enterprise Command Center job.

This is anecdotal but it is the way I came up and I have helped others come up this way. Take every poo poo job, every after hours project. Be the guy your boss knows they can get ahold of in a pinch. Let your boss know that you have ambitions and show them what you are doing on your own to get there. Once you're there, figure out where you want to go next and make nice with that group. Ask them if there is any poo poo work that they don't want to deal with and see if you can do it for them, even on your own time. When there is an opening in that group, you're the obvious choice.

I know this sounds like doing some work for free but it is an investment you make for the future. I've been promoted/given raises over smarter more qualified people because I would actually do the work and not act like it is below me. IT is still an industry where once you're in the door, what you do is what matters.

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