[TriLUG] Re: North Carolina Market

[JoJo Almario]

I worked as a desktop support technician at a computer store and I was 
bale to get some commision off of some sales of sytems and services.  I 
then worked as a desktop support technician for a University program 
then moved into the sysadmin position there.  I made the move because I 
believed that the position would give me the experience I needed to move 
into a higher paying job.  Since I have made the move I have taken about 
a $8,000 a year pay cut and have doubled the amount of stress I have. 
 My co-worker has pretty much the same story.

I would like to get out of this career but I am hoping that something 
will become of this indutry in the future.  I also dont know what other 
career I would get into.  I would like to get into technical sales, but 
i dont know what I would need to do to make the transition. ie. how 
would I convince an employer that my technical knowledge could benefit a 
career in sales.  Or even if that would hold true in sales.

Chris Hedemark wrote:

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> On Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 08:55 AM, James LewisMoss wrote:
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>> Seems to me tech jobs are just hard to find these days.  There do seem
>> to be some short-term contracting jobs to be found, not paying as much
>> as they would a few years ago, but enough.
>
>
> I'm seeing more listings now than I did when BOPS started swirling 
> down the giant bowl.  The trouble is, I'm getting less callbacks now.  
> Probably because the number of job seekers has increased 
> disproportionately to the number of new jobs.
>
> It's looking like my situation may change again soon.  If so, I'm 
> going to see if I can swing a low rate night job for a month or two 
> while I work intensively by day to bone up on some skills that passed 
> me by (Oracle, Cisco & some others come to mind) and pursue at least 
> two certs.
>
> Keep in mind, I've been doing sysadmin work full time for about 9 
> years now.  I feel sorry for the poor sods who fell for those 
> previously mentioned radio ads.  If you're going to change careers 
> right now, this is the *wrong* one to change *to*.  (*from* is a 
> different story)
>
> - --
> "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."  -- Mahatma Gandhi
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JoJo Almario
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Intrah /UNC School of Medicine
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