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You can always take a bad situation and turn it into a good one. With the Covid restrictions and been able to work from home full time, its allowed me to focus more on my studying instead of wasting time commuting to and from work. I have booked my Sec+ exam for end of November. Got the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals cert a few weeks back. I wasn't planning to do it but Microsoft was giving away free courses because of Covid so I took advantage and I haven't achieved any certs since my MCSA and MCSE back in 2018.
Got my Microsoft Azure Administrator exam booked for next April, again thanks to a free voucher from Microsoft. If Microsoft doesn't do another exam voucher promotion then I book my Microsoft Azure Security Technologies exam for next Summer.
I am happy for the Covid restrictions to continue for another 12 months. I keep on studying, gaining more certs and keeping myself productive instead of sitting in front of a screen for the rest of the night after I had logged off from work.
Once the job market settles in 2022 then I will see what else is out there. Hoping I will finally land myself a job in Cyber Security.
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I am incredibly lucky that my current role is amazing and I work with great clients - Always worth keeping an eye on the market though
I know it has been hard for some people, but you're spot on to have taken a leap. I think its always important to look as far forward as you can and get certs that support your next jump.
I've got a list of what I want to achieve next year (Kanban Management Professional, CISM, Azure Fundamentals and AWS Cloud Practitioner) , but I'll likely leave those till post April now.
Got a message on Wednesday about an outside IR35 contract up in Scotland, fully remote. I wasn't actively looking but as my current one ends in a couple of months, I thought I'd ask for more details. He asked if I wanted a call about it in 10 minutes, to which I agreed.
It turned out to be a full-blown interview with the lead there wasn't expecting it but it went brilliantly, and a couple of hours later I got offered the contract. With the bonus of it being 12 months!! Outside IR35 for the full duration and even better, fully remote the entire duration too even after restrictions/post-Covid.
Absolutely over the moon with that as COVID and IR35 are leaving the market a little shaky at the moment for contracting, so to nail that has left me feeling very relieved. Obviously, in contracting, the duration isn't guaranteed, but even the intention of it being that long is very positive and with the work they are doing, it sounds like it shouldn't have any problem going the full length
It turned out to be a full-blown interview with the lead there
wasn't expecting it but it went brilliantly, and a couple of hours later I got offered the contract. With the bonus of it being 12 months!! Outside IR35 for the full duration and even better, fully remote the entire duration too even after restrictions/post-Covid.Absolutely over the moon with that as COVID and IR35 are leaving the market a little shaky at the moment for contracting, so to nail that has left me feeling very relieved. Obviously, in contracting, the duration isn't guaranteed, but even the intention of it being that long is very positive and with the work they are doing, it sounds like it shouldn't have any problem going the full length
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They have too. If they don't they sink. It's as simple as that.
Some are, others have been forced to.
Got wind of a really exciting opportunity for the business I work at as so told our Regional VP about it. He wanted me to explore it more as it was an interesting opportunity but I've been told to get back in my box by my Line Manager as the work is not in scope for this/next fiscal and that I should never bypass him to go directly to the VP.
For awareness, I have a great rapport with the VP and the opportunity was around a technology we've worked on together and have a shared fondness of.
Guess I'm in the bad books for a while...
For awareness, I have a great rapport with the VP and the opportunity was around a technology we've worked on together and have a shared fondness of.
Guess I'm in the bad books for a while...
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It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission
I'd be scoping it out anyway, do it for the VP and even if it's a bit of your own time. Line manager is threatened, simple as.Experience is always valued, too much IMO as now we have youngsters who will struggle to get the experience in the sector they want to.
Agreed here. We place experience as a very distant last place in our hiring criteria. Character and coach ability are FAR more important for the roles we recruit. For others it will be very different though, I appreciate.
I need your help with a situation I seem to be in.
My manager sees my potential, so has put me on a supervisor course.
However those above me have taken it upon themselves to make life as difficult as possible, basically they're playing the game.
All they're doing is running me down, bad mouthing behind my back and generally making me feel unwanted, when I'm trying the best I can.
They nitpick at every single slight they can find.
I can't go running to Hr and the manager for obvious reasons, but it's become a toxic work environment, and all because a few people don't want me to progress, mainly because I'm good at what I do and they feel threatened by me.
So all I can do for now it's post here and ask for advice.
I'm sure there must be a good few of you who have been in a similar situation.
If you need more information, then by all means ask away.
My manager sees my potential, so has put me on a supervisor course.
However those above me have taken it upon themselves to make life as difficult as possible, basically they're playing the game.
All they're doing is running me down, bad mouthing behind my back and generally making me feel unwanted, when I'm trying the best I can.
They nitpick at every single slight they can find.
I can't go running to Hr and the manager for obvious reasons, but it's become a toxic work environment, and all because a few people don't want me to progress, mainly because I'm good at what I do and they feel threatened by me.
So all I can do for now it's post here and ask for advice.
I'm sure there must be a good few of you who have been in a similar situation.
If you need more information, then by all means ask away.
I find keeping lists in excel of things done and running count of stats. Not in an in your face kinda way. Just as a tracking tool. But it's no harm to put it front of your line manager every now and then. I've done this when contacting as you need to show you're getting things done, and if there is hold up, who is holding it up. So list items with no progress as "referred to person X ". Etc.
In this way get on with the things you can tick the box on. Where people are road blocking you, you try move around them, or get those tasks delegated to someone else. So avoid confrontation and just try to concentrate on work that you can get done.
It's a bit like doing your CV and emphasizing only the good stuff.
It's a bit like doing your CV and emphasizing only the good stuff.
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Currently in the anxious post-interview waiting period. Applied to a large organisation to do a role that was slightly different to my current job description. They were asking for a certain certification or several years of industry experience, of which I very much tick the latter. So I'm really feeling 50/50 about my prospects.
The interview seemed to go well last Friday afternoon, answered all the questions fairly thoroughly (I think!) but this past week of waiting has just been like torture!!!! Its been 12 years since I've had a job interview and in those 12 years of interviewing people to join my current team I never really batted an eyelid about the corporate time it takes to send out offers / rejection letters. Its completely consumed me this week.
I know large organisations can often take a long time to sort out offers of employment with all the signatures and paperwork that goes with it so I'm not surprised. But wow I'd forgotten how bad this all feels!
The interview seemed to go well last Friday afternoon, answered all the questions fairly thoroughly (I think!) but this past week of waiting has just been like torture!!!! Its been 12 years since I've had a job interview and in those 12 years of interviewing people to join my current team I never really batted an eyelid about the corporate time it takes to send out offers / rejection letters. Its completely consumed me this week.
I know large organisations can often take a long time to sort out offers of employment with all the signatures and paperwork that goes with it so I'm not surprised. But wow I'd forgotten how bad this all feels!
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Massive congratulations Dude! That's awesome news. What a Christmas present.
Thanks man!
It’s mixed emotions, I’m super happy to get the job, but can’t help but feel they’re low balling me on the offer (10% raise). Part of me wants to push harder on it (they’re holding pretty firm), the other part of me recognises that it’s a massive amount of cash and stop being so greedy.
Not sure what to do. It’s difficult to know what standard in the industry for this position.