Who said finding a job in I.T is hard work

DJMK4 · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:35

Iv just come straight out of uni studied a HND, havnt got no results yet, had an interview yesterday for a position as an I.T Support Analyst with a well respected company and they phoned me up today offering me the position...after 3 days of interviews...

It was my first interview and i thought i done terrible!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee im so happy

Roduga · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:37

I would say 'grats', but I hate IT more then I care let on and feel that you are wandering into something really really really dull.

DarkShadow · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:38

Congrats

What did you study?

zain · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:39

Its great at first, then its just boring

toy_soldier · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:40

Roduga said:
I would say 'grats', but I hate IT more then I care let on and feel that you are wandering into something really really really dull.

I couldnt agree more, I spent a year in an IT role and hated it, so boring. Being sat around all day staring at a computer screen sucks!!

Good luck though OP as some people must enjoy it or there wouldnt be all these people in high places.

DJMK4 · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:41

dark_shadow said:
Congrats

What did you study?

UWN- University of Wales Newport, hardly the best uni around but hey!

Stretch · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:42

Congrates.

May I ask how much?

DJMK4 · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:44

£13.5k because iv just come straight out of uni, a pay review after 6 months which bumps me upto £14.5k, then a pay review every year, i know its low but im using this as experience aswel to put on the CV as i have had no previous knowledge really with working in an I.T based job.

paradigm · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:49

No, getting a "decent" job in IT is hard work. Anyone can walk into a £13.5K first line support role, hell I walked into one (with no academic qualifications bar my A-levels) and it was closer to £16K and that was 2 years ago.

Can you say who this company is or is against the rules of the forum?

DJMK4 · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:53

The National Brittania Group

meghatronic · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:54

[Sniper][Wolf] said:
The National Brittania Group

You mean The National Britannia Group?

/pedant

DJMK4 · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:57

Indy500 · 6 Jun 2006 at 23:59

paradigm said:
No, getting a "decent" job in IT is hard work

True, but you gota start at the foot of the ladder to get to the top.

paradigm · 7 Jun 2006 at 00:03

sr4470 said:
True, but you gota start at the foot of the ladder to get to the top.

Again, true. But there is a difference between getting on the ladder, and being the person just holding it for someone else

The OP (especially with the thread title) was giving the impression that finding "a" job in IT was easy, it really isn't. He has got himself a job after coming out of university, and for that he does deserve congratulations, however it is a poorly paid job (especially for a grad). I just don't want him convincing himself that it will always be that easy to move on. It wont.

DJMK4 · 7 Jun 2006 at 00:04

paradigm said:
Again, true. But there is a difference between getting on the ladder, and being the person just holding it for someone else

The OP (especially with the thread title) was giving the impression that finding "a" job in IT was easy, it really isn't. He has got himself a job after coming out of university, and for that he does deserve congratulations, however it is a poorly paid job (especially for a grad). I just don't want him convincing himself that it will always be that easy to move on. It wont.

Its experience, which is what im after....

Indy500 · 7 Jun 2006 at 00:05

[Sniper][Wolf] said:
Its experience, which is what im after....

The number one requirement I come across when looking at ads for IT staff.

PrettyInPink · 7 Jun 2006 at 00:06

Congrats to you

Good luck in your new job

xxx

Nitefly · 7 Jun 2006 at 00:31

paradigm said:
No, getting a "decent" job in IT is hard work. Anyone can walk into a £13.5K first line support role, hell I walked into one (with no academic qualifications bar my A-levels) and it was closer to £16K and that was 2 years ago.

Was there any need to be quite so patronising?

And congrats OP on the job, hope it goes well

Yewen · 7 Jun 2006 at 01:05

Congrats to the OP.

You need the experience to put on your CV to even be considered for a better job, you do indeed have to start somewhere.

Now you have a job, when it comes to moving on it is not so much of a big deal being turned down, as you already have work.

Good luck with it, just try and keep the IT work fresh, as it is fun for a year then it just gets repetative.

triggerthat · 7 Jun 2006 at 01:10

[Sniper][Wolf] said:
Iv just come straight out of uni studied a HND, havnt got no results yet, had an interview yesterday for a position as an I.T Support Analyst with a well respected company and they phoned me up today offering me the position...after 3 days of interviews...

It was my first interview and i thought i done terrible!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee im so happy

Congrats. I suppose you have to start someone. It is a low paid job and you might get sick of it. I was in your position but I left college. I then went back to university to study for a degree.

The work you will do will certainly not stretch you but owell. Just milk it, get your experience, make contacts and hopefully make the best of it.

And as others said, finding a good job in I.T. is hard.