Start of a Long Trail
Well, one of the several places I sent my resume to has called back. We’ll call them GeoTech Global for now, but I’ll reveal their name should I go to work for them. For now, I’ll refer to the manager I interviewed with as H., again with the same caveat.
H. called to ask me about getting the required information to pass a government security check, since one of the positions I’m being considered for is as the backup engineer on a government contract. I have to provide, among other things, a certified copy of my birth certificate. Yikes! Where do I go for that? Luckily, H. has run into this before and recommends www.vitalcheck.com. So off I go to order a copy of my birth certificate. Hmm, better make that two, just in case I need another one later.
Later that same day…
Just back from an interview with J. at WIZARD, a placement agency. J. didn’t really have anything for me, yet, but he did have me talk to his cohort that dealt more with Network Engineers. She didn’t have anything either, but she did try to convince me that my salary was “at the top range” for my area. I agreed at the time, but I really don’t think it is. Not by a long shot. Of course, that got me a little peeved. Peeved enough, in fact, to start studying on my CCNA. I’d bought a study guide for my CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate, in case you didn’t know) and some training software. I’ll install the training software tomorrow and start the book later this week. Watch my dust!
