Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

6/13/2000

The tie that Binds

Filed under: Career Archive — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Hare which is in the early morning or 7:00 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waxing Gibbous

I had the Big Interview with Binder yesterday. I thought that I was going to see a Sales Manager of some kind, but ended up seeing a top-level Network Engineer. To tell the truth, I was rather pleased. First of all, I get a little uptight about interviewing with sales-type people. I may have a degree in Marketing, but I *know* people who do sales for a living pay a little more attention to the details of appearance than I do. Shoot, that was one of the many reasons I shied away from sales in the first place! Anyway, R. was a pretty okay guy. I could very easily see myself working for him. He was very personable and I could tell he knew his tech when he ran me through a little bit of a techie quiz. Just the basics, like “what is NDS?” and “What is an NLM?” and “What is a ‘service’ in NT?” Nothing I didn’t know, but stuff that only a real tech would know. He was also a pretty relaxed guy, considering what he hinted at his schedule being like. A *big* contrast to H. at GeoTech Global! The only downside I see to this position, so far, is that I still loose my management stuff and I’d have to travel 75-80% of the time. Yikes! That could be a little too much, but then again, they haven’t offered me a position yet either! They did give me a “personality” test, though. I’m not sure if they were checking to see if I was an axe-murderer, or if I was a salesman, but it was sort of an interesting test. At least part of it was related to how “honest” I am, or think I am. And another seemed to be either testing my memory, or checking to see if I had any animosity towards my parents. I’m not sure what they were looking for, but they repeated the *exact* same questions about my perception of my memory and my feelings toward my parents. Kind of weird. Go figure.
On another note, I notified all my search agency contacts regarding my status. It was interesting to see the reaction I got when I told them I took a pass on the GeoTech Global offer. For instance, I bet that I don’t hear from J. at WIZARD again. I have a feeling they cater to a different end of the market than I’m looking to be anymore. On the other hand, D. at the WacoSyndicate seemed to think I made the right decision. She also indicated that there might still be something in the works over there. She has me in the category that I think I belong in now: management. *sigh* I’m over 30, so I can’t be trusted, but now I’m going to be The Man, too!


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