ZeroDamage September 9, 2011 Share ZeroDamage Member September 9, 2011 I got lucky that the company was hiring and needed exactly what I had to offer. Luck had nothing to do with the experience and education I got though. Luck has nothing to do with our current government doing everything it can to seemingly destroy our capitalist system. That however is a topic for another time and place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX March 26, 2012 Author Share NOFX Member March 26, 2012 (edited) Goodbye Chesapeake, Hello Roanoke! My plan was to quit this spring and start hiking the AT if no jobs popped up. Late in the game (late February) I was on my employers website and saw an opening out in Roanoke. Sent in my resume, went through the motions and got hired as an Automation Software Engineer. Looking at this as more of a reason to move than anything and the new experience will be worth it too. Working with industrial controls and robotics sounds sort of cool and will be a welcome change. Hopefully it will hold my attention span for a few years, but if not.. I'm just thankful to be out of Hampton Roads. As Samurai said, it's all been luck.. I got hired by a company, that was bought out by another company that happened to have offices all over the world and many opportunities. But I have to tell you.... As much as ZD would like you to believe luck has something to do with our governments policies.. Luck is about being prepared for when the opportunity arises. I have never had anyone I knew find me a job. When I first got into the field. I was very lucky to be offered an interview. I was prepared by getting a degree, spending a lot of time working on the resume, getting small related IT jobs prior, researching the company and putting myself in a position to be able to move 5 hours away. Edited March 26, 2012 by NOFX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher March 26, 2012 Share Preacher Member March 26, 2012 Well now you can have coffee with Dweezil, he lives in Blacksburg, which is just down the road there. Congrats on the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters March 26, 2012 Share stutters GC Alumni March 26, 2012 good to see some good old fashioned hard work and prep paying off. congratulations man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling March 26, 2012 Share samurai nightling Member March 26, 2012 This is great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 26, 2012 Share VooDooPC Member March 26, 2012 Yesss, find those colonists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher March 27, 2012 Share Preacher Member March 27, 2012 (edited) Yesss, find those colonists! That's Roanoke Island noob Not Roanoke, Va. Edited March 28, 2012 by Preacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 28, 2012 Share VooDooPC Member March 28, 2012 Oh, I take it back then. :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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