I landed a job with a webhosting company Downtown Phoenix

bruceleejr · 10-25-2009, 02:34 AM

My job title is Tech Support/Help Desk. One day I aim to be a Systems Admin or something like that so I think this position is the first step to entry level.

My job Duties are:

dealing w/ support tickets for customers who have dedicated hosting,shared hosting,dedicated servers or enterprise servers
Making sure the network is up and running
Updating the servers via hardware or software components , making sure the servers are running smooth
Adding more harddrives and what not to the servers
Configure build and support Linux & Windows 2003 machines
Messing with the Cisco Routers and Switches
Learning about PHP,MySQL,SQL,Access Databases
Messing around with DNS & DHCP config settings , troubleshooting from our end and also helping the customer remotely also ( TELNET etc )
Ensure back ups of data
Also work with the development team learning all the fun stuff
Many more duties

I cannot believe I got the job. Its in a gigantic building Downtown Phoenix. Revolving Doors... REVOLVING DOORS~!! LOL only the rich people walk thru revolving doors hahahahaha jk

But seriously ... the place is freakn NICE. I got a badge and I swipe my card to go in and a hand scanner to get into the datacenter. The benefits are off the hook & they will even pay for my school.

I have MY OWN DESK NEAR A GIANT WINDOW with Dual Monitors~!!!!

We have a freakn Kitchen w/Microwave oven fridge and everything else in a kitchen with free burritos food snacks drinks etc .... its FREAKN CRAZY.

I get to eat anywhere I want while Im working, I can take breaks whenever I want. This is like ... dream job~?? HAHAHAH lol ...

Its a small family own webhosting business. I guess one of their employees of 5 years is moving on and they needed somebody to fill the position and to be dedicated and grow with the company. They chose me over 5-6 other people applicants that got interviewed the same day after me.

Its weird because I swear I sent & posted my resume to careerbuilder,Dice.com,Monster.com,USAjobs.com,craigslists etc etc like 500 times every 3 weeks or something.

I applied to every single IT job there was. No reply.

Then all of a sudden out of the blue ... I get a phone call ... " Hey we found your resume on craigslist and I would love to interview you " I was like holy crap wthek~!!!

I went downtown and found the address and was like " .... Uhhhh , this place is too big ... I dont even belong here LMAO " like it felt surreal , like if I was the president of the Galaxy or something

But when they interviewed me , they loved me~!! I had the experience they were looking for and I could not believe they wanted me to work there.

Im still shocked that I work in this insanely huge building downtown phoenix . I feel like a freakn baller. Probly cuz its one of the best jobs Ive landed.
Now I go to school full time and working full time . But I think it'll all be worth it after Im out of College and I got the experience I need to be a System Admin.

I had actually got hired for 3 other jobs but I had to turn them down due to conflicting school schedules.

**wrench97** · 10-25-2009, 03:59 AM

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Messing with the Cisco Routers and Switches

Might want to rephrase this on any future resume perhaps "Maintaining" would be a better choice

Congrats on the new job and good luck

bruceleejr · 10-25-2009, 01:31 PM

Oh on my resume its actually like " maintaining,configuring " etc etc ... it has all the technical jargon n stuff ... but on the forum , i just talk like i would in person lol

10-25-2009, 02:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
bruceleejr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 86 OS: winxp sp2	I landed a job with a webhosting company Downtown Phoenix My job title is Tech Support/Help Desk. One day I aim to be a Systems Admin or something like that so I think this position is the first step to entry level. My job Duties are: dealing w/ support tickets for customers who have dedicated hosting,shared hosting,dedicated servers or enterprise servers Making sure the network is up and running Updating the servers via hardware or software components , making sure the servers are running smooth Adding more harddrives and what not to the servers Configure build and support Linux & Windows 2003 machines Messing with the Cisco Routers and Switches Learning about PHP,MySQL,SQL,Access Databases Messing around with DNS & DHCP config settings , troubleshooting from our end and also helping the customer remotely also ( TELNET etc ) Ensure back ups of data Also work with the development team learning all the fun stuff Many more duties I cannot believe I got the job. Its in a gigantic building Downtown Phoenix. Revolving Doors... REVOLVING DOORS~!! LOL only the rich people walk thru revolving doors hahahahaha jk But seriously ... the place is freakn NICE. I got a badge and I swipe my card to go in and a hand scanner to get into the datacenter. The benefits are off the hook & they will even pay for my school. I have MY OWN DESK NEAR A GIANT WINDOW with Dual Monitors~!!!! We have a freakn Kitchen w/Microwave oven fridge and everything else in a kitchen with free burritos food snacks drinks etc .... its FREAKN CRAZY. I get to eat anywhere I want while Im working, I can take breaks whenever I want. This is like ... dream job~?? HAHAHAH lol ... Its a small family own webhosting business. I guess one of their employees of 5 years is moving on and they needed somebody to fill the position and to be dedicated and grow with the company. They chose me over 5-6 other people applicants that got interviewed the same day after me. Its weird because I swear I sent & posted my resume to careerbuilder,Dice.com,Monster.com,USAjobs.com,craigslists etc etc like 500 times every 3 weeks or something. I applied to every single IT job there was. No reply. Then all of a sudden out of the blue ... I get a phone call ... " Hey we found your resume on craigslist and I would love to interview you " I was like holy crap wthek~!!! I went downtown and found the address and was like " .... Uhhhh , this place is too big ... I dont even belong here LMAO " like it felt surreal , like if I was the president of the Galaxy or something But when they interviewed me , they loved me~!! I had the experience they were looking for and I could not believe they wanted me to work there. Im still shocked that I work in this insanely huge building downtown phoenix . I feel like a freakn baller. Probly cuz its one of the best jobs Ive landed. Now I go to school full time and working full time . But I think it'll all be worth it after Im out of College and I got the experience I need to be a System Admin. I had actually got hired for 3 other jobs but I had to turn them down due to conflicting school schedules.

10-25-2009, 01:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
bruceleejr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 86 OS: winxp sp2	Re: I landed a job with a webhosting company Downtown Phoenix Oh on my resume its actually like " maintaining,configuring " etc etc ... it has all the technical jargon n stuff ... but on the forum , i just talk like i would in person lol