Two Weeks!!!

I put in my two week notice at Cbeyond yesterday!!  How exited was I!! Don't get me wrong... I had many excellent opportunities there and met some extremely amazing people however I have been ready to move on for quite some time.  And, I think I will be in a job that I will love!

I have been hired on full time at North Point Ministries as a Customer Technology Liaison.  I will be working I.T. related issues (i.e. fixing computers, working ont he network, etc) however my main job functions will be project management and contractor management.  I have never managed anyone before and I have been giving this awesome opportunity to get my hands dirty in a new way!  I am so excited to start the new job.  Keep up with updates here!!

Cbeyond Christmas Party

So I finally have all the pictures uploaded from the Cbeyond Christmas Party!! Here is a sneek peek.


Check out the rest here!!

I swear there is a camera in my cube at Cbeyond

otherwise how would they have known...

Friday Update

One thing I failed to mention yesterday is that I spoke with my new manager regarding the Florida trip in March... and he stated "have fun" so my trip is still on!! I am very excited to be going to Florida and enjoying a weekend on the beach!!

I got it!

So they offered me the job this morning and I accepted it. My starting date right now is going to be March 1 but they are hoping to move that up. I will probably be shadowing some before then so I can get a better feel for what they do down there. I am very excited but very nervous... a big step for me but I thought you all would want to know!

2nd Interview Update

So, I just found out that my next interview is going to be on Wednesday at 9:00am... wish me luck!!

Other than that it has been extrememly busy here at work today so no real time to update... will try tomorrow :)~

2nd Interview

Quick note... I just got an email from the manager of tier 2... I have a second interview comming up! It will be next week but I don't have a date yet. Will let you know when I know! I do know that I am 1 of 2 finalists.

Yeah me!! (and wish me luck).

Interview Update

So... I haven't heard yet about a second interview... I am expecting to hear something either today or tomorrow BUT...

Last night, like 5 minutes before I had to leave I got a call from a customer who had a really hard time with his sale rep and was about to cancel his service... I was able to calm the man down and found out that the only technical problem he had was he couldn't send email using his Outlook (which is a really easy fix). Afterwards he sent an email into my company stating how I help him and how he was about to cancel his service and he changed his mind after talking to me. It was very nice to hear because most customers who reach one of us in support are really crabby but also it was set to my manager and the guys who interviewed me. They all sent me an email after that. I got the emails this morning... it made my morning!

Nothing like tooting your own horn right (wink, wink)!

Interview

Well, after my Interview on Friday I got really busy at work and then didn't think about going back online over the weekend to update my blog, but here is how the Interview went...

I was there early, actually before any of the interviewers (which they actually seemed impressed with). They were also impressed with the amount of information that I knew at the tier 1 level. I was in the interview for about an hour and there were 3 interviewers. I knew them all by name but didn't know any really by face. There are 7 people being interviewed for the job that I interviewed for. They are doing more interviews today and tomorrow and then they will let us know after that. They also gave me some pointers on things to do to learn more and stated that 'if' I don't get this job don't let it discourage me against applying in the future. I took that as a good thing... I am relatively young, only been with this company 7 months, and not a lot of background in analog phone troubleshooting. So, I am not discouraged... if nothing else, good interview practice and gave me some face time with the managers of the tier 2 departments. Also, I sent thank you notes to the guys who interviewed me and the main manager emailed me back stating that I had done really well in the interview. Either way, what is supposed to happen... will.

I had a good weekend... very relaxing. On Sunday I made cheesy potatoes to take to the pot luck. It was cool getting to meet some new people. The people that hosted the event have a very nice house about 20 minutes from where I am living and it is further outside of the city.

I should now have access to the gym provided by my company... it isn't a very big gym but it has the things I need so I am planning on trying that out after lunch.

Side note... I spelled Shana's name wrong (oops)... it should be updated every where... sorry about that!

Good Day!

So, today has been a very good day so far. I found out earlier from my boss that I am getting my yearly pay raise. Also found out that we are getting the bonuses from last year at the end of this month!! Nice!

Also, the job that I had applied for on Monday... I recieved an email today for an interview on Friday!! Wish me luck!!