I Got A Job!!!!

germanjulian · Aug 16, 2005, 06:50 PM

God I have such luck sometimes. I send a blind application to a very large investment bank (very large as in big 5) to the Human Resources department. After 4 weeks I thought they are not interested and have no jobs but I got a call last week for an interview in their Technology Department (huge) and if I can come tomorrow since its urgent… anyway good interview and another interview later today I was offered a job straight away! They lost 1 person from their training program and they needed 1 person more so I had some huge luck that i send my application in 4 weeks ago.
Well it’s a 16 month training program (voted best program 2004 in the IT sector) and after that I will get a job. I will start in September in London for 8 weeks (full on training) and then I will be working for several months here in Germany at their Technology and Operations HQ and then decide which final training program I will do.

I will be doing things like windows server admin, networking, databases, etc. but its more a management job since contractors are employed to do all the boring stuff

Basically it’s a amazing job with huge prospects, well paid etc.
For the 8 weeks in London I will get a Bank apartment

hahhaah it will be sweat

Anyway, a bit of luck, some good interview skills and a good degree later I look set for a good career a good job and some ££££ or euros that is… £2000 after tax etc. every month (mhh I think the hardware upgrade will happen rather sooner then later, especially since I live with my parents)

daedal · Aug 16, 2005, 06:52 PM

That's awesome, man! Congratulations!

CDsDontBurn · Aug 16, 2005, 07:10 PM

sweet man! congrats on the new job

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**MIG-31** · Aug 16, 2005, 07:16 PM

Congratulations...... make the most of it..

tastyweat · Aug 16, 2005, 09:17 PM

congrats dude

Tipstaff · Aug 17, 2005, 10:26 AM

Yeah, man, congrats! Sounds like a sweet job.

**dj_stick** · Aug 17, 2005, 12:25 PM

excellent work

pr0digal jenius · Aug 17, 2005, 03:30 PM

rock on...I could use that kinda dough a month

But seriously....congrats, and enjoy the well earned job (and don't trash the hotel room

)

Ubergrendle · Aug 17, 2005, 03:54 PM

Remember the 10% rule... pay yourself first, 10% of whatever you make goes into long term savings. You're making nothing now, so you won't miss the 10%...but 5 years from now it will be the smartest move you ever made.

Congrats.

Vikingod · Aug 17, 2005, 04:09 PM

congrats man, that is great to hear. Working for banks is a pretty good way to go, I hope you will enjoy it.

Vikingod · Aug 17, 2005, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ubergrendle

Remember the 10% rule... pay yourself first, 10% of whatever you make goes into long term savings. You're making nothing now, so you won't miss the 10%...but 5 years from now it will be the smartest move you ever made.

Congrats.

He's right, pay yourself first. It helps out when you get older and dont want to work anymore. Find out the minimum percentage (6% -10%, usually) you can pay into retirement and the company will either match it (ideal) or pay an additional percentage (usually 3% or so). Pay that amount, then every raise you get, add and additional percentage till you max out (15% maybe). It will take 10 years off your retirement and give you more time to golf in your golden years.

violat3 · Aug 17, 2005, 04:53 PM

gutes Glück mit Ihrer neuen Arbeit julian

PangingJr · Aug 17, 2005, 05:57 PM

Congratulations.

Ev!L-aLphA · Aug 18, 2005, 01:52 AM

congrats man :-) by the way do u need like mad math skills to work in the technology department? or any deparment in the bank? cuz that sounds like a sick job

germanjulian · Aug 18, 2005, 07:48 AM

you dont need mad maths skills

maybe some... but nothing mad hehehe

and yeah the thing is with this job I am covered.

I get health insurance
Retirement
And an extra retirement thing from the bank
50% of my train travel
A bank account

Mhh I think that’s it… but its always so worth it to work in a large corporation… I think M$ is the best employee, they even have their own “special” school for disabled children

StuBee · Aug 18, 2005, 03:20 PM

work for a bank in the UK in its IT dept good place to get experiance imo

Robert McClelland · Aug 19, 2005, 03:56 AM

congrats

Aug 16, 2005, 06:50 PM	#1
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	I Got A Job!!!! God I have such luck sometimes. I send a blind application to a very large investment bank (very large as in big 5) to the Human Resources department. After 4 weeks I thought they are not interested and have no jobs but I got a call last week for an interview in their Technology Department (huge) and if I can come tomorrow since its urgent… anyway good interview and another interview later today I was offered a job straight away! They lost 1 person from their training program and they needed 1 person more so I had some huge luck that i send my application in 4 weeks ago. Well it’s a 16 month training program (voted best program 2004 in the IT sector) and after that I will get a job. I will start in September in London for 8 weeks (full on training) and then I will be working for several months here in Germany at their Technology and Operations HQ and then decide which final training program I will do. I will be doing things like windows server admin, networking, databases, etc. but its more a management job since contractors are employed to do all the boring stuff Basically it’s a amazing job with huge prospects, well paid etc. For the 8 weeks in London I will get a Bank apartment hahhaah it will be sweat Anyway, a bit of luck, some good interview skills and a good degree later I look set for a good career a good job and some ££££ or euros that is… £2000 after tax etc. every month (mhh I think the hardware upgrade will happen rather sooner then later, especially since I live with my parents) __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	rock on...I could use that kinda dough a month But seriously....congrats, and enjoy the well earned job (and don't trash the hotel room )

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violat3 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Caledonia Posts: 348 Rep Power: 0	gutes Glück mit Ihrer neuen Arbeit julian

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Aug 18, 2005, 07:48 AM	Thread Starter #15
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	you dont need mad maths skills maybe some... but nothing mad hehehe and yeah the thing is with this job I am covered. I get health insurance Retirement And an extra retirement thing from the bank 50% of my train travel A bank account Mhh I think that’s it… but its always so worth it to work in a large corporation… I think M$ is the best employee, they even have their own “special” school for disabled children __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

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StuBee lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Under a small box in the corner Posts: 337 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	work for a bank in the UK in its IT dept good place to get experiance imo __________________ <-- Gaming in system specs Consoles: Xbox 360 (old white stylee thing), PS3. Storage - Qnap TS-210 - Great wee thing Laptops:- 2.2Ghz, 4Gb Macbook & 2.0Ghz i7 (Sandy bridge), 4Gb, 256Mb gfx, Hi-res screen Macbook Pro

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