I have been in the networking business for 7 years and have worked at both consulting companies and in-house at businesses. I prefer consulting. I travel at most 1 every 3 months and usually 1 night/2day. I work for a Chicago based company, but I am in Springfield, IL, the State Capitol. I have been at the same customer for 3 years. When I need a break I call me boss and say "find me a project" and I go to Chicago for a couple of days. This works really well keeping me up to date on new technology.
At a previous company, the boss walked in one day and said "You are going on the road for a major bank. I was gone 3-4 weeks a month in some places like South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana. This project lasted 4 months, when it was over we were laid off. I still prefer consulting, because I get more exposure to new technology. When I worked for non-consulting companies, I tended to install things and then watch it run for 6 months. I got real bored. When interviewing with consulting companies find out what they expect for travel. Somewhere like Chicago you could work 100% of the time in the greater Chicago area. Other times you will be flying around the company. What do you want? What do they expect?? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David John Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 4:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Working for a consulting company [3:3676] Hi Group, I have a MCSE, CCDA and CCNP and will finish my CCDP within a month. I am considering working for a consulting company and I would like some one to tell me a little about the daily life of an engineer working with a consulting company. What should I expect to be doing on a daily basis? do I have to go to customer sites often? do I have to travel a lot? Will I have a lab available for testing and practice? Will I get more experience working with customer or with a consulting company? Thanks David John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24251&t=3676 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
