Okay, but here's the million-dollar question: which consulting companies are *hiring*??
""Chuck Larrieu"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > depending on the particulars, either one could be true. ;-> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Priscilla Oppenheimer > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] > > > At 02:24 PM 10/26/01, Bill Carter wrote: > >I liked the travel more than my wife. > > Does that mean that you liked the travel more than you liked your wife, or > that you liked the travel more than your wife liked the travel? ;-) > > Priscilla > > > I was flying home Friday afternoon > >and flying out Sunday afternoon. That was 4 years ago and I still haven't > >used the free Frequent Flyer ticket I earned. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 11:07 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] > > > > > >Seems like a pretty interesting job, that explains my bordom, here in the > >office, > >i wish i could find a consulting job with 80% travel. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:07 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: Working for a consulting company [7:3676] > > > > > >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 > ________________________ > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24334&t=3676 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
