Here I was planning on trying to gear up my web consulting business,
laboring in obscurity, gaining seasoning as I work solo...
After analyzing my situation, I realized that it might be in my best
interest to try to get a full time position, you know, to develop the
seasoning I desperately need... plus I have been burnt, fried and crispy
due to the eternal job search each contractor goes on... plus being
steamrollered by recruiters hasn't really helped...
I sent out a resume late last night, and this morning I get an email from
one of the members of the Interactive Media Team, that they like my resume,
and want me to call to set up an interview. Eeep!
The company is Trinity Communications <http://www.trinitynet.com> in
Boston... and the position I am auditioning for is "Web Developer".
Gah! This is the first time I am auditioning for a full time perm position!
Sheesh, never had this much jitters on any of my contract jobbie
interviews... What do I bring? Gah! How do I present myself?... besides
being me! And if they like me, how do I do salary negotiations?! Gah!
("Historically, 'Gah' is the sound you make when you wish to chant
'ohmygod-ohmygod-ohmy-god', but due to hysteria, the throat constricts and
only a mono-syllablle is uttered.' ;} )
Pardon me while I hyperventillate here in the corner.
Er.. anyone who can point me to a comparison/ contrasting yearly wages for
web developers, entry level and first year?
And here I just started my do-it-yourself company... eh, only cost me money
for the DBA, and I haven't really known how to market myself. Guess it
would be prudent to gain some expertise... how much I missed being part of
a team these past two-and-a-half years, jumping from one contract to the
next, and not being part of something, being sorta a hired gun piece of the
furniture...
-T.J. Maher
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Thomas F. Maher, Jr.| QA Engineer, Web Designer, Web Writer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Computer Geek, Theatre Freak, Roleplaying
Weirdo"
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617-628-2533
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