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What’s “IT” about
Science was fun till high school, by then I was done with the charm of it and wanted to move on and explore what “business” and “computers” meant - that people were always talking about. I had learned in school that 8 bits make a byte, and I thought it was all about writing code and programming. Programming what, I had no clue – it took me a while to put it all together, but I think “IT” has been worth my time. I started out my career in sales and marketing, got my “business” pieces together for a few years and then one day I decided “That’s it! - I want to take things to the next level”.

I can do IT
So I trained on MS-DOS (yeah I know) and COBOL and Oracle and Visual Basic and SAP – the content was all technical and fancy. I entered a whole new world of databases “sitting” on operating systems (or “boxes”) with applications “talking” to them. I got to a point where if someone in a store came up and asked “Can I help find anything”, I replied “just browsing – thank you”. A couple of years and a few thousand dollars later - I was out in the market in a suit and tie looking for that position called SAP consultant. I thought I was ready for “IT” but the job market took a nosedive and after a few months of wait and watch (…and can’t afford to wait any more…) I figured the best thing was to put it all together and enter the world of IT Sales and Recruiting.

Good Call
I’ve enjoyed my experience in the Industry, although I often wonder where I would be today had I continued down the “SAP Consultant” path; I am excited about talking to people, clients, candidates, asking questions, listening to stories, challenging myself in the process and try to do my best to make a difference – to my wallet too of course. I believe this is where I can take my IT experience to the next level and I can look back and say “Good call”!

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