Sunday, June 11, 2006

Exams and Other Work News

Yesterday was a pretty important day for me. Aside from the big party that we had last night, I sat in a large room with about 200 other individuals for nearly 4 hours taking a very difficult test. Over the last couple of months, I've spent countless nights with study groups or on my own at the office preparing for this exam. I am extremely thankful for the support of an understanding wife and daughter (assuming Abby understands anything that's going on).

The Certified Information Systems Auditor is an internationally accepted certification program in the IT consulting field that provides me some upward mobility. The requirements for the certification require passing the exam and 5 years of experience in the IT or audit industry. I'm hoping to hear something within a month, but it will be up to 6 weeks before I receive either an application for certification or a list of things to study.

In other news, I received a phone call from the managing director of the Dallas Protiviti office. She congratulated me on my promotion to Senior Consultant. Yes, this does mean a higher wage, however it also means more responsibility and higher expectations. I'm looking forward to that and hope that I can exceed those expectations. Work has been enjoyable and I think I've been able to contribute.

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