After being unemployed for a year, the time was right to get a job again. I applied for a job as 1st line support engineer and was invited for an interview.
My preparation wasn't as good as it could have been, and in my opinion the interview wasn't the best and longest interview I've had. I was pretty sure that I would either get rejected, or would never hear from them again; as was the case with many other companies. I won't go into too much ranting or detail, but out of the 100 job applications that you send out, maybe 2 or 3 reply. Either my resume is complete shit and not even worth a rejection, or so many people replied to the add that they don't even bother to send rejection letters anymore; I don't know and quite frankly, stopped caring.
Anyway, it was not the case with this company. Even though I thought they would not call me back, they actually did and I was invited to a second interview! The Second Interview was quite short as well, but I went home with a big smile on my face; I had a new job
So today I started my new job at Netpoint, a small company in the city of Waalwijk, that is specialized in IT stuff for orthodontists. The company makes special software for orthodontists that covers the whole range of tasks, so that the orthodontist doesn't have to worry about computer stuff and can just worry about doing his/her own thing. For some of the customers the company also does remote desktop management, but that part is handled by 2nd line support.
My first impressions are quite good, so we'll see how it evolves. One thing I really, really like: the company pays for our lunch. One of the girls from the administration department does groceries for the company every morning before coming to work. She always brings fresh milk, bread and a large selection spreads (various meats, cheese, peanut butter, etc..) to put on the bread; and the boss pays for it. Now and then she also brings some candy for us.
Free food is always good