IT Career If I wanted to start teaching myself the skills necessary for entering cyber/info sec, what could I do? |
- If I wanted to start teaching myself the skills necessary for entering cyber/info sec, what could I do?
- Ccna exam change, should I still study for it?
- LinkedIn/Resume Management
- College Degree
- IT Professional's Social Lives
- Tips on adjusting to a new position
- Should I take the job?
- Switching career paths at 34. Looking for advice.
- Work before official start?
- If you were a recruiter at the federal of state government which cert combo would you prefer?
- Skills matrix or index?
- How are working conditions for a TPM at Amazon?
- Cert questions
- IT "career" going nowhere
- Stagnating and Stuck
- Matlab in Computer system networking
- Carrying my team - need to vent
- Reluctant in having your company pay for your certification
- Earning the same as co-worker but do more work. What do?
- What Certification would be best for a IT student interested in security
- Looking for help starting my path in IT
- Do I take a temporary job that will get me the right kind of experience?
- 'Easier' to get into networking as an older person than coding?
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 07:37 AM PDT I know this is a big question as cyber sec has many different fields of pursuit under its umbrella. But I can't seem to get a straight answer on where to begin. Some people say "You should follow X hacking course and grind through that" or "Go through Y networking security course" or something like that. Almost none of them seem to assume you're a beginner, which I guess makes sense. But since I am a beginner, where could I start? Do I go with earning IT certs or hop into Linux and Python or what? [link] [comments] |
| Ccna exam change, should I still study for it? Posted: 31 Oct 2019 06:28 AM PDT I'm currently studying to get my ccna cert, but they are changing the exam in February. I know none of you know what is going to change on the exam, but does Cisco usually change a lot when they redo these exams? I know I'm not going to be ready to take the exam in time, should I still study for it and brush up on what changes they make, or should I just wait and study for something else? Planning on making a career in infosec, so I could look into studying for a security cert or something. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 06:13 AM PDT I've just accepted a job to be a System Admin (Microsoft Platform) for a healthcare company, of which both the role and the company have both been my dream job for quite some time. However, I'm taking this job, about 3 months into my current role with my current company. My question is, for those of you who maintain a LinkedIn or other professional profile, what roles do you decide to keep or not? What's your rule of thumb for your general resume? I'm very proud of the career path I've taken, and what I've accomplished, so I like to keep a strong professional profile for networking purposes, but I'm at the point in my career where I've got a couple agencies under my belt, of varying time frames. Any advice helps! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2019 07:04 PM PDT Hi r/ITCareerQuestions im a high school student thats going to college and I would like some recommendations on what degree I should get. I like building them, I like trouble shooting them(hardware and software). The one thing i dont like is math-I hate math with a passion. basic math is just find but I honestly dont care about how to figure out it takes the guy to jump of the bridge that is X feet tall. So any recommendations that dont require a lot of math would be wonderful. Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| IT Professional's Social Lives Posted: 31 Oct 2019 04:21 AM PDT Hey everyone, this message is directed to anyone working in the IT Field! I work as an IT Manager in Luxury Hotels and have been doing this for 3 years now. Which is why I have two very simple questions:
Thanks again! Looking forward to reading your answers! [link] [comments] |
| Tips on adjusting to a new position Posted: 31 Oct 2019 06:56 AM PDT I am going to be starting a new job soon(3 month C2H) at a big company. This will be my first time getting exposure to a corporate environment as most of my other positions were with smaller companies. I have never received any formal training and most of what I know is self taught. What are some tips for adjusting/attempting to make the transition as seamless as possible? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 09:09 AM PDT Hello everyone, and sorry for mobile format.. I'm currently working as a "IT infrastructure student" in a company which I like actually. I'm nearly finished with my education and they want to offer me a job, problem is that the job consists of too much of IT support for my liking and I'm pretty sure they are going to give me the title "IT Support engineer". My boss says I will be given more infrastructure related projects after I'm officially hired, but I'm afraid the above title will make it hard for me to find an actual IT infrastructure in the future and makes me wonder if I should reject the offer and just and find another job. Any advice would truly be appreciated, as I'm really unsure what to do. [link] [comments] |
| Switching career paths at 34. Looking for advice. Posted: 31 Oct 2019 09:02 AM PDT Hey guys, sorry if you've seen this question a million times by now just wanted some inside perspective from someone who has actually worked in this industry. So my background was in food/beverage/hospitality for the last 15 years or so. I worked my way up in restaurants and have been a chef for the last few years. Finally got burned out after working insane hours, holidays, weekends, missing important life events and milestones for friends and family. Anyways I have always told myself if I didn't cook I would go into IT because I've always taken to technology and computers. But with the exception of a PC building hobby and a few comp science classes I dabbled with in college (Java, HTML) I have barely dipped a toe into this multi-faceted field. My plan as of now, and please weigh in on this, is to return to school for my associates in IT and explore options once I can snag an internship (if i can). I'm interested in web development/cyber security simply because that is where it seems the market is leaning these days. Are there any alternate paths available? Certificates I should pursue? Books I should read? Blogs or podcasts to subscribe to? Part of me thinks this is what I kinda sort of want to do and the other part thinks "you have no idea what you are getting yourself into, you might hate it, just stick to upgrading ram and SSD's". Obviously starting from (mostly) scratch at the age of 34 is pretty daunting which is why I'm here. This reminds me of an eager young line cook asking "should I go to culinary school?" on all my old kitchen subreddits (The answer is no, or yes, or maybe depending) Which always got really old. Thanks for any words of advice. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 08:42 AM PDT Hey guys I have a question. I posted a few days back about accepting my first official job offer and got a lot of good responses from many of you. Today I was asked to log into a Microsoft account to start up my email address and my account and sort of familiarize myself with their system. So I did that and I see an email where I've been asked to start reading and learning all of a certain material. It doesn't matter what the material is but I feel a little bit weird about it as I'm not currently on their payroll and I won't start until end November. I guess my question is, is this a normal practice in this field? My wife who is in the professional field and has been for quite a long time says I shouldn't do it because I'm not getting paid yet. I just wanted to see if I could get some feedback from some of you? Thank you all very much and I look forward to the responses. [link] [comments] |
| If you were a recruiter at the federal of state government which cert combo would you prefer? Posted: 31 Oct 2019 09:39 AM PDT CCNA & Sec+ or Net+ & Sec+ Im planning in getting my sec+ towards the end of next summer and a networking cert mid to late spring of 2021 also possibly an AWS cloud cert, and I plan on working as a network engineer for the state or federal gov later on in my career. Which cert combo do you prefer and which other certs would you recommend I add thats holds its weight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 03:34 AM PDT Sorry for this very simple question... I have a table/list of skills and my rating of how much knowledge/experience I have for each. Which is a more common name, skills matrix or skills index? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| How are working conditions for a TPM at Amazon? Posted: 31 Oct 2019 09:29 AM PDT I have seen several Amazon TPM positions posted in my area. I have a similar position with another company with ok pay, decent benefits and great work and life compatibility. What's it like to work as a TPM at Amazon? How are the working conditions, pay, benefits, etc? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 05:20 AM PDT Should I get a comptia a+ cert or any cert? I have work experience in a ict company, would getting this comptia a+ cert help me in any way? What could I learn or do that would help me in my ict career? Haven't got a job yet obviously, just asking if this work experience would be enough and if comptia is needed or recommended. Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2019 03:31 PM PDT I have been working the same dead end IT Technician/NOC role for the past 8 years now. I started at $11.50 an hour, am currently at $15.76. It is technically a part time job but more often than not I work full time hours. I have made numerous attempts to get bumped up to full time or at the very least be paid a better wage. Every time I have been met with excuses about corporate not want to despite my manager and everyone I work with telling me I deserve it. During this time I have always been applying for and interviewing for countless help desk/service desk/ Desktop support jobs but have never made it passed the interview process. Any time I try to fallow up and get feedback as to why I was not chosen; the most I ever get is the catch all excuse of "needs more experience". I am at the point where I am going to try getting more certs on my own (I have the A+, an Associates in computer networking and a Bachelors in liberal arts), but beyond that I don't know what else to do to get out of this situation. I don't even have a clue exactly where to take my so-called career beyond a higher level help desk job. And hell, maybe the experience isn't the only problems and there is something else that is an even bigger roadblock and I have no clue what that is. What the hell can I do beyond getting more IT certs (or going back to school, which I don't want to do a third time) to get out of this rut? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2019 04:13 AM PDT Hi everyone, As the title suggests, I have stagnated HARD in the last year and a half in my career, and at this point I don't know how to proceed. Background: I started in IT in 2016 as a PC repair technician. A couple of months later I was transferred to a client's site full time where I would do 1st line support all the way up to PM and BA work (on a basic level), system adminisstration on Windows servers, and towards the end I worked exclusively with our Cloud team doing extremly basic devops work (the idea was that I would be an intern). Unfortunately this did not pan out due to conflicts between the client and my company, and ultimately forced me to give up the opportunity. I then moved to a new compay, where I have been for 1 year 2 months. I was brought on to upskill our existing support team, as well as take over some work from the sysasmin, and work exclusively on a new system that we were rolling out. The rollout of this new system was cancelled, our IT manager resigned, and the team was restructered. The bulk of my queries are password resets or forwarding requests to suppliers. I'm finishing up the first year of my degree in Business Informatics (I started with CompSci but just cannot keep up with the maths modules). I also have A+ and Network+. I desperately want to get out of doing support, but at this point I worry that I have stagnated too much to find a half decent job somewhere else. Ideally I'd like to get into doing Business Analytics (or something data-related), but I'm not sure where to begin at this point. I would appreciate any advice or constructive criticism, TIA. [link] [comments] |
| Matlab in Computer system networking Posted: 31 Oct 2019 03:12 AM PDT Hello! I am doing undergraduate Computer systems Networks.They are teaching python, web development, Little bit of networking and Matlab. Just wanted to ask is Matlab required for this field because I am finding it difficult, do employers look for it? Don't know if I can drop it and choose numeracy class, which is A levels math. [link] [comments] |
| Carrying my team - need to vent Posted: 30 Oct 2019 01:38 PM PDT So anyone else feels like they do the workload of 4-5 people just because they know their shit and are very efficient? I've been carrying my team on the last project and I really do not think it's fair. Everyone seems to be working, but I know that a task which takes my colleague a week to do will take me 2 hours. 2 hours!! And on stand up call he always mentions that he is making progress and PM tells him what a good job he is doing by making progress on this task. This is bullshit. Now, I do not mind doing a lot of work. I am that kind of person. I probably would seek this type of workload because I like exposure to many projects and new tech. But how do I monetize the extra workload when I am already paid top dollar? Oh, and FYI - I work from home. Being in the office for "synergies" and "collaboration" is bullshit. I travel to office very few month. I see people chatting, taking long lunches, probably spending 15-20 min per day getting to meetings in different buildings. Overall, the environment is great and relaxing but not efficient at all. Office is loud. Open floor space is not helpful to your focus (I cannot work in headphones with music). [link] [comments] |
| Reluctant in having your company pay for your certification Posted: 30 Oct 2019 06:39 PM PDT Have you ever found yourself thinking about wanting to pay for your certification on your own as opposed to having your company pay for it? What were your train of thoughts and what was the reason for your final decision? I guess for some persons, whilst the company doesn't bind them for a period of time, they may feel guilty if they decide to leave shortly after obtaining the certification as they may want to leave gracefully and not on a sour note. [link] [comments] |
| Earning the same as co-worker but do more work. What do? Posted: 30 Oct 2019 03:19 PM PDT Hi all, I recently found out my I'm earning the same as a co-worker (let's call it Tom). I wouldn't usually care but I feel like I do significantly more work than Tom. We both work the same role (same title) at a specialist software company. There are quite a few things/skills that I have that Tom doesn't have. I generally deal with the larger clients like hospitals, large law firms and some govt. Tom usually does the single user/smaller jobs and user training. Tom is also getting an online course paid for by the company. Tom is 3 years older than me with lots of experience in general tech support for apple computers, which our software doesn't even run on… I've been at the company for about 3 years and Tom 1 year. I can do everything in his role but he can't do any of the technical stuff that I do with servers, scripting & configuring ect. I'm generally flat out busy everyday and sometimes need to work late/early while Tom isn't busy and is studying for the paid for course during work. We both got a pay raise about 3 months ago. My raise was significantly more than I was earning and his was only a slight increase. We now earn the same. What do you guys reckon I should do if anything / how should I go about it? Sorry about the rant style post! Possibly slightly salty... [link] [comments] |
| What Certification would be best for a IT student interested in security Posted: 30 Oct 2019 06:01 PM PDT So I have had a hard time finding this information from searching but I am an IT student with a concentration in Information Security and I am wanting to get a certification to make myself and my resume stand out. The only problem is that my classes at college really don't teach me anything but basic concepts and I have no work experience in the field. What would be the best entry level cyber security certification to get that is in demand? I've been thinking about security+ if that is a good entry level cert. Also how would a dumbo such as myself begin learning all the info needed to pass and recieve this certification. I'm not sure if buying practice books is what someone who knows absolutely nothing should do or finding YouTube series that starts from the basics. Any answer is very helpful thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Looking for help starting my path in IT Posted: 30 Oct 2019 10:13 PM PDT So im going to a community college to get my CCENT and CCNA its a pretty fast paced class I feel like each class is 5 hours long and 2 days a week. We are doing lots of our homework and labs online through netacad. Im currently doing CCNA 2 routing and switching after this our first semester is over and we should have enough knowledge to take the CCENT. So im 22, working almost full time and going to school 10 hours a week and being left with another 10+ hours of homework. For me reading chapters and doing these Packet Tracers just isnt teaching me much. I am so dedicated to working my way into this field and havent been this passionate abut completing something probably for my entire life. Can anyone tell me if there is a website or company or something where I can work more 1 on 1 with a professional our teacher has over 20 students to teach and likes to really teach people hes very passionate but can end up talking too long over things that may not be very important. I learn so much in class but im starting to fall behind because I barely have time to read chapter and do all this homework let alone understand it all. I want so desperately for this to work out. Im giving it my all. I could just really use help making sure I understand things as im doing it, I just dont feel very confident when I do things. Im so new and there is so much to learn. Im hoping I can find some sort of tutor or even part time job/ volunteering/internship. I learn so much more with my hands and when someone explain to me why things work and can answer questions. Please any help is much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Do I take a temporary job that will get me the right kind of experience? Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:38 PM PDT I'm currently working as a desktop support technician and have been for most of my career (7 of the last 10 years). I've also done about 2 years of sysadmin work in that time and a year of general IT support including sysadmin, network admin and sysops. I recently obtained my CCENT and am studying to take the ICND2 before the February deadline. My current job pays less than my last job and is on the low end for my region, but it's a 5-10 minute drive from home and gives me enough downtime most days that I was able to study and pass the CCENT in about 2 months. I recently interviewed for a contract position with one of the big 5 tech companies as a junior network technician. The job will mostly have me building and racking switches and probably the occasional router config, but doing that all day every day. As such I won't have nearly as much time as I have now to study and will probably have a longer commute. I'm also hesitant because the job is only a contract position (6 months with likely extension to 12 months, and possibility of FT hire). The recruiter has asked me to schedule a second interview and wants an answer by the end of business tomorrow. My current job pays about $55K per year and the job that I interviewed for pays the equivalent of $90K per year ($45K for a 6 month contract). I'd have to pay out of pocket for health insurance ($700 per month) during that time since it's a temp position, and I'd also have to pay for parking or transit during that time ($150-300 per month). I also wouldn't have any paid time off except for the required sick leave guaranteed by the city laws. I've done the numbers and I'd make about $12,000 more for those 6 months after factoring out the increased costs for transportation and medical expenses. The contract position is salary while I'm currently hourly, so I wouldn't be eligible for overtime. For that extra $12,000 I'd likely be working 9-12 hour days and commuting for 30-60 minutes each way, so the hourly wage would actually be slightly less. Is it worth taking the significant bump to my work/life balance to get a foot in the door at one of the industry leaders, which could be much more amenable to work/life balance later on in my career, or should I keep on the path that I'm on now and pick up the pace on my job search once I've completed the CCNA in a few months? If it makes any difference I'm 35 and single, and live with roommates, so either job is sufficient to cover my living expenses and extra income would likely be spent paying down debt and building up an emergency fund. [link] [comments] |
| 'Easier' to get into networking as an older person than coding? Posted: 31 Oct 2019 05:24 AM PDT Playing devil's advocate to some extent. But based on my experience in office jobs, the networking/security people seem to be older. Now that could be because they've had more experience and they've been there longer. But I went on a day school course for Cisco networking, and there were some people who were over 50, many in their late 30s and 40s and no-one who was early to mid twenties. I'm also retraining in both, and my perception is that coding is for younger people. What are your thoughts/experiences? [link] [comments] |
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