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- Should I ditch the CCNP and start studying for AWS/Python
- Career path for an IT consultant for Commodities trading
- Am I underpaid? Where should I go?
- Why why why business classes...
- Leaving my Helpdesk job at an MSP in the first two months.
- Getting IT experience with imaging and deployment..
- Non-Certified IT worker
- Sysadmins and "DevOps"?
- MCSE Still worth it in 2019-2020?
- How to ensure I make the most of an opportunity?
- New job turns out not to be what was offered.
- How do you handle the salary expectation question?
- Seeking Advice
- Google's Information Technology Residency Program
- Entry level interview
- For people who work in the ict industry
- Conflicted landing a job
- Best way/place to get my Comptia A+
- I'm looking for participants to fill out a 2 minute survey on online anonymity for my cybersecurity class
- Do you guys worry about your job security in an IT field?
- Starting After College Job Search
- Help needed! What should I study?
- Database Administration Career?
- 20 years in help desk and sys admin type roles... how to move into IT management, IT Director, or CISO?
- Anyone here major in CIS/MIS?
| Should I ditch the CCNP and start studying for AWS/Python Posted: 29 Oct 2019 07:32 AM PDT I've been a network engineer for about 5 years, but never got my CCNP. I landed a job where I'm building and in some cases designing networks for a real estate management company and just came on full time after a 6 month contract. I'm wondering if a CCNP is even worth it at this point. I've worked for Palo Alto Networks, Match.com, and now at my current job, with nothing but a CCNA. Granted I'm a quick learner, have leveraged my communication skills, and have become very proficient in different networking concepts. I understand routing more than switching, but probably firewalls more than all. I've worked with l2/l3 infrastructure in both enterprise/data center environments along with security devices like ASAs and Palo Altos. I'm very familiar with Cisco Nexus 5 and 9ks, ISRs, and will be starting projects on Cisco ISE and SDWAN in the coming months. Currently I'm working on migrating MPLS circuits and also replacing our Cisco ASAs in about 20 remote sites across the country. I do solar winds monitoring and maintenance and even have a little experience with network automation and Ansible. With all that said, I'm wondering if I should ditch trying to get a CCNP. I really want to focus on getting my AWS certification and dedicate my time to mastering python for network automation. The only reason I was studying for my CCNP was to get a solid network engineering job, but at this point my experience shows my capacity and practical know how as an engineer. What say you reddit and hiring managers? I want to get into devops and I want to leverage AWS for future business endeavors. Thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| Career path for an IT consultant for Commodities trading Posted: 29 Oct 2019 06:30 AM PDT I'm currently working as an software (something like ERP) consultant/Business Analyst for physical Commodities trading companies. As in, I'm with an IT service provider, and these trading companies (pure play physical traders or agri business companies which buy commodities) are potential clients. I do not code at all, I understand requirements and processes, and design the system accordingly. I have a computer science degree, and an MBA in supply chain from a half decent college. My work experience before the MBA was mainly tech support and web/software development
At this point, I'm open to considering all paths going forward [link] [comments] |
| Am I underpaid? Where should I go? Posted: 29 Oct 2019 06:04 AM PDT I've been at my current job for 5 months now. I work for an HVAC company in Columbus, Ohio. This is my second I.T. job, my first was working for my school district over the summer last year doing basic PC installs and laptop repair. This job started as an internship at $10 an hour, not the worst in the world. However the previous IT guy (who was also doing websites and marketing) left about 2 months into this job, making me the only IT person for the company. My department is technically "Marketing/ IT" but out of the 4 people in it, I'm the only actual IT Person. Duties: Help desk for any and all electronics web services administration Gsuite administration Apple device deployment IP Phone administration (allworx) Network administration (not much to do here other than when internet goes down) Researching future needs (something my new department boss wants me to do more of) My experience: 2 years at a career tech school for computer programming spend 3 months with my school districts IT deparment spent 9 months doing volunteer help desk stuff for my high school My technical title is I.T. Administrator and there are about 60 people in the company. 30 in office/ 30 technicians in field. At my 3 month review I was told I wouldn't get any raise, came back the next day and said I'm worth more than that. Salary research in my city shows that help desk 1 starts at around $17/ hour. My boss comes back with $12/ hour which I took because I have a car payment and no other current job prospects. He said he understands that It's way less than what the industry pays, and he would understand if I left because of that. My company is very profitable, they just don't pay people a lot. My question - What should I do? I am planning to stay a few more months for the experience to put on my resume, and then find something else. My company is creating multiple child companies and is growing quickly, and we are moving into a new building in the spring of next year. I could stay until then to help set up everything system wise, but idk if it would be worth it when I can get better pay elsewhere. Any thoughts you want to share would be appreciated! Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Why why why business classes... Posted: 29 Oct 2019 05:00 AM PDT Title... why are business classes a requirement for a bachelors degree in computer information systems?! I understand that in an office environment, knowing proper etiquette and how things operate in a business sense can be important as an IT guy. But why "business 101"?! Why "marketing fundamentals"?! End rant. [link] [comments] |
| Leaving my Helpdesk job at an MSP in the first two months. Posted: 29 Oct 2019 12:39 AM PDT I Have recently graduated with a Computer networking degree and I have CCNA 1 and CCNA 2. I am only earning 15K and I really don't like the place I am in as it consist of answering phones all day and I would like a environment where I have face to face contanct with users. Would It look bad to future employers to leave with two months? [link] [comments] |
| Getting IT experience with imaging and deployment.. Posted: 28 Oct 2019 03:05 PM PDT So I have seen it mentioned in several job descriptions that the applicant should know imaging PCs and deploying the image to other PCs. Is there a way I could get some minimal experience doing this at home? Would it be possible to create and deploy images over a few different VMs? What would be some resources to figure out how I should do this if possible? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Oct 2019 10:18 PM PDT So, like the title says, I'm not certified in anything, never even finished college. But I've been working in IT jobs (sysadmin, Helpdesk, nothing great) for about 10 years now. I want to get my certifications on my own and my current employer will compensate me for the testing. I'm trying to put together my own lesson plan so to speak, and get everything I need for the jobs I want. Most require some form of Python/Java/C#, VMWare, Microsoft/Linux admin, the list goes on. So my question, if I'm doing self based learning on all of these, what are some tips, resources, advice, anything that will help point me in the right direction? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Oct 2019 07:32 PM PDT So I decided that I eventually want to become a sysadmin, because I like managing thing son a large scale, but I'm hearing.now that entry paths are closed to being a sysadmin, and that there's a new thing called DevOps? I'm new to this so could someone explain what the difference is? I guess I'm r/outoftheloop or something [link] [comments] |
| MCSE Still worth it in 2019-2020? Posted: 29 Oct 2019 10:09 AM PDT Been working at an MSP for 3 or so years now with no college degree or certifications. Job tittles are weird in MSP's but I do anything from setting up VMware clusters to help desk. I tend to have a sense of imposter syndrome. Because of such I wanted to prove to myself, attempt to study for some kind of certification, and see if I could pass it. I'm aware its a lot of money to prove something to myself but also having certs under my belt wouldn't be terrible. It seams like MCSE would be a good choice but I wasn't sure if its worth obtaining towards the tail end of 2019. [link] [comments] |
| How to ensure I make the most of an opportunity? Posted: 29 Oct 2019 10:08 AM PDT I recently began working with our companies cloud solutions group. I am wanting to use this opportunity to transition to an IT career. What steps can I take to ensure this opportunity propels my career into the direction of IT? [link] [comments] |
| New job turns out not to be what was offered. Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:51 AM PDT Hi all, So 3 months I took a new job working for a company as a Sysadmin, or so I thought. As this was a new role they were recruiting for, they were not 100% sure what my actual role would be. I expressed in the final interviews that I was expecting this role to be a standard Sysadmin role, managing, and monitoring their IT infrastructure. So fast forward 3 months and what this role has turned into is basically a 2nd line service desk role on their hardware team (of which it's just me and a tier 1). So needless to say it feels like they missold the position to me, and I'm now actively looking for a new role, I'm just curious to see if anyone else has had this experience before and is it common? Also, does anyone have any advice to avoid this in the future? [link] [comments] |
| How do you handle the salary expectation question? Posted: 28 Oct 2019 10:35 AM PDT I finally got around to applying for a sysadmin job in my area that I found, don't know the company but it sounds like I wouldn't be sole admin/IT manager again, which is really what I'm looking for. The posting asked for the salary expectation to be included in the e-mail though, and while I sort of gave half an answer, I'm really looking for some feedback on what is reasonable/how others might respond to the same question? Currently I make $60k/year. That's low for many places in North America, I know, but it's reasonable almost to the point of too high for my city and the cost of living here. I've also got about 6 years experience in the field and have been IT manager twice, which makes my resume look good. This job I applied for is a logical step down from that (sysadmin reporting to an IT manager), so while I'd be happy to stay where I'm at, I think I'd also be willing to negotiate down if it came to it. Primarily I just want a job where I enjoy the work again. Is this a reasonable stance to take on salary? Or how would you handle this sort of question if you were in my shoes? Or even in your own shoes, I'm open to some more perspectives. Thanks :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:27 AM PDT I have 3 years experience in networking on paper. I say on paper because that's what it says on my resume but i feel i lack the required real experience. Background on my career history: I started with an ISP but job role was mainly concentrated on Access side (DSLAMS) and some layer 2 switching. Then i moved to a vendor company where it was only layer 2 switching and some introductory work on Optical transport. Later i moved to a MSP where i worked as a SD-WAN TAC support, troubleshooting simple level 1 issues. Now i am about to start a TAC job with a security company. All the job hopping in this short duration was due to contract role, unable to get work permit extended, moving to a different Continent. In my entire 3 years experience, i never had a role in which i had to work on major vendors like Cisco, Juniper and also no experience working on routing. On my resume, I do mention that i am familiar with routing, Cisco products and try my best to get familiarized on it by using packet tracer, EVE-NG, google, Youtube videos and some times they don't really translate into real hand-on experience but i try to manage it during interviews. In general, i read, research and get to know about any specific networking topics but lack of real hands-on experience hurts during interviews. In today's job market, i see a lot emphasize on network security and that's the reason i decided to steer towards security side and starting a position with a network security vendor. I do have a CCNA secuirty cert. Is there any other specific security cert which i should pursue? And also i see a lot of networking roles requiring AWS and python experience. I have no experience with those and i don't see working on them in my next job but i would really like to get some experience with AWS and python. So what would be best path to get started with them. In conclusion, i am kind of familiar with basic networking concepts but without real in-depth experience. Looking to concentrate more on the network security domain and trying to get my foot in AWS and Python. Reddit Folks, please let me know of your thoughts and please do share any tips, advice or suggestion. [link] [comments] |
| Google's Information Technology Residency Program Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:16 AM PDT Hey! First time posting here, I've cleared the first round of the Google IT Residency Program and the interview is scheduled on November 10th. What the upcoming process would be like? How should I prepare for the interview and what kind of questions I should expect? Finally: I am quite an introverted and shy person and am wondering is Google going to be difficult for me in that regard: naturally being antisocial will be seen as a negative in such an enviroment. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:14 AM PDT I've never interviewed for any IT role before as I'm making a career change. Should I expect to get many technical questions, or is it going to be more "getting to know if we like you" type stuff? It's a panel interview btw. [link] [comments] |
| For people who work in the ict industry Posted: 29 Oct 2019 05:22 AM PDT Some backstory, I am in year 10 and am interested in the it industry but I don't know what field to go in or what to do, I just have a few questions. Right now I'm looking to possibly learn networking or kali Linux, though that's probably just for fun and right now I don't even know how to use kali Linux well (professionally?) 1. In your opinion what is the best field to go in? 2. What are some key things to learn if you want to persue a career in it? 3. What did you learn in the past to get your current job? 4. What should I be wanting to do now? 5. In your current job: What do you do day to day, and what are the "big" things that you work on or have worked on? How did you get into that job? Do you recommend it? What were the skills you learnt that got you the job? Some of these questions are repeated, but I'll do my best to update them by replying to people who answer the thread, thanks. Honestly right now I'm deciding what the hell to do to get into a good field of it [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:07 AM PDT Hey guys, I recently graduated from college in May from Virginia and it's been very tough for me to find a full time job. I don't have much internship experience except for just one and I am conflicted on what I need to do to better position myself to even get an entry level job in IT. Mostly during school I had been focusing on bringing my GPA up and taking summer courses so I didn't have much time for internships. I have been applying to mostly Service Desk, Help Desk, and Desktop Technician positions and even getting responses for that is hard. I think I want to get into a security path within IT so thought about pursuing the Security + certification as it might also help me possibly land a position. I really just need to get my foot in the door and I don't know what to do so I can get that. I have been applying to a few internships as well. My friend also recommended getting the AWS cloud practitioner certification and said there is a lot of demand for that cert. I really am a hard worker and IT is definitely something I want to grow in. I know I don't have much experience when it comes to IT related stuff so please don't say I need more experience because I know that. I just want to know what I can do to add to my experience because I'm jumping things left and right and being indecisive just because I am so clueless on what I need to do to land a full time position. I don't want to be a burden on my parents and want to start making my own money but its just been so hard. Not IT related: I have also worked at Chipotle, Macys, and a small restaurant in the past so have customer service experience. I would love to build connections and seek advice from more experienced folks within the field. I am attaching my resume below, please let me know what I can do to improve myself and my positions and I would greatly appreciate all your help. [link] [comments] |
| Best way/place to get my Comptia A+ Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:05 AM PDT Hello, little background i am 27 and have been working in customer service for the past 3-4 years. I am interested in shifting my career path into IT. I have a psychology degree (I know) so that doesnt really help. i work 60-70 hours a week between two jobs. I want to start studying and getting prepared to get my cert and work on getting a T1 help desk job. Any advice on the best providers of study guides, online classes and exam vouchers? thank you [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2019 08:59 AM PDT Hi everyone, I'm an undergraduate student currently studying business IT and need to interview people in IT-related positions for a paper I'm writing on online anonymity. It's basically a 6 question survey on your thoughts on being anonymous online, its impact on cybersecurity, whether it's a good/bad thing, and if you choose to share, a brief description of your experiences with anonymity. If anyone is willing to help me out with this project, it would be greatly appreciated. Just leave a comment or shoot me a message and I'll share the survey link with you. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Do you guys worry about your job security in an IT field? Posted: 29 Oct 2019 08:41 AM PDT How worried are you about your job being off shored? Any particular field that has less off shoring? Do high up spots like sys admin or dev ops get offshored? [link] [comments] |
| Starting After College Job Search Posted: 29 Oct 2019 08:38 AM PDT So I'm still in school, but I'm supposed to be graduating in May 2020 with a Bachelors majoring in Bus Admin and minoring in IT. I've started getting help from the Career Center here at my university with my resume and related things. I'm currently working in my university's ITS department, in the Hardware Software Support group (Desktop Support?). I work with AD and SCCM at basic levels, image machines, repair machines, and about everything else that the Service Desk doesn't handle. I would like to do something similar once I'm out of school, as I really enjoy this (looking to get more experience in IT before moving on to something in either Networking or Security). I'm currently keeping track of things I've done here to be able to add the best duties to my resume. Here is my question: What sites should I be using to look for jobs? I've been using Indeed mainly, though I've heard about a few others from this sub. Is LinkedIn still relevant? I'm looking for a job in the Charlotte, NC area. Are are sites that I should be using that are specialized for my part of the US? Is there anything I should be doing that I'm not (or didn't mention)? Do hiring managers usually understand that current students wouldn't be able to start until middle to late May? Edit: Grammar. Edit 2: Added a question. [link] [comments] |
| Help needed! What should I study? Posted: 29 Oct 2019 08:31 AM PDT Hello! I recently got an email from a job posting I applied for as an Information Technologist 2 role for a government job. I've been in help desk roles in the past and was an I.T. Specialist for a while at a previous job. I'm currently an intern who doesn't do a lot, so I have time to study for this role, however, I'm not sure what I should be studying or brushing up on to be proficient on this proficiency test. I know the basics, I believe, for being a Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst, but not sure what kind of questions would fall under a Information Technologist 2 role. Anyone who is in this kind of role, or have had experience in this role, or even just understand as a hiring manager, please send help! This job would help me and my family out extremely and I'm hoping to do my best. This test is in 7 days from today. Plenty of time to brush up. TIA! [link] [comments] |
| Database Administration Career? Posted: 29 Oct 2019 04:40 AM PDT Hello all, I am currently a freshman enrolled in a community college. In my state, community college is offered to high school graduates 100% free for a 2 year program. It is a very great thing to do, getting a lot of general education classes out of the way. When I entered college, I was set on becoming an electrical engineer. Very tough profession to get into, and it simply does not interest me one bit. I am more focused on database management now. I would really like to become a database administrator. This job interests me a lot as I am very great at problem solving and have a strong interest for computers. I live next to a very large city with tons of jobs available, which is great for me as I would not have to travel far at all for this kind of job. Although I am currently enrolled in a community college, I am planning on attending a University right after my two years free are finished up. I believe the best practice is to get a bachelor's degree in computer science, and get an internship as well. Another great thing to do is to get a certification in specific DMB's such as SQL, or Oracle. My plan is to get a computer science degree, try to get a good internship, and complete my certification. I understand it will be hard work but I am more than willing to complete it and work hard for it. My only fear is that I graduate from my university with a computer science degree, and am completely unable to find an internship to build a resume, or a job after I am certified in specific DMB's. How hard is it to get into this field? Am I on a good path to the job I want? I have heard a lot of computer science majors have a lot of trouble finding jobs after they graduate from college. Since I am focused on a specific path, will I be able to find a job much easier? Thanks in advance for the help. In Nashville, TN area, as well. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Oct 2019 07:40 PM PDT 20 years in help desk and sys admin type roles, now have CCNA, CISSP, GIAC cert, and now working with accounts automation. Interested to work towards a CISO type role or IT Director role. Thinking to do a PMP and/or CISM cert next. Thoughts on that? What else should I be working on to grow my career in this direction? Thanks for your input! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2019 01:43 AM PDT Just wondering, how was the difficulty? I am planning to double major (currently in accounting). Accounting gets tough later on at my univ, so I was wondering if anyone here has personal anecdotes while pursuing a degree in CIS/MIS - I want to keep my GPA high! I know that CIS/MIS vary depending on the school. At mine, stuff like SQL, Python, Javascript, SDLC, etc. get taught. [link] [comments] |
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