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- What level of competency is required to list something as a skill?
- Is the advice "if your company matches a counter offer don't accept it" reasonable or just business?
- Posting Education Resume-wise/LinkedIn
- Need advice on going from help desk to running projects
- So close to getting a job, please help!
- Military > MBA > IT Management and beyond?
- Associates degree
- New job on Monday internal it from former call center support
- What is expected of me?
- How to get or create a Job
- Is Optanix a good place to start Networking Career?
- Please help me fix my life, Reddit! I have the equivalent knowledge of RHCE but can't get a job cause no certs and employment gap!
- Looking for some advice
- Feels like I can only get entry level jobs
- FieldNation
- Received an official offer letter but now the employer wants to put it on hold. How unusual is this?
- What is a System Engineer, and how do I transition to it from my current role?
- Are post graduate certificates worth it or a waste of time?
- Company changed my title because they f*cked up?
| What level of competency is required to list something as a skill? Posted: 31 Mar 2018 06:35 AM PDT it seems kind of obvious when i put it like that, however.. if i dont have any active directory experience, can i just spin up a server and a few hosts in a VM and then play around for a couple of hours and list it on my resume as experience? AD is extremely basic anyway, but im talking more along the lines of playing with cisco equipment while studying for a CCNA. if i have 20 hours logged into Ios equipment is that something i can list on my resume as long as im applying for positions im qualified for? the reason i ask is because when i look at my resume, there isnt very much that differentiates me from somebody who is a complete noob to tech and decided they diddnt want to be a janitor anymore when they were 30 years old. the fact is, i have 15 years of troubleshooting, ive ran into damn near every application layer problem you could ever imagine, i have experience doing paid work at customers houses, but i have a hard time conveying that on a resume since it wasnt in a, "business enviornment". clearly i have much to learn, i dont think i am above anybody who is established in the field, but im no where close to a beginner either. can anybody offer any advice? im not even against doing absolute grunt work, i am just looking for a way to show employers that i diddnt just pick up my first keyboard and got an A+ certification last month. I live next to NYC if it matters. thank you guys so much. Edit: i should have made it more obvious, im currently looking to switch my 9-5 career into IT. [link] [comments]  |
| Is the advice "if your company matches a counter offer don't accept it" reasonable or just business? Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:54 AM PDT I've seen this a few times here and on some of the bigger finance subs. The scenario is someone has a job, gets an offer elsewhere, then go back to their current company to seek a counter offer. What is often said is something along the lines of, don't accept it because if they would offer it to you now they should have offered it to you before. Is this a bit dramatic? Especially if everything essentially driven by the market you're in and competition? [link] [comments]  |
| Posting Education Resume-wise/LinkedIn Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:47 AM PDT So, I have my Master's and a BA, and am currently pursuing an MBA. I was in the military and by some weird happenstance (essentially transferring some courses over and taking a public speaking course), I received an A.S. AFTER my B.A. At this point in my education and career, do I just now leave the A.S. off resumes online or otherwise? [link] [comments]  |
| Need advice on going from help desk to running projects Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:30 AM PDT TL;DR fairly green IT guy at a boutique MSP gets Project Manager role, and is developing processes, board, policies, etc. for the new department. Wants to know how to do it the right way, for him and the company the first time and keep on this path for his career. So here is a brief rundown of my IT career so far.
Now, I don't mind help desk but I always hoped I would get to be involved in project management or consulting. So since last Spring since I began with the company I have been taking on, and bringing in, projects for the company from server migrations to network installs. Some of which are in the five figures range. I have consistently required very little assistance outside of approvals for quotes, etc. Luckily the owner has noticed this, and now we are beginning to hit a major growth spurt and will be bringing on two new people very soon and expecting at least one more before the end of the year. Because of our growth and the desire to develop a project department I was given the offer of Project Manager. I will be developing the role, the (future) team, the project process, and our project board in our PSA. By the end of the year I will be managing people under me for the first time in my life. However I feel so inexperienced to be able to do this. While I have a degree and some experience I am still very new to the field, and very green, and while I have managed projects out of IT formally, I never have done a formal IT project with a full drawn out process. I am very excited that this opportunity might be putting me on the career track I want but I need to do it right, not just for me but for the company to have an easy transition when I eventually leave. So I am reaching out to you guys to find out any resources you might recommend or advice you have for taking on this role and doing it the right way to gain the knowledge to keep going down this path for my career. [link] [comments]  |
| So close to getting a job, please help! Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:35 AM PDT Hey guys I'm working with some IT recruiters to get my first IT job. A job just opened up ,but they said I didn't do well enough on my windows 7 assesment. I did poorly in the following areas: troubleshooting wundows 7 installing windows 7 migration to windows 7 windows 7 administration What are the best study materials to get better at this stuff ( I plan on cramming for this over the next 2 days to try to be eligible for the job). [link] [comments]  |
| Military > MBA > IT Management and beyond? Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:28 AM PDT I'm currently transitioning out of a tech leadership position in the military, and planning to get an MBA. One of the common questions is about short and long term goals. My short is to work as an IT Manager. But I'm a bit stumped with my long term goal. What's a natural progression as someone becomes more senior in the tech world? CIO? It's hard for me to describe why I aspire to be a CIO when I really haven't seen such a position in action. I love tech, and I really enjoy being in leadership roles. But what makes a position such as that appealing? Is it a fairly normal route to take after being an IT Manager? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:39 PM PDT How far could a Network Engineering associates degree take you? Is it worth it? [link] [comments]  |
| New job on Monday internal it from former call center support Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:02 PM PDT Hey everyone! I got really lucky, landed a job offering for an internal it support specialist. Was working in an understaffed call center. New job pays 40k and is 15 mins away max. Old job was 34k and 1 hour, hour plus away. I'm really excited to not be bullied over the phone anymore. BUT this company a very large brokerage firm has decided to bring their it in house rather than going through a msp. Feeling kind of nervous. But it's working on eu computers rather than pbx phones which I barely knew about at my old job. Is this too good to be true? It seems like it. I've never made that kind of money, nor seen an office that nice. I know I'll mostly be putting out a lot of random fires. Lot of printer work/configuring new systems for our staff. This place is probably a little understaffed as well. But I hate helping EU'S via phone for 8+ hours as I can't stand being lied too, bullied, or degraded. That's like grade school all over, lol. What do you guys think? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Mar 2018 12:09 AM PDT Just started a TSR1 job and I'm 3 days into it with absolutely zero previous IT, network, TS, etc. experience. Just a rough guess but at what point in time would anyone here expect one of their TSR1s to begin handling their own problems rather than continuing to train? Days, Weeks, months? Thanks in advance and my apologies if the question is a bit vague. Just trying to get an idea of what the general consensus is of when I should be hitting certain milestones. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Mar 2018 07:17 PM PDT I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, CompTia A+ 901/902 certification, and a CCENT 100-105. I have at least 7 years of experience in Computer Repair mosyly Desktops and about 3-4 years in Laptop Support and setting up small networks (small house or home). I speak to customers but not enough to do customer support. I always thinker I was Linux so I have experience with Linux. What types of IT jobs am suited for? Should I just stick to finding jobs and if so what is the recommended best way of finding jobs? If I can do a side job or be entrepreneurial how would I go about it? Bonus question I have strong interest in computer repair, Linux, Cisco routing and switching, and I'm on CS 50 Harvard on EdX ( On week 2 walkthough doing pset 3) is there skills you recommend I could be improving on especially soft skills? And if you have suggestions for courses online can you post either free or cheap courses. I don't like just doing nothing and I do find things to keep me occupied but I want to improve skills that would help me with career readiness. EDIT: does anyone know a free or cheap way to learn about Microsoft servers and how to practice. The edition of the server doesn't matter it could even be server 2003 but I would prefer server 2008 or above. [link] [comments]  |
| Is Optanix a good place to start Networking Career? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 07:53 PM PDT I'm a junior college student majoring in Net Admin. I'm desperately looking for experience, and found opportunity at Optanix as Desk Support Engineer level one. I was told they will help me CCNA certification and taught it will be a plus for experience and resume. I would appreciate any info about the company or other suggestions. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Mar 2018 07:15 AM PDT Hi, I'm from India and completed my Electrical Engineering in 2014. I've been suffering from bipolar disorder (which was, at this point, undiagnosed) and felt burnt-out after college. So I couldn't accept the idea of going to work like a drone every morning and decided to try and start a youtube channel. Some friends and I did make a channel and it did get a few views. Eventually to pay the bills, we transitioned to making short advertisements and music videos for local bands. Here's a sample of one I directed. Point of saying all this? Even during the darkest days, I was somehow active. Eventually, I was diagnosed, pursued treatment and am a lot better now. However, since it wasn't a job at some company, I can't show any experience. And in India, no one will hire without experience. I eventually started looking for a SysAdmin job because
Here's my resume and here's a list of skills I have. Please suggest any and all edits that you think might help? I know I don't know a lot, but I've known SysAdmins who've known less after working for years! I just want an entry level job, but at each interview I go to, where I even have a sliver of a chance of getting to do anything with Linux, I'm eventually disqualified at the HR round after the question what were you doing for the past 4 years? Truth is, I wasn't well, and I did the best I could given the circumstances. But of course, I can't tell them because who wants to hire someone with a history of mental illness?!, right? :-( How do I salvage my life guys?! I really want to get into this field. I even tried out jobs for L1 Tech Support (that's our version of helpdesk?!) but none of them have anything to do with Linux. Except one - a Tech Ops Associate at Amazon. I did go for the interview, and I aced the Linux and SQL questions, but didn't have enough time to solve all the aptitude questions (25 questions, many descriptive, in 60 mins, including the tech related ones). I keep sending my resume to many employers that might hire for Linux Admin, but no jobs with Linux as a primary tool has presented itself! Since I've been unemployed, I can't even take entry level jobs at normal software companies since they've got loads of new candidates graduating every year in 2016, 2017, and even 2018 now! Is there any hope for me? What kind of job should I look for? What do I do? Please help me guys, I'm feeling hopeless. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:20 PM PDT Hello all, I am currently working towards my Associates Degree in Computer Networks at a local community college. I am planning on taking a break from school during summer to go to an IT bootcamp program and walk out with my A+, Net+, and Sec+. I don't have any work experience in the field and would be looking for an entry level position upon completion. In this field, are certifications more valuable to an employer or would a degree be better? I am tossed between working after I get my certs or if I should finish my degree but I don't want to waste my time if certifications are more valuable. Input? [link] [comments]  |
| Feels like I can only get entry level jobs Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:13 PM PDT I 've have a job in tier 1 tech support, and like most of my other jobs I'm doing work well beyond the scope of my employment and it feels like i'm just being used for cheap skilled labor. I've only been at my job 2 months and i'm already helping out our Engineers, Tier 2 team, and put in charge of projects. I don't want to turn down the work because it's interesting, challenging, and great for future interviews. I've applied for Sysadmin, engineering, and other jobs. But I've been rejected for not knowing a particular software, not having a bachelor's degree, or just lack of experience. I've known people with less experience than me get amazing jobs. I can never get my foot in the door at these companies. It's really depressing and irritating. Any suggestions? TLDR: Tier 1 tech doing engineering work, but can't get engineering jobs [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:22 PM PDT Does anyone here use field nation? I heard it's like Uber for Techs. Can anyone elaborate if you have experience with it. Thanks in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Received an official offer letter but now the employer wants to put it on hold. How unusual is this? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 12:35 PM PDT Some context: The employer is a local government contractor. The contractor gave me an offer and I accepted it formally, but now I am told the client (county government) wants me put on hold. The employer does not know the reason and cannot estimate how long this might last though the HR rep did say she has seen this take 4 weeks before. I am lucky insofar as my current job is extremely flexible and supportive and is not holding me to any 2 weeks notice. I told the HR rep to call me if she receives any updates as I still want to work there, but my instinct is to move on. If this pans out and the county gov changes their mind and accepts me, should I take the job? I am told this is a 2 year contract. I'm not sure if this could be background check related. I did submit extensive paperwork in that regard. It wasn't spotless but I wouldn't be surprised if I were accepted either. [link] [comments]  |
| What is a System Engineer, and how do I transition to it from my current role? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:36 AM PDT Hello, A little background about myself. I started out as a programmer and somehow became a one-man IT department for a company of 150 people. My responsibilities grew over the years and currently I am responsible for basically everything: system administration (half cloud and half in-house infrastructure), virtualization, networking, storage/backup, computer maintenance/support, web administration, documentation writing and technical training, etc. My official job title is "IT Specialist", which is vague in my opinion. Recently, my supervisor suggested that I can change my job title to whatever I want. I have no idea what job title to give myself. I am basically a problem solver for any IT related needs. I like "System Engineer" but I don't think I am there yet. For some reason, I think System Engineer is a tier above System Admin. Is it? I am not really sure (salary-wise, they made a tad more). I understand that IT job title is not always indicative of the role. However, "System Engineer" always confuses me. I assume, based on the title, that System Engineers design systems, but in many job descriptions, they have responsibilities ranging from administration, programming, system/network performance monitoring/testing, to system installation and support. They overlap multiple roles (System Admin, Network Admin, etc.) I am rambling here, but my question is this: judging from my current job responsibilities, how do I transition to "System Engineer"? What should I do (experience, training, certifications, etc.) in order to qualify for a System Engineer position? TIA [link] [comments]  |
| Are post graduate certificates worth it or a waste of time? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:44 PM PDT A lot of universities have programs for post graduate certificates and bootcamps For example, OSU has a coding bootcamp for 2600 http://info.pace.oregonstate.edu/coding-bootcamp-scholarship-with-software-guild-and-osu Where you also get a certificate I know these are generally "you get what you put in" but in genral are they worth it or a waste of time? [link] [comments]  |
| Company changed my title because they f*cked up? Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:03 PM PDT Apparently my company's HR department fucked up. And they had me listed as a "HR" Intern. So my pay was coming from HR's funds. So my title for the past few weeks is now "Intern - Talent Development". It was "IT Support Specialist". Asked my manager, they explained, told me to calm down (I literally just asked her a question about it). I was an intern last summer. But have been working part time as a "real" employee. So I don't know if I should be upset about this or not. [link] [comments]  |
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