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- Already hired at a new job, but failed a class my final semester of college
- 40-60k salary first job out of college for a junior network/systems admin sound reasonable?
- How to get out of MSP work?
- How do you stay motivated to study for certs?
- DC Technician: Passed Phone Screening, technical phone interview on Sunday. Advice?
- Call Center QA looking to transfer into IT audit realm.
- How long is too long at help desk and how do you move up?
- Should I include irrelevant work history in IT resume?
- Craigslist job scams?
- How would I ask for a raise? (Given circumstances0
- Does is make sense starting off at a Help Desk Position for at my age?
- Which resume do I present?
- Network Project To Show Skills On Resume
- Anyone have any AWS Solutions Architect Associate books/video suggestions?
- Best job opportunity in northern Virginia area?
- IT Help desk opportunity for Info Security Student
- The "Anything you make while you're here, the company owns" clause.
- 3rd Party Recruiter Keeps Asking for Resume, Should I Give It?
- Last two weeks at this company, nothing left to do already.
- Trouble choosing between two offers
- Help Desk Technician for Law Firm
| Already hired at a new job, but failed a class my final semester of college Posted: 20 Apr 2018 05:11 AM PDT So I was scheduled to graduate this semester with a B.S. in Information Technology, and already had a job lined up where my start date was the Monday after graduation. I was already fully hired, fingerprinted, background check done, had a start date, all that stuff. I met with an advisor and found that there was a mistake with one of my electives, meaning that I technically still need another 3 credits (one course) in order to graduate with my Bachelor degree. Thing is, I was given the option (since I already have a job lined up) to use my new job as an "internship" which would count for college credit. This would mean that I wouldn't have to miss work and there would be no in-person meetings for class, and therefore no scheduling conflicts. I would just have to convince my new supervisor to sign a form allowing me to count that experience as college credit. How do I approach my employer about this? Am I screwed? A Bachelor degree was one of the job requirements and they already know what my graduation date was supposed to be. [link] [comments]  |
| 40-60k salary first job out of college for a junior network/systems admin sound reasonable? Posted: 20 Apr 2018 09:29 AM PDT Hey all, I would love some advice. Do you guys think 40-60k salary in northern VA as a first job out of college sounds reasonable? I do have CCNA R&S and Microsoft experience/training but not work experience. I'm looking for something in the middle; would that be reasonable? Job is basically a junior network/system admin from what the description says. Glassdoor = 63,524 salary = 50,219 dice = 51,500 simplyhired = 46,154 payscale = 59,491 linkedin =58,000 avg = 54,815 Salaries from multiple online sites from the job title. Do you think this would be a valid desired salary explanation when it comes to negotiations? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:20 AM PDT Some background info on me I have my A+ and my CCNA. I am in my early 20's I needed the experience so I decided to go the help desk route. I am coming up on my 6 month mark at this job and I cant stand it I want a non client facing job. I'm studying for my CCNA security right now and I really want to get into Info Sec, network analyst, or Jr Network engineer. Do I have a chance? Please give some feedback. TLDR: I have my A+ & CCNA with 6 months experience how do I get a networking job? [link] [comments]  |
| How do you stay motivated to study for certs? Posted: 19 Apr 2018 01:36 PM PDT I've been working in IT for about 6 years now (including working as a desktop tech in college) and I'm looking to finally get some serious certifications under my belt. I've given myself a goal to finally finish the Net+ and Sec+ by the end of the year and then start looking into getting a job in the NetSec field. I've picked up and started reading the Meyers books for Net+ and started to watch the Messer videos on Youtube, but I haven't been able to do either consistently because life always seems to get in the way. I think that I'm basically going at this without a plan and I've never really been much of a "study-person" in school so it's hard for me to know where to start. Do you guys have any tips or tricks that you have found to get yourselves in front of a book or screen to study? Any help or guidance would be much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| DC Technician: Passed Phone Screening, technical phone interview on Sunday. Advice? Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:36 AM PDT Little nervous about what will be asked. This in an entry level role, but I've never worked with servers or had an IT role before. I really want this job and don't want to screw it up. What kind of questions can I expect from this call? [link] [comments]  |
| Call Center QA looking to transfer into IT audit realm. Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:13 AM PDT Hello everyone. Apologies in advance if this post does not meet guidelines. I understand if it gets taken down. Moving on. Ive working for a wealth management call center for a few years now in a QA capacity to stop emerging risk and close those gaps. I work with project managers well above my skills level who are supportive and Ive found great enjoyment in making an impact with my suggestions and spotting trends for adherence to compliance. I have a business management and logistics degree from 2013. Im 30 and looking to transition into the IT audit and or security fraud analyst realm. Should I continue my current self learning strategies by acquiring certs? A+, Network and Security+. I started creating a virtual workshop at home to test and learn. Professor Messer. Udemy. Youtube etc. However I feel my experience is rather lacking (my own fault) and find myself trying to meet the, not so obviously implied, requirements, to get that foot in the door. Preferably to a role with comparable salary. Im willing to learn and find the opportunities for cyber security adherence from a corporate governance stand point too significant to not hop in to. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments]  |
| How long is too long at help desk and how do you move up? Posted: 20 Apr 2018 08:01 AM PDT Basically the title. Worked help desk for 2 years in college then graduated with a BS in IT and took a break for a few months and now I'm back at help desk and I'm not sure how to move up outside of hoping someone retires. I'm sure getting a cert will be an answer but if I look at any job postings outside of help desk they want x years of experience + certs. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I include irrelevant work history in IT resume? Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:45 AM PDT I am only 20, I've been working in a Data Center for ~7 months. I have previously worked for UPS for 5 months. Should I include that? I feel that it would have HR or IT managers ask: Is this the only job hes had? The answer is yes, but I was also going to School(I just graduated AAS Network Administration). I was told to include it, but I think I am going to change the section of my resume from "WORK HISTORY" to "RELEVANT WORK HISTORY" and just include my time here at a L1 IT job. People never guess that I am 20. They assume that I am older, and from the interviews I've had in the past, I can tell that they expect an older person. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:07 PM PDT I'm 19 years old and I did one year of community college (gen eds) and then dropped out. I'm considering going back to college and getting a bachelors in computer science My other option is to start working right now. I see some listings on craigslist for "entry level it" jobs in my area and they provide training. Some listings say the offer unpaid training and others say they offer paid training. Are these job listings scams? Can I get a decent IT job after doing 6months of training with one of these companies? Am I allowed to post the links to these ads? If yes, then I will post the ads and hopefully you guys can take a look and tell me what u think [link] [comments]  |
| How would I ask for a raise? (Given circumstances0 Posted: 19 Apr 2018 06:22 PM PDT Hi everyone, I realize there are a ton of these questions out there, and I don't like pulling the "I'm special" card but I do believe that my situation isn't as common. I'm a senior in high school taking cyber security classes. So far I've earned my A+ and Security+, I'll be testing for my CCENT within a month, and by the end of June, I will be testing for Cisco's CyberOps certification. As of last November, my school has sponsored me to work in the IT department of a government contractor as an intern and it has been great. A colleague of mine is now a freshman in college. He had been sponsored by my school the year before and has the same certifications as I do. If all goes well, they will hire me as a full-time employee for the summer, then I'll go back to part-time when I start college, which is similar to the agreement that was worked out with my colleague. During a conversation my colleague and I had about saving cars, we talked about how much of our paycheck should go to car payments and I realized he had a much larger budget than I did. I guess he saw my confusion and told me how much he was getting paid (which was 50% more than me) and he told me that it was like that from the start, despite the both of us asking for the same amount when we first came on board. I responded with how much I was making and I received an equally puzzled look. Again, this is not out of jealousy, but after some of the projects I've taken part of, or led for that matter, I feel like I should at least have a small bump in pay. The company is great and the IT team itself is the best I could ask for so I don't want to come off as an a** when asking, nor do I want to lose my job over it. Some of the projects include: - Implementing company wide (With multiple locations) Dot1x authentication - Unpacking and updating 14th Gen Dell servers to install ESXi - Patch ESXi and migrate ~75 VMs from old infrastructure to new servers - Upgrade primary server network to 25G fiber from 1G copper - Switch upgrades for 3 locations - Level 1&2 tech support - Update automated system imaging Given my situation, how would I go about asking, and how much is considered a reasonable amount for someone with my qualifications in this industry? [link] [comments]  |
| Does is make sense starting off at a Help Desk Position for at my age? Posted: 19 Apr 2018 01:42 PM PDT I'm currently 26 and in Canada my last exam is tomorrow, then i'm going to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Information technology: Networking & IT Security. I really want to get a job in the field of Networking or Security. I've took a long break from school, 4 years where I went back to my home country in the Caribbean to work as a IT system analyst dealing with Cisco gear and a lot of server /active directory work so I have about 6 years experience. I have applied to a lot of jobs but only the help desk ones and some system analyst are giving call backs. I believe this is because most of my experience is not in Canada I currently have no certs but want to start working in Canada dealing with networking or security. Should i just get my feet wet and work my way up? TLDR; 26 years old no certs live in Canada but work experience in different country. I want a job in networking or security but only help desk jobs are calling back should I just start with that? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 19 Apr 2018 06:15 PM PDT So I had a phone screen last week with a place that sounds really cool. I wasn't expecting much but got so surprised by how good the gig sounded that I thought I ended up coming off like a raving lunatic. Decided I hated my resume and completely rewrote it and re-posted it everywhere. The old one was mostly "I did this thing and this thing and this thing" while not being very descriptive, so I did more highlighting of completed projects and skills acquired instead of rote descriptions of the jobs. Well, turns out that they like raving lunatics or something because they want me to come in. I was contacted because of a referral from someone inside but I feel like this new resume is a better representation of me and the direction I want to move in my career. How bad an idea would it be to present the new one, either by email or on paper, to the people who will be interviewing me next week? Should I just stick with the old one and roll with it? [link] [comments]  |
| Network Project To Show Skills On Resume Posted: 19 Apr 2018 04:41 PM PDT What kind of project would you do to show off your network skills on your resume? Developers and programmers post a link to their programs or apps on GitHub and stuff like that. Should I build a home lab and ssh in and show the interviewer the internal setup? I would like to show off something I have personally set up. Suggestions anyone? [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone have any AWS Solutions Architect Associate books/video suggestions? Posted: 19 Apr 2018 08:24 PM PDT Looking to sit for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate and the SysOps associate here in the next few months. Anyone have any suggestions on a decent path for this? Was mainly looking at Linux Academy and the acloud guru videos on Udemy for $11. The boosk on Amazon have horrible reviews because they are outdated, but I'm not sure just 19 hours of videos from a cloudguru will get me into the passing range Thanks for any advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Best job opportunity in northern Virginia area? Posted: 19 Apr 2018 11:56 PM PDT |
| IT Help desk opportunity for Info Security Student Posted: 19 Apr 2018 05:57 PM PDT I have finished my graduate certificate recently, and I am starting my master's degree studies on September in Information Security. Now, I have been looking for an internship to fill the summer gap with a position related to Information Security but I could not find any so far. The only opportunity I have right now is an IT help desk, so I was wondering if you think this could be a a good start for someone starting in Cyber security or it would hurt my career.Please note I am an International student in Canada, and I already have two year experience in computer networking. I would love to hear your thoughts. [link] [comments]  |
| The "Anything you make while you're here, the company owns" clause. Posted: 19 Apr 2018 05:18 PM PDT Hey just signed my first employment contract and it had one of those "anything you make here, we own" clauses. Just wondering what other people's experiences are with it. I do plan to do other projects on the side, but if I'm at risk of losing it to the company I'm planning on doing it outside of work. That being said, it's a data center with loads of downtime so I was hoping to work something out with my employer.
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| 3rd Party Recruiter Keeps Asking for Resume, Should I Give It? Posted: 19 Apr 2018 04:39 PM PDT So today I got a very brief LinkedIn message from a recruiter saying he had an opportunity in my area and asked if I was interested. I said yes and he immediately asked for my resume without describing the job at all. I asked him if he could send me the job description before I sent him my resume, and he sends it. It wasn't anything I was interested in, and I told him so, but asked him to send me other opportunities more aligned with my career path (more so out of politeness than genuine interest). After a few more back-and-forths (including asking if I had a GitHub account, which no one has asked me before), he says his company doesn't typically get the kind of opportunities I'm looking for, but concludes by saying he'd check around if I send him my resume. Now, I get why he would want my resume so badly, to find jobs that match my skill set, but the way the whole thing played out is just weird to me. For all of the recruiters I've talked to, no one has asked for my resume before even telling me what the job in question is. I've heard stories of recruiters sending resumes and basically applying people to companies without telling them ahead of time, and considering that I have put my resume out to a few places, I don't want to end up in anyone's database twice and losing a potential opportunity. So, what do you guys think? Am I on to something here, or am I just overthinking this? Is there any harm in giving this guy my resume? Considering he even admitted he doesn't think he could find me anything, it seems silly to do it even if the risk is slight, but it seems rude not to. [link] [comments]  |
| Last two weeks at this company, nothing left to do already. Posted: 19 Apr 2018 11:43 AM PDT So it's my last two weeks, I've found another awesome opportunity, everyone (including management) has been super cool with everything and I'm excited to start my next position... I've already wrapped up my major projects because of a few mental breakthroughs on Monday/Tuesday, and all of my documentation is updated for the next guy... Which was pretty much all up to date before I put in my two weeks because I'm a great net-admin like that. I can't make major changes, I can't start on new projects... I'm trying to solve a small issue on PRTG but when talking with my boss about moving these sensors to this node, that this and that, he was like "Maaaaaaybe moving stuff around right before you leave isn't a really good idea." and now I'm sitting here watching sensors go unknown and probe health sensors going red... I feel like I can't do much now. So to leave still in good graces with my company, what would you recommend I do? I want to be a good employee up until the end but right now I'm just looking at cat pictures and reading random stuff on /r/networking. [link] [comments]  |
| Trouble choosing between two offers Posted: 19 Apr 2018 03:07 PM PDT Hey Reddit, I need some place to vent and maybe get some advice. I am in my final weeks of school (I graduate next week) and I have already accepted an offer, but I just got a better offer today. I'm having trouble deciding if I should rescind my current offer and take the other one instead. The first is at a Fortune 100 company as a Linux System Administrator, the second is a Manufacturing Network Analysis at a considerably smaller company (<200 people).
The new job is offering a considerably larger compensation (around $70k) and really good benefits. Hell they're offering me unlimited vacation days! Plus Linux is my passion and what I really want to move towards working with it in my IT career. But, I don't really like the corporate environment, the people are great don't get me wrong. But the bureaucracy is really a burden (it took them 4 month's to create the position they offered me, in this time I accepted an offer at the second company). Also they don't really treat you as an individual, your id number is all you are to them.
The second company is offering me less compensation (around $60k), and the benefits cost me less but aren't necessary better than the first company's. But this company treats its employees like people, they have Foosball tables in the office, everyone has standing desks and ergonomic chairs. But I won't have as much flexibility compared to the first company. I will get 2 weeks vacation (pretty standard), I will be locked into to a windows only environment (no room for me to grow into Linux at all), and there is hardly any bureaucracy that will drag things down.
Both are roughly the same distance from my residence, offer similar 401k matching, and similar bonus sizes. I'm at a loss on choosing which I like best. I just sent the smaller company I accepted the offer with that I have another offer to see if I can get some extra perks (extra vacation or a higher starting compensation). Any advise would be nice, but it was nice just to write this all out. [link] [comments]  |
| Help Desk Technician for Law Firm Posted: 19 Apr 2018 03:43 PM PDT Hey guys, I've got an interview in a few days for a Help Desk Technician position at a Law Firm and this will be my first IT job. I have an Associates in Computer Programming and am finishing an Associates in Information Technology this summer. Prior to this I've only ever done customer service/retail for about 6 years. I've only done basic troubleshooting like helping my friends or family fix small problems on their computers/laptops/phones. I've done a bit of research on typical help desk problems and troubleshooting and am also getting familiarized with Excel and Outlook because I guess the company uses those a lot and it's been a while since I've used Excel and I've never used Outlook. So for the interview should I push and emphasize my customer service/communication skills to make up for the possible lack of technical troubleshooting knowledge I'll have compared to the other candidates? I say this because from what I've researched it seems Help Desk is half good communication skills(being patient/understanding/dealing with potentially irritated people/ability to communicate technical things to less technical people) and half actual technical knowledge. I would say my communication skills from the customer service experience I have is most likely well above a typical entry IT person who most likely has no customer service experience. Although I guess if they have any sort of help desk experience they'll have most likely gained some from that. Either way, I have to try and give myself an edge over all the other people interviewing. What do you guys think? Any advice is much appreciated. Also, just thought you'd guy want to know that I'd be the 2nd help desk tech for the company. Prior to this position they've only ever had one help desk tech but they opened a new office and need a 2nd now. Not sure if that will help with any advice you might possibly give. Side note: Besides the typical interview questions what are some help desk specific questions that might be asked? Like I said I've never legitimately troubleshooted just amateur stuff so I want to be somewhat prepared. [link] [comments]  |
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