IT Career Hey reddit, I'm 25 and have barely any experience |
- Hey reddit, I'm 25 and have barely any experience
- Help Desk 1 Interview Today - Tips? Advice on my experience beating other candidates degrees?
- Making the most of your commute. Any ideas or advice for things to study or listen to while stuck in traffic?
- Helpdesk Thinking of Move to Programming
- Going from helpdesk to network engineer. What can help me better prepare?
- Internship opportunity
- Cybersecurity Analyst Interview
- So, I have a CISSP and thereabout 15 years of IT experience...
- IT jobs with 6+ weeks time off
- Going From Military To Civilian
- Which degree program?
- From IT to Software. Anyone with experience can chime in?
- Expand My IT Career? Schooling? Certifications?
- Security Clearance
- Do any of you work as a Systems Analyst?
- 17 year old looking for advice
- Looking to change careers. How to transition from electrical trade into IT?
- General questions about a SalesForce Admin job?
- How much to charge for services?
- Anyone had an IT Service Coordinator job? More info about it?
- A Spinning Top Need Some Direction
- What should I be expecting to make?
- Need an IT mentor in the Puget Sound area
- From name of the studies, how is Cyber Security Engineering different from MIS?
- Technology institute for a diploma or university for a degree
| Hey reddit, I'm 25 and have barely any experience Posted: 03 Apr 2018 02:02 AM PDT Long story short, got out of the military, should have picked a smarter job, instead learned one with no transferable skills, looking at school, would like to get into it, don't want to make the same mistake and get a pointless degree, and tech is always evolving. What should I look into, what should be my priorities, and can someone just go to school with no experience and learn this field? Much appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Help Desk 1 Interview Today - Tips? Advice on my experience beating other candidates degrees? Posted: 03 Apr 2018 06:46 AM PDT Am I making a mistake going for this position? The company liked my background but I know there will most likely be another candidate or two that has a 2/4 year degree. I'm going to need to bring my A game. How can I prove my experience is worth more than their degree? I have a fairly wide variety of IT knowledge and I'm confident in my abilities (especially to handle a level 1). They obviously liked something in my background so I'm trying to keep that in mind. I've landed a few IT gigs in my day but the more corporate an environment is, I tend to end up simply gaining interview experience and the dreaded, "I'm sorry but we ended up selecting another candidate who we feel is more qualified". I worked as basically an IT Manager (6 person small business) for four years. Jack of all trades kind of deal. Computer repair, network/server management, purchasing equipment/installations, web dev, e-commerce, customer service, security systems, etc... Currently work as what I could call a Jr data scientist. I use databases, sql, excel in combination with reverse engineering millions and millions of rows of data from different companies. Before that I did web development on my own for roughly 8 years. During that time I built websites for people, seo/sem, e-commerce, hosting, content creation, etc... I've built about 15 pc's in my day for myself and family. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:29 AM PDT Hey everyone, Just a quick question, wondering if anyone has any good ideas for things to listen to on the daily commute to and from work. Good pdocasts, or audiobooks, or whatever else! Since of course, I am asking for myself (but was hoping people can use this in future Google searches), I already have a lot of certs and my degree. I'm diving into the world of Site Reliability Engineer and am hoping for some suggestions on how to get better at programming through this since that is 100% my weak point right now. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Helpdesk Thinking of Move to Programming Posted: 03 Apr 2018 06:15 AM PDT Apologies in advance if this is a little broad. For some background, I'm presently working a relatively low-demand government helpdesk gig (approx. 2.5 years in) with good to excellent job security. Pay is decent, but the job is not exactly challenging or anywhere I can "grow" in my skill set. I have opportunities to "make work for myself" in streamlining our setup, tidying our inventory and the like, but it's very feast or famine, which emphasis on the famine. While part of me is tempted to stay with the devil I know, I don't think that's a good long-term solution for the way I'm wired - i.e. I need something to occupy myself. I haven't messed with programming since I was in my early teens (qBasic and some limited Visual Basic in the mid-'90s), but tend to be a very "engineering minded" person. "See problem, find solution," and so on, so it's been back on my radar as a possible direction in which to move while remaining in the IT field more generally. Thing is, I'm well detached from the present shape of the field and don't even know where to start poking around to determine my aptitude/interest when the rubber hits the road - so that's question one: What can I try to learn in order to get a foothold and see if I want to keep climbing - with an eye towards seeking work down the road? On from that, I'm still working to pay down student loans that didn't yield a degree because I was a stupid 20-something who didn't know what he wanted to do with a bloody degree. So, that being the case, I'm less than enthused about returning to school and upping the balance owed (to say nothing of finding a way to balance a course load with a full time gig). Second question: Is it possible to enter the programming field via certifications and self-education or is the only realistic course going to involve a degree? Last up, and maybe most subjective, I'm in my mid-30s. Exactly how hard is it to enter the field at this age and be taken seriously? Thanks in advance for fielding what I'm sure are pretty boring questions. [link] [comments]  |
| Going from helpdesk to network engineer. What can help me better prepare? Posted: 02 Apr 2018 07:48 PM PDT Went in for a helpdesk position, and they decided to hire me as a network engineer when oddly enough that was literally my end goal. I believe this would be more like a Jr. Network engineer, and they do train for the first few months. I've currently been studying for my CCNA, but have a ways to go. I won't be starting for another month, so have quite a bit of time to really touch up on things and make myself more ready. TY! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2018 08:33 AM PDT I'm currently a Junior in a B.S program for Information Technology with no experience. I have an opportunity for a summer internship that's around 2 hours away and I cannot afford to rent an apartment there. I'm willing to travel the 2 hours everyday but the company seems to want me to move. Should I lie about where I stay and tell them I live closer than I actually do, or should I be honest about where I stay but tell them I'm willing to make the drive everyday? Will telling them I live 2 hours away hurt my chance of securing the internship? [link] [comments]  |
| Cybersecurity Analyst Interview Posted: 03 Apr 2018 04:36 AM PDT Have a CSA phone interview scheduled. What kind of questions should I expect from internal recruiter. [link] [comments]  |
| So, I have a CISSP and thereabout 15 years of IT experience... Posted: 03 Apr 2018 06:45 AM PDT As the title says, I've written and passed my CISSP after working in IT Operations for the past 15 years. The question I have and I'd love some help figuring out is, how do I now translate that into moving to InfoSec? For context, I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...have worked in the Financial (~7 Years), Manufacturing (~4 years) and now in the Supply-chain(~4 Years) sectors. In all my roles, I've been and am critically involved in many aspects of operating the infrastructure of the company. After the CISSP, I'm now working on my CEH. The concern I'm starting to have, however, is that at 35...I'm not getting any younger and at some point I'm worried I'm going to face a bit of ageism... I've bounced the idea of starting a consulting/IT ops for Small/Mediums that may not have a budget for an entire IT team... [link] [comments]  |
| IT jobs with 6+ weeks time off Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:08 AM PDT Are there any IT networking gigs that afford substantial time off? 2 weeks off per year just doesn't allow me to travel anywhere for any good amount of time. I feel like my life is flying by in the NOC, and I've considered switching jobs just for the time I'd get off between jobs. [link] [comments]  |
| Going From Military To Civilian Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:06 AM PDT So in about a year I'm getting out of active duty airforce and wanting to get into a Entry Level Help desk Job. I'm currently working on my CompTIA A+ cert, is there anything else I should be working on besides the obvious school also? And do you think being in the Military will help? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:09 AM PDT Hey Reddit, I am currently in high school looking to apply to colleges, Im hoping to be in a sys/network admin role after college. There are two degrees I have found that seem pretty good, I just don't know which would be better for the job I hope to eventually get. The first one here, BS in Information Technology, it seems to have quite a bit of programming in the beginning, I'm not completely afraid of programming, and I understand that I would most likely need to do a little bit in a sys/net admin, but It seems like a lot for a general IT degree. The second one here, BS in Applied Computer Technology, it seems much more broad and a little more business focused, this one looks more like what I was looking for. But my main question still is, would one be better over the other for a sys/network admin job? If not, which would be better in your opinion? I also understand there are other factors in choosing a college (cost, location, etc), I'm mainly focused on the actual degree and it's content. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| From IT to Software. Anyone with experience can chime in? Posted: 03 Apr 2018 04:28 AM PDT Reasons why I want to leave my barley started IT career:
Has anyone gone from IT to Software? Was it a good move for you? If you could do it again would you stick with IT? I enjoy basic coding but I'm not sure if I should go 100% into it and see how it really feel about software. [link] [comments]  |
| Expand My IT Career? Schooling? Certifications? Posted: 03 Apr 2018 08:12 AM PDT Hello all, I currently work as a Systems Analyst in IT at my current company. Like many others in this field, I actually do not have a college degree in computer science. I do have a bachelors in business management and just found computers were truly my passion. At any rate, wanted to see what people thought one could do to enhance their IT career. I want to build my technical knowledge and really educate myself in this industry. I would say at this point I do not have a direct focus, I really just want to become versatile and gain as much knowledge as I can. To me, seems that this means either going back to school to get a real computer science (or some sort of IT degree) or going to get certifications. My idea was to get the A+, Net+, and Security+ just to get a better foundation, then go after some higher level certs. I really just want to make myself as well rounded as possible. Can anyone share their thoughts with me? As a side note, I have been looking into getting involved with Cyber Security in my future, but for now, I really just want to become a well-rounded participant in this industry. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Apr 2018 08:12 PM PDT I live in the DMV area, and a lot of the really good jobs require you to get a security clearance. I have one year of experience, a+ and security+, how do I go about getting sponsored for a Security Clearance? From what I understand it's mainly for veterans who are transitioning into IT, is it worth joining the airforce for a clearance in the long run, is there any realistic way for someone with my experience/qualifications to get a hold of one? Thanks in advanced. [link] [comments]  |
| Do any of you work as a Systems Analyst? Posted: 03 Apr 2018 07:44 AM PDT Pretty much the title. Do you work as a systems Analyst or Business Systems Analyst? What is it like? What do you do? Do you enjoy it? Did you used to work in It like help desk then moved on to Systems Analyst? [link] [comments]  |
| 17 year old looking for advice Posted: 02 Apr 2018 06:34 PM PDT Hi, I'm looking for advice on what field to go into. I'm very interested in IT as a career but do not know where to start. I have experience in web development (node, mongo, etc) but I'm not sure that's what I want to do as a career. I like coding most of the time and have experience using Linux. I also do not want to attend college. I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks for any help. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking to change careers. How to transition from electrical trade into IT? Posted: 02 Apr 2018 07:42 PM PDT Did some IT work back in the late 90s. Worked as a PC tech for a while, got bored, left school, and have been kicking myself in the ass ever since. Since then I've wasted a ton of time and have spent most of my working life in the trades doing electical and fire alarm work. I'm over it, want out, and looking for a change. In Florida now and with all of my training(multiple certifications) and years of experience I'm struggling to find an employer willing to pay me 50K a year. Completely ridiculous. Wondering how I should go about changing careers and getting back into IT at almost 40 years old. Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| General questions about a SalesForce Admin job? Posted: 02 Apr 2018 08:41 PM PDT There is a company near me that has opening for salesforce admin job. I've never heard of this type of position until now. I'm interested and have been reading about it but have some general questions. Is it a job that you deal with the public with? Is it hard to lean? I've been reading online trying to get a good understanding of it. Would you recommend this job? The position is entry level and they are just requiring a associates degree in IT or computer science which I have. Any information would be helpful. I don't have any experience except trouble shooting internet that I got by working at a call center. No programming skills/experience, just barely passed programming classes in college. [link] [comments]  |
| How much to charge for services? Posted: 03 Apr 2018 03:26 AM PDT Sorry if this seems a bit odd, anyways I am fairly good at IT I can solve almost any weird technology problem thrown my way and I am going to try to become a computer repair and building shop, the ones in town charge way to much and I want to be fairly decently cheap but still make a living. I'm going to remove problems like slowness when the computer gets to clogged with cache or files, errors, hardware trouble shooting replacing hardware and building custom computers. So I am a bit new at the business end of things how much would I charge for things, anything to generally look out in this career path. [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone had an IT Service Coordinator job? More info about it? Posted: 03 Apr 2018 01:55 AM PDT Just curious about the position. I've applied to many IT jobs while im studying the A+ material. I'm interviewing for this one next week. [link] [comments]  |
| A Spinning Top Need Some Direction Posted: 02 Apr 2018 05:07 PM PDT Hi all. Just needed a word of advice. I'm about to graduate college with a networking diploma. I have 12 months experience from an internship doing level 1 and level 2 work at big companies. I've put my resume out there but I'm getting lowball bites for minimum wage to be a helpdesk jockey. These jobs are pretty much just working for a giant IT company, hourly and no road to advance from what I see. Nothing against that but I'm looking to be happy and helpdesk made me super depressed. So I don't know what I'm looking for. I like working with Linux. It's fun. Not many users use linux so I'm not sure what I'm doing. I have some savings so I can take another year off as I graduating to study. But like what should I study? I have a CCNA book and a Security+ book. If you ask me what kind of job I want, something relaxing and good culture that doesn't have a looming fear of people being fired everyday (my internships were toxic). Ideally something like a 9-5 with limited overtime. Again, the ideal but who knows maybe I can get lucky. Didn't like databases or SQL work. I don't get programming, some reason my brain doesn't click with it. Powershell was a nightmare to get through but maybe it was taught wrong. I'm interested in learning Python just to have in my back pocket but it's so hard to understand how it works. I don't know. Just looking for direction, what can I do to jumpstart my career and get out of the helpdesk section of indeed? Alternatively, is there any project based self study? I literally have no clue what to do with a linux server or a windows server. I can just create a bunch of users in window sand have them sign in. That's it. I want to learn more but I have no idea where to start. Even on linux. Preferably with a how to guide as a fallback. [link] [comments]  |
| What should I be expecting to make? Posted: 02 Apr 2018 10:33 AM PDT Hi all, recent graduate in Florida looking for my first full time support position in IT after working help desk tier 1/tier 2 for about 3 years part time while in school. I want to eventually go to the sysadmin/support type of thing. Here's my resume: Resume I was recently offered a Desktop Support position making $17.25/hour (about $35,880/year), but I feel like I may be undervalued. Am I crazy to expect more money, or is this right for someone like me? [link] [comments]  |
| Need an IT mentor in the Puget Sound area Posted: 02 Apr 2018 11:19 AM PDT I've been doing contract work at Tier I for awhile now, looking to break into networking, sysadmin, Cisco, etc. I read a lot of material but what really makes it stick is someone to talk to about this stuff and put it all in perspective and correct mistakes that seem unresolvable alone. Any meetups, gatherings, online groups I can go to for assistance on this? A fair amount of what I have to ask may seem pretty basic, again just trying to clear things up. Collegues are off in their own little world or have kids and family they have to deal with so no help there. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| From name of the studies, how is Cyber Security Engineering different from MIS? Posted: 02 Apr 2018 09:50 PM PDT Hello, I am interested in information systems, and also networking. So, I'm deciding between two different degree ideas. or a Bachelor degree in Management Information Systems? [link] [comments]  |
| Technology institute for a diploma or university for a degree Posted: 02 Apr 2018 03:44 PM PDT I am wondering which school I should pick, which one would ensure I land a decent paying job in the end? Im looking to be a system administrator eventually, but im pretty open to other career options as well in the IT industry. Calgary, Alberta, Canada [link] [comments]  |
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