IT Career [Monthly] State of IT - What is hot, trends, jobs, locations.... Tell us what you're seeing! |
- [Monthly] State of IT - What is hot, trends, jobs, locations.... Tell us what you're seeing!
- Career confusion. What to do?
- Do i need to know programming to be successful in Security?
- BSBA: Information Management?
- What roles can my experience with Splunk translate into?
- Desktop support to System adim
- Having trouble deciding on whether I should continue with certification studies
- InfoSec or Architecture?
- Do you guys think this would be worth it?
- [HELP] Guidance to be better Networking engineer
- IT Career Development
- IT auditing
- Sales Engineering Leadership Positions
- CISSP or SSCP?
- Lifestyle requirements for an IT related job
- RHCSA or linux+
- How to Continue Moving Up as an Overwhelmed 23yo?
- Not sure what I am doing. Could use some guidance.
- As a Natural Gas Tech wanting to switch fields, what do I need to get into the IT field?
- Not sure which direction to go
- 1 year. Company budget. Spend it on completing certs or on material/licences to simply learn IT Skills.
- What is the point of a W2 contract?
- Best entry level IT jobs for: experience, knowledge, and avoiding help desk
| [Monthly] State of IT - What is hot, trends, jobs, locations.... Tell us what you're seeing! Posted: 22 Apr 2018 01:14 AM PDT Let's keep track of new trends we are seeing in IT. What technologies are folks seeing that are hot or soon to be hot? What skills are in high demand? Which job markets are hot? Are folks seeing a lot of jobs out there? Let's talk about all of that in this thread. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2018 04:38 AM PDT I just signed an employee agreement in a company and the next day I get an offer from other company with high salary. I want to apply and go if I can. Is there any way I can make that happen NOTE: The agreement I signed does not consist of any bond. [link] [comments]  |
| Do i need to know programming to be successful in Security? Posted: 22 Apr 2018 06:36 AM PDT What are roles in security that do not need programming knowledge? Thank you [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:35 AM PDT Has anyone heard of a BSBA: Information Management? Is it on the same level as MIS or IS? The degree in question is from UNLV: [link] [comments]  |
| What roles can my experience with Splunk translate into? Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT I worked in remote desktop support for a year then incident management for 3 years. My current role (1 year) is working specifically with Splunk. This role called Splunk Specialist/Developer essentially has me analyzing machine data looking for data we can leverage for operational insights, then writing the queries that I used to create dashboards for interested parties such as execs, QueueManagers, department heads etc. I have not touched Administration type function like installing the infrastructure of Splunk other than in lab environments due to the silos in my organization. I see a lot of roles that ask for Splunk experience but few that line up with my other experience. Often those deal with specific server and language experience I dont have like Linux or Windows Admin experience, powershell , commandline and scripting experience (all of which i have dabbled in online courses but still lack proficiency in). I don't see my current role's duties much, so what next? [link] [comments]  |
| Desktop support to System adim Posted: 21 Apr 2018 02:45 PM PDT Good afternoon, I'm currently in desktop support and unsure where to go from here. I guess my question is, how to do I obtain the experience to get a job as a system administrator? How have some of you guys made transitions from tier 1 positions to higher level/better paying positions? Any advice would be much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Having trouble deciding on whether I should continue with certification studies Posted: 22 Apr 2018 08:13 AM PDT For some time now, I've been studying for the Comptia A+ certification on and off in the hopes of getting out of retail. But the problem is I'm not sure if it's going to be worth it. I've done plenty of research and read numerous posts by people who say that only having certifications will limit how much money you can expect to make after a few years. I don't have the time or money to go back to school, being almost 30 and expecting a baby in two months. What makes me unsure about leaving my current position is that I'm on track for a manager position even after only being there for 5 months. The bosses like me, the upper management from outside the store know my name, and my department manager is training me to be his replacement because he's either going to be moved to a different department or a new store opening next year. He's told me numerous times how often my name comes up in meetings and says they're planning on sending me for management training classes within a few months. I would almost certainly be making more money where I am now than in a lower level IT position if I just stick it out for another year or two. I don't hate what I'm doing now. At least not that much. I've been in charge while my boss has gone on vacation and experienced what that position is going to be like, and it was manageable. Plus I'm allowed to wear an earbud all day and listen to podcasts to my hearts content. This isn't in any way what I plan on doing with my life. IT for me was an attractive option because it doesn't require me going back to school and it sounded like it was a good possibility for something I can do to earn a good livable wage while also focusing on other things that I hope to do full time one day, such as composing soundtracks for games or film. So I guess my question is, will attempting to embark on an IT career through certifications be worth it for someone who's about to start supporting a family and already has prospects to make $20 - $25 (and eventually more) an hour where they are now? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2018 02:07 AM PDT Hi all, I was wondering what you would decide between InfoSec (cyber, network monitoring) and IT Architecture (Enterprise, Solutions) for a long term career. I am interested in InfoSec as it is more technical however Architecture seems appealing as it means I won't be in front of a computer all day and Ill be able to look at new tech and design systems. Just wondering what area will be more desirable in the future, and the benefits of each. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Do you guys think this would be worth it? Posted: 21 Apr 2018 08:42 PM PDT Hi all, So in the Spring of next year, I will be graduating from my university with a Bachelor of Sociology. Recently, I've been thinking that I'd be interested in taking classes at my local community college to get an Associate's degree in IT after I receive my Bachelor's in Sociology next year. Do you any of you guys know if it is hard to find a job with only an Associates Degree? And will already having a Bachelor's help improve my chances of landing a decent job? Thank you all for your time. [link] [comments]  |
| [HELP] Guidance to be better Networking engineer Posted: 22 Apr 2018 12:29 AM PDT I need some advice as to how to climb up the ladder in networking field. I do have 4 years of experience in this field but whenever I hear podcasts from networking gurus I doubt that I really know my stuff. I guess I know how to configure the technologies say for eg: SVI's etc but struggle to understand bird's eye of it eg: when someone says vlan should be contained in datacenter. Really lame example but I hope you get the point. I know 4 years is not a lot of experience but would like to know from senior people in networking industry
TL;DR - Networking guy needs advice as to how apply technology/protocols from business point of view. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2018 11:19 PM PDT Hi All - I have volunteered my services in this forum before for IT Career Mentoring, well I wanted to share with you a Talk deck that I have put together on Speaker Deck that might help some of the entry level folks looking to move up as well as some of the folks that are stuck in dead ended spots. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, I am glad to help when I can. At this time I do not have much time for direct mentoring but I will give it a shot for those who would be willing to invest the time. Link to the IT Career Development deck that you can use to help your career. https://speakerdeck.com/jnmarcellus/it-career-development [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2018 06:01 PM PDT I just discovered that IT auditing is a thing and was wondering if I should get a minor degree in accounting. What do y'all think? I'm currently pursuing a bachelor in MIS right now and I'm looking for a minor to supplement it. Does anyone have any experience with IT auditing? I'm assuming it's more reliant on tech skills rather than accounting, but like I said-I just discovered this is a thing. Would skills related to data analytics be something that's valuable in this field? [link] [comments]  |
| Sales Engineering Leadership Positions Posted: 21 Apr 2018 04:36 PM PDT I have 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry beginning in an entry-level I.T. support/admin role then working my way up to executive levels (Vice-President) primarily in the analytics space. I have a generic BA and an MS in hospitality management. For the past 3 years I have been working for a B.I. company focused on the hospitality vertical (~175 employees). My primary duties are to run the pre-sales function (e.g., run demos with sales on-site and at trade shows, work with potential clients on how best to configure the software for their needs, QA the configuration prior to deployment), the training department, and serve as the "voice of the customer" for the company (e.g., work with product management on prioritizing dev, consult with marketing on how best to position advertising, etc.). We are not called sales engineers but that's the closest thing I can think of in a proper tech company. Correct me if I'm wrong. We are more functional and vertical experts then we are technical experts (e.g., we would be talking to the CEO regarding ROI and to the end-user as to how this would change their day-to-day tasks but not be facilitating server spec calls). The company is having some issues so I'm on the market again. Returning to industry is always an option, but am curious how/if I can leverage my experience at this tech company into other tech companies and possibly into other verticals. While I like hospitality, my options are limited at this stage in my career because I'm pretty senior so I'd like to position myself as more of a tech person than a hospitality person so as to open my options for future growth. Any thoughts would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2018 06:22 PM PDT I am 26 and graduating with my Masters degree in Information Systems Security in June. I previously passed Sec+ in June 2017. I quit my accounting job after passing Sec+ and searched for entry level jobs and internships for almost 8 months before I had to just accept an accounting job again. I didn't even get one interview! I would have thought that after getting my Sec+ I would at least have a little credibility. I was applying for anything and everything internships/entry level from business IT risk to entry level pen testers. So now my question is, should I take CISSP or SSCP after I graduate? I am considering SSCP because my education would fulfill the prerequisite and I would be fully certified if I pass. But my only concern is that in job listings everyone lists CISSP and am scared that the HR people will automatically assume I am not knowledge or know what it is because it's not the CISSP. I would really like your thoughts on which exam to take because I know I can pass either one. Also I have basic knowledge of Python (enough to know what I am doing) and learning Kali and other tools now. After I graduate I want to take some crash courses in Active Directory and SEIM so that I know I can say I'm familiar with them. Any other advice is greatly appreciated too. [link] [comments]  |
| Lifestyle requirements for an IT related job Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:56 PM PDT Maybe i'm going a little off the rails here, but its my understanding after a few years at an entry level position that there are a few unsaid requirements. For one, a marriage seems to be required to be taken seriously in a stable environment. Exercise seems to be another sensitive issue. Any attempt to gain some confidence and stand up straight is immediately shot down as intimidating or unnecessary. Is this simply a cultural thing at the place I work at or something mirrored across the industry? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2018 07:42 PM PDT I am starting a BS in app and database development. I believe linux will also be an important part along with the degree, and I want to acquire certs in it. Linux+ seems like a broad cert but it says you also get the lpsc -1 cert with it as well. So two in one I believe. The RHCSA cert looks to be a distro specific cert but do most people utilize red hat? Which is more important? [link] [comments]  |
| How to Continue Moving Up as an Overwhelmed 23yo? Posted: 21 Apr 2018 11:54 AM PDT TL;DR: I'm 23 with maybe just above entry-level experience. I want to be a network engineer and understand as much as possible about IT. It seems like the gap between entry level and that next step up is impossible to bridge. What would you recommend to me? Hey there, IT people! I've been out of community College for about a year now with a degree in game design and development, and after working a year-long internship at a game company in a Desktop Support role, I've found a passion for IT work. My 23rd birthday just passed by and I started up a new job with a very well-known airline supporting a large number of computers and various other devices. I enjoy working with PCs at home in my spare time, and constantly am on the prowl for new tech info for fun. However, I'm at a bit of a point where I feel a bit inadequate and could use some help finding a good path into the fields I'd like to learn more about. I'll include as much information as possible about my background and circumstances, but if I leave anything crucial out, I can update my post with whatever would be helpful! Background: I graduated high school successfully in 2013 and immediately started community College and got an internship for a startup company in a major city doing "Technology Services" work. Most of this was imaging iPads and inventory management using Microsoft Access and coordinating A/V equipment needs for events that the business/marketing side of the company would arrange. I would source adapters, cables and the like, ship out mobile devices and ensure they were accounted for in our inventory while documenting their location, destination, and any other info our CIO would need. This internship lasted exactly a year and I was let go due to the company shutting down and laying off more than half of the staff. I started working for a major retailer about 2 weeks later and worked customer service in the electronics department for nearly a year and a half and got along great with everyone. I left there to focus on school and to try to earn a bit more money doing odd-jobs with a friend of mine that moved in with my family. For a few months I was doing manual labor-type work making a few hundred every other week, but this was really unreliable and was starting to affect my mental health, and by extension, my grades. So I stopped working for a little while to focus on school and try to get some internships and experience working with game engines and other software. I put out some applications for local game studios, but being located where I am, this was pretty difficult without having the finances to relocate. About 9 months later, I did get a call back from one of them with an opportunity for an internship. This company was a bit vague during the interview process with what work they would have me doing, but when I interviewed with my potential supervisor (the sole IT guy at the company), he told me what my workload would actually consist of and that it would have NO game design/development aspects to it. I figured this was a good foot in the door anyway, so I took it without really thinking too much about the work I'd actually have to complete. I ended up finishing my degree up a few months into the internship and was really hoping to be brought on full-time, but after about 7 months, it was pretty clear they had little intentions of actually bringing me on (likely because of the size of the company and the cost of hiring me on full-time with benefits), though many of my coworkers (supervisor included) did want to bring me on and had meetings to discuss the notion. Nothing really ever came of it, though. I started looking for work elsewhere, but I had such little experience in game development that I wasn't too sure where I could actually go to. After a few months of dealing with some minor depression and uncertainty, I started feeling pretty good about working my IT job and felt really competent in it. I started feeling really motivated to learn IT more, and working with technology put me in a state of zen when I would solve a difficult issue. I decided to start actually trying to learn more about technology and all the different fields someone in IT could learn, and the prospect of having so many areas to master while they're all still closely related seemed so exciting! I started looking for full time gigs elsewhere, but didn't really understand much about what my value as an employee is or what I can really offer a company. I can't code, I don't know Microsoft suites, I've never done real imaging, I haven't worked much with networking. I do have good customer service and troubleshooting skills, and I consider myself really good with Windows PCs. At that internship, I primarily built and maintained Windows-based workstations for developers and managed inventory. I did some work with their phone system, and a little with their network, but since I was an intern at a small company with not much tech, there wasn't much to play with and just about everything I had to figure out alone. Many days, I'd be sent home early or just told not to come in since there was absolutely nothing for me to do. Plenty of times, I would have little to no work at all, so I'd take udemy courses or watch videos on how to do specific tasks in different tech environments. But without the practice, the lectures didn't do much good. Where I'm at now: I just started working as a contractor in a field services role at a major airline, but there is very little I'm allowed to do beyond restarting devices or creating tickets for more experienced techs. It does pay $18/hour, and I'm pretty happy with that as of now, but in a few years, I'd really like to be making a salary and have good benefits. What I want: I would eventually love to be working as a network engineer or technician, but I'm finding it a bit demotivating to read so many success stories and read so many things I hardly understand. At the same time, I'm extremely motivated to eventually become someone that can contribute to this community by giving excellent advice, like so many other members of this sub and other related ones! Networking just seems so daunting and interesting that I can't not want to figure everything about it out. Of course I have so much interest in all other areas, like cloud-computing, telephony, VMs, etc. I just find it so daunting where to start and feel so stressed for time. I feel like I need to be so much better at this stuff than I am now, asap. I realize that's more a personal thing and something I, myself, need to come to terms with, but I suppose I'm just venting that. The real part I need advice on is what kind of things should I be learning right now to get to network engineer status in so many years? What can I do to get to that point? Thanks so much for any help youall can provide, it's greatly appreciated! Let me know of you require any more information or clarification! [link] [comments]  |
| Not sure what I am doing. Could use some guidance. Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:35 PM PDT Hello Reddit! Currently I am a Police Cadet at a police department. I recently worked loss prevention for a major retailer. Through my life I have had a battle between my love for technology and law. Being a police officer has been a dream but IT and computer is something I have been around for years and feel alot more comfortable speaking to. With that said I currently have an Associates in Computer Information Systems : Application Design. I have 0 enthusiasm on designing/coding and I did not retain what I learned in school. I currently am in a Technology Management program at Eastern Michigan University. I could get this bachelors in about 45 credits. What could I do with this degree? How can I set myself up for success and not let this be a waste? I was looking towards comp tia certs but I read that those arent worth anything. Thank you in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| As a Natural Gas Tech wanting to switch fields, what do I need to get into the IT field? Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:20 PM PDT So I'm currently a natural gas technician, have been for ~4 years, though technically also do IT Support. I say "technically" because everything I do is pretty simple (i.e. setting up presentations and classes for my boss, maintaining desktops, updating/replacing hardware, etc.). In fact, the most complex thing I've done is sharing the contents of a folder between the two computers we have in the office. Basically anything having to do with computers or electronics, it's my job to deal with it. As such, my boss thought it fitting to change my job title to "Natural Gas Tech/ IT Support Specialist". I've recently started looking into a career change, as I'm getting tired of the nature of the job. IT is something I really enjoy doing. However, looking at job postings, a lot of them say they require either a degree or multiple years experience in the field. I'm currently a student, just completed my first year as a CS major, but I've noticed that it focuses heavily on coding. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy coding, but I'm not sure I see myself doing that as a career. Do I need to get a degree or can I get in with the right certifications? TL;DR - Have some experience with office IT. Can I get a job in IT with my current experience? Do I need a degree to get a job in this field? What certifications do I need and how can I get them? Any help is super appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Not sure which direction to go Posted: 21 Apr 2018 11:14 AM PDT What would you do if you were in my situation? I'm 95% certain my current position at large company is being is being eliminated. I'm assuming it's only a matter up time (weeks/months) until I'm actually severed. I'm late 30's and in a decent financial position to weather a long period (1yr) of no income assuming a minimal lifestyle. I don't have a college degree, though a long time ago I nearly completed a BFA, I never mention this in applications. I'm somewhat of an accidental database developer (would not say admin) having spent the last 5 years maintaining a SQL Server ETL process (SSIS/T-SQL), which is now being turned over to a 3rd Party and all my other related responsibilities being sent offshore. Due to how titles/positions are managed there is practically zero possibility of me moving to another area in IT within the same company. I have tried and failed at this MANY times. I have been applying for numerous positions at companies for SQL analyst type positions in the area, and have received nothing but rejections, no interviews. They way the job market is here, if I even managed to get one of those positions it would mean a 1.5 hours commute for much less money. I am willing to re-locate anywhere in the US, but this is obviously a huge inconvenience. Given my age, I'm quite nervous that this event is going to mean the end of my ability to work in IT. I'm scrambling to find anything at all in IT to stay in the game and not have a gap. I have been a linux user for at least a decade. I have a relatively sophisticated home lab setup which I use to host various services, kvm,zabbix,graylog, all managed by ansible, etc, basically the typical setups you would find in r/homelab. However I have no professional experience implementing these technologies as much as I would love it. I just have no idea where to go next, or how to figure out what the most important next step is. Do I get some online CS degree, and hope that leads to more (ANY) interviews at all? Do I go to a bootcamp for some kind of web development??? (I have dabbled in Java/Spring and enjoy it. I enjoy programming in Java, but again no professional exp). Do I leverage my SQL development experience and explore things like Power BI/Tableau, even though again, no professional experience. All of my options seem to front load a large expense that is essentially a gamble as to whether it will help me. I have a hard time narrowing down what I should focus on or what direction I should go. The array of options is overwhelming. I'm considering getting a RHCSA, but not sure if this is actually going to help me given my previous experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2018 11:46 AM PDT I'm planning on leaving my current role (Generic L2 IT Support ). I love what I do but I just want to be involved more in the techy side of my role which i'm not getting at my current company. I get £1.3k to spend for the year, question is do I spend it on doing some certs to improve my skillset or spend my time on self teaching myself some general skills. Certs: I currently have ITIL Foundation and Google Suite Admin. If I go down this route i'll most likely go for: Comptia n+, Vmware Associate, MCSA Server 2016, Comptia Cloud Self learning: I'll most likely setup a home vmware lab, server 2016, learn some scripting languages etc I won't have any "proof" except my word in interviews when it comes to the skills i've self taught myself. However if this is a better option i'd prefer going down this route. [link] [comments]  |
| What is the point of a W2 contract? Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:31 PM PDT I just don't get the entire idea... Like, a regular contractor has to pay their taxes themselves and gets a 1099, a W2 employee doesn't, what is the point of combining the two? this job I applied for has a 2 year contract attached to it, and it's through a staffing agency for a HUGE company everyone has heard of. As far as I'm aware, the reason the huge company wants to hire a staffing agency is to reduce benefits, and the staffing agency wants to hire someone to fill the role and take a cut of what the huge company is paying them before paying me, but beyond that, I have no idea. [link] [comments]  |
| Best entry level IT jobs for: experience, knowledge, and avoiding help desk Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:03 PM PDT I'm taking my first A+ exam in a few days and it's time to start applying for jobs but I want to avoid help desk any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
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