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- Just got a level 2 help desk role. What to expect?
- Getting Started in Cyber Security
- Hackathon Tests?
- Question Regarding Job Search
- Any advice for someone trying to break into the CyberSecurity field?
- Stuck in helpdesk and no idea what to do in life.
- Recruiter offered a potential position, and then asked me to change my resume?
- IT help-desk position offer, even though i have not graduated yet.
- Oracle Integration Cloud consultant, what to expect?
- Is my major alright for an IT related field?
- What IT careers are heavier on coding/programming?
- Networking with a Company
- What certs would you recommend?
- My employer has given me two paths that I can take, which one should I go for?
- Northrop Grumman SysAdmin interview
- What can I do to advance my career?
| Posted: 01 Jun 2018 05:32 AM PDT Currently working at a helpdesk. I've worked at a few places the past few years, generally working the same sort of end-user support position. I'm 23, and am already sick of the work. The work, as well as working for "The Man". I feel that if I worked on my own, I would be happier and more successful, without the pressure of pleasing my boss/making sure I'm doing a good job. So I want to get into my own line of work, but I just have no idea what kind of freelance IT work is needed. Has anyone been in my sort of position, or know where I can start? [link] [comments]  |
| Want a bigger role at my current company - don't think they can provide it... Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:54 AM PDT I work for a decent size enterprise - support 100+ users, support a lot of remote sites as well. Our current IT team is just 3 people: the CIO, the Sysadmin/Network Admin (one person), and me the Jr. Sysadmin (I'm also everything below it: helpdesk, desktop support, etc.). I like my job and the company, been with them for about four years. Started out at $36k, now make about $50k (counting yearly bonus). However, I'm at a point where I need to advance my career. Part of that is wanting higher pay, but also I want a bigger role. I don't want to be stuck doing 50% helpdesk stuff and 50% jr. sysadmin. That's not to say my role hasn't grown over the years, but with being only a two person team, I feel like I can't really move up or take on a bigger role without the sysadmin/network admin either leaving, or giving up parts of his job which they have been reluctant to do so far. I plan on talking to my CIO about wanting to find a bigger role for me, but is the reality that I most likely need to leave? [link] [comments]  |
| Just got a level 2 help desk role. What to expect? Posted: 31 May 2018 09:57 PM PDT I've never had a help desk job in my life. I've actually only had one job in my life, and that was four years of retail, and working my way up to customer service manager. Well I applied to a level 1 help desk position. In my interview the hiring manager was like "here's what I'm going to do. I'm gonna put you back out in the lobby and set up another interview so we can put you in a level 2 position because you've nailed all of these questions and you wouldn't believe what answers I've heard today" So I guess I'm a level 2 tech now. She told me I'd be doing more of the technical resolving but what does that mean? I know L1 is like 90% password resetting so what's L2? It's help desk for a retail POS system and my registers only had issues like 5-6 times in four years so i can't imagine I'm just on standby to fix a broken register 7 times in four years. It is a retail chain though so I guess if I scale that up to 300 stores that's like 1800 issues I'd be fixing in four years. [link] [comments]  |
| Getting Started in Cyber Security Posted: 01 Jun 2018 08:49 AM PDT Hello all, I was hoping some of you could give me insight on possible ways to get my career started in Cyber Security. I know this is a very broad field and simply saying "Cyber Security" doesn't really tell you what I want to do. For myself, network defense has always stood out as something I can see myself very much enjoying but who knows, maybe some other opportunity will come up in the future once I am ready to apply for a job. In the meantime, I am hoping to quite literally bust my ass and do whatever it takes to get into this field. I was hoping some of you could give me insight into ways a total newbie to the field can prepare themselves, such as Certs, gaining experience, and playing with stuff on my own. I currently work in IT as a Systems Analyst at a very large employer in my city. I am not new to the IT game, but I am definitely new to this side of the coin for sure. What I had in mind was my employer offered to pay for a lot of certs, mainly A+, Net+, Sec+, and CISSP. I am also going to start gaining here and there experience with network monitoring tools taught to me by one of our network engineers who is thrilled I have taken an interest in this field. A part from that, I am not really sure how to decide what certs are worth my time, what other experience I can gain doing my own stuff at home, and if going back to school to get a degree in info sec would be worth it. I apologize for being a bit all over the place, but really I need some peeps to chime in and share what they would do as a total newbie or what they know other people did. I want to be in this field and will do what it takes to even just land an entry level job in info sec. Thank you all! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Jun 2018 01:39 AM PDT Hey Fellow IT enthusiasts! I just recently started going through a series of tests for potential new opportunity and this week I received an email for yet another "screening" test entitled "Hackaton" which I have 7 days to complete. Anyone have any experience with these and if so, is there anything you can tell me about what to expect? I currently work full time and I'm really curious as to what this consist of how intensive of a test it is given the 7 day time frame. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
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| Any advice for someone trying to break into the CyberSecurity field? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:33 AM PDT Been working in a few helpdesk-based/system-admin jobs for the last few years after finishing college to get some real-world experience in the IT field. I've recently obtained my Security+ certification and would like to put it to good use, especially with my bachelors degree being in Information Security Management. I'd like to get into the Business Analyst/Security auditing area as I feel that's the least technical area to penetrate, but do entry-level cyber security jobs even exist? In all of the searching and job hunting I've looked at in my area , no jobs specify anything "entry-level" or "junior blah blah blah". Or even when some do, they want CISA/CISM/CISSP certification(s). I would like to attain my CISSP at some point but getting real world experience with what I have seems like the better path currently, but I'm open to anyone's opinion on who may have or be experiencing similar issues. [link] [comments]  |
| Stuck in helpdesk and no idea what to do in life. Posted: 31 May 2018 10:30 PM PDT TBH, I think have made a wrong move in college by taking up a degree in Information Technology (Not CS) because of some advice from a professor who have done a great job of selling me that course and I was a naive idiot back then. Back then, I have done programming but I have never once read up on how the programming libraries work. I relied heavily on copy and pasting pre-written codes from some websites and modifying it to fit into my program. But that isn't how the business world works isn't it? If a programming job requires me to read and understand the library in order to build a PDF report generator from scratch I would be unable to complete the task given. I am just untalented in programming from scratch and never bothered to apply for a development gig. Because of this, upon graduation I found work in a shitty warehouse before saying f*** it and took a helpdesk Job since I have an degree for it. Right now, I have absolutely no idea to do in life because my job scope is limited in doing tech related work and I am probably totally f***ked if I am still in helpdesk for a few more years. I had thought of progressing my career as a Sys Admin/Network admin but decided give up after reading about the terrible stories of being on call 24 x 7. There is no way I am able to live my life normally after work knowing that I am going to be call back when things break. I can imagine walking into the cinema for a movie but before the movie even starts, suddenly the phone rings and I am needed back in the company. I have no intention of putting myself in that situation. Will getting BA degree in Information System be of any use to me in making my life better in the IT field such as getting a high paying helpdesk job (as if it even exist LOL)? Getting a job as a Sys Admin is already completely out of consideration and I know will probably still be incompetent in programming after Uni. Yeah yeah, I know there such like IT sales or business analyst but I don't think I will be to handle the business side of things too well. [link] [comments]  |
| Recruiter offered a potential position, and then asked me to change my resume? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:05 AM PDT Sorry in advance for formatting and awkward phrasing, not really sure how to ask this question or if I even have a question or just need some advice? I was contacted by a technical recruiter for a support/Windows Server administrator position at a healthcare company. When I completed the forms they sent, the recruiter apparently sent my resume to the "Account Manager" and indicated that I did not have enough Windows Server administration experience or troubleshooting. I have included a portion of my resume below, with company names removed. I have always worked in sort of a jack-of-all trades position and haven't exactly specialized in Windows Server administration, but I have a lot of experience working with it. I have thought about writing a few different forms of resume to focus on certain skills used in my jack-of-all trades positions to highlight skills compatible to the position I may be applying for. This does feel a little dishonest though, so any feedback on this plan would be great. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
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| IT help-desk position offer, even though i have not graduated yet. Posted: 01 Jun 2018 05:36 AM PDT I got an offer through a recruiter on LinkedIn for contract-to-hire L1/L2 help-desk position looking to start in June. However, due to my standing as a Junior undergraduate student, i informed the recruiter that i would be willing to work all summer, however this would clash with my Senior year classes which would start by the end of August. Should i have done that? Or should i have taken the opportunity now and just resigned as soon as my classes started? [link] [comments]  |
| Oracle Integration Cloud consultant, what to expect? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 01:03 AM PDT Hello, i'm a new grad and just got a position as a associate consultant - cloud integration practice. My manager told me to study up on PaaS and SaaS, from my understanding Im the second wave of cloud consultant recruits. I'm a computer engineer and was working in telecom as a solutions engineer and also software developer. What can I expect? I'm very excited because I had gotten burnt out on coding all day and wanted a more customer oriented role in the tech world. Any information will help. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Is my major alright for an IT related field? Posted: 31 May 2018 10:55 AM PDT Hello, I plan to transfer to a state University when I'm finished at community college. I did a Business related associates and plan to transfer into Operations and Information Management degree that comes with an IT minor with a few extra classes. Is this alright? Of course I will work on my own skills in the mean time and try to land an internship or entry level IT job. Will that stand out more? [link] [comments]  |
| What IT careers are heavier on coding/programming? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 01:30 AM PDT I'm planning on going to school for Information Systems with a concentration in IT. Tried computer science, but it simply wasn't for me. I'd love to find a job title to start working towards, something with an integration of business, solving problems, but also heavily including coding/programming. I looked into "systems analyst" and it really attracts me, but I would also like other options. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 May 2018 09:34 PM PDT Recently began my first job in the industry as a Help Desk Tech. A little background on me: I have my Associate's in Networking and Cybersecurity, A+ certification, and am studying for my CCNA. The question I have is this; how do you network with a company? I plan to relocate in Fall, three hours away. I've found a company that interests me (an MSP hiring Helpdesk/Network Admin currently). I am seeking suggestions on how to begin communication with this company now, without applying as I'm not ready yet and would like to stay with my current employer for a bit longer. Obviously it's not acceptable to just add the CEO on facebook, so what are some professional and appropriate ways of doing this? TL;DR: Planning to relocate soon and want to communicate interest to a company without being a creepy stalker. [link] [comments]  |
| What certs would you recommend? Posted: 31 May 2018 04:11 PM PDT Apologies in advance for the wall of text :) I'm looking to escape first line support and challenge myself a bit. Career wise I find networking fascinating so I think I'd like to study toward a job where I'd (eventually) be the guy who monitors the network and maintains servers and databases and such. So network admin? Or some such. I'm not sure what job title it would technically be. Strictly speaking I don't have any certs to my name, I've learned everything I know up to now by just being somewhat of a computer nerd and from working entry level jobs and using whatever chance I get to learn about things outside of my job role. I made a start on the comptia A+ but gave up before I pulled my hair out, it was covering things which I was already fully comfortable with and I found it painfully tedious. I've instead jumped straight into the CCNA. I've got 2 video courses with labs on Udemy while they were on sale and I've bought the Odom books for it and so far I'm finding it all relatively straightforward. It's mostly building and expanding on subjects I had come across before. (If needs be I'll go an finish the A+ for the nice bit of paper but from what I've read, a lot of the certs I plan to get surpass it) My current plan is to get the CCNA, round it out with the CCNA Security but then my plan starts getting fuzzy, thinking about what direction to take next. Looking at what Cisco have to offer alone I could sit and motor through R&S, Security, Wireless, Cloud and whatever else might be required for my hypothetical future job but I imagine I'll need to branch out. So please recommend me some certs that I should prioritise, VMware, Microsoft, Juniper, Linux, whatever is relevant. Thanks! Edit: Mispelling [link] [comments]  |
| My employer has given me two paths that I can take, which one should I go for? Posted: 31 May 2018 11:58 PM PDT A. Machine learning. Basically receive a bunch of data and try to extract some information from it. I am concerned that I'll end up far removed from technology and I'll end up doing classical statistics (regression all day). I'm not sure if that's a bad thing... (Python programming, machine learning) B. Develop an application on Linux that deals with high speed packet capture that delivers data to whoever works with A). (C programming, Linux). If anyone here works with something similar, which one would you choose, and why? I am concerned that with the machine learning option, I'd end up trying to squeeze information out of data by using old school statistical techniques like regression... and that I'd be far removed from the actual technology? But maybe the technology gets boring after a while anyway? [link] [comments]  |
| Northrop Grumman SysAdmin interview Posted: 31 May 2018 12:55 PM PDT Anyone have any insight about interviewing there or what to expect? [link] [comments]  |
| What can I do to advance my career? Posted: 31 May 2018 03:54 PM PDT Hi, So I currently work as a "T1 Help Desk" for a large company that relies heavily on macOS and OS X based systems with small windows operations here and there. My current job consists of me helping many clients with troubleshooting Apple devices and occasionally Windows devices as well. There's quite a bit of opportunity to advance in this workplace but I really don't have any skills to fallback on if worst comes to worst. I've wanted to look into starting a career in system administration but I honestly don't know enough about unix based systems or where I could start learning. I've considered attending college, but I have a family to support and my income is very vital to our survival. Although there are plenty of advancement opportunities, I can't say I want to stay with this company for the rest of my career. So my question is how can I start down the path to becoming a system administrator without having to go to school and how do I make myself a desirable candidate for future employers? [link] [comments]  |
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