IT Career A recruiter reached out to me on Indeed... |
- A recruiter reached out to me on Indeed...
- Choosing an IT career
- Hired as an IT assistant but I do nothing. Should I leave?
- Got an offer for a Junior SysAdmin position however I would be completely alone
- What are some of the highest paid IT positions or niches that offer the greatest career growth in the future?
- should I shift career from a web designer to programmer? (PH)
- Majoring in Information Systems and I'm looking to get a certificate, which certificates do you recommend?
- How reliable are recruiters?
- Help me decide my career path
- I'm starting to realize there's no direct path to me becoming a Cybersecurity Analyst. Based on where I'm at now, getting into Network Administration seems like the way to go, but I'm not sure.
- Position to apply for?
- How much does a product specialist earn? I'm going to ask for a rise
- What direction to take?
- I was offered a job for +10k more, doubles my commute, less than desirable daily duties, do I take it anyways?
- Advice Wanted - Next cert to help progression
- Question(s) for the experienced!
- Should I Quit?
- Need help choosing a degree/career path into the IT field
- Degree Choice Question
- Questions for potential employer?
- free-lance building
- Opinions on the Cyber Foundations (Certificate) program at Fayetteville State University?
- Windows server Class
- Feeling unchallenged/bored at job
| A recruiter reached out to me on Indeed... Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:20 AM PDT To preface this, I have no certifications or degree in IT. I currently work in a repair shop and am kinda plateauing after 5 months. The job shown to me is a Network Admin. Requirements are 3-5years general IT experience, preferred is 1-3 with Cisco systems and CLI. I have no formal training, but I've dont basic troubleshooting for a few businesses. The job offered pays more than double my rate but is a contract job for 6+ months, while i have a guarentee my job isnt leaving me anytime at the repair store. Ive confirmed interest, its a step up in learning, pay, and responsibilities... but would this contract job give me enough exp to apply to more permanent jobs afterwards? I just dont like the possibility of not having a guaranteed job in the near future. Edit The job sent to my inbox as follows: JOB DETAILS Job Title: Job Opportunity as a Network Admin [Only US citizens] on W2 Company: Staffing Company Position : Network Admin Location : (about 30-45minute drive) Duration : 6+ Months Job Description: Installs and configure network communications systems including physical infrastructure build outs. Support day-to-day service requests and trouble tickets using enterprise Remedy ticket system. Provides specifications and detailed diagrams using standard templates for network baseline documentation. Provide cost estimates for both LAN hardware and physical cable infrastructure for supported projects using standard ROM templates Use enterprise tools to help support and troubleshoot wired and wireless network infrastructure. Work directly with vendors and contractors to support project requirements. Work with customer and assist in identifying specific requirements and design moderately complex network systems. 8. Participate with planning and assessment phases of projects and assist with project design/implementation phases. The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications: Skills Required Basic understanding of standard IT environment and infrastructure, including Cisco switches and Wireless APs as well as the physical infrastructure cabling. Good communication skills are required as candidate will be working directly with end users and other sub contractors Good organizational skills required as candidate will be required to work multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. 4. Use of standard Microsoft Office applications such as Excel and Word required Skills Preferred Prefer if candidate has some knowledge of Cisco Command Line Interface (CLI) to be able to log into switch and do simple configuration changes such as standard port activations. 2. BICSI certification and knowledge of standard electrical codes a plus. Candidate will be involved with installing new communication infrastructure for Client and support different facilities projects. Experience Required 1. 3-5yrs experience working in IT related field Experience Preferred 1.2-3 years working with Cisco network infrastructure 2.BICSI Certified or experience supporting physical network infrastructure in professional environment Education Required High School Diploma or equivalent technical certifications in IT related field Education Preferred College Degree or equivalent technical certifications in IT related field If interested, please reply this email with your updated resume best reachable time and number. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 07:40 AM PDT Hello everyone. I am 19, in October beginning with university (Faculty of information technology - it lasts 3 years). Could you tell me some good IT careers I could focus on so I can be good in a certain field, and not in everything a little. [link] [comments]  |
| Hired as an IT assistant but I do nothing. Should I leave? Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:36 AM PDT Earlier this summer I was hired as an IT assistant at an off campus school related IT contractor. Basically I was hired to do inventory and surplus computer along with repair and stuff. But honestly 6 weeks into this job I have done only 2-4 hours of collective work in total and I work 10 hours a week. Most of the time I just sit there on reddit or facebook. Whenever I come in for the day I go talk to my supervisor/boss and he will say after lunch he will check in on me and give me something to do. When he comes back he doesn't do that, but rather just goes into his office and does his own work. I will go and tell him that I finished the tasks assigned to me but he only says "ok" and never has anything more. I feel worthless in IT due to another experience similar to this and im disappointed in my boss for not being able to provide me with the experience I was looking for this summer, and this job is driving me crazy. Im the type to have a crazy work ethic and I always strive to impress my higher-ups but this job doesn't allow me to do so and there isnt any other things for me to do since I finished inventory/surplus. But on the other hand im getting paid 10/hr to do NOTHING but reddit? Id just rather save all of those blue links for when im home to be honest but like... get paid to reddit? I tried to muster up the courage to quit yesterday but didnt feel up to it, maybe I should grow a pair and do it today. I even thought about doing a no call/no show to see if he even notices.... but I could never do that to an employer. For reference im a senior CS major with a minor in IT and my interests lie somewhere in the middle. Edit: Just wanted to add that at the moment im taking classes and working 2 jobs including this one that are funded by my school. [link] [comments]  |
| Got an offer for a Junior SysAdmin position however I would be completely alone Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:41 AM PDT It's a small company that out-sourced web hosting and design and has a small office. They're offering me $16/hr to be their SysAdmin and goto IT guy. I have little experience in this role and I made sure that was clear in the interview, however the VP I talked to is still confident I can do the job. There's a whole lot of server management, database, and linux stuff that concerns me. This would be fine of course if I was able to learn under someone or ask them questions when I didn't know what to do. However I would be the only IT person in the building and if I came across a problem I would have to figure it out. So my question is, do I take on a large role with huge responsibilities, with the chance of fucking up and getting fired? Or do I continue my boring path through help desk? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 07:13 AM PDT I recently read through Cisco's deck of top 20 significant IT roles to consider and it got me wondering, what do you all think will be some significant positions in the future? Link to the deck in case anyone is interested: https://mkto.cisco.com/rs/564-WHV-323/images/IDC_Cisco_IB_3025.pdf [link] [comments]  |
| should I shift career from a web designer to programmer? (PH) Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT I am currently working as web designer from the Philippines and earns $425 monthly (an average salary for my career AFAIK) and I am having a hard time looking for a new company that would give me a higher salary on what I am earning right now. I still have space to learn new things and add skillsets as a web designer but I am thinking if it's still worth it because I am not getting any younger (29yo) and I feel like I need some luck on finding a nicer pay for my career. I am thinking of shifting into programming since based on what I've seen, an entry-level programmer gets the same salary as I do now (I have more than 5 yrs experience btw). This is something I would say that designing is my passion but honestly, I am starting to get burned out on what I'm doing and starting to feel that it's not worth it anymore and considering programming as a shortcut for me to get financially stable. Is it wise for me to shift? Is it more ideal? I would really appreciate an advice. Thank you [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:42 AM PDT As of right now, I'm looking at the A+ certification, but I'm not sure if that's the right one I should be getting. Any recommendations are appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:34 AM PDT I have had two recruiters reach out to me recently about some nice job opportunities. One of them is for a NOC technician and the other is for a Info Ecurity analyst. They both pay about the same which is good but I've never dealt with recruiters before so I dont know how reliable they are. Consedering there have been other recruiters that have emailed me about jobs that are either completely unrelated to my resume or just above my skillset. What has everyones experience been like with recruiters? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:25 AM PDT I'm pretty tired of pondering ideas in my head, I need some outsourced suggestion/thoughts, any is appreciated. So I am recent graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I received a bachelor of science in Technical Systems Management. The fields I can approach with this degree are so vast I am not sure what I want to do with it. My hobbies are arranged around computers, I enjoy PC building, gaming, producing music, I studied for the A+ in high school but never actually took the exam since I was going to college, hence I had my work experience during college reflect, working it 2 different IT departments on campus throughout my 4 years. If there is one thing my major provided me a interest with it would be Project Management, $$$ opportunity, but I like managing and achieving objectives. Hence, I have looked into Project Manager careers path. Since I need a field to go into to become a PM, I thought well I am pretty damn good with computers and have gain quite some experience in IT, why not continue in IT? Hence, as a goal, I am looking to shoot to be an IT Project Manager. Sooooo....the real question is, how do I get there and what do I do in between going from entry level all the way to a Project Manager? I know I will need to get some projects under my belt for the PM side, but as far as the IT side, I have been applying to job likes 'Help desk specialist,' 'desktop support specialist,' 'technical support specialist,' for my entry level job. I have also starting to look at certs like CCENT, CCNA, I like learning how computer shit works so Network and Security certs have caught my eye, but not sure which one would be the best fit for where I want to go. Which is more attractive, which do you see more relevant in the future? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:24 AM PDT I am currently working on getting a degree in cybersecurity and I work mostly in middleware sustainment. I setup application servers and configure proxy passthroughs and ACLs...stuff like that. Been doing that for a little over 3 years. I know I want to get into a position where I can become something of a cybersecurity analyst or architect - basically the position that helps make key decisions for organizations on their cybersecurity posture. I also know that those positions require AT LEAST a CISSP and 10 years experience. So, based on what I'm currently doing, would becoming a Netops Admin be more of the direction I want to go? I have thought about Systems Engineering too, but it seems less IPSec focused which wouldn't put me in the best position. Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:04 AM PDT Hope everyone's having a good day so far. I have bit of a vague question. Over the past 5 years, I've been doing it. For 4 of that 5 years it's mainly been part-time during winter and summer breaks at a SMB where I deal with network issues such as outages, adding new clients, replace cabling and configure newer APs and switches. From the start of this year, I've been a Jr network administrator for the same company just a different branch. I've so far overhaul their old network with newer cable runs, configure and install a series of new switches for the demand of the POS system, high traffic APs and troubleshoot network issues that may arise from time to time. I currently have a BSc in Applied Maths, CompTIA A+, Network+ and Cisco CCNA RS. I'm currently pursuing my CCNP and should complete Security+ before the year ends. My question, what positions should I be looking at when using online job search? Such as indeed, seek, adzuna and monster? I'm applying as a foreigner for the US, CA, GB and Australian markets for job from a little country in South America called Guyana. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| How much does a product specialist earn? I'm going to ask for a rise Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:52 AM PDT I think I need a payrise, the amount of work on my shoulders because I'm at only one who knows a product well is insane. I actually think I need a team of 3 people under me too but I'll talk about that later. How much does a product specialist make? let's use SharePoint as an example. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:27 AM PDT I'm 33. I did a career change from a non-technical job to IT 5 years ago working as a Tier 1 desktop support tech in a public K12 school district. I've been learning as much as I can about my organization and IT in general over the years, mainly by keeping up with all the IT subreddits. I love working for my organization. The department is fairly large. I'm looked up to as a leader by the younger/newer people. My managers have given me leadership opportunities that I've been told I excelled at. I've built a really good reputation. My job satisfaction is through the roof. I read about other people's experiences with bad managers, stupid coworkers, and bad policies. I honestly don't experience a lot of that here. Managers are great, coworkers are smart and work really hard, policies (mostly) are fine. It's honestly a dream compared to the horror stories I see on r/sysadmin and others. Even my commute is really short. However, I've been lazy in educating myself. Got my A+ years ago. I recently got my Network+, after forcing myself to finally take the test. I've been "self-studying" off and on for 2 years for the Network+ (the depression-procrastination-perfectionism combo is a bitch). As a state government organization, my pay gets me by but it's relatively low and stagnant. Promotion opportunities are rare. There's some coming up in a few months. Though, after these, that's it for a very long time. I don't expect anyone to leave. People don't often leave these jobs willingly. I feel that I've maxed out all my stats in achievement and learning for this position. I've only recently been considering leaving for another job. Job satisfaction doesn't pay off my student loans or build a healthy savings account. I'm starting to fear that my lack of education will **severely** work against me. Also my age. Not so much about age discrimination. Mainly that I don't have the years of experience and credentials other people my age have. I have a Bachelor's in an unrelated field. 5 years IT experience in this one job. A+, Network+. That's it. I want to transition to being a Windows systems administrator. Building and supporting servers, SCCM, Active Directory, PowerShell scripting, not really networking. I'm thinking about getting the Microsoft cloud path of certs simply because it seems the most marketable. Everyone's always saying that you should pursue the cloud because that's where the money and jobs will be. The thing is, I have 0 experience in any of these besides how it applies to Tier 1 desktop support. I don't want to be stuck in my current role as just a "guy that knows computers." I want to get more technical and the higher pay that comes with that. Also, I feel strange leaving such a great work environment at my current job. Am I crazy for staying at my current job so long? Do I have a long ways to go before I could even consider a junior sysadmin role? What next step could I look for in a new job or to move towards my goal? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jul 2018 07:44 AM PDT I've been at my current role for about 5 years, started as desktop support but have grown into more of a jr sysadmin role with some user support still required. I currently make 52K. I like the small team that I work with, am regularly part of the higher level projects, have good working relationships with VPs, management has no issue spending money on new tech when required and all in all don't mind coming to work here every morning. The newly offered role originally was for me to be a one man shop at one of their locations. Predominately user support, the IT Director is NOT technically savvy (but is open about not being technical), she kind of just took over the role since she has been with the company for 20 years, and it seems that the company would do everything they can to prevent spending money. In the interview I asked if management saw IT as an asset or an expense and she replied "definitely expense". This location would double my commute (from ~50 miles/day currently to ~100 miles/day). Their original salary offer (55k) would have been a lateral move for me considering what my commute would look like so I countered 10k higher (65k), they couldn't hit that number so I politely declined and wished them the best in their search. Two weeks later I get a call with an offer of the desired 65k, with the stipulation that I am traveling between two office locations which are similar in distance to me during the week (2 days one location, 3 days the other location) and every other week I am at a location that is further than what my normal commute would be is for a normal day. I don't love the idea of not having a dedicated home base and commuting 100 miles/day (which is about an hour each way), I am wary about working for a company that is so reluctant to spend money on technology and also wary of being the most senior technical person in the company. They have a third party consulting company that handles a chunk of their support and is brought in for their higher level projects, I would be a part of the projects but would be using this consulting company as a learning resource until I learn the lay of the land, but being the most technical employee kind of feels like I may get stagnant without having someone more senior to take me on more systems based projects. All in all, it would be a nice salary bump (52k to 65k), some of which would obviously be eaten by my commute and maintenance on my car. The two offices that I would be commuting to are not really in the area in which I would like to live, so relocating up that way and eliminating the commute isn't really something that I'd like to do. I could move a little closer but would only really be cutting off 15 minutes per trip, with my rent increasing. What are your thoughts? Do I take the pay bump and give it a shot or stay with where I am comfortable, decently satisfied, where I know what I don't like rather than it being the unknown and just continue to look for something more desirable and closer by? Any insight is hugely appreciated. Also - bad idea to attempt to use this offer to bump my pay at my current position if I do not have intentions of taking the new job either way, right? [link] [comments]  |
| Advice Wanted - Next cert to help progression Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:03 AM PDT During college I studied and achieved Cisco: Routing and Switching as well as getting a BTEC Diploma in IT (worth 3 A levels) and achieved D*D*D* in that - straight after completing the course I joined my college's IT department where I've worked for the past 3-4 years (1st year 1st Line now 2nd Line Support). To further certify myself in IT instead of going to uni I went for the CompTIA A+ cert, studying it in my own time and which I have now finished this week. The great part of my current college workplace is that I've had access to all of the network be that SCCM, Cisco switches, Cisco phones, Barracuda Firewall, Aruba Wifi and Citrix etc and all your normal tools i.e AD, DHCP, RDP etc and now looking at my next steps as i'm getting a little over comfortable in my job currently and don't want to regret spending too many years in one place to then not to have progressed far from my start point. I'm interested in cloud technologies / MS Azure / virtualization / wifi but not sure what certifications to take next to have a better understanding whether or not its the right IT path for me. Looked at CCENT (would I skip as I've had an introduction with the CCNA R&S?), CCNA Cloud, VCP, CompTIA Network+ then CompTIA Cloud+, MCSA So many choices >.< Any advice? Let me know your thoughts to help me form a well-informed conclusion on this predicament! :D PS: Was going to name this post 'Advice Wanted: Cloud Engineer ' but i'd rather not let that sway ur opinions off the bat :P PS: I still don't have a 'final destinsation' for an ideal role ;) [link] [comments]  |
| Question(s) for the experienced! Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:15 PM PDT So I'll preface this by saying I'm 18 years old, a fresh HS graduate, and relatively unlearned. I like being hands-on, programming is not my thing, and I just want an idea as to how to enter the sector. I'm very passionate about technology, advancing technologies, and learning and operating them; I truly believe this is my future, and have always failed to think of something is more suitable for me. I'm a relatively quick learner,tech literate, but I have mostly just built my computers to game on. I worked with the network administrator at my HS as an assistant, shadowed him around, but we never got to the server/software side of things before I graduated -- mostly cabling, installing projectors and computers, etc. I was offered a position by my principal after graduating and accepted, but I had to move away before starting a month ago because my father passed away. I am considering enrolling in Miami-Dade College to pick up a degree in an IT field, but I don't know which I should pursue or which exactly entails what, where I should start gathering experience, and the appropriate certifications to be trailing. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I hope to hear back from some of you soon! Taking the first few steps is intimidating, and admittedly, I don't want to do it alone as an amateur. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:11 PM PDT Will try to make this brief. I've been a Cloud Admin/Engineer for the past year and am having thoughts of leaving my job and industry. I'm having a tough time wrapping my head around things like DevOps and automation and lots of other parts of my job. It just seems like things change in cloud on a weekly basis and I have difficulty with just basics...so not sure if it makes sense to torture myself any longer. Any thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| Need help choosing a degree/career path into the IT field Posted: 25 Jul 2018 12:17 PM PDT I am about a year away from exiting the Army, I am a 25B (IT systems specialist) but a lot of what ive learned here doesn't apply for crap into civilian world. I love working with computers and originally I had been going to school for a CS degree but im quickly learning it is not for me. The math classes are too difficult for me...I'm just not good at higher level math like calc/calc2 and then linear algebra omg.... I have certifications like sec+ a+ net+ but thats about it. I'm looking for a degree that will bring something IT related that is tolerable work. Not a desk job sitting there doing nothing half the day, but not a hard math focused job either. What degree would be good for me? I would like reasonable pay but I don't have tremendous expectations. Thanks for any help or suggestions. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:50 PM PDT My fellow redditers, I have a question for you all. As my 4 years of military comes to a close, it's time to take advantage of my Post 9/11 GI Bill and cash in on free college. I've looked at all my area universities and this program seems to stick out to me! I just wanted your take on the course path, and if it seems to be worthwhile. It's a very good school, tuition is about 20k a year but that won't be an issue. For what its worth I already have A+, Net+, and Sec+. Just looking for some advice from some seasoned vets, to see if the coursework will actually benefit me. I know obviously having a degree in general is going to benefit me greatly, my main question is do you guys think the actual courses will benefit me technically? My goal is to eventually get into a Pre-Sales Engineering role. [link] [comments]  |
| Questions for potential employer? Posted: 25 Jul 2018 08:20 PM PDT What are your go-to questions for a potential new employer/manager? I'm interviewing tomorrow and thought this would be a fun exercise to see what other IT folks think about. My go to questions:
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| Posted: 25 Jul 2018 08:40 PM PDT as someone who would still be considered novice /* 6 - 7.5 months spent self teaching, no certs. */ what is the average price you would charge to build web-sites? or rather, how do you determine how much based off of expectations? also, if this isn't the correct place to be asking ... please just let me know and I'll remove/take it where it is acceptable. [link] [comments]  |
| Opinions on the Cyber Foundations (Certificate) program at Fayetteville State University? Posted: 25 Jul 2018 11:42 AM PDT Hey all. I'm 29 year old military officer looking to make a career change. I've got a B.S. and M.S. in non-computer fields (CJ and Engineering). Loads of project management experience, plus a construction management certificate and PMP. Recently, some nagging injuries caught up to me and I won't be able to serve much longer. My wife is from Europe, and I'm looking to make a career change that will allow me to work there. I found this program at a local university and figured it might be a good start: https://www.uncfsu.edu/academics/colleges-schools-and-departments/center-for-defense-and-homeland-security/academies-and-programs/cybersecurity-academy/cyber-foundations-(certificate) That program gets you certs in CompTIA A+ Certified IT Technician, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA Security+. How does it look to you seasoned IT folks? I'm planning to start with entry level whatever nights and weekends while still serving, hopefully gaining enough experience to move into something full time after I'm out. I've heard my soft-skill set would help me go far in the right positions. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:49 PM PDT Anybody in LA know about an adult school that teaches windows server? Or a community college that teaches it ? [link] [comments]  |
| Feeling unchallenged/bored at job Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:49 PM PDT Currently in a field tech position which would be my first IT-related job. On some days I get to work with tech stuff but right now there is not a whole lot going on and I am even doing non-tech related stuff which I have no interest in. I think the biggest problem for me is that I feel like I am not learning anything valuable and I don't have many opportunities to actually work with technology which leaves me unsatisfied. Would now be a good time to move on to a better position? I am thinking of doing anything else like help desk or something better. I have been in this position for 5 months now but I can't imagine things getting any better even a year from now. I have to ask if there is work for me to do but most of the time it is just something like basic hardware installations (plugging things in) or unboxing computer equipment which is pretty much the most technical my job has ever gotten so far. Otherwise there is pretty much nothing for me to do. tldr: My job is boring. I am pretty much a glorified computer part unboxer. Basically I feel like I am stagnating in this position. What would you guys do in this situation? Am I just being impatient? [link] [comments]  |
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