IT Career Is it unwise to hide certifications? |
- Is it unwise to hide certifications?
- Switching career into entry-level IT. Please look at my resume.
- Better Job Worse Schedule
- Am i being impatient?
- Pursuing IP Law in the future
- Turns Out I Was Being Underpaid
- Finding Jobs With Relocation Packages / Standing Out in a Large City
- Getting underlings; what should I request my title to be?
- IT SUPPORT HOURLY RATE
- Is it possible to get into tech with just a college certificate in Information Systems? and a A+ certification
- Data or statistical analyst
- Changing jobs too quick?
- My first job is incredibly boring
- "Breaking" into the field with a Masters degree
- What should be my next move?
- Job Title?
- Are temp jobs a mistake?
- Anyone here ever worked with/for NorthWind Group?
- Plausibility of getting an AWS job with no related experience
- Certificates without working experience- Need your advice
- Mid-Career Crisis?
- Creating an automated spreadsheet system
- Looking to change careers.
- University or technical community college as a network engineer?
| Is it unwise to hide certifications? Posted: 02 Aug 2018 02:38 AM PDT I've just finished a two year IT program and during that time I've taken courses that lead to a bunch of certifications which I now have, including CCNA R&S, MCSA Windows Server 2012 and 16. I'm a student looking for an entry level job. I've been advised by a friend that works in IT to only list the MCSA certs and look for an entry level desktop support or help desk position, otherwise it would reflect badly on me. He told me to wait until I had a good 6 months to a year experience before listing the CCNA and looking for a networking position. Is something like this advisable or no? [link] [comments]  |
| Switching career into entry-level IT. Please look at my resume. Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:25 AM PDT |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:29 AM PDT I work for a large-ish company on their Help Desk, and have the opportunity to apply to a Server Engineer role. I have wanted to get off the Help Desk since the day I started but knew I had to put my time in with this company because I have no real server management experience. IF offered this position I will be the low man on the totem pole working a Thursday - Monday schedule (Tuesday and Wednesday would be my weekend). My biggest concern is how it will affect my personal/family life. Has anyone worked a schedule like this where everyone else in their life works a "normal" Monday - Friday week? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:32 AM PDT A little background... I'm 28 and recently finished my security+. I also have the A+ and Network+. (I started with the A+ in January and finally finished the "trifecta" two weeks ago) I currently work at a major cell phone service provider as a Retail sales associate, and I've been working there for 5 years. As such,I have have no real IT experience aside from trouble shooting phones and my own home based experience. I've been applying furiously since last Friday for a help desk position and I haven't heard a thing. Should I be worried that my resume sucks, or am I just being impatient?? Thanks for any help!! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:04 AM PDT Am currently doing a double degree in Bachelor if Science (Computer Science)/ Bachelor of Laws (5years) in a pretty reputable university. Is it more feasible for me to pursue the Bachelor of Software Engineering(Honours)/ Bachelor of Laws (6 years ) if I aim to practice IP Law in the future. I had a Friend who said to do IP Law you definitely need to do Engineering with Honours to get a good placement but I am unsure of how true it is as I heard varying opinions from others that there is no difference in the two unless you are pursuing further studies. Would like some advice on this, Thank you so much!:) [link] [comments]  |
| Turns Out I Was Being Underpaid Posted: 01 Aug 2018 11:38 AM PDT I see a lot of people in this subreddit asking about compensation and wondering whether or not they are underpaid. Often times they are, and I would hope these people take steps to increase their pay. I have a personal story that fits into this category. 18 months ago, I was working as a Trainer for the medical record giant Epic Systems. For those of you that don't know, they make medical record software for some of the largest hospitals in the US. Long story short, my compensation was as follows:
Most other roles started at around 65K, and after 5 years they would be making much more than 100K. For much of my career at Epic, I convinced myself that I was being compensated "fairly" and that trainers were just less valuable than the other roles at Epic. Also, a 13k salary increase in 4 years is generally nothing to sneeze at. But, to make a long story short, I decided to leave and get my Masters degree. The problem with Epic is that they have a one year non compete and non solicitation agreement. This means I you need to wait one year before you can even begin to chat with companies about potential employment. After finishing up my Masters degree, I started the interview process. Ultimately, I decided to accept a full time position at $135,000 per year. $53k to $135k is a huge jump. It was a difficult year, but we got through it with no debt. All in all: would recommend. [link] [comments]  |
| Finding Jobs With Relocation Packages / Standing Out in a Large City Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:09 AM PDT I've been working in IT/fixing technical issues for the past 7 years and have lived my entire life (30yrs) in the same regional bubble. Jobs include
I want to make a move to a larger city (Nashville) but would like some tips. Here's my questions.
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| Getting underlings; what should I request my title to be? Posted: 02 Aug 2018 06:51 AM PDT I am currently the sole IT employee and system administrator for a company with ~300 employees. Starting in a couple of months, I will be getting a couple of employees who will directly report to me. I have been given the option to have my title changed, but I have no clue what I should have it changed to. Looking for suggestions. Preferably options with more upward mobility. I know responsibilities are what is important, but am I wrong in thinking a title can matter, even a little? Current Title: System Administrator Current Responsibilities:
New Responsibilities:
Any input is helpful. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:23 AM PDT Hello Everyone, I'm posting here hoping to get feedback about my doubts. I'm an IT Support technician (not sure what my position name officially is) working in a food manufacturing company in Massachusetts (about 35 minutes from Boston). This company has about 300 employees including remote sales people. I am the only IT in the building but we outsource an IT Company in case we need them. There are about 130 computers, 30 servers, 25 Ipads, apple TVs, 10 network printers, 8 network label printers on production lines. I provide support for all of them, production, office and remote users. I do many things here such as network support on cisco switches and access points, active directory, network shared files, network print server, Microsoft Navision user and permissions administration, label software from creation of new labels to printing them on production lines and troubleshooting/maintenance of label printers (datamax), IP cameras and software installation and troubleshooting, windows deployment, Mac support, security badge system administration. After hours and weekends support if needed. I take care of IT equipment when there is a disaster (snowstorms mostly), Office 365 administration. In charge of invoice of outsource IT company. Most of employees on production floor speak spanish and I'm bilingual. I got a ccent cert and working on ccna. The outsource IT company takes care of server updates, backups, and major issues. Usually, I work from 40 to 50 hours at $23 an hour. 401k and health insurance provided and 3 week vacation. Here is my question, I feel like I deserve more than $23/hr. After reading this, what are your thoughts? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:58 AM PDT Originally, I was going to go for an AAS in Information Systems but with my dad moving in the fall of next year, it's really reducing my timetable as I'll only have enough credits for a certificate instead. I'm currently studying for my A+ certification as well as taking classes in Virtualization and cloud computing if it helps at all. I'm just trying to make the most of the year that I have left. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:53 AM PDT How do i transition to become one? I have a bachelors in business major in marketing and i have 0 background on it. Im currently studying sql on udemy but thats about it. My current work is only clerical and im scared cause im not really gaining skills. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:49 AM PDT So a little back story on my experience. 10 years ago I joined the Navy as an avionics technician. During that time I worked on 2 platforms where I worked with the computer systems on the planes. I got out after 6 years. After I got out I went back to school and got associates and bachelors degrees both in Networking. While I was in school I first had a job as a Avionics subject matter expert who wrote training material for maintainers in the Navy (Navy contractor). That contract was over after a year and I moved to a new position as a technical writer with another navy contractor for 3 years. As I got near the end of my degree program I acquired my A+, net+, and sec+ and started applying for Network/Systems admin positions and got one with a small software company that has a total of 20 employees, but a fairly built up datacenter. The pay is about the same as my last place. I've been here for a month and a half and am really finding out that the whole infrastructure has been pieced together over the last 15 years, but they are moving in a great direction with hyper converged stuff. They are very lax on office attire, we wear shorts and teeshirts most days (Florida). So here is where I need to advice. Ever since I added my new position to my Linkedin it has been non stop with recruiters calling and emailing. Nothing really grabbed my attention until yesterday though. I have a skype interview for a position with Microsoft with this title "Microsoft PFE - Systems Engineer/Platforms". The benefits package looks AMAZING and the average pay is like 25k over what Im making now according to glassdoor. I also got a call this morning from another recruiter for a Network Systems Admin position with a local SMB that does medical coding that pays about 5k over what Im making now. The business has about 150 employees. So I'm just really confused about what to do. How bad does it look to leave a job I just got to 2 months ago? Both of the positions pay more then I'm making now and they look like there will be room for growth. But ,the net/sys admin job is contract to hire so thats another concern. [link] [comments]  |
| My first job is incredibly boring Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:02 AM PDT I just graduated with my bachelor's in Info Systems/IT in May. I got my first job this June, and have been working steadily for almost 3 months now. My role is an "IT Specialist" officially, but I mainly do tech support around the office and handle tickets. The best thing about this job is that I was hired for my SQL skills, so I am the unofficial SQL/BI specialist, and work exclusively on those projects when they are available. My issue with this job is that I worked too quickly on my initial "To-Do" list of SQL/BI projects, and now I'm way ahead of schedule. My boss and others in the office constantly tell me I produce excellent, high quality work, and that I'm much better with the BI software than the previous employee that had my position. However, I do these jobs so fast that my boss says he can't keep up with me, so there isn't any work for me to do. This is not a humblebrag, by the way. I had huge imposer syndrome going into this job, and I'm still very surprised that everyone puts my work in such high regard. The problem I'm having is that there are 3 IT Specialists, including me. That means there are 3 people working on simple tickets that come in every few hours, and finish them almost immediately. Other than that, I work on SQL/BI stuff when my boss has projects for me, which is not often. He is very busy all the time, and I don't want to hound him for work to do because he would let me know if there was any. This leads me to sitting at my desk on Reddit for 8 hours a day, bored out of my mind. I don't see myself staying here past my first 12 months or so, so what can I do in the meantime? I've read similar posts like mine before, and I know that I can take online courses and learn new things, but is there anything else? I see myself going down the Data Scientist/BI Architect route, if that helps. TLDR: - recent graduate doing tech support/tickets/SQL and BI work - surprisingly good at my job, working too fast for my boss to keep up - this results in absurd amounts of downtime and perpetual boredom - anything else I can do besides online courses in my free time? [link] [comments]  |
| "Breaking" into the field with a Masters degree Posted: 02 Aug 2018 01:25 AM PDT I've got a Bachelors in an unrelated field (Biology) and, surprise, not many jobs out there. I'm thinking of undertaking a Masters in IT degree, with focus on, as they call it, Software Development. It's basically designed around creating/maintaining software, but it sounds more software engineering as opposed to IT. I would prefer not to link the course, to maintain anonymity, but I can PM people if they wish. I guess, given that I don't have an IT background, as all my work experience was laboratory based and my volunteer work was tutoring disadvantaged students, is it possible for me to get into this field? The degree will cost 54,000 all up, which is annoying but I'm trying to see it as a future investment into my career. I'm 25, so I feel I have plenty of time to change my course in life... EDIT: I should mention that I'm Australian, so the industry here may be quite different to US/EU. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:20 AM PDT Hello. I am 20 yrs old, currently interning for a SaaS company. Some of the tasks I have been assigned to do are: Installing and configuring VM's on Azure, installing and configuring FTP servers, scripting and setting up custom alerting tools on our databases, creating and managing security groups in AD, architecting firewall policies on symantec endpoint protection, and troubleshooting hardware and software problems. I've learned more here in 2 months than I have in 2 years of school. I got an offer to continue working for the company remotely during the school year and I took it. I was just wondering what my next plan of action should be after I am done with school. I am going into my junior year, and I want to get into a DevOps or SysAdmin job once I graduate. I've been reading this forum alot, and many people work helpdesk before getting into sysadmin or devops. I really do not want to work help desk, I find it something that I would not enjoy doing. Is there a different course I can take that doesn't revolve around helpdesk? Should I continue to work for this company or should I look for other internships? Only reason I ask is because I've learned so much here and it is a small company. I fear that if I apply to intern for a bigger company, I would not be able to do the same tasks that I do here. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:11 AM PDT Hello, I'm currently working as an "IT Support Technician". We have an outside managed services provider that I escalate some of our issues to, but for the most part in the office I am the first line for user hardware/software issues, managing/supporting the network, as well as managing/supporting our virtual servers. Should I look into being assigned a different job title along the lines of Sysadmin/Network Admin or does this seem accurate? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:56 AM PDT I'm 2 years out of college with 2 and a half years of IT experience and a bachelor's in the field. I've worked 2 internships and 2 temp/contract jobs. I believe I have the experience now to apply for full time with benefits positions in the IT field. My temp gig is over at the end of the month, and I'm preparing to update my resume and get myself out there. Was taking the temp route for a few years a mistake? Will companies look down on me for not having only worked short term positions or is a normal stepping stone to better jobs? And also how does one stay motivated at work when a company is getting rid of you in a few weeks? [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone here ever worked with/for NorthWind Group? Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:45 AM PDT Currently looking for a Help Desk (LV1) job. I found a posting on Indeed and was wondering if anyone has ever heard of this company or worked for them? There's no pay info on glassdoor or any other site I could think of and no reviews. The schedule seems pretty awesome, M-Th 8:30am-5:30pm; F 8am-12pm [link] [comments]  |
| Plausibility of getting an AWS job with no related experience Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:45 AM PDT Long story short, I've started getting interested in (broadly) cloud engineering. I have knowledge of full stack web development, but no substantive professional experience with it, and no professional experience in IT. I just graduted with a degree in a completely unrelated field. The question is, what are the odds of actually getting some kind of AWS job at some point, assuming, for example, that I learn everything needed, but don't have any experience? Especially, what are the odds of getting into (broadly) that field without getting other IT jobs first? Is it the sort of thing where other IT certifications might be necessary as well? Many thanks for any guidance. [link] [comments]  |
| Certificates without working experience- Need your advice Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:02 AM PDT Hi all, Im a junior CS student who is interested/minoring in cyber security. Because school doesnt teach me enough practical information, and because I want to be prepared for a security role upon graduation, Ive decide to pursue certs. Ive recently got my Security+ and i plan on taking Net+ in two weeks. I want to continue to get relevant security certs after net+, but i have only one year experience in working in IT. Many of the certs that im interested in require 3-5 years of experience to even take them. Ive been searching for other well-named ones, but i havent found much. What are some good security related certs that dont require work expirence? Im leaning towards another ComTIA cert..but not certain. Has anyone else had this problem? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:00 AM PDT Hello, I've been in the IT industry for 9 years now, 8 years of military (jack of all trades, master of none). This pass year (out of the military) I was able to land a entry level cyber security position. It is very fast pace, and a lot of high level impact that runs through out office of 5 techs to cover 4k users and 10k devices. I will have a drive to get into Pen Testing (SANS), Python Coding (Self-Pace), and Virtualization (AWS/VM). All of which my company is very willing to pay for all of this training. The past few months I am wondering if having so many different interest. Pen-Testing, Coding, and Virtualization. There is huge career growth in all of these areas. Is it ideal to forward 95% focus on one of the three areas I have big interest in? I feel like it is way so much to choose from, since I can pick and choose what 'flavor' of security I want to get into. Currently hold CISSP, and sitting through a self pace GSEC course. Another interest was working closer to the cybersecurity needs in the medial field. Thank you for reading and any input is greatly appericate. Namaste. [link] [comments]  |
| Creating an automated spreadsheet system Posted: 02 Aug 2018 06:56 AM PDT Is there a way to combine a service such as google forms with google sheets? The idea is to use forms' fill data to push to a spreadsheet where the data can be used to then fill out a pdf for print. ... Asking for a friend [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2018 05:48 AM PDT Hi guys, i've been doing freelance web development on and off the last few years but im really struggling to get an actual fixed role. I was looking into change into It security as that sector seems to have more demand right now. Is this course worth doing or should i try to do each of the individual qualifications myself? https://www.itonlinelearning.com/product/new-to-it-security/ Edit I forgot to mentioned i graduated with a 3d animation and media degree in 2014. It had some web development/programming modules [link] [comments]  |
| University or technical community college as a network engineer? Posted: 02 Aug 2018 05:43 AM PDT In a post a few weeks ago I asked where a network engineer should go to college and major in and at my internship I have been asking around and was suprised to see that a lot of them don't have a college degree and were in the military or they went to a technical community college. I was wonder what your thoughts are about a network engineer going to a 4 year university majoring in computer engineering or computer science or go to a community college focusing more on network engineering and security [link] [comments]  |
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