IT Career How much weekly average study needed to maintain your (non-dev) IT career? |
- How much weekly average study needed to maintain your (non-dev) IT career?
- I think I made a mistake when I accepted a junior admin position.
- How did you become a DBA?
- Is burnout inevitable in this sector?
- Do certifications from websites like Courseera help when I am trying for a job in a different domain? (Cybersecurity)
- Convincing an employer to train instead of hiring externally
- Moving into management from software development (Western Europe)
- Career Path Questions
- No experience with only CCNA R&S.
- Salary: how to ask for more? Should I?
- Please critique on my resume
- Is it okay to put something other than my exact job title on my resume?
- Looking for some guidance (IT Audit -> IS Security)
- Can anyone tell me a bit more about Security Operations?
- Comptia certification, technical support and Rollouter experience... what am i missing?
- Asking for a de-motion?
- Cyber Security
| How much weekly average study needed to maintain your (non-dev) IT career? Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:10 AM PDT I haven't studied for over a decade apart from a couple years back when my work insisted I get a single MCP to get my domain admin rights (stupid, I know!). Now I'm looking at it again. Problem is these days a job has so many technologies, it seems like one has to do so much more in terms of studying. Security or network engineer at least has more of a normal path from A to B but anything else sysadmin/infra related, we have to be super-generalists (specialists at everything!) rather than specialists. Wondering how much you all study on average? I'm having a really hard time dedicating a lot of time which will barely scratch the surface when instead I could be learning a new language which might give a bigger return on study time (not just financially but in terms of life rewards generally). [link] [comments]  |
| I think I made a mistake when I accepted a junior admin position. Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:50 AM PDT
I've taken on a contract through a staffing agency that runs through February where I'll be filling in for a junior Windows admin while she's on maternity leave. I did not hide in the interview that my interests are more Linux-centric, or my limited experience with her core responsibilities (L1 stuff for AD, minimal experience with O365, and no experience with Exchange). My question is twofold:
I ask that second question because the most common advice I see is personal projects like the iconrad list (but I always get told by HR people/recruiters/technical interviewers that they are only interested in enterprise experience; I've been cut off mid-sentence to be told this) and get Red Hat certs (but those same people keep telling me they don't care about any certs, most don't know what I mean when I say "rhcsa" or "rhce", and several did not realize Red Hat has a certification program). [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:39 PM PDT What was your journey like to becoming a DBA?
I'll be graduating in May 2019 with a CIS degree and 3 years of full time professional IT experience in Data Analytics and some freelance stuff,. I made a personal DB in SQL Server 2014. We run queries at work but it's mainly by GUI, if things get complex then we go to SMSS and create some scripts. [link] [comments]  |
| Is burnout inevitable in this sector? Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:52 AM PDT I did DevOps for an IT project for 5 years. In the beginning it was fun and exciting, but somewhere around the 2-year mark burnout began to set in. It wasn't even the number of hours, it just felt like the work was endless, tedious, and pointless. I finally quit and am now unemployed and looking for something non-software. Fortunately I made a bundle of money from my experience so I don't have financial concerns. I'm just curious if anyone has managed to avoid burnout or if it seems to just be inevitable. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:29 AM PDT I'm currently working as a developer and would like to shift to the cyber security domain. So far I've learnt python and basic bash scripting. I've moved on the learn Wireshark and Kali.(I've been learning all this Lynda.com) I was wondering if doing courses provided by universities in websites like Courseera will help me get a job in the security domain. P.S. I'm more inclined towards pen testing and being a part of a Red Team. I don't have any work experience in the security field. [link] [comments]  |
| Convincing an employer to train instead of hiring externally Posted: 22 Sep 2018 11:48 AM PDT I'm looking for some advice from anyone who would like to offer it :) My employer has been looking for a DBA for awhile now. I have about 10 years experience in IT, from helpdesk, to network admin to programmer. I am very interested in getting into this line of IT. My employer is struggling to find someone qualified to apply for this position. I have no idea why, maybe they are picky, maybe not paying enough. I'm looking for advice on what to do here, I want to do something to show my employer that it would be worth them sending me to train and slowly move into this role rather than them spending money to hire headhunter/recruiting firm to try and fill this position. I'm considering writing a document of some kind with all the pros of doing this with me (basically selling myself, convince them to invest in their staff first if possible) and presenting this to my immediate supervisor. But the thing is, I am not really sure what the right move is here. Request a meeting with them and present my case? Simply express my interest to my supervisor and let her take it higher up? Anyone in hiring positions out there, what would you want to see from a staff member if they wanted to do something like this? Anyone who has perhaps been in a similar spot before, what did you do? [link] [comments]  |
| Moving into management from software development (Western Europe) Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:36 AM PDT Hey everyone, I have a masters degree in IT, and I have 4 years experience working as a software developer, on a colourful variety of projects. I now want to move into management. A lot of the information online about this path is very US-based - US is the land of opportunities whereas the pathways to management here in Western Europe might be a bit different. The people I have seen going into IT management on this side of the world has been when these people stay in one company long enough to be promoted (5-10 years), but I'm thinking if I bet on one company and stayed there for 5-10 years there's no 100% guarantee I'd eventually get promoted into leadership so I could be back to square one with 5 years down the drain. Does anyone have examples on how to get into management with management certifications on top software dev experience, or by getting particular combinations of other types of experience on top of software dev experience? I'm also not sure that 4 years experience as a software developer is enough... Any light anyone can shed on this would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2018 05:35 AM PDT Good morning! I'm in school for Software Engineering. My program grants an Associate's while en route to the Bachelor's. I just earned the Associate's and have one more full year until my Bachelor's. My question is, what should I do NOW to prepare for my career? Should I try to get an entry level help desk position so I have a foot in the door and some experience, or will it matter at all next year? I don't have any certs yet but just purchased two courses from Udemy so I can get my A+ and Network. We are about to move to Houston, so I will have more opportunities than I would where we are now and I want to take full advantage and do things right. What would you do? [link] [comments]  |
| No experience with only CCNA R&S. Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:32 AM PDT Hey everyone, how are y'all doing? I need some advice and insight por favor. What are some entry level positions one should apply for without any prior I.T experience? I literally have zero experience and only a CCNA R&S certification. I know I have to work myself up to higher positions but I don't know which specific roles to apply for starting off. I recently interviewed for a help desk position but it went south because they were looking for someone who can fill the role immediately upon hired, so no leads as of right now. I've also been considering volunteering as well to "get my feet wet". What are some specific ways you guys obtained experience without having experience to begin with? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Salary: how to ask for more? Should I? Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:21 AM PDT I'm ~25 years old, I live in a big city in Canada. I'm a full time student at the university in CyberSecurity. I studied IT in collage(3 years, full time to become sysadmin) and got my diploma last year. I also have a CyberInvestigation certificate from my university. My OSCP exam is scheduled for October. I participated in a lot of CTFs and proved myself against the big names from the infoSec industry (i was a college student). After my internship, my current job offered me to work for them, same position, for 20$/h. It was my first job so I said yes. This was last year. I like this place, everyone is nice. As I'm a student and I work part time, they offered me to work from home a few hours every day. It's perfect for my needs, I can stay full-time is school. I'm a kind of security analyst. They named it to this after I asked what the title was and I told them that it makes me feel useless even if my position is crucial for them. I'm the only one doing what I'm doing and we are only 2 able to do this. The second guy hates this so he's focusing on something else and he only verifies my work (he's kind of my boss, he showed me how to do the job). So yes, they need me!! They opened a position but nobody sent their resume in 1.5 years. So they need me even more, right? I did some researches and security analysts are paid between 25$ and 40$ per hour. I feel like I deserve more than 20$/h. I have the experience they need, the knowledge (a lot more that is needed for this job), degrees and they are happy with my results. I never had a bonus from them, never increased my salary. I want to ask for 30$/h, should I? If they won't accept and I leave then they will struggle for real. How should I ask for this? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:59 PM PDT Hi all, I've had to take a break from Uni, but I'm pretty confident I can handle help desk/tech support...but not getting many bites on my resume. I've reformatted it and humbly ask for advice or any improvements i could make. Thank you for your time! [link] [comments]  |
| Is it okay to put something other than my exact job title on my resume? Posted: 22 Sep 2018 07:10 PM PDT I've technically been a "temp tech" for two years at a school district. I've essentially been doing the same work as a field tech, so would it be okay to call myself a field tech? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for some guidance (IT Audit -> IS Security) Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:37 PM PDT I'm looking maybe into moving into a security analyst role. Currently I have my CISA and work as an IT auditor. However I have a friend of mine working in as a security engineer and it seemed like a much more interesting role. rather than testing internal controls all day. I'm only about 2 years into my career (one year financial audit and another in IT audit). I was wondering if I wanted to make this switch should i look internally at my firm (big 4 accounting)? Also what cretics toon beyond the SSCP and then eventually the CISSP? Thanks for the help and guidance ! [link] [comments]  |
| Can anyone tell me a bit more about Security Operations? Posted: 22 Sep 2018 05:47 PM PDT I have an opportunity to get into a security operation position through a connection. I am most likely going to take it since I have no experience in IT, no certs, no degree, etc. I am just wondering where can this lead me in IT since this seems like a help desk position but with security. I am looking for a bit of guidance to see where can this take me and what should i be doing to advance in this start to a career in IT. [link] [comments]  |
| Comptia certification, technical support and Rollouter experience... what am i missing? Posted: 22 Sep 2018 01:56 PM PDT Hi everyone. So I am a junior (if u can call it) It technician. I started last year doing the A+, security and network + land my first job as a technical support in a company that produces gaming accessories and this year found a position as Rollouter where I fix pcs, 90% hardware 10% software and I feel that I can't learn much in terms of networking, windows or anything besides hardware, has we run diagonistcs tools and search for def. Components. This year I have done the Linux and server certifications from comptia and trying to find my first real experience in networking. Now, I get a lot of you have a nice cv but lack of experience, can u do this or that? Theoretically yes, but practise? No. And the answer normally is we will definitely keep your profile, bla bla bla. Now, what should I do? Keep studying and stay in my job and run the risk that I will have more certs with no experience or continue searching for a job opportunity that can lead me to more knowledge and experience? I am sending cv, but so far with no success so I am thinking in keep studying. What should I study next? Mcse? Or ccna? Comptia courses are really easy to study as I like to use quiz and have been successful with it. Can you recommend me Any courses with this study style? Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2018 01:28 PM PDT ~6 months ago I was moved to team concerned with desktop engineering and security for ~10k users from my support team. For reasons I dont understand and sort of dont care about anymore, I dont have formal responsibilities or a new title or really anything to define where Im going. I mostly got this because I happened to understand a couple systems very well for a large project AND there was a big reshuffling of personnel from a director exit. I got tired of my old lead and wanted to come back into more design and project based work (re:not user support.) My day to day work is haphazard, my current lead throws me random almost not IT related work, my director assigned me as support for a shit show of a project that also boils down to busy work. Honestly the last six months makes me want to quit IT entirely, I hate my current position. The support team lead I was talking about got replaced with a really good lead that I do good work with, he gets me excited about IT again. My current lead is bad at management, my director is a bit of a mess, my director knows my lead is bad and I dont have patience for this anymore. How can I begin negotiating going back to my old team without screwing myself over? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:54 PM PDT I'm going to college in a year from now and I've been learning about computers, networks, and IT in general. Do you guys think cyber security would be a good degree to consider? [link] [comments]  |
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