IT Career Is there a "maximum limit" to how long you stay in one position? |
- Is there a "maximum limit" to how long you stay in one position?
- Has anyone here LEFT IT if so what did you go onto next?
- Getting IT Job w/CS Degree?
- How do you guys keep up to date with advancements in technology?
- Need resume looked at please if anyone would have the time
- Unequal Training Budget. Am I being unreasonable for being upset by this?
- Resume and general advice for AV to IT career switch
- Need help choosing between going to a university or a state college
- ELI5 between IT Service Desk and IT Helpdesk
- How much programming will I need in these IT career paths?
- Army Officer looking to transition to industry soon, wondering what you guys think my options are (hiring managers please read)
- Moving from Networking to the Cloud/DevOps
- Linux learning
- What common tasks can powershell be used for?
- Current freshman majoring in IT looking for college advice
- My new place I work at just sold
- Seeking advice as an AAS holder looking for an entry level position.
- Looking to move into a new job
- Request: I have a job interview for a company that works with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and I'd like to know as much as possible about it
- Textbook for basic corporate infrastructure?
- Hmm seem to have conflicating thoughts on which IT degree to choose.
| Is there a "maximum limit" to how long you stay in one position? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 05:25 AM PDT Is there a 'time limit' that you've found for being in one position? Do you start looking for something else after "x" years? Either for skill development purposes, or salary reasons. Generally speaking, I've found that staying in one position doesn't really get you more than cost-of-living salary increases (if that), and so if you want more money, you usually have to move to a different role (either internally or externally). So that is often one reason for moving jobs. Another is that I've found that sometimes one hits a limit to what one can learn in a particular role (at a particular company). Even taking into account a lot of the tech changes that occur over the years (cloud, containers, security best practices, automation), there is a bit of diminishing returns in what can learn by staying in one place (roleA@company1 versus moving to roleB@company1 or roleA@company2). Is it a good idea to move over after 3/5/x years? Is there some value of x that is not too often that you look like an 'unstable' jumper that a company may not want to invest in, versus stagnating personally? I'm currently at 7 years in the same area, and am looking to move. However, I'm just thinking for the future where I should perhaps consider jumping around a bit more (even if it's in the same organization), both to keep things intellectually interesting and for perhaps salary reasons. I'd prefer to stick to the technical side of things, as opposed to going into management, but wouldn't be against the later. [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone here LEFT IT if so what did you go onto next? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 06:37 AM PDT I am trying to figure out if I really want to stay in IT, been in the industry for 3 years now and still figuring it out if its what I want to do forever.. thing is its really all I know... its either this or stacking shelves. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:07 AM PDT I have a computer science bachelor's degree and I like programming --- apparently more as a hobby than a job. I've been working in the CS industry ~2 years now and am feeling the programmer burnout. I have always kind of had IT on the backburner. I have taken some college IT courses and have some IRL experience with it. In my off-time, I've gotten Network+ and Security+ certifications in case I want to jump ship to IT. My question is: how could I parlay into an IT career? I am highly confident I would be able to get another associate's degree online if I needed it, but I cannot go "back to school" full-time and would rather just keep doing what I'm doing than do that. I honestly believe I would be good at IT work and I've always been drawn to it, especially working from a security perspective. If someone has done something like this (gone from CS to IT) or has suggestions, please enlighten me. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you guys keep up to date with advancements in technology? Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:03 PM PDT So I'm quite new to working in IT and I've already noticed that it's constantly changing, how do you guys keep up to date with how quickly technology moves? What websites, magazines,blogs, podcasts etc etc do you use? [link] [comments]  |
| Need resume looked at please if anyone would have the time Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:21 PM PDT A little backstory my friends dad is the CIO of a decent sized bank who just let go a huge IT team. I am extremely interested in security and systems. I have about a year of tier one experience. He messaged me the other day and asked if i was interested in a possible job in a major city. I told him if i had the ability to work on systems/ or security topics I would most certainly do anything even move states( which is what ill have to do). Just wondering if someone could look over my resume. I have been reading netsec and netsecstudents reddit religiously for about a year now. I also have pages of resources I read have my lab built. I'm at the point where just jumping in hands on is all i have left so as of next month i will be starting the EJPT with the hopes of getting my OSCP within a year because I have the ability to (talk the talk but not walk the walk). I do however know my way around the shell and understand networking fundamentals such as the OSI model (currently learning shell scripting ) I was wondering if anyone had a good way of conveying this to my interviewer because i will do anything to get into cyber sec at this point in my life. Resume-https://snag.gy/15Mkvi.jpg [link] [comments]  |
| Unequal Training Budget. Am I being unreasonable for being upset by this? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 09:17 AM PDT Long story short, my team (closely-aligned with SecOps) received ZERO training budget last year while their team had SANS certifications, Splunk training, etc., paid for and were able to attend DEFCON this past August. I've been covering certs out-of-pocket since I started a year ago, including my CISSP at a cool $700. None of this bothered me too much until I thought about it long and hard . . . that it's blatantly unfair and completely advantages others in career advancement. How do I make it clear to my boss this must change in the upcoming year? Do I tacitly threaten to leave or find another team? Should I leave and not say anything? I'm at the point where I'm shopping my resume around. "Google it" and "be resourceful" is bullshit, especially when teams on the other side of the cubicle wall don't hear that. I don't want to come across as over-emotional and upset, but I'm pissed that my boss is spineless and not fighting for the resources we need to do our jobs effectively and is hampering us in career growth. I don't like being skipped over by people just because they had a competent manager (that's the way the cookie crumbles, I know). [link] [comments]  |
| Resume and general advice for AV to IT career switch Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:23 AM PDT I recently graduated with a B.S. in Journalism and have over two years of experience working in the the AV industry as a support technician/audio engineer. I would like to make a career transition into IT and am aiming for an entry level helpdesk role. Here is my current resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ysgOBgDtf9VoNa1IElLWPI7BJEeBdXU/view?usp=sharing Based on my experience, what are my chances of leveraging my background in technical support for audio/video systems into a helpdesk position? I'm currently studying for the A+ and should be certified by the end of November. Feel free to tear my resume apart, any advice is much appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Need help choosing between going to a university or a state college Posted: 30 Sep 2018 07:34 AM PDT Howdy, I recently got a job working help desk at my college where I am currently going for an AA in IT but I've recently been thinking about just going all the way with my current school and not transferring. My reasoning is I get pretty good benefits like a free class every six months, $1000 educational/development a year (I can use towards certs or classes) and if I stay long enough, I can get 60 credit hours reimbursed. I'm basically paying my entire way through with limited help so any money saved helps out. My school offers an BS in Information Systems Technology and from what I have read, it's foundational classes focus on achieving certifications along side getting the degree to make up for it being a smaller program compared to UCF's. It also has two paths for me to explore: programming and cyber security. UCF has a similar program but since it done through their college of engineering and computer science, I have to have somewhat of a background in science and math (which I am not good at). A big plus here is I'll have to go through some comp sci classes and having UCF rather than my state college have a stronger pull once I get the degree. I'm just not sure which to go into. I was thinking of once I get my degree and move into the field, I can go back and get something better (like Comp Sci) down the road and find an employer to help pay for it. Also just in case anyone is interested, I am somewhat-ly trying to angle myself into the Google ITRP and then using that as a way to transition internally to DevOps/SRE after the program. [link] [comments]  |
| ELI5 between IT Service Desk and IT Helpdesk Posted: 30 Sep 2018 03:33 AM PDT |
| How much programming will I need in these IT career paths? Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:43 PM PDT Hello everyone. I basically have a few questions if you guys don't mind answering them I'm current in the process of deciding which career path I want for cis. I've already established that I'm not the biggest fan of programming (I don't mind doing it to get a job or task done, but doing it my whole life just ain't for me). So I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me the differences between the cyber security route or data analyst one Any help is appreciated. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:21 AM PDT Hey guys, as the title says I'm an Army officer and I'm looking ahead at when I get out in a year or two. As an officer, I'm currently a manager. I've never been in a purely technical role as I joined the Army straight out of college. I don't know if I'll be able to become a manager in industry with only 4-5 years of experience at 27-28 years old, but I think management is probably where I'll end up long term. Anyway, if you guys could take a look at my stuff and tell me what kind of roles you think I'd be qualified for, I'd appreciate it. If you were a hiring manager, what roles would you feel comfortable with me filling? Experience 4-5 years as a cyber warfare officer. Manage/lead about 10 guys doing all sorts of security stuff for the DoD (audits, hunt, active defense, incident response, risk management, light pentesting) Certs CISSP, CASP, CCNA, RHCSA, Linux+, Net+, Sec+ Education Masters in IT from state flagship Bachelors in Economics from directional state school Skills I feel comfortable doing linux admin stuff and networking stuff on the CCNA level. I also feel pretty comfortable using Security Onion and Splunk. I'm also pretty decent programming in Python. However, I'd be lying if I claimed in an interview that I actually did this stuff in production routinely. Obviously, I'd feel the most comfortable in management since that's what I do now. Clearance TS/SCI Any advice about where you guys think I'd fit in in industry would be greatly appreciated. I'd also welcome advice about where I need to fill in the gaps to become a more competitive candidate. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Moving from Networking to the Cloud/DevOps Posted: 29 Sep 2018 12:14 PM PDT I used to be in Networking, but after being laid off I got a job at a software company in customer service. There aren't many networking jobs in my city, and all the jobs are at legacy organizations and those are hard to get. After 5 months I got promoted to an IT Specialist role. Their network is flat with no vlans. They said they keep everything simple as there's only ~200 employees and they're all software developers. Everything is on Wi-Fi, as people take their laptops everywhere. My boss told me to focus on DevOps (i'm part of the DevOps department) and scripting because everything is in GCP. They're willing to pay for linuxacademy.org courses. Which ones should I take? All their servers are linux based, and their infrastructure is in Docker/Kubernetes and they use Go. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:29 PM PDT I am in my second year of studying cybersecurity, and I'm scheduled to take a Unix/Linux class next semester but I want to get some hands on learning before I start. I have a Linux virtual machine on my laptop but basically just mess around with the settings on it. Is there anything else I can do to get more in depth with it? [link] [comments]  |
| What common tasks can powershell be used for? Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:17 PM PDT I always hear that powershell can be used to solve common problems and perform common tasks. But what exact tasks and problems are people talking about? I work for an MSP and I'm definitely interested in learning powershell. Just unsure what specifically it's usually used for Any answers appreciated, thanks in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Current freshman majoring in IT looking for college advice Posted: 29 Sep 2018 12:48 PM PDT Hi, I am currently a freshman at Purdue University majoring in Computer Information Technology but I am not sure if the cost I'm paying is worth it for a future career in IT. I am an out of state student from Rochester NY and my family is paying around $45k per year for me to attend here and I will probably be taking out $25k in loans if I spend all four years here. The reason I attended Purdue was because many said it was a top program for IT but I feel like many of the classes I am taking currently aren't worth the money my family is paying and I could be learning many of the same things at my community college at home. Here is a current plan of study for IT at Purdue and the first two years are very general and I feel like I am losing interest for some of my classes already. I am considering doing a 2+2 program where I would get an IT associates degree at my community college and then transfer to Rochester Institute of Technology and getting a bachelors in Computing and Information Technologies. Here is the plan of study for my community college, I noticed that many of the computing classes are similar to the ones offered at Purdue and am wondering if taking them would be a better option. After browsing this sub, I've noticed that people are saying that internships/experience are the most important thing in getting a job in IT, would doing the 2+2 program limit my opportunities compared to Purdue? I am in the IT club at Purdue and have attended computing career fairs here but haven't really "networked." If I do continue with the 2+2 program, I would like to focus on networking and communications at RIT. I would appreciate it if you guys could offer any input on my current situation. [link] [comments]  |
| My new place I work at just sold Posted: 29 Sep 2018 03:33 PM PDT Howdy. I just joined the tech support industry after leaving my repair shop job in may. A staffing agency got me a job with an msp in may and I've been there since. Well, there has been a lot of employees leaving. I found out today that they had to lay off 2 engineers, service manager and a lot of service team. So we have about 5 of us left. Me and 2 others are contracted by the same company. We still have clients and were constrained in the last month with how much knowledge and help we lost. So, um, my contracts not up. What do I do? The MSP has sold we just found out too so theres that. [link] [comments]  |
| Seeking advice as an AAS holder looking for an entry level position. Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:18 PM PDT Hello, everyone. I'm about to turn 30 and I have an AAS in Computer Information Technology. I have school-equivalent certificates (A+/Net+/Sec+), but not the official CompTIA certifications. However, I've decided that I'm more interested in pursuing a computer science degree. I need to take some time off of school before I can do so but I'd like to move into a job that's actually capable of supporting myself financially. How much practical experience is expected of an entry-level hire? Most of my classes were theory-based without a hands-on component. I feel as if I interviewed or even got hired, I'd have no idea what to do once I got started. I took to programming far faster than I took to anything else. I'm thinking of spinning up a virtual server/network in order to practice and reinforce ideas that only vaguely make sense on paper to get the hands on experience. I realize that there's no one definitive answer and it will vary based on location/company, but I do have a few questions:
I want to brush up on things I've forgotten and/or neglected via Eli the Computer Guy and Professor Messer, but I've got a bad habit of stressing out and overthinking things that turn out to be no big deal. But I've also really shot myself in the foot by not taking my classes completely to heart. I'm just looking for a stop-gap measure while I eventually move over to computer science/a developer position. Thanks for your time and any advice you can offer. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking to move into a new job Posted: 29 Sep 2018 12:59 PM PDT Can you guys help me with my resume. https://imgur.com/a/rH7J7Lq I've been applying to a few jobs but haven't received a phone call. I literally just started applying again, maybe 20 applications sent out this week. I used to send out way more before I landed my first IT job, but assumed it'd be easier to get an interview since I have more than 1 years worth of experience. Some things I don't mention which probably doesn't matter is that I've work with high level employees like partners and c level guys. I don't do much now so I'm just teaching myself some of the hardware/software specific things that need troubleshooting at the current company I work for so I don't have to reach out to 3rd parties so much. None of this stuff would be relevant in a different industry but I mention it since I assume companies would like that I can learn how to troubleshoot software x or hardware x without having to rely on the company that made it to call back. Say for example Angry Birds doesn't work on Android model X, I teach myself how to fix those bugs so I don't have to call that company to do it so it saves time since we're not waiting on them. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:13 PM PDT Hi everyone, I have an interview next week for an SME that works exclusively with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for its clients. Now the position is part of the sales and administration team, so I won't be working on development directly. But it's a small-ish company (30 people or so) and I'd like to impress them at the interview by having a decent knowledge of the software suite I'll be working to pitch to clients. I have a basic understanding but I'd like to know more. The recruiter also said it's the kind of company where there will be a lot of opportunity to learn and move around so that's another reason I'd like to have a grounding in it before the interview. Can anyone point me to some good, fairly in-depth guides to what Dynamics 365 does and how it's used by companies? Or if you have any other tips, I'd really appreciate them. This would be my first job straight out of uni so I really want to ace the interview. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Textbook for basic corporate infrastructure? Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:02 PM PDT I'm a seasoned IT generalist looking to update myself on current practices in the IT infrastructure field. I'm used to Windows Server, vmware, Cisco routing & switching. However, since DevOps practices have become commonplace, I believe many tasks I'm used to could be improved. For example: I'm about to redo the entire base corporate services in a small office. My approach would be to install a firewall/router, core switch, access switches, and a vmware stack with Windows Server with basic stuff like DNS, DHCP and AD. I'm pretty sure this could be improved with containerized applications. So, I ask of you, in order to take my career in a new direction: suppose I was just starting out with IT infrastructure right now, what would be a recommended reading with up-to-date, 2018 information? [link] [comments]  |
| Hmm seem to have conflicating thoughts on which IT degree to choose. Posted: 29 Sep 2018 12:00 PM PDT Initially my mind was made up. It wasn't until my professor recommend another degree from a different college that I initially choose on transferring to. Degree's are kinda similar, but figuring he recommend it. Seems like a good shot. The link to the recommend degree https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/colleges/university/transfer/collegetransfer/guides/GrandRapidsCommunityCollege/guides/COB/GRCC-COB-CIT-AA.pdf Opinions on degree in terms of real world application. [link] [comments]  |
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