IT Career Tips for somebody with no relevant experience |
- Tips for somebody with no relevant experience
- Is it the resume?
- Salary Negotiated. Thanks reddit!
- Would a job in Spectrum health be beneficial to my career path in IT?
- Cert comparison CCNA Security vs. SSCP
- Is it bad to apply to two different internships positions within the same company?
- Why are Jr. Network Engineer positions so rare?
- Are you happy/fulfilled in your career choice?
- What to do before I get my degree?
- Appropriate hair style for the workplace
- Just started as a Software QA Engineer, Title Discrepancy
- Junior Functional Tester here. I want to get better at my job and I want to do it the best way, but I'm new at it.
- Pay penalty fee and move to better company or stay in a mediocre one?
- Would you take a contract position from a recruiting agency as your first gig?
- Junior networking admin interview help!
- Purchasing certs on Coursera
- Am I making a mistake in switch my major from CS to IS
- IT Helpdesk questions
- Why are job titles wildly inconsistent between companies?
- Interview Questions regarding Windows Networking
- Looking after 1 year break... What can I do to improve?
- Help with Cisco Nexus?
- What's the best way to sell my bachelors in computer science?
| Tips for somebody with no relevant experience Posted: 28 Sep 2018 08:15 AM PDT I am trying to get into IT but I lack experience many have what are your tips for getting experience or finding entry level positions. Seems like many entry level positions require multiple years experience even if I can do the job requirements. I only have one internship under my belt and I feel like every intern position out there requires college enrollment. How does one make experience for themselves when they have trouble getting an entry level position? I have had a couple interviews so far and I already have the basic CompTIA certs. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2018 06:46 AM PDT I've applied to more places than I can count over the last year and a half but I've only gotten maybe 5 interviews. The area I live is relatively underpaid and the market is small. Indeed will have 2 positions that have been posted by 6 different staffing firms. So when there is something worth applying for I send my resume in right away. More often than not I get an email saying they have passed on my application. This is my most recent resume, I found the format on here. My question is, is like my poor summaries, lack of exp or the job titles just not being up to snuff? I have mainly applied to helpdesk/desktop 1/2 positions with the occasional outlier. Not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I like my current company but the call center is getting old, I've been passed over twice for the desktop support team in favor of someone with less exp. The other was to a former contractor who technically(not technically, there is a policy that after being hired you must spend 1 year with your hiring dept before moving, he spent 3 months.) wasn't with the company long enough to move positions so quickly. I'm at a loss for what to do at this point, if I can't move up here or move out elsewhere idk what to do. I'm starting to hate this field because I feel stuck in the call center. [link] [comments]  |
| Salary Negotiated. Thanks reddit! Posted: 27 Sep 2018 07:53 PM PDT As a follow-up to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ITCareerQuestions/comments/8ypls9/got_a_job_offer_as_a_dba_need_help_with/ I negotiated the salary far more than I would have on my own based on the feedback I got here and IRL. I got about the middle salary range, which, is fine. The gig seems good. [link] [comments]  |
| Would a job in Spectrum health be beneficial to my career path in IT? Posted: 28 Sep 2018 09:15 AM PDT Long story short, I know 3 individuals who work in Spectrum health. They said for sure they can get me in as a customer service rep which actually has good starting pay($15 hour). The reason I'm questioning if its worth it is because its not an IT related job but I feel like getting a job at this hospital will make it easier to then later on get a IT job here because of the experience. Would I be wasting my time here? The connections I would have here would be seriously great. Which would make changing positions here a breeze. [link] [comments]  |
| Cert comparison CCNA Security vs. SSCP Posted: 28 Sep 2018 08:56 AM PDT Please view my post where I compare CCNA security and ISC2 SSCP cyber security certifications. Both of these are considered more beginner/intermediate which some people on this sub might be considering. SSCP is the little brother of the well-known CISSP and CCNAS is the associate level of Cisco's network Security track. Any questions feel free to ask. Thank you https://www.networkdefenseblog.com/blog/certification-comparison-sscp-vs-ccna-security [link] [comments]  |
| Is it bad to apply to two different internships positions within the same company? Posted: 28 Sep 2018 09:07 AM PDT Howdy everyone, this next week I was planning on applying to two different intern positions within this same company. The first position is a "systems engineer" which according to them is a position where you'll working on various systems and infrastructure and will be using python, bash, and power shell (I know some python and bash). The second position is a systems analyst position where you'll be using "SQL and business accruement" (I'm an MIS Major so I've taken a lot of business classes and I know some T-SQL from two database classes I've taken.) With that being said, will I be at a disadvantage if I apply to both positions to intern at? I would honestly be happy interning in either position especially at this certain company, but i don't want to hurt my chances overall. [link] [comments]  |
| Why are Jr. Network Engineer positions so rare? Posted: 28 Sep 2018 02:05 AM PDT I'm pretty happy with my current position in a NOC and I plan to stay here to get at least 3 years experience. But I've been looking to see what skills would be involved for my next step, and Jr. Network Engineer job postings are hard to come by. They seem like they are virtually non-existent. I'm in the suburbs of NY, but even when I look into NYC, it's mostly senior positions. It seems like it's almost 30 to 1 senior to junior positions. What gives? Has Networking got to the point where fewer and fewer jobs are becoming available, so most organizations that actually need someone are only looking for the Networking guru with 5-10 years of Engineering experience? Network Administration jobs seem so rare now too. [link] [comments]  |
| Are you happy/fulfilled in your career choice? Posted: 28 Sep 2018 11:18 AM PDT The title says it all. Just wanting some feedback from newbies and veterans on how they feel about their IT path. Do you still enjoy it after a long time, pros and cons, etc. [link] [comments]  |
| What to do before I get my degree? Posted: 28 Sep 2018 10:53 AM PDT Hi guys, I'm currently a freshman in college and aiming for a degree in Information Systems. What should I accomplish before I graduate in order to get a good paying job? I've been a PC hobbyist for a long time, helping out friends and family with tech issues and keeping up to date with the latest tech. I have a years worth of experience being in IT support, I interned at Google, and I'm currently working part time in IT staff support at my university. I'll be in university for 5 years, (the extra year is because I'll be doing a full time internship in Japan in a few years). I don't want to try to get certificates right now because I fear they will be outdated by the time I graduate, and I don't want to spend the money if they'll be useless. So my question, what can I do in order to get a good paying job and be able to stand out by the time I graduate? [link] [comments]  |
| Appropriate hair style for the workplace Posted: 28 Sep 2018 10:29 AM PDT I have longer hair and will be going on interviews soon. I'm trying to find some simple styles that the hiring manager won't have an issue with [link] [comments]  |
| Just started as a Software QA Engineer, Title Discrepancy Posted: 28 Sep 2018 10:01 AM PDT Hello all, I've recently accepted a promotion into Software QA Engineering - but I'm a bit confused as to what I should update my title to on my resume and LinkedIn. The other departments unanimously refer to us as QA Engineers, the badge on my ID has that title, and my nameplate on my desk also has that title. The issue is that the formal title is "Associate QA Analyst", do I update my LinkedIn with that? I feel like it would hurt my potential in terms of being contacted if I start the job search, when the duties across all four titles for the position are essentially the same (w/ the senior role involving more automation framework usage). I know this is done to create an atmosphere of upward mobility (and to justify sub-par wages... I'm in the low 50s in terms of salary), they have the following:
And the job duties from Associate QA Analyst -> QA Engineer are exactly the same. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot, but I also don't want to lie - what's the best course of action to make myself look more marketable? I'm coming from a place where "Engineer" in the title was completely non-technical, so the title here seems really arbitrary and weak [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2018 02:07 AM PDT What books could I read? What's the brain training needed? Mindsets? courses? What are the best stuff to know about it? I do testing for a big company and I'd like to get straight into it. Before this I was in an HD1 Service, which was the worst (and first) job in my life. Boring. Non creative. I am now a Functional Tester and I really enjoy it, it's creative, I have to investigate and talk to my colleagues to find issues and bugs. The thing is I never had a course about it, I'm learning day by day asking people. Is there a route I should follow? Sorry for my english and for the LOT of questions. thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Pay penalty fee and move to better company or stay in a mediocre one? Posted: 28 Sep 2018 12:36 AM PDT So my company is currently transforming into digital company, or so they say. One of their effort is hiring people through tech camp/boot camp, and then spread them into projects. All went well. The bootcamp is great, it taught clean code, best practices, and other gold lessons. One of the trainees is me, all of the bootcamp attendees are engaged with a contract: we have to stay there for 3 years, or paying a fee of $6000 as the compensation of the training costs. However, lately since my company is going to merge with other bank, some of IT executives with good visions in IT left the company, let's call Mr. A. Mr. A is the one who enforce good practices in all IT projects, and it went good at first. However, after some time in the project, we realize an issue: the company itself is not ready to be transformed. So many people with old mindset of: This work, don't change this. And even worse, business people only care about deliverables. They can't bear the trade off of good quality software and delivery time. Mr. A, the initiator of the bootcamp, is leaving next month. And the good practices enforcement gradually receding. Business people goes back to old habit. And HR, as the associate of bootcamp execution, seems don't care of anything that happens. I mean, if there is no commitment of the company to keep holding good practices & good engineering culture, than the bootcamp will be a waste of money. And for us, the trainees, we will back to be mediocre. I'm currently applying to other company that take care engineering culture. It went great. However, I still doubt my decision. I have two options here:
I'm more into option 1, but since I'm still young, I didn't know what is the trade off other than the money. What do you think? Is paying the compensation costs worth it? Your advice will be really appreciated. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Would you take a contract position from a recruiting agency as your first gig? Posted: 27 Sep 2018 06:18 PM PDT I'd hope I'd at least get a shot at being hired full time. I'm looking into a help desk or service desk specialist role. I'll be asking about benefits as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Junior networking admin interview help! Posted: 27 Sep 2018 11:45 PM PDT I haven't been on an interview in about 12 years what typical questions should the company ask for a junior network admin and some help desk questions. I need to be prepared for this interview I'm taking notes in case I freeze [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT I'm looking into getting some more certifications related to purchasing / supply chain and there's a few on Coursera. Any non-obvious ones that I should order though? My work is really only about IT (hard, soft, services). Thanks. :) [link] [comments]  |
| Am I making a mistake in switch my major from CS to IS Posted: 27 Sep 2018 05:01 PM PDT Pretty much what the title says. I'm a second year student and i'm majoring in CS and Applied math and plan to switch to Information Systems, but I don't enjoy programming/i'm pretty bad at it. I want to like it, but I can't and have always been interested in IT related stuff anyway. But, I know that CS majors can get any IT related job but not vice versa. I don't really plan to do software engineering anyway. I know the money is in CS, but I guess i'm not up for it. It's not even like i'm doing bad in the classes really (until the upper division programming classes, I guess) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2018 10:28 PM PDT Hi everyone, I am looking at doing an apprenticeship in IT Helpdesk in UK. The thing is I am not sure how hard it is. I remember doing Java in school (this was 10 years ago) and found it quite difficult. I remember there were others in my class who found Java being very easy. I remember not understanding it very well. So I have the following questions: 1. How hard is Helpdesk? I don't mean whether it is hard dealing with customers or boss, etc. I mean the job itself, is it difficult? Do you need a certain insight (this was the case in Java) to understand and be able to do your job properly? Can 'anyone' learn it? If not, who can't learn/understand it?
Any help would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Why are job titles wildly inconsistent between companies? Posted: 27 Sep 2018 05:16 PM PDT I just clicked on a job title for 'Systems Analyst', pretty vague title but I'm expecting a SaaS/ERP support role. I scroll down and the first bullet point in responsibilities is "Develop and test code". Surely this should be advertised as a Software Developer role? Or if they need a support person who can code it should be 'Tech Support Engineer'? Also a few other times I reviewed some 'Technical Support Analyst' roles. In some companies its a customer facing support person, in others its internal IT helpdesk maintaining phones/laptops etc, in some companies its even (what I would call) a cloud/Infrastructure engineer (requesting knowledge of Azure servers/VMs etc.). Bit of a rant but as a job hunter its very frustrating, I can't imagine its great for hiring managers either. So many software companies have an almost identical business set-up, its a shame job titles can't just be standardized. [link] [comments]  |
| Interview Questions regarding Windows Networking Posted: 27 Sep 2018 03:43 PM PDT I've been interviewing for a network admin position and I've found out I don't know as much as I thought I did about Windows Server when certain questions were asked about it from a networking perspective. Would anyone care to share any good questions that I may be asked? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking after 1 year break... What can I do to improve? Posted: 27 Sep 2018 06:52 PM PDT I have been out of the industry for one year and now looking to get back into it, I have a CS degree but only have two years of IT experience as a Sys Admin and whilst I am happy to continue in that role, I also like the idea of going down the Dev Ops / Developer path, which leads me to a few questions?
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| Posted: 27 Sep 2018 02:28 PM PDT I'm trying to see if anyone knows if Cisco has cert for Nexus? My job will be using Cisco Nexus soon and I want to try get training on this on my own. I've googled some stuff and see CCNA Data Center books. Is this the same thing as Nexus? I also see that they have different numbers on the CCNA data center books then the Cisco website has. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| What's the best way to sell my bachelors in computer science? Posted: 27 Sep 2018 04:15 PM PDT I've been doing tech support about a year and a half now. Aside from the typical stuff like computer running too slow or printer not working I've worked on other things as well. I helped set up a bunch of computers a new domain, once it was brand new set up and another time it was computers migrating to new domain. I've also helped train 2 new employees although the first one didn't work and our manager lost patience with him and let the first one go. I've also helped get a server back online twice I believe, once it was hard drive crash and another it was a power issue. Besides those there were multiple times it wasn't going online or the internet just wasn't working and I had to help with that. Ideally I want to get into a role that pays something I can live off of. I know my experience is mediocre but part of the reason is management isn't letting me get involved with setting up the actual domain and firewall. I've asked during my yearly review to let me get involved with those bigger projects and they told me they would set up something but it's been half a year and nothing. A new office has been set up but I couldn't shadow our admins who would've gladly taught me how to do these things but instead management wanted me setting up all the computers and playing delivery boy on missing parts. I don't want to spend another year in another desktop role hoping that I can get involved with more things, is there any way I can sell my degree to show I can do more than what I've been doing this past year and a half? [link] [comments]  |
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