IT Career New IT director here... Help! |
- New IT director here... Help!
- I got accepted into an entry level java development program to obtain me a job in java making $55,000+ a year with no degree! I FINALLY MADE IT!!
- How To Stay Motivated In A Job You Are Starting To Hate
- Navy IT Career - 4 year active
- Coding vs CompTIA?
- Contract ending soon. What to do?
- My company will pay for any cert that I want to get. I feel overloaded, please help!
- I've got impostor syndrome, am I really an impostor?
- Has anyone here worked for trilogy education teaching a boot camp?
- From Help Desk to Systems Administrator
- Resume Feedback and Help Needed
- Posting salaries with Ads
- Can these degrees go along?
- Ideas for student's work placement
- RPA or Testing?
- Any mentors or career guidance councillors available?
- Creating a CV for a Graduate
- What exactly is SAP Security? (SAP Security vs IT Security)
- Worth it to take a job unrelated to what I want to do long-term sure short-term satisfaction?
- Review coming up, need help choosing my weapons
- Career choice
- Where to learn API?
- Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals MS-900 Resources
- Will AWS Fargate be the death of Server Admins?
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:45 AM PDT Hello everyone. So the position of IT director fell into my lap for a investment firm of about 15 people spread across 3 locations. The main site (I work out of) has a relatively small IT footprint (VMWare host with 7 VM's, 2 NAS storage devices, a layer 3 Cisco Catalyst switch and a cisco ASA 5505) a T1 through Adtran feeding the phone system, and the other two locations have even less. Aside from the obvious answer of learn as much as I can about all the inner workings of the network infrastructure and IT layout... any advice? I have almost 10 years of experience in this industry with a bit of experience in a lot of areas, but have never been "The guy" as far as running the show, I am the only person in the company responsible for managing IT. What should my primary objectives be? Talk to me like I'm a 6 year old ;-) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:53 PM PDT I've been working on their application process since early March, and starting Friday I am officially apart of their cohort. Didn't want to put anything on here until I was officially in. There's a Tl;DR at the end for anyone who doesn't want to read the wall, but I really wanted to share my experience! I found them on indeed and their title was "ENTRY LEVEL JAVA POSITION! NO DEGREE REQUIRED!!" And I was beyond skeptical. If that isn't the most click-bait title for a job then I don't know what is. Turns out to be more than legitimate. Due to not knowing all I am allowed to say, I'll say that they're partnered with several employers looking to hire entry level developers, one being one of the most used banks in the world. They're also funded by the Bill Gates foundation and other well-known foundations for education. The founder of the program is also one of the Presidents of Yale. Their sole purpose is to train us in Java over 6 months and to help land us a job making $55,000+ a year! They will be also teaching us how to do interviews, write cover letters, update our resumes and have plenty of events to meet more recruiters. It's supposed to be an incredibly rigorous program but they have an 89% success rate and just came to my area for the first time! The application process killed me. First was the resume which they read over to see if they'd like to continue. Then they put your through a knowledge assessment to see if you're capable of critical thinking. It started with "Choose the next pattern in the sequence" to "There are 5 kids in a line. All are wearing different colored shirts. The person with the green shirt is not last in line. Billy isn't next to Sarah. Catherine and Jake are always next to each other. Who's wearing the purple shirt?" At this point it was just a lot of thinking, but it wasn't that bad. Until we got to the math and reading assessments. I expected basic math, but they were asking me the net value of a company and projections, and making me read paragraphs and answer the questions quickly. Took me a lot of time to complete it since it was over 100 questions. After submitting the assessment they reviewed it and told me I'm moving forward to the next step in the interview process, they then requested a video interview. Had to dress up and do a one way interview, which wasn't all that bad, just a little awkward. After they reviewed that they told me I was moving forward to the group interview! I was excited to finally see some people. The group interview was a team exercise where we had to sort items from least important to most important individually. Then after turning in our answers we had to do it as a group. They asked for a leader and I volunteered myself to lead. I lead everyone to the best decisions we could all agree on. At the end they asked me "Pinanims, how did it feel to be the leader?" I gave my answer the best I could, and then they turned it on me. "Okay, everyone else, if you were the leader, what would you have done differently?" I expected to get roasted. But actually everyone found me to be a great and effective leader and I had 0 negative criticism. We left that day and I connected with someone from my interview group to keep in touch with. A network or connection, you know? I also made a closer friend on Reddit who happened to also be in the program and made it to the end. After waiting a week I finally got the results and I was ACCEPTED!! I had to complete a 4 week course on Coursera in about 3 days to secure my spot. The course was just a course to teach us learning skills and how to self-teach ourselves. We've been told countless time that this program will be tough, you must maintain 80% and above on all curriculum or be removed from the program. I also have to do meet up with my group once a week and my personal coach once a week, mandatory. But we will receive a stipend during the program, and we owe nothing out of pocket even after completing the program and (hopefully) landing a job. It's completely nonprofit, all they ask is that after completion and landing the job all we need to do is keep in touch for 5 years and let them know about advancements and career changes. I'm guessing so they can have statistics saying "People of the program left making $55,000 a year and within 5 years on average jumped to $75,000…" or something like that. They had over 1,300 applicants, and they chose only 42, and I actually made it! I'm sorry for the spiel, I'm just so excited and thanks to this subreddit I've been able to succeed in my job search to step into the field. Tl;Dr – Was accepted into a Java Developer Program that is meant to support and teach me to a hirable level and find me a job making $55,000+ a year with no degree. Has many partners and recruiters and a high success rate, and I've been working so hard to get in and I made the 42 out of 1,300 applicants. Friday is my first day and hopefully in 6 months I'll have an update post about me in my entry level position. :) Edit: I also had to do a background a check and a reference check where they actually surveyed and reached out to each reference and required at minimum 1 supervisor our of the 3+ references. [link] [comments]  |
| How To Stay Motivated In A Job You Are Starting To Hate Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:03 AM PDT So some background on this statement. I have worked for the same organization for the last 11 years working my way up from a temp administrative assistant to a lead "computer technician". My official job title is computer technician but my true responsibilities are security analyst assistant and assistant operations manager. I assist our only security analyst in his daily roles of mitigating threats in our environment and analyzing logs. I also assist our operations manager with maintaining day to day responsibilities for our group. Creating project plans for new areas and buildings that are opening up. Determining the amount and types of equipment needed in the new areas prior to their opening. Maintaining the schedule for the personnel working in our department, tasks along these lines. I have been feeling for a long while under appreciated and thoroughly used. I have been actively looking for other employment opportunities for the last six months and have received one phone interview but did not get the selection for the job. I am looking for advice on how to stay motivated in a toxic environment while looking for another job. I have a family to support so I cannot just up and quit my job (no matter how badly some days I want to do that). I can say that the company I work for is great unfortunately management in my department is horrible and opportunities for advancement are slim to none. Promises are constantly being thrown out about advancement opportunities in the near future but I have completely stopped listening to them because my manager is not trust worthy at all. I truly cared about the job that I did for so long but I feel that the job has become extremely stagnant and I no longer enjoy doing it anymore. I do not feel like I learn anything new in my current position and to me that is a great concern. I love to learn and make a difference and the job I have now is not providing that to me anymore. Any insight from anyone is greatly appreciated. I would love to know how others have dealt with this type of situation if they have ever been in one like this before. [link] [comments]  |
| Navy IT Career - 4 year active Posted: 30 Apr 2019 09:46 AM PDT How easy is it to find an IT degree with only 4 years of experience ? Of course having CompTIA security + and A+, C++. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:42 AM PDT I want to get a job in the IT Industry. So far, I've been studying for the A+ cert and thinking about going that route by starting at a Help Desk and moving up, eventually getting Security+ and Networking+ etc. I have some tiny bit of experience with coding - when I would try to make my own video game in middle school, and also tried web design (HTML, CSS). So that got me thinking about coding, but I have no idea what that would entail. Is there like a road-map online somewhere that can help? My Questions: Is there a faster route? (Salary isn't too important right now since anything would be an improvement). Is there a most commonly used/useful coding language to learn? (Python, C++, etc). Are there more jobs in either field? Any other thoughts? I live in the U.S. if that makes a difference. [link] [comments]  |
| Contract ending soon. What to do? Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:21 AM PDT Hi folks. So my 1-year contract ends in one month and I still haven't heard anything from my employer regarding my contract extension. I don't know what to do because I haven't started looking for a job yet. I am currently working in the office for one of our clients so basically, I don't see my actual employer. Yesterday I asked my supervisors here in the office if they had any news about my contract, and they just told me to ask my employer directly. I remember on the contract it says that they would remind me 3 months in advance if they are renewing me or not, but then I have 1 month left and I still haven't heard anything at all. So my question is, should I ask my employer about it or just start looking for a job? [link] [comments]  |
| My company will pay for any cert that I want to get. I feel overloaded, please help! Posted: 30 Apr 2019 09:27 AM PDT I currently work in IT for a construction company that is willing to pay for any certs that I would like to get. I am in my second year of working with this company and my current title is "IT Support". If you have ever worked in IT for a construction company, then you know that you usually become a jack of all trades and a master of none. During the day I can do anything from working in SCCM, SharePoint, building PowerApps, and doing basic Helpdesk work. With that being said, I have no clue what certs to get (I currently have none) because I'm not working in one specific program most of the day. My company is incredibly Microsoft heavy. I could see getting my MCSA Windows Server, Microsoft 365, MTA Cloud Fundamentals, Networking Fundamentals, BI Reporting, App Builder, or honestly any Microsoft cert incredibly useful for my employer and me… I guess I'm facing the issue of having too many choices and not being able to decide. I want to set myself up with a certification quiver that will help me get a position that:
I know that certifications do not mean everything, more so it is about the experience. With that being said, my company is paying for any cert and they WANT me to further my education. I want to take advantage of this opportunity. I know there are so many cert questions on this thread. I feel like I've read them all and I still feel lost. Thank you to anyone who is willing to help! [link] [comments]  |
| I've got impostor syndrome, am I really an impostor? Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:40 AM PDT Hi there, A few months ago I started a new job. I'm an IT student who is pretty good with IT. I always solve the IT problems of everyone I know and I even worked at a service that helped (mostly) elderly people with any setup or troubleshooting that they had to do. I've always done pretty well there. Now I've started a job as an assistant system administrator. It's a rather small company and it's the most kickass student job anyone could ever have. I get my own office, I get paid a good amount of money and everything is pretty relaxed. Except that I don't feel like I'm good enough. I can fix about 70-80% of the problems I face but many problems are just impossible for me. Many problems have to do with the fact that this place still uses roaming profiles, they keep fucking up and they never work right and I don't fully understand them but I have no authorization to do anything about it. Any problems I face I have to tell my boss and he'll have to decide what to do. On top of that, our file system is completely fucked and the programs we use are all over the place. I have to install specific version of specific applications, many of which are pirated, because otherwise it all doesn't function right. And sometimes I forget how to do some things and I'll have to go and ask again. To which my boss always replies like he's disappointed in me. That my memory isn't very good or that I should've delivered a PC but I didn't because of a problem I couldn't fix. I forget how to do a lot of things, because I only have to do them once, they're only shown to me once and then I never have to touch them again. An example: Last week I had to install 2 new PCs for 2 people, the PCs were all set up, programs installed and useless "tweaks" were made. Such as turning off User Account Control and turning "show all icons in the taskbar" were turned on. Then I found a problem with a roaming profile that I could not fix. My boss was on holiday and I told him. I got a reply back with "That's not good." and in response to me saying "everything is going alright here for now." he replied with "Well, you failed to deliver those 2 PCs." which made me very insecure about how I've been doing. I feel like I'm stupid, don't belong here and that they might fire me any moment. And the way the IT here is organised is giving me lots of issues. I don't know what to feel anymore. [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone here worked for trilogy education teaching a boot camp? Posted: 30 Apr 2019 07:38 AM PDT How was your experience? I have an upcoming interview for a spot as a teacher's assistant in an ethical hacking/ cyber security boot camp and I'm wondering what this position might be like. [link] [comments]  |
| From Help Desk to Systems Administrator Posted: 30 Apr 2019 07:18 AM PDT I've been a help desk technician for quite some time now! Just landed a Systems Administrator role and am in need of suggestions on what I should learn most quickly to be successful in this role. I am at a small company where i'll be jr system admin/helpdesk tech/phonesupport etc.... a company of roughly 100 users. Any book materials, online courses etc, youtube channels that can help me understand this new role will be helpful! Thanks in advance! i have 0 certs and my boss already suggested i look into certifications, I don't even know where to take these exams. Thanks!! [link] [comments]  |
| Resume Feedback and Help Needed Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:42 AM PDT Please critique and provide with any and all suggestions. Trying to get back into the job market and find a better job. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:21 AM PDT I see alot of jobs I'm interested in but no salary scale listed with them. in the ads. When is the time to find out what the salary range actually is? Ive looked on payscale, etc but they are very broad typically. My issue is I don't want to waste anyone's time in applications and interviews on a job that should pay a decent wage but really doesn't. Thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:57 AM PDT I'm currently doing BBA from an above-average university. I'm thinking of doing an online BCS as well. Can both degrees get along and give me an advantage later on (Assuming that I maintain 3.7+ cgpa)? I'm not satisfied with doing a BBA+MBA only. Apart from BCS, I also have options to do Associate degrees in Database Management, Web Development [link] [comments]  |
| Ideas for student's work placement Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:14 AM PDT So I have three IT students with me for five weeks. I have a couple of projects for them to work on throughout the term but just looking for some other ideas for day to day or some extra training they could do during downtime. Unfortunately, it is a little slower with helpdesk tickets, so having them shadow isn't optimal. thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:55 AM PDT I'm currently a tester (my first job!) given the choice of switching to an RPA developer role. Should I take it? What role will be a better choice? [link] [comments]  |
| Any mentors or career guidance councillors available? Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:27 AM PDT Hi, I am currently looking to transition into IT. I have been teaching and managing my own department for the past 10 years. Soft skills that I have include: Management Negotiation and delegating Strategising and forward planning Mentoring Commercial awareness Oh and dealing with over 150 learners (and parents) I have self taught myself and Cisco CCENT and understand the bare bones on networking. I have looked at agile and scrum and it seems much easier to grasp. My weakness is coding, however, I do not mind spending time learning. My question is what would the gurus in IT recommend for a person in his late 30's as a career choice based on his skills. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:22 AM PDT I am just about to graduate with a Computer networking degree and i wondering if there was any tips you could give me about my CV to stand out from others,My CV does not have much on it because i am just graduating [link] [comments]  |
| What exactly is SAP Security? (SAP Security vs IT Security) Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:27 PM PDT TLDR: A last-minute internship offer (with no job description) said security internship, but turns out it's SAP security internship. All I know about SAP is that it's a YUUGE **DonaldTrump voice** ERP system and honestly that's about it. What is SAP Security? and what is a career in that field like? Hey everyone, Last summer, I worked as a summer IT intern for my university's IT Architecture & Security department and split my time working for both the architecture (drawing network diagrams, making RFP templates) and security teams. It was my first time doing security work (Using whois to find IP, MAC, using ServiceNow ticketing system, Trend Micro DDI, etc.) I had a great time and I am now in pursuit of a career in cybersecurity. Long story short, a big oil & gas company (in my area, AB Canada) approached and said a security internship opened up last minute and wanted me to come in for an interview. Because it was a last minute addition, they didn't even have a job description for this position. Assuming it was IT Security (like my last university internship) I agreed to an interview and I had the interview today. But I found out that this job is dealing with SAP security, not IT security. They vaguely told me about the kind of tasks I will be doing, but I still don't have a full detailed list of tasks, so I'm going to request a full job description before I decide to accept their offer. But ya, my question is what is SAP Security like? I've done some research on what an SAP career is like, but I don't think I still fully understand it. I think it's a lucrative field, but what about the job market? Will it be hard to transition to somethin else later in my career? Any feedback is appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Worth it to take a job unrelated to what I want to do long-term sure short-term satisfaction? Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:00 AM PDT Currently working as an IT project coordinator which is wonderful because I want to be an IT project manager down the line. Only problem is my boss is absolutely toxic and petty. She isn't willing to mentor at all, wrote me up and put me on a PIP for a simple mistake rather than actually talking to me person to person. It's obvious we don't work well together. I could try to stick it out and live in uncertainty as to where my job will take me and when or if I will get fired. But I've been offered another position as a territory management Analyst with another company. It's similar to my current job. Very administrative based and supporting teams throughout the company and managing email inboxes. But has nothing to do with project management whatsoever. The company is absolutely amazing however and has insane good reviews on every jobs site. They're totally all for employee satisfaction and pay is a little better. But for my career. What does a territory management Analyst lead to you know? So what do I do? Stick it out in job I hate for project management experience or go to unrelated job that will be better but no career growth... [link] [comments]  |
| Review coming up, need help choosing my weapons Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:21 AM PDT First, some background. I work doing 1st/2nd line support. Our local helpdesk is only a handful of people, however we have more across the business. I've been here nearly a year and so am coming up (hopefully) to a review. My boss has already told me that I'm the strongest member on the team, but I recently came across some information that I've been considering using in my review. I found a document that shows everyone's salaries, including my helpdesk colleagues. The longest serving member (3 years) isn't even making what I was planning to ask for after 1 year. I know I probably shouldn't reveal that I know this but if they offer me the same as this guy, I will be heavily disappointed. I also ran a report through our helpdesk software that shows number of tickets closed per admin (I know it's not the best metric but hey). I'm consistently doing twice or even three times the tickets as the next best person. Week in, week out. Is it too arrogant to use this report as leverage? I know my value and I'm aiming for a decent pay rise, but I don't want to shoot myself in the foot. This is my first IT job and first real job, so I'm expecting a significant bump in pay as I'm earning just over minimum wage. I know what I'm asking for is attainable by looking elsewhere, but I really like the company and location. Any advise would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2019 01:59 AM PDT Next week I would start first year diploma in my college and was wondering if Cyber Security is a good choice or not? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:30 PM PDT Too many integration projects coming up and tired of being out of the loop on the technical questions. Where can I get an in-depth "basic" understanding of API and integrating across systems. Thanks in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals MS-900 Resources Posted: 30 Apr 2019 12:58 AM PDT With Microsoft new slate of exams much of the old study materials for MTA and MCSA is not all that efficient for the new exams. I am currently utilizing https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/m365-fundamentals/ to study for the MS-900 exam. Has anyone else taken this exam, are there resources you can recommend as either study guides or practice exams? Edit: materials to exams [link] [comments]  |
| Will AWS Fargate be the death of Server Admins? Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:22 AM PDT For those of us that are server admins, will AWS Fargate remove the need for us? AWS Fargate provides a serverless container-based platform for software developers. Here's a link for more info - AWS Fargate This might not be the complete death of server admins, but I'd like to hear your thoughts about Fargate and/or if you feel that people going into the IT field should be avoiding the Server Admin role and going towards a Software Dev role. I think it's important for anyone going into IT to look for any trends like this because if you aren't adapting to the field, it's easy to get left behind. [link] [comments]  |
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