IT Career AM I AN IMPOSTER: When does job-hooping become too much? |
- AM I AN IMPOSTER: When does job-hooping become too much?
- Looking for some resume feedback as a college student
- Dress Code at your job?
- Putting courses that aren't official on my resume
- What jobs can I get with an Associate's in IT?
- Props to the best interview so far Red Level
- Why can't i land an internship
- Am I doing the right thing? Leaving a higher paying non-IT job for lower paying IT job.
- Do I have less chances to get a job?
- Do I even want to work in IT?
- Half a year into IT. Got offered to transfer into another role.
- Just finished degree, probably two years before I can get an entry level job
- What should i do to get into good software company
- Being promoted to IT manager
- How do I Transition into Security Analyst / cybersecurity?
- Advice on Job Offer / Continuing to Interview
- Advice on working for a start up type of company?
- How do you explain gaps in your resume without setting off alarms
- Anybody know anything about Provalis?
- Physical IT Jobs
- Junior IT Tech interview
- I'm a self-taught (unqualified) Australian looking to get in to base level job or apprenticeship, but I'm not sure where to start
- Junior MIS major, need some advice
- Where to go from here?
| AM I AN IMPOSTER: When does job-hooping become too much? Posted: 29 May 2019 11:59 PM PDT Greetings all, I don't even really know how to gather my thoughts here. For background, I (23M) am a Network Administrator currently; CCNA, Security+, TS/SCI. I can write off about 4 years R&S experience including my military time/training, however like everyone else I inflate this number to meet resume "requirements" and my practical experience is really closer to 2-3 years. However in these 3 years, I feel like I haven't learned much at all really. At my last two jobs, I've been hired as a "Routing & Switching" professional, however I find myself never touching a Router or Switch besides to maybe activate a port or two once a month. I'm more often working with VMware GUIs or updating Microsoft Servers or Workstations. Really a job that if taught once, anyone can do. I really feel like I don't know what I'm doing, nor do I truly grasp what the hell i'm even supposed to be doing. I honestly don't do much and according to everyone, I'm excelling. I've done no more than the bare minimum, and one EXCELLING. Maybe I do 1-2 hours of actual work in a 40 hour work week. Riddle me that. And here's the craziest part, I've been working for about a year. I started at 57k as a Federal employee, then I took a large jump to 80k as a Defense contractor in the same area, and now as I am dreading working this shift (9pm-7am Panama), I've been in the job market. I've sat down with a few recruiters and HR reps, who I have literally told not to expect much, that Im really not very well versed on much, and there are still jobs offering me higher salaries, one being 6 figures (barely, but still that sounds insane to me). What is going on in the realm of IT that is causing this. I have no Bachelors degree, I am a pretty well spoken, easy to like guy, but I'm telling you I have so many jobs that will just take me because I tell them I am "Coachable", which is true but isn't everyone? It's been a year, I've had two jobs for 6 months a pop, and nobody bats an eye at this. Is this typical, should I keep just trying to jump jobs every 6 months, and literally keep faking it until I make it? Is it my age, maybe trying to recruit youth? I am at a loss and I don't know if I feel more lucky or more like a crook. If you made it all the way through, god bless you. Feedback is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for some resume feedback as a college student Posted: 30 May 2019 09:39 AM PDT I'm in school for computer science, I expect to transfer to my state University next fall. I'm currently finishing up my first IT job which was just a short 3 week contract position, although I may have a shot at the job full time when it finishes. Here's my resume, would love some constructive criticism please. IT Help Desk Resume - College Student https://imgur.com/gallery/si9M3Dv [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 May 2019 01:35 PM PDT A good portion of the reason I choose to still work at my location is due to, of all things, the dress code (or lack thereof, actually). I wear sandals whenever I want, t-shirts, jeans or cargo pants. I have worked at many MSPs and small mom and pop shops, and I was almost always in uniform or stuck with "business casual", which I never really cared for (not a fan of tucking my shirt in or of collar shirts). What is it like at your job, and do you even care? [link] [comments]  |
| Putting courses that aren't official on my resume Posted: 30 May 2019 02:25 AM PDT I don't have any experience in IT at the moment, but I plan on getting my foot in the door hopefully sometime soon. The problem is I don't have any experience on my resume. All I have right now at the moment are many jobs that show I have a lot of experience in Customer Service, which I heard helps in landing a position in something like an entry level help desk support role. I am able to speak to customers over the phone and or in person in a professional manner and can handle issues that they have if they ever have any. At the moment the Customer Service experience I have on my resume doesn't seem like it would be enough for recruiters to consider me as a candidate. I have an education portion on my resume but all I have on it is that I graduated High School in 2011, which I don't think probably helps that much either. I don't have any sort of college degree nor do I have any sort of certifications at the moment. I know that makes it even more of a pass to recruiters to overlook my resume but I wanted to know if I could add some courses online that aren't necessarily official. At the moment I am unable to undergo any sort of education like college or extensive courses but I am looking into other courses online that I think would help. Here is one course that I am talking about that pertains completely to the help desk position. https://www.jobskillshare.org/course/help-desk-entry-level/ I plan on doing this course and completing it, but I wanted to know if it was an okay thing to do to put this on my resume under my education section in order to show IT recruiters that I am learning about this entry level position that I want to start out in order to get my foot in the door. Here is my current resume: And here is my resume after I add on the courses that I plan on taking: I don't know if that would be an okay thing to do to add to my resume. I just wanted to add some things that pertained to the entry level help desk role so that recruiters don't overlook my resume and to give my resume a better look. The problem is I don't think these courses would be considered by recruiters but I am not completely sure about that. Would it be okay to add these courses on my resume like that even though these courses aren't completely official? Jobskillshare is a random site but it gives a pretty decent course for the help desk position that I've been trying to get into and professormesser is an A+ course but I wouldn't have the official A+ certification yet. Do you think adding something like this would be an okay thing to do and do you think it would help me in landing a job? Any feedback would be very appreciated [link] [comments]  |
| What jobs can I get with an Associate's in IT? Posted: 30 May 2019 07:24 AM PDT I'm about to graduate with an Associate's degree in Information Technology and I also have 3 years of retail experience. What kind of job will I be starting at? [link] [comments]  |
| Props to the best interview so far Red Level Posted: 30 May 2019 09:57 AM PDT If allowed I want to give some props to a company I recently interviewed. A friendly and personable dou for a msp called Red Level. Professional and good questions and I feel confident saying If I don't get the position that it will be based on my level of skills vs others. [link] [comments]  |
| Why can't i land an internship Posted: 29 May 2019 10:58 PM PDT College student here (m21), Im about to get my associates in IT next semester however never had an internship, got rejected more than twice because they prefer other candidates who have 'experience' in the field. What s the point of an internship then if you need to have an experience to get in, I don't get it, i thought internships are where you learn and gain experience and get an idea of what you want to do in the future. Why complicating things while they know everyone can learn with proper training regardless their background, experience, degrees.... [link] [comments]  |
| Am I doing the right thing? Leaving a higher paying non-IT job for lower paying IT job. Posted: 30 May 2019 09:12 AM PDT Last month I applied for an IT technician job with my local library. I am currently an admin assistant at a construction company. I've been going to school for a BS IT and I'm halfway done. I love the library, I love the idea of helping others better themselves, and I really want to get into a fully IT position. I want a career, and I know that if given the opportunity this a field I could really excel in. That all said, we are a single income family. My husband has a disability that doesn't allow him to drive and makes finding work difficult. Over the years it's just been easier to have him stay home with our daughter. When the library called last night and offered me the job, the pay was about what I thought it would be and I accepted, I was thrilled. Then going over the finer points I saw how much medical for my husband and daughter was going to cost and realized I was taking a significantly larger pay cut than I previously thought I was. I'll get a ACOL raise (3%) in Jan. and another 3% raise at the anniversary of my hire date. Now, I've already accepted the offer and informed my employer. I'm just not much of a risk taker and this feels like a big risk, but I really want this job, and there is little to no opportunity to get into IT with my current employer. So, just looking for reassurance, am I doing the right thing? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Do I have less chances to get a job? Posted: 30 May 2019 08:52 AM PDT Hello everyone, for about 2 months I'm trying to find a new job but it has been frustating, I got no interview until now... I'm working in my current company for 5 years and I don't remember if it's that frustating to search a new job. People say I have a good resume, but I don't know programming languages. That's why I think I may have less chances to get a new job, is it true? I mean I know the basics of programming but I can't really do something with that. I'm focused on strategic area, I'm graduated in IT management and post graduated in Cloud computing. It's depressing to keep sending a lot of resumes and don't get a single feedback. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 May 2019 07:01 AM PDT I like having to know how things work (from using them, or breaking them, or implementing them, etc), and then using that knowledge to fix things. "Knowing how they work" is kind of the key phrase there. I've been in IT for 3 years now and I feel like I'm spending less and less time working on technology I have any knowledge of, and this is starting to really eat into me. I did two 6 month contracts last year and now I'm on a contract to hire at a new place, and each one I keep running into tickets about technology I haven't heard of, and which is so uncommon that I cannot find any information about it on google. A perfect example of this is that yesterday I spent 6 hours working on a ticket regarding our ERP, which I haven't even finished. I've never heard of this application before, or the company that made it, or the OS it's hosted on (since it aspires to have the same name recognition as HP-UX or AIX). They're also uncommon enough that I cannot find info about them on google, we have no test environment, no way of making a test environment, and basically all of the documentation is something that I made. If this was "a few times a week I work on something I have no knowledge of" that would be fine, but I pretty often go days like this, and after a year it's really starting to destroy me. I don't know if there's an acceptable amount "I feel so stressed/upset that I kind of want to quit in the middle of the day", but I'm pretty sure I feel that way too much. What may be worse is that this seems to be about the best that I can do for the foreseeable future. Apparently doing short term contracts makes long term contract roles nervous and terrifies permanent hire positions (one company literally told a recruiter that they were hardpassing on me only because of what I did for the last year). No college degree means I cannot move higher. Because I've been mostly working with extremely uncommon and antiquated technology I cannot try to focus on something specific I've worked on. I cannot even go back to general tech support because I have too much systems experience and every job I've looked at thinks I'll be bored. Is it normal to work almost exclusively with tech you don't understand? Because this is really making me doubt if I even want to work in IT. [link] [comments]  |
| Half a year into IT. Got offered to transfer into another role. Posted: 30 May 2019 05:43 AM PDT I've been desktop support for 6-7 months. Completely green. I'm working on my ccna currently. One of the managers caught wind that I am working on my r&s ccna. He offered to transfer me to staging to get more hands on experience with it. Unsure if I would get pay raise if I do so as well. Should I do it? How could I negotiate my pay with hr if pursue it? [link] [comments]  |
| Just finished degree, probably two years before I can get an entry level job Posted: 29 May 2019 09:25 PM PDT I worked as a chemist for ten years, married an American service member and chemistry wasn't an option anymore. So after spending time trying to figure out what I liked around chemistry (problem solving, trouble shooting, trying to fix things or make them incrementally better) I started down an IT path. I just finished my AAS in IT and got my A+/Network+/security+ and was looking forward to trying to find entry level work. Then the military moved us to South Korea. I'm going to try for every job I see, but I don't see any good odds of getting hired while here. Here is my question: suggestions for more to do while I'm here so I up my odds of getting hired when I get back to the US in two years? (I have a BS and MS in chemistry) [link] [comments]  |
| What should i do to get into good software company Posted: 30 May 2019 04:47 AM PDT I use to code on Spoj a year ago,solved 30 question then i left it. since few days i was coding on codechef DIV-2 B which i find easy. how should i approach competitive coding now after this much of experience? I want to continue competitive coding to improve my coding skills and DS-Algo Skills for a job in product company... as i have 3-4 months for interview.. also what else i can do to improve my profile. My Background:- i have also coded on Codechef and Spoj competitions... i use to forgot little things like processing array and string may be coz of practice and left it dejected. gyz.. i am from tier3>> college passing out in 2019(this year).. most of the companies visted here were TCS,Infosys,Wipro,Mphasis and Bpo.. as i don't want to join these companies i didn't try campus placement.. suggest me how can i improve my coding skills to get into a good software company. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 May 2019 02:22 PM PDT A little background information. I was hired as a IT support technician in a 2 man team at my company. Long story short the the guy above me is retiring and I was asked to fill his shoes as the IT manager. Everything has been somewhat short notice so he's showing me the ropes before he leaves. My question is: is there any resources that I can look at on how to pivot roles from tech to manager? I will not have anyone reporting to me for awhile but in the future maybe one person will be hired under me. I just want to be ready for the impending responsibility that is about to befall me. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| How do I Transition into Security Analyst / cybersecurity? Posted: 29 May 2019 11:26 PM PDT I am currently in a helpdesk role for 1.5 years, and graduated college about two years ago with a BS in "business information systems". I am currently working on finishing my first cert, the Google IT specialist one on coursera.
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| Advice on Job Offer / Continuing to Interview Posted: 29 May 2019 11:15 PM PDT Hey all. What is your advice on taking an average-pay, entry level Tech Support job in the Financial / Mortgage industry (company A) or continuing to interview for slightly more pay with a bigger company for an entry level Tech Support 6-month contract in the Construction / Glass industry (Company B) or for a long-term IT Analyst contract with a subsidiary of GE (Company C)? There are also several other companies from whom I'm awaiting a response after interviewing. Company A is the first offer. First come, first served / you snooze you lose, other companies? I requested and have 24-48 hours to evaluate my offer from Company A. Thanks for your advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Advice on working for a start up type of company? Posted: 29 May 2019 10:57 PM PDT Has anyone worked for a start up type of company and can share some positive or negative stories? My definition of a start up kind of company would be one where there are less than 500 employees, the work environment such as the dress code is more on the casual side, teams are autonomous, and you often pick up responsibilities outside of your assigned role. Specifically, I am referring to a fintech company I am interviewing for. Thanks for sharing! [link] [comments]  |
| How do you explain gaps in your resume without setting off alarms Posted: 29 May 2019 11:26 AM PDT I have about 10 years of work experience on my resume and 2 of those years have gaps. Potential employers have been asking about the gaps and I'm not sure how to answer. In my experience, whenever a potential employer asks about those gaps, the interview never goes my way and I feel like I'm just meeting some type of quota for them to speak with X amount of candidates. It's also been a way more technical interview than expected when my resume undergoes that level of scrutiny. Anyway, how do I answer those questions when the reality is I was on unemployment for one year (loving every minute of it) and took a year off after graduating college to slum around lol. [link] [comments]  |
| Anybody know anything about Provalis? Posted: 30 May 2019 01:16 AM PDT I saw their job posting on indeed. From what I understand they take people with no experience and train them through their own "boot camp" which is supposedly 10 weeks non-paid. Edit: Provalus. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 May 2019 04:50 PM PDT Hello - I've been in IT for about 7 years now... Support > Admin > Manager. With each step, I say..this will make me happy... but it never does. I've come to the conclusion that I need a change of pace. Things I dislike: sitting in a cubical all day long, fires...fires everywhere. I find that I am truly happy when I get to do some physical work - run cables, rack/buildout server, install something. So...what are some physical IT career paths that will get me out of this chair!? I've got a degree in IS..I'd like to avoid being a Comcast technician or something like that (pay sucks). Anyway, thanks for listening. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 May 2019 05:11 PM PDT I have an interview tomorrow for a junior IT technician position. Was wondering what kind of questions others who applied to a similar position were asked. Should I be looking to prepare for more behavioral questions or technical. This is the first interview and it's through an agency so I would assume it would be more behavioral. Some of the positions responsibilities are:
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| Posted: 29 May 2019 06:57 PM PDT I've taught myself some python for networking/game creation and some HTML(5). I haven't gotten a cert/degree yet for IT or programming due my current job limitations but I was hoping someone can point me in the right direction for a starting point. [link] [comments]  |
| Junior MIS major, need some advice Posted: 29 May 2019 04:31 PM PDT So I'm just finishing up my business transfer degree, and am transferring to a 4 year school to major in MIS. The thing is I haven't learned anything tech oriented at all so far, and am taking my first major related course this summer (intro to MIS) along with some business requirements. My question is, in my spare time what should I self study in order to get ahead? Programming? If programming, what language? Should I focus on certs? Feels like I've spent 3 years in college on this transfer degree, yet have learned pretty much nothing related to my specific degree. Any advice would be apprecatied. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 May 2019 05:04 PM PDT IT consultant with about 20 years experience. Been working with VMware Sphere and Cisco UCS for many years and NSX, Simplivity, vSAN and Hyperflex of late. Hold CCNP-DC cert, a couple flavors of VCP and the VCAP for NSX. I feel like I'm at a crossroads of deciding what to do next. Been learning python because it has application to my current job but I don't really envision switching to be a developer or anything. Cloud doesn't really excite me all that much. I've always liked security but never gotten too serious with it. Trying to stay ahead of the curve as far as my skill set goes. The buzzwords of late besides cloud are AI and machine learning. Looking at the landscape in IT over the next 5 years, what makes the most sense to focus on? I would like to pick one area and go really deep with it. [link] [comments]  |
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