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- +50 dead end applications, 6-7 phone interviews and 4 face-to-face interviews = OFFER!
- How far will an Associates in Computer Networking get me?
- FYI read your employment offers fully!
- Does anyone feel like they got the wrong degree in university?
- Employers who facilitate using brain dumps
- Entry level job titles
- Are coding bootcamps worth it?
- I was asked to think about my next role. How?
- Corp to Corp (C2C) Offer?
- How to answer interview questions when you have no experience?
- Switching careers
- Too many IT Career Options? - DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE!
- Unsure of which degree to choose. CS, Security, Networking
- Where Should I apply?
- what is/are entry level job to those who want to start IT career?
- Beginner help/ advice
- What would you do?
- Post interview thank you question
- Should I even consider an entry level job that makes me sign a 24 month contract?
- Jump from Help Desk to Desktop Admin
- How to get security related experience from a non-security IT position?
- Degree Advice
- Choose the right Certification
- How to handle leaving a contract position?
- IT House Call Business
| +50 dead end applications, 6-7 phone interviews and 4 face-to-face interviews = OFFER! Posted: 20 Aug 2019 04:17 AM PDT It's been a long month since I quit my job to pursue a career in IT, now I found one in Application Support. There have been so many people on different subreddits that shed light on different aspects of interviewing but also my own personal self-doubt from migrating from a different domain. So I would like to thank everyone that contributes even in the smallest of ways from r/ITCareerQuestions ; r/linux4noobs r/linuxquestions r/interviews Also reading the following has helped me prepare: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linux-Command-Line-2nd/dp/1593279523/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Interviews-Dummies-Joyce-Lain-Kennedy/dp/1118112903 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practice-System-Network-Administration/dp/0321492668/ Some of I haven't finished reading to be honest, but I am on it. Now let's crank the tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvRwR-hZDVY [link] [comments]  |
| How far will an Associates in Computer Networking get me? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 12:21 AM PDT I am on my last 2 semesters at my local community college. My GE is all done, only have classes for my major now. I'm wondering what my future will look like if I decide to continue down this path. What are some other ways I can set myself up for success other than continuing education at a 4 year college/university? Edit: Thanks for all the great advice and insight everyone. I appreciate your efforts :) Reading what some of you had to say was honestly discouraging but a lot of it provided great advice. I don't think this field fits my interests as much as I thought. However, I will keep moving forward open minded and try my best. [link] [comments]  |
| FYI read your employment offers fully! Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:17 AM PDT Figured I'd give a warning to others to fully read your employment contract/offer letter. I just got an okay ish offer from a company that is US based but has an office in Canada, offer was a big low on salary and had some clauses in it that are crazy. One of which is you can't have another job or run a business while employed by them. I asked to see if it meant just in a competitor way but nope... it means all possible jobs and businesses. I ref soccer in the summer as a way to make a bit extra cash and stay fit. They said even that is a no go let alone that I run a business and I also am in the process of starting another. There were some other clauses in the offer that was just overreaching and excessive. Point of this post is to remind everyone doesn't just read the salary, vacation and benefits package details. Read the whole contract and get clarification on all things that don't make sense or seem wrong. Also, don't be afraid of turning down a job because of over-reaching clauses [link] [comments]  |
| Does anyone feel like they got the wrong degree in university? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 06:30 AM PDT So I got a degree in Information Systems. Throughout those years, I've learned things like SQL, networks (topologies, the OSI model, etc), styles of management like waterfall and agile, and some security stuff like ISO 20001. The work that I got now I feel like is all computer science. So I feel like I'm not 100% prepared compared to others. I work with PowerShell, Azure, messaging brokers like RabbitMQ and ASB. When I started working, it was the first time I've heard of things like the CI/CD pipeline, Azure, AWS and all these other fancy terms. I never learned about any of this in university. [link] [comments]  |
| Employers who facilitate using brain dumps Posted: 20 Aug 2019 04:52 AM PDT I've heard of stories from military personnel in this group of such things happening - looks like it's finally coming to light. http://www.fox13news.com/news/fox-13-investigates/investigating-cyber-security-at-us-central-command [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:30 AM PDT So I work on the service desk but want to be off the phone queue. What are some entry level IT job titles to get me off the desk. I know I don't want field support, I can deal with customers but I hate waiting for customers as my whole job. Thanks for any help [link] [comments]  |
| Are coding bootcamps worth it? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:11 AM PDT My wife is looking for a career change and has shown interest in data (mostly making SQL queries to an existing databse). We are looking into the below bootcamp: https://nycdatascience.com/remote-data-science-bootcamp/ $17000 seems like a huge price tag even though the content seems relevant and good. Are these bootcamps generally worth it? What kind of TC can someone without any prior experience expect (NY/NJ Area) after successfully completing? [link] [comments]  |
| I was asked to think about my next role. How? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 02:11 AM PDT How does one think about next carreer moves? I have to say that because company being sold and then twice restructuring in 8 months, I was in a state of not doing much and now I feel dead weight, which is a common feeling in IT companies I guess. I worked in Support for 4 years, then company changed hands and found myself in a Continual Service Improvement team for 3 months but not quite "feeling" it [not technical]. Company has aaS offering and proprietary software is cloud based. I could go into deployment to learn cloud technologies or maybe pre-sales to learn about that. Manager says that there will be a re-org and I should think about what to do next. I like deployment, not so much coding, going back to support is a no-no. There is a gap in my old team for a team lead but that might be a bit strange. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 05:10 AM PDT I just got an offer that had this setup rather than a traditional w2 salaried employee. The hourly rate is $70 an hour which is more than I am making as a full time salaried employee. My current salary is $90k. I understand with this setup, I will have no health insurance and other benefits - but I am covered under parents' still. I want to know how the taxes work in this type of job and if anyone has experience with this. I know I need to create a business (perhaps an LLC). The company will then subcontract the work to my company. Then my company will pay me a normal salary. I researched a bit about this, with how people make their take-home salary low, like $40k, to reduce their taxable income. However, what can you do with the rest of the money that is in the business account? What if I want more money for my personal spending? Will I need to pay myself higher? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| How to answer interview questions when you have no experience? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 06:37 AM PDT Im getting job interviews but not jobs.....maybe its the way im answering their questions? I have no professional experience other than my "cyber security" internship which has me on excel sheets all day. When they ask things like what skills can you bring that others cant, i say something like: well i am very resourceful so I can find the answer to almost anything if you give me a computer (my idea of a subtle joke) Any tips or recommendations for someone with no experience? Thanks! EDIT : I haven't been wearing suits to the interviews just business casual shirts because I dont own one. Could buying one help my chances? I dont have the money for one but I can just charge my credit card if it helps my chances. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 05:03 AM PDT I was wondering if anyone here has switched from the automotive industry to the IT field as it's a switch I'm considering. Maybe some tips on the best way to go about it? [link] [comments]  |
| Too many IT Career Options? - DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE! Posted: 20 Aug 2019 04:34 AM PDT I made this video about how to choose a career when you have TOO many options! My story:Let me tell you where I was 3 years ago. I was just about to enter my 2 gap years and I made a goal. I wanted to know which career out of all possible careers is the best one for me. So I researched all possible careers and all the different kinds of education I could take to get there. I tried to make a list of my passions, my skills, my core values and what kind of work conditions I prefer. I made a list of all possible careers I could take that seemed just slightly interesting. I compared all the different careers one by one and eliminated those that were less aligned with my passions, skills, core values and what I wanted in a career. I was able to eliminate careers until I only was considering about 12 different careers. Then I spend the remaining of the 2 years just researching those careers and making pro's and con's list and contemplating which one I should choose. I wanted to pick the perfect one. But no matter how much I researched and thought about it, I didn't get any further, because I made one crucial mistake. I only thought about and researched the different careers, instead of just trying them. Thinking about the careers and researching them gave me some clarity, but I should have spend less time on that and more time testing them out. I did play music and started programming though, and that gave me some clarity about what I wanted to do. So to make sure you don't make the same mistake as me, I want to give you a step by step plan for navigating between all these different career opportunities you have. Remember when trying to choose a career you'll have to know:
If we make some generalizations there are 4 ways for you to get the answer to these questions:
My crucial mistake:The good thing about contemplating, asking other people and researching is that it can be a fast way to narrow down your options to a more manageable list. But at some point, you won't get more clarity this way. I wasted almost 2 years just contemplating, asking other people and researching. A few months would have been more than enough. In my case, I was still left with questions, such as:
How would I ever be able to answer these questions by only contemplating, asking other people and researching? I needed to test out the different careers or make experiments to find the answers to these questions, but unfortunately, I didn't realize that back then... I tried to choose the perfect career the first time by just thinking about it. The problem with that approach is that we learn which career we want from real-world experience, but I was only thinking about what the best choice would be. I should instead have taken a more iterative approach where I think about what the best career choice would be, then try that or an experiment and get some feedback I can use to choose the next career if I'm not satisfied with the current choice. So this is what the process could look like:Step 1: Make a deadline for when you decide on the first career to try (To make sure you don't just stay contemplating) Step 2: Make a list of what you enjoy (Because you have to look forward to getting to work) Step 3: Make a list of your core values (Because your career has to be congruent with these values) Step 4: Make a list of what kind of work conditions you prefer (Because how can you get something, if you haven't defined what it is?) Step 5: Make a list of your skills (Because how can you get paid for something you can't do? But remember to have a growth mindset and realize you can learn skills) Step 6: Make a list of careers that seem aligned with your list of what you enjoy, your core values,the work conditions you prefer and your skills. Step 7: Get more clarity on the careers on your list and remove those that seem less aligned with what you want. Step 8: Make sure fear or limiting beliefs don't hold you back from pursuing something you want Step 9: Decide which career to pursue or an experiment to try Step 10: If you found your ideal career then that's great. Otherwise, go back to step 1. Checkout my animated video about this topic here. [link] [comments]  |
| Unsure of which degree to choose. CS, Security, Networking Posted: 20 Aug 2019 06:26 AM PDT Hi gang, Currently studying computing and plan to progress onto University next year but I'm yet to finalise my career path. the subjects I have to pick from can be seen here I'm leaning towards Network Management and Design as it seems to be in demand career wise, but finding networking courses at other universities is proving tough, which leads me to believe perhaps this is a low value degree? Do any of you guys have advice or experience within any of these roles? Cyber security seems like the most interesting but I'm not the best when it comes to programming [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 10:03 AM PDT Currently pursuing my degree in Cybersecurity (freshman year). Thinking about working at my school's IT team. What should I do in the summer? There are a few clubs that offer internships. What certs should I start working towards first to impress them and possibly earn a position as a junior network engineer or the like? Thanks so much! [link] [comments]  |
| what is/are entry level job to those who want to start IT career? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 06:16 AM PDT What is/are entry level job to those who want to get into IT industry with high pay, high demand & jobs that would still exist in next 10 years from now? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 10:01 AM PDT I'm curious about getting into IT (more specifically cyber security) and am looking at earning the necessary certifications for this. I see that a voucher must be purchased to take the test for each cert, but I also see a lot of different packages offering different content/ training/ practice guides/ etc. and was wondering what is really necessary and what would just be a waste of time and/ or money. If anyone has any experience in the industry that could offer some insight, it would be greatly appreciated as this is all kinda overwhelming for me at the moment, thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:49 AM PDT I'm in a awkward spot at the moment. Just started a new role. I'm working on a customer site with two co-workers. They've been working together for about a month now and I was recently hired and dropped into the middle. It's the first week and I have been completely ignored and left out of conversation. Tried joining in and offering my opinion but the air in the room is bad. People aren't sharing what they are doing with me. "Hey guy2 come here, what you think about this?" This is the type of conversations they have all day. So of course I feel left out. Yep, I've asked and tried but now I'm like f it. Guy1 will be leaving in a couple weeks and I'm supposed to be taking over the project. I figure I'm going to have to pick up everything on the fly afterwards. I basically spend each day sitting at the site with neither of my colleagues speaking to me and nothing to do. Obviously, I feel it's disrespectful and makes me look like shit in the eyes of the customer. Again, I've tried numerous times. TLDR: New to job, working at customer site with two co-workers who don't communicate with me, 1 is leaving and I'm expected to take over. [link] [comments]  |
| Post interview thank you question Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:33 AM PDT Really quick question: Had a video interview. From the invite, I have the hiring manager's e-mail address. However, at the end of the interview he said that if I had any follow-up questions, etc. I should send them to the HR recruiter and she would forward them. So, I know that sending thank yous directly to the people involved is the usual thing, but since he said to send follow-ups to her, should I just send the thank you to him via her instead of pulling the e-mail address? That's what I'm thinking I should do. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I even consider an entry level job that makes me sign a 24 month contract? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:15 AM PDT For the record I have no real world IT experience. I worked in the PC department at best buy, built my own computer and am currently studying for A+. I got an interview at a local PC / phone and tablet repair store as a repair tech. Everything sounded great and it seemed like a great entry level IT job that wasn't help desk. But at the end of the interview he told me that since they do such intensive hands on training, they make their employees sign a 24 month contract so people don't take advantage of the training and quit. If you break the contract and quit before 24 months there is a $2500 fee. Pay during training starts at $8 an hour and moves up to 12 after training. My gut is really telling me no because of the contract, but wanted to get some thoughts. Is this hands on training and experience really worth two years of my time for 12 bucks an hour? [link] [comments]  |
| Jump from Help Desk to Desktop Admin Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:13 AM PDT How wild of a move is this? I got through the phone screenings with two hiring managers, and I guess what throws me is how they describe the on-site. They said it will be a few hours and extremely technical process. I have a decent background in networks and general help desk, just hoping im not outmatched. Anyone have a decent pdf I can review with some core thoughts/concepts? [link] [comments]  |
| How to get security related experience from a non-security IT position? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:02 AM PDT Hello all, I have recently broken into IT after three years working a job related to my Kinesiology degree. Right now I have been assigned projects that is basically software implementation and administration with the basic T1 tickets here and there. Truthfully, not much IT stuff with my day to day work. Most of the IT stuff I do is just AD user account stuff, the occasional remote into desktop work and some printer troubleshooting. How can I start getting some security experience if I do not have any security related tasks? I have asked my boss to include me in any projects, which I think mainly consists of Barracuda Essentials work. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:59 AM PDT Hi, I currently have my A+ and have an entry level help desk job. I've just begun to dip my feet into IT and am looking at the next steps. Reading about the various positions, SysAdmin > DevOps seems to be the career trajectory I would like to take. My local community colleges various associate IT degrees.
Which of these degrees would be the best use of my time to enter the SysAdmin/DevOps world? Would you recommend getting various certs instead of a degree? There are posts on here of people doing it without a degree but it seems like a bit of a pipedream, although I could be completely wrong about that. Any help or direction to point me in would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Choose the right Certification Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:56 AM PDT Hello, I'm in the IT field for about 10 years now and work for a 400+ ppl Company as a sysadmin. 80% of the time of my "sysadmin" Job im stuck in Helpdesk because i don't have enough co-workers (1 full member and 1 Trainee + my Boss who does organization most of the time). Also we don't have special fields so everyone does everything. Now i want to specialize in an area in IT but can't really decide yet. I find Security most intressting but also would like also learn about Cloud. My plan is to do CompTIA Network+ (to refresh basics and expand on what i already know) and then do Security+ or would a CCNA be better to get further ahead in my Carrer? On the other hand i fear that CompTIA Network/Sec+ is not worth it because most of the time is it handled as a entry level and when i do a Certification now i want to do it right. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you Edit: I'm from Germany if this matters [link] [comments]  |
| How to handle leaving a contract position? Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:44 AM PDT Good Morning! I'm currently working a contract job, I'm a full time employee for a defense contracting company. WAY back in January they paid for a CCNP class for me and it said if I left before 2 years post exam I was responsible for the cost to be resolved through my last paycheck if not otherwise arranged. it's 3700$ so more than a single paycheck. I have received an offer at a job with more security that will improve my current quality of life (I've been on a 9pm-7am shift for 9 months which I never signed up for) Here's my question, I can't afford to give two weeks notice if they'll hold my last paycheck. It would mean 2 weeks of free work and 3 weeks following starting the new job before my first paycheck. (5 weeks income free). Being shift work, leaving without notice would hurt with how understaffed we are (another reason for leaving), can I propose giving two weeks notice in exchange for them waiving the costs of my course I owe them? Anyone been in a situation like this in the past? Thank you so much for your help. Side note: I like who I work with and I would like to give the notice regardless, it would just put me in a very very risky spot. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:38 AM PDT Hello everyone, I am currently an IT technician at a school and have recently started doing house calls for friends and friends of friends. The issues I've come across have seemed rather basic and I have no idea what to charge people for printer/network/pc troubleshooting. Does anyone have experience with house calls? What do you typically charge for your services? Also how sustainable would it be to eventually turn this into a small business? Any info on the matter is greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
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