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- I make what a Walmart employee makes
- Old man looking for hope...or network nirvana. X-post
- Our teamlead thinks certifications are a joke.
- Listing career changes/promotions within same company on CV
- Have you ever left a new job for a different offer?
- I have officially started my career! Now What?
- Tips for a beginner IT guy at medium/small office?
- Should I join Microsoft for consultant role or a startup with SDE role, as a fresher?
- Sec+ w/ NO IT EXP or degree. Veteran w/ TS Clearance
- Looking for "something" in IT but need to build up my knowledge (story below).
- Getting out of the Navy soon and was wondering what I could expect outside
- Help desk that make service calls?
- Need Career Advice
- Change career
- Feeling lost in help desk
- Losing hope in job search
- Advice on career path
- Studying for CCNA any qualification or experience I can add to my resume in the meantime?
- Best study guide for CTT+
- Got my first job offer!
- How to become a tester
- 45 year old IT guy looking for career advice
- Should I develop Linux and scripting skills before getting into AWS?
- Next step?
| I make what a Walmart employee makes Posted: 15 Aug 2019 07:21 AM PDT First I want to clear up that I have no disdain for Walmart employees, their job probably sucks and they definitely deserve that 11 an hour. Secondly, I live in a low cost of living city in the southeast US. Lastly, I'm on a temp to hire contact right now as a computer operator. I guess I was either mislead or am being underpaid. I make 11 dollars an hour. My job is remarkably easy, I essentially monitor splunk and handle some backend tickets. I do work maybe 30-40% of my day and study the rest of the time. I have my a+, I read about people getting their a+ and then starting a job at ~30k a year. I have to work two jobs just to have disposable income and it feels pretty bad. Am I wrong for wanting to look elsewhere for a job? Moving vertically here is easy and I want to work in security. We have a small SOC. I'm probably going to take my sec+ in September. So I don't want to be shortsighted. But at the same time making 11 dollars an hour when I see people throwing out 17 and 18 an hour, or 37k a year. It's really demotivating and it feels really really bad. Edit: I understand since my job is easy that's likely why the pay is low. I would be willing to switch to a more fast-paced service desk job if it meant more pay. This job does seem to give more relevant experience if I want to work in security, but it's hard not to feel bad about the mediocre pay. [link] [comments]  |
| Old man looking for hope...or network nirvana. X-post Posted: 15 Aug 2019 06:17 AM PDT I've just turned 40 and I suffer with severe PTSD. I won't go into specifics of how and why I have this. I've been having treatment for a long while, but anyone familiar with this condtion knows that for some it never goes away. I deal with it the best I can but it makes working a normal job impossible. I don't have any work experience in any tech field or any job history for the past 20 years. I've spent my time looking after various family members and existing under their geneorosity. For an interest, after setting up lots of networking equipment I've started with a CCNA. It's very interesting and I'm enjoying the course. On the whole networking interests me more than programming, which after trying for over a year I just can't seem to get on with or enjoy. Programming full time would not work for me. So with all this said, main points for the skim readers: Can't work 9-5 outside my home. Don't like or want to do any sort of software dev/web dev. Like and enjoy networking. Do I have any options on the field of networking? I have no problems starting at the beginning and I have a certain hunger for things once I get started. I'm feeling old and down on myself right now, so I will politely ask for compassion and empathy before responding. [link] [comments]  |
| Our teamlead thinks certifications are a joke. Posted: 14 Aug 2019 06:17 PM PDT I work at an MSP and the team lead is currently going through resumes for our boss. He mentioned today that he doesn't care about certifications that they don't mean shit. He has criticized me on several occasions for having a cbt nuggets subscription and studying for certs and overall learning. I don't understand his logic because how else are you expected to learn and what better way to prove yourself than have an industry certification. I understand that a balance of certifications work experience and soft skills are desired in this industry. Am I wrong? I moved up from the Tier 1 service desk and I encounter problems I can't solve. So I spend a lot of my personal time trying to learn. Should I continue chipping away and labbing at home? The answer seems obvious to me but I tell myself everyday I don't know shit in this industry after four years. Thank you for the advice and thoughts. Edit: Thanks guys for the replies I've seen two competent engineers leave in the past year and I think its because of the toxic example this guy leads and management listens to it. [link] [comments]  |
| Listing career changes/promotions within same company on CV Posted: 15 Aug 2019 04:37 AM PDT I'm about to do a big move to a different city due to family and will be applying for jobs of course. Now, I've worked in my company for quite a long time and started out at low level and a bit different title, I've changed it 3 times (all times going up) Does it make sense to list this in the CV, or should I just leave it as the last one I had(current). [link] [comments]  |
| Have you ever left a new job for a different offer? Posted: 15 Aug 2019 07:49 AM PDT I wanted to titled the thread as "what was your shortest stay at a new job" but I think the titles are interchangeable. What was the reason? Was it worth it? What did you tell the companies? [link] [comments]  |
| I have officially started my career! Now What? Posted: 15 Aug 2019 09:48 AM PDT Hey guys, so I am now a month into my first job (Level 2 support) after graduating from university with a degree in IT. I make decent money for my area (52k/yr) and am really enjoying my day to day duties as I solve mostly easy hardware and software issues, but some problems that require a bit of research and advice. Anyway, I knew going in that this isn't what I want to do forever. What I want to know is how I can best position myself to work my way into a security analyst or network administrator role. I have been working on studying to earn a Comptia Network+, which I believe I am close to being ready to sit for. My question to all of you is, What certifications will impress the people in my organization who are heading these teams I want to break into, and what other things besides earning certifications should I be doing to best position myself for the future? [link] [comments]  |
| Tips for a beginner IT guy at medium/small office? Posted: 15 Aug 2019 09:56 AM PDT |
| Should I join Microsoft for consultant role or a startup with SDE role, as a fresher? Posted: 15 Aug 2019 09:45 AM PDT I am getting $16776 per annum for either Consultant or Premier Field Engineer role (exact role will be mentioned in the offer letter which I will receive in a few days) at Microsoft. And I am getting $10000 per annum for SDE role at a well-funded startup. I am from India and here normally $6300-$7700 is common for freshers so I already have better than average offers. I would like to clarify that I want to kickstart my career with something that will add value to me and obviously generate more revenue in the future. I am confused about the semi-technical role at a huge company vs technical role at a well-funded startup. SDE1 at Microsoft in India earn around $40000-$50000. And I am told that switching domains inside Microsoft are far easier than applying from outside so that's what I am going to do if I happen to join it. What do you guys suggest? [link] [comments]  |
| Sec+ w/ NO IT EXP or degree. Veteran w/ TS Clearance Posted: 15 Aug 2019 08:26 AM PDT I am separating from the military in 7 months, what are the chances of getting into the IT field with a decent salary ($70K+) Leaning more towards Server & Cloud Administration, if not Security. My job is Logistics in the mil if that matters. I'm thinking of going through https://military.microsoft.com/programs/mssa/ as Server & Cloud Administration. I've called the campus director and they say everyone gets a job right after. Not sure where or the salary. Any insight on this would be appreciated. Not exactly sure where to move/live, but in order is Colorado, California, Texas, DC..but willing to relocate anywhere except Midwest states. Even Overseas. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for "something" in IT but need to build up my knowledge (story below). Posted: 15 Aug 2019 06:37 AM PDT (long post, sorry) I am not sure how much of a chance I have finding a job in the current IT market but I need something for extra household income. Currently I work for a smaller company (30 employees) and have been the IT Administrator for the past 20 years, how ever I use that term loosely as I now "mainly" manage a different department (QC). Education wise I only have an associates degree (Systems & Network Tech) which of course is extremely outdated. Years ago I was pretty valuable but I NEVER advanced my education and as everyone knows technology has changed a lot in the past few decades. My current employer has always been very stubborn so they were very resistant on upgrading our infrastructure. During this time I ended up taking over the Quality Control department, which I was pushed into when the old manager retired (due to being comfortable with tech). So currently my wife and I are looking to move out of state for her field for a fresh change AND to take advantage of her education. She can make good money but I didn't want to sit around all day be a "house husband". Not that there is anything wrong with that... Which means I am not looking to grab some high end position, just something that I can make extra money for savings. I need some advice on the best course of action to take and what systems, software etc would be best to learn in this type of situation (maybe way of CERTS). And if having 20 years in "IT" with an outdated degree will help AT ALL in applying places once I did pick up some new skills. Lastly should I emphasis at all on my QC background? Or will it make my IT career look diluted? I do have a lot of technical experience in that field. And just if anyone asks QC is hard as hell to get into without an advance degree (even at lower levels), plus I am burned out. I appreciate the advice / help Side Note: I have read the the certs are useless, but I figured it might be a good way to at least familiarize myself with newer systems [link] [comments]  |
| Getting out of the Navy soon and was wondering what I could expect outside Posted: 15 Aug 2019 01:39 AM PDT I will have the new CCNA when I get out. I have 4 years of "IT" experience (for navy people i'm an FCA, not an IT) and that's pretty much it. I understand that this field is based on certs and experience over everything for the most part. I just want to make more money than I do now and I really don't think it'll be difficult achieve that. I'm in the seattle area. What are some recommendations you guys think I should do in the mean time when i'm pier side? Also, I don't know if this makes any sense but I'm basically a help desk person as well as a technician/administrator. 90% of trouble calls are user error. bonus: what is your favorite user error story to tell people? [link] [comments]  |
| Help desk that make service calls? Posted: 15 Aug 2019 05:11 AM PDT I interviewed for a entry level help desk position this week and one of the requirements is that I'll have to travel to different locations across half the state. This wasn't listed in the job description or requirements on the job posting so I was caught off guard. How common is this? Do entry level help desk really travel to different sites? I'm not mad or anything I just think its interesting. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2019 05:04 AM PDT I'm 20M, and I stopped going to college after December 2018 because I had finished almost all of my general education classes and needed to pick a major immediately, but I didn't have a clue what to pick. Got a job in a restaurant after that, had a bad experience due to immature managers, and I've been looking for a long-term career ever since. I've considered a few different ones, but my mom told me about how her friend's nephew was in the same situation with not being a fan of college, so he got some IT certifications and now works at an air force base doing IT stuff for them. I got in contact with the guy to ask what certifications he got, and he mentioned that CCNA, ITIL foundations, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Networking, and MCSA certifications are all good. Not really sure exactly where to start from all of this. I'm considering getting a degree from an online school called Western Governor's University for IT, but I'm not sure since I've read the back and forth online of people either saying a degree isn't worth it or that you should get one. To give some context, my parents have a college fund for me saved, so I likely won't have any debt if I do get the degree. My dad, for whatever reason, gets angry whenever I mention getting anything other than a business degree, probably because that's the one he has. What advice do you guys have? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 07:32 PM PDT I've been doing tech support for years I'd like to do programming and I live Linux any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 03:44 PM PDT I have no prior IT experience. No certifications. Just a IS degree. I was surprisingly offered the job as a help desk tech and went though training. Everyone working there is aware I do not have any prior experience (and I guess I was the first to be hired without any experience). They were very low on staff so I was not trained that great. My co-workers are saying that I am doing a good job, but I feel like there is so much I do not know still. I just feel very lost and I keep doubting myself. Will it get better with time? What are some things I can do to increase my troubleshooting skills? How do I gain confidence? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 02:56 PM PDT Hey all, I cant believe its even gotten to this point, where I am making a post about this. I just don't know where to turn anymore and I guess I'm hoping for some tips and/or encouragement. It has officially been 2 months now that I have not had a job and during these 2 months I only had one interview. I have been using indeed, zip recruiter, monster, Glassdoor, and google job search to no avail. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. I have had my resume checked at school and cant understand why I'm not able to land an interview let alone a job. I'm 27, expected to graduate this December with my bachelors in IT, and have my A+. However, no IT related job experience. I have been applying to service desk / help desk jobs and my only reasoning would be that i don't speak Spanish (South Florida) I have applied to every single open position and no one has contacted me except for the one interview I already had. Any pointers or words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated, its a bad felling and I just want it to end. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 08:18 PM PDT I recently graduated with an associate's degree in information systems, now I'm working on my Bachelors. I'm also currently on a contract as a PC technician at a large hospital that is ending roughly around the time that I will be finishing my bachelors. My Aim is to start getting into the cloud field. While I'm doing this I am planning on taking the three associate level AWS test and possibly the RHCSA. My goal by the end of my contract is to have - Almost completed bachelors(within a semester) - Year and a half of IT experience - normal day to day PC tech customer service stuff and basic switch knowledge - Three associate AWS certs - Java, Python, and shell scripting knowledge - potential RHCSA This is kinda of my basic framework. Does this sound like a good plan? I'm wondering if there is more I should add or if I am doing too much with having little experience in the admin or cloud realm. [link] [comments]  |
| Studying for CCNA any qualification or experience I can add to my resume in the meantime? Posted: 14 Aug 2019 08:18 PM PDT I am currently studying a course that will allow me to do a CCNA level at completion (hopefully) and was just wondering in order to differentiate myself from other candidates to entry level roles (helpdesk, anything in the industry to get me experience) should i add to my resume? I cannot afford to spend too much so nothing like the network+ certs etc, is there anything else out there i could use to show my abilities in the meantime while i complete this cert? Stuff similar to how you could have projects if you were a developer etc. A way to showcase skills. Sorry for wall of text im on mobile. Thanks in advance guys. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2019 01:55 AM PDT Hi, first time post here. I recently signed up to take the CTT+ in November and I've been doing training at my company for.new hires for a few months already. I'd really like to slam dunk this exam and the video submission portion. Does anyone have any good resources or pointers? I've already ordered a book on Amazon for it, just looking for some personal experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 05:05 PM PDT Hey everyone, I got my first job offer! Woo! However, it's in a location that I'm torn on living in. I'm currently living near all my friends and family and this job would push me to being a couple hours away from them, which wouldn't be my ultimate job experience. It's a good entry-level opportunity with a good company, but I also recognize that I have a strong excitement as it's my first job offer. I feel as though I could find a similar opportunity closer to me, but also don't want to chance not getting that. So my question is: if you were in my shoes, what would you do? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 03:57 PM PDT Hello guys, I need your advice. I work in IT sector for a while and I work for a small company. I'm the only one "tester" actually they decided that because 3 years ago when I was tech support I used to test the company's software in my free time and I always found bugs, one day they asked if I wanted to become their tester and I accepted (they know I don't have the same knowledge of a real tester). Now I decided I should improve my tests and here is my question: How do I become a real tester??? All I do is to check manually if the software is working, is saving the data on database or I try to find inconsistencies. I really appreciate any help. I don't even know where to start... if you know courses that would help me I appreciate too. Thank you in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| 45 year old IT guy looking for career advice Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:52 PM PDT Throwaway account since I will be listing actual numbers... I'm 45 years old with 26 years of IT experience having worked my way up from tech support, sys admin, engineer, architect...the usual route people take. I did consulting for about 4 years as well between my engineering and architect days. Background in MS, VMware, NetApp...some Cisco and did a lot of work around DR/BCP. Long story short...I have a VERY cushy job. I work from home and I have VERY little work. Maybe 10-20 hours a week, if that. I make 170K a year plus great benefits. I work for one of the largest banks in the world and I've been here for 9 years. Now for the bad part. The latest trend for very large companies is to go away from allowing telecommuting and start bringing everyone into an office. It's part of the Agile Transformation that is going around and is supposed to enhance collaboration. I completely understand that part and I'm not even against the idea. I often feel disconnected just working from home. It is what it is. From what I know (and it's not much right now)...I have 1 to 2 years before they tell me I have to relocate to a nearby site (there are none anywhere near where I live) or they will let me go...with severance. There is zero chance I will move as I just bought a home where I live (Socal). So I'm faced with a dilemma. #1...I have no college degree. Have always gotten by without one, but looking at jobs on LinkedIn and Indeed...for jobs that look to be even close to the salary I'm making...a lot say BS required and NOT "or equivalent work experience". If I go down to engineering level jobs...yes...less of those require degrees but they also pay a lot less. I'm estimating the average IT engineer probably gets paid 100K. It's been a LONG time since I looked for a job so I could be way off. #2...my skills have eroded big time. The past 9 years I would say I've learned almost nothing new. My job was VERY specific to the company I worked for and everything is tool based...custom built. When I look at architect jobs and the stuff they are asking for...it's depressing, to be honest. Now...I don't have any doubt that I can get there. I love what I do and I'm good at it. I thank my OCD and love for rabbit holes for that part. But, there's just so much I can do in my homelab...and no replacement for real world on the job experience. So...my thoughts were this: Get my degree at WGU. Yeah, it's not the same as a regular 4 year uni, but I don't have the time for that. From what I'm reading...it's possible I can bust ass and get a degree in six months. I can do it because my workload is so low now. Then I stick it out here until they let me go. There is talk about severance and it could be substantial...maybe 6 months to a year's salary. Nothing is set in stone, but that's rumors I'm hearing based on how many years I've been with the company. Once I get my degree and try to learn as much as I can...I enter the job market and look for something with potential. I KNOW I will take a massive pay cut...but hopefully the severance helps out until I get back to where I was before. HOWEVER A former boss/good friend/mentor of mine thinks I should start looking for jobs NOW. He said the market's never been hotter and there are plenty of jobs. He also said we are due for a recession soon and when that happens...the job market will dry up. So he thinks I should forget the WGU plan and just leave my current job asap and find something else now. But what kind of job can I get with no degree and skills that don't seem up to par right now? Sorry for the long post...hopefully someone takes the time to read this and can give some advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I develop Linux and scripting skills before getting into AWS? Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:27 PM PDT Desktop Support Analyst/Junior Admin in a Windows based shop with around 500 users here. I've been in IT 3 years now, and I have unrelated BA and MA degrees. I'm looking to take the next step in terms of career trajectory and knowledge, and I'm thinking about going down the cloud path (AWS &/or GCP). The thought of becoming a traditional Windows system admin is pretty unappealing to me (sorry /r/sysadmin guys), and I'm not the kind of person who really loves networking enough to pursue becoming a networking engineer. My uncle is an IT manager, and he swears by Linux. He mentioned that learning things like Bash and Perl make his job incredibly easy, and he told me that I should look into it. I purchased the AWS Solutions Architect course from Linux Academy and I've been enjoying it so far. In the course, I noticed that EC2 offers AMI's of CentOS, Debian, RHEL, etc., and I feel completely lost as a Linux noob. They have Windows AMI's, but it seems to be dominated by Linux distros. So my question is this: should I take a deep dive into Linux and migrate away from Windows if I want to pursue a career dealing with AWS? If so, which distros should I look at learning? I was thinking CentOS because to my understanding it's essentially the closest thing to RHEL, which I see a lot of companies using or asking for experience with in job ads. Any advice is much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2019 04:43 PM PDT Graduating with AAS Cybersecurity in the Spring. Taking SEC+ this fall semester. After that, I'm not exactly sure where to go. I'm interested in cloud security so I'm looking into AWS practitioner. I've also been looking at going into consulting so PEN/CySA are on the plate as well. Should AWS wait until I'm more comfortable in basic/intermediate security or should I start looking at AWS and studying for it? I'm also self studying Python, but that's more of a hobby/resume spice. I use Linux daily and I've got 2 Linux Sysadmin classes this semester. I've still got sometime before I'm able to move into a security role but I just want to make sure I'm on the right paths. [link] [comments]  |
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