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- Currently working in IT Support, what certs to do?
- Should I pay for a Udemy course that gives a certificate if I plan on watching a series of tutorial videos anyway?
- What type of salary increase do you require before you would switch jobs?
- What would be the best skill to specialize in IT for someone with a felony on their record to secure a job?
- If I am completely new to python and learning from scratch, is this python humble bundle worth buying?
- How often do you have to deal with subnetting and VLSM in your role?
- 2 weeks notice and paternity leave
- Need advice from Pre-Sales / Solutions architects
- Decentralization of IT
- Question about meditation as an IT professional?
- help on linux+ on linux academy
- Prerequisites positions to becoming an Cloud Architect?
- Is it possible to get a job in IT with just certs?
- 2nd line technical assessment
- What Steps to Take to Begin a Career in IT?
- apple macintosh certified technician free training course
- What sort of job should I look for after level 1 hell desk?
- My husband has 10 years experience, no degree and some certs, can we ever move to US?
- Getting A+, Network+ certified after some major time off of work-No degree. Any advice and/or Fields I should be looking into. Where do I start.
- Difference in Associate Degree?
- Renegotiating starting wage after initially agreeing.
- What is the most "fun" role in IT?
- Security Clearance with a Bankruptcy possible?
- Questions about Software Testing
| Currently working in IT Support, what certs to do? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 01:16 AM PDT I'm currently working in an IT support role doing a mix of desktop support and help desk. I'm wondering what certs should I aim for next? I was about 80% complete with CCENT but put it on hold when i started work. Should I finish that off first? Should I start MCSA? My company uses Microsoft for almost everything. Also which MCSA? Seems to be many options now. What about powershell? My goal currently is: 1/ Being better at my current role 2/ Work towards a sysadmin role in the future [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2019 10:07 AM PDT I have a computer science degree, and a bioinformatics degree, those are both on my resume. I also have a portfolio website showcasing my projects and I know that these things are much more important. I want to improve my skills in app development and web development. I know how to make apps with Swift and build websites with React, but I want to be better at it. I feel that going through a Udemy would give me some skills, I could also find some free courses on Youtube. If a Udemy course is $25 or so, and they offer a certificate, is it worth it to take the Udemy course(I'm pretty poor right now so $25 is a bit of a sacrifice for me)? If it's not worth the space on my resume, I could at least list it on my website. If Udemy courses aren't that great, do you have any recommendations for alternatives I could take? Or certificates that look better? [link] [comments]  |
| What type of salary increase do you require before you would switch jobs? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 07:51 AM PDT Let's assume all else is equal (works hours, benefits, etc). [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2019 01:45 PM PDT Looking to get into the field (have had one internship) but was convicted of a non violent felony a year ago. Which field do you think would be most willing to overlook? Also keep in mind that I live in the Washington DC area so unfortunately, lot of government contracts which basically I have no shot at. Also, Virginia does not do expungement, even for a first time offender. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2019 08:38 AM PDT I've seen a few threads about the network+security certs bundle but haven't seen any mention of this one. (link to python bundle) [link] [comments]  |
| How often do you have to deal with subnetting and VLSM in your role? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 10:08 AM PDT I am in my third semester of an associates in a network management degree and I have an 'ok' understanding of subnetting, but just when I think i totally understand, it get confused and forget everything for some reason. My question is, how often do you have to deal with subnetting in the real world? [link] [comments]  |
| 2 weeks notice and paternity leave Posted: 29 Sep 2019 09:32 AM PDT Short story : my company doesn't want sponsor for GC (too expensive) and I want to resign before my work visa ends. I didnt like their reaction to not go forward (they are free anyway, so I am). So I want to resign before my visa ends November 2020 and go back to my home country. Is 2 weeks notice enough ? ( I know it will hurt them on the ongoing projects) ? Am I going to destroy my references if I resign by surprise ? Been with them almost 10 years (working with them abroad before coming to the US). Also thinking to take my paternity leave before I resign (NY PFL 12 weeks). Dunno what's the right timing ? Thanks a lot for your help [link] [comments]  |
| Need advice from Pre-Sales / Solutions architects Posted: 29 Sep 2019 05:29 AM PDT Hello everyone, My background is around 8 years of mainly help desk tasks, supporting around 300 users. The team was short, just another coworker and our boss. There was no high skills among the team and I was struggling to improve my situation at a career level. Decided to leave. I was hired by an IT solutions provider to a Pre-Sales role. Now, my responsibilities are a lot different. I'm designing infrastructure proposals (mainly HPE) such as hardware configurations, licensing, the proposal document itself, etc. The problem is, I'm felling the so called imposter sindrome. It's still hard for me to pick the best Aruba switch, for example, the best disks configuration for a storage, when do I really need to use a San switch, etc. I've been told that a good pre sales is only good after like a couple years, the problem is, I'm designing proposals valued around 200k € or even more. It's hard to fall asleep sometimes, and even worse when I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about my last configuration - If the storage has enough ports for hosts, if the disks are enough for the costumer needs. I believe I am the right person for this, but I'm not there yet. I never thought this would be so hard in stress level. How on earth can I know every portfolio from HPE, Dell, etc, from the scratch? I'm worried about my future. A big mistake will get my fired, and if it doesn't, it will affect my personal confidence in a way that I will probably quit. Can some pre sales / solutions architects share with me some advices? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2019 08:40 AM PDT I am starting to see a big trend with the decentralization of IT. I believe this is happening with the popularity of AWS and Azure cloud services. Yes, I understand that there are HUGE amounts of work in IT to support those solutions, that's not what I'm referencing here as those infrastructure positions will remain. I'm talking about the influx of people in the business that understand technology and are as savvy as many of the Deskside and Helpdesk individuals. With that knowledge, I see the industry starting to shift to allow for more and more business (mostly product side) having the ability to install/manage/update software on their own. This is causing a decreased need in Deskside and Helpdesk individuals for the product side. Add on that AWS and Azure are managing the hardware and infrastructure for cloud based services (again see more note about about still needing IT to manage them), but I see this trend happening a lot. I recently have moved from an infrastructure management position into a product based management role. What I am learning is that the business (while savvy) doesn't have some of the other knowledge like licensing, terms and conditions, impacts around IT security, understanding support for Windows (end of life), etc. Where I am seeing the most impact in what I can bring is helping them navigate those things more effectively so they can be more proficient with delivery of new products (hardware, software, etc.). Is anyone else noticing this shift? Anyone else move to the product/business side of IT? What challenges are you seeing and how are you helping them move forward? [link] [comments]  |
| Question about meditation as an IT professional? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 08:34 AM PDT Hey everyone, Was wondering if anyone of you has tried meditation? It helped me out a great deal and I'm trying to introduce meditation to more people. - If you tried meditation, were there specific obstacles you encountered? Not promoting anything here, I am just curious how your experience has been. Looking forward to your answers! [link] [comments]  |
| help on linux+ on linux academy Posted: 29 Sep 2019 08:07 AM PDT Hello everyone , i was looking to enhance my linux skills and i came across the CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Certification Exam by LINUX ACADEMY (it is not free for sure). so my question is .. is there any free alternatives of that courses or is there someone who can help me out with the account ? [link] [comments]  |
| Prerequisites positions to becoming an Cloud Architect? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 12:19 AM PDT I am currently a MS student with degree in ITM and am interning at a cyber security company learning about cloud solutions and am working towards my associate AWS Cloud Solutions Architect certification. I am currently looking for my next internship and have narrowed it down to Cloud Security intern and Cloud Engineer intern role. I want to eventually become an Cloud Solutions Architect. Will the aforementioned job titles be a feasible next step for me? Is there any other job titles I should be looking for that I am missing? Also, if there is a better sub for these types of questions, please let me know! Thanks in advance for the help! [link] [comments]  |
| Is it possible to get a job in IT with just certs? Posted: 28 Sep 2019 11:12 AM PDT Hello, I've been trying to get an entry level IT job for the last few years. I have my A+ but no relevant experience. Is it possible to get a job in IT with just that cert or how many certs do I need? I have a biochemistry degree if that helps. Also if anyone is hiring I'm willing to move anywhere in the US, and for minimum wage. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2019 07:34 AM PDT I have a 20 minute technical assessment prior to my interview for a 2nd line engineer role. Our company uses a windows virtual environment (VMWare), Mitel Telephony and redbox as some of our main tools. What possible questions could they ask me? Any advice is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| What Steps to Take to Begin a Career in IT? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 07:28 AM PDT Hi guys, let me just give a bit of backstory to begin with. I am 21 (22 in 2 days) and have come to a point in my life where I think I may have realised what I want to do. After not doing very well in high school, (mainly due to a lack of caring and not studying at all) dropping out of uni (bachelor of arts with psychology) after one semester, completing almost 2 years of an electrical apprenticeship then realising I didn't like it and quitting, a handful of random jobs, (gardening, sales, waiter, concrete pump labourer, hospitality) I hit a slump and was really depressed, lost and feeling hopeless. I thought I would never find my passion and was destined to work meaningless jobs for the rest of my life. However, past few weeks I have come to the realisation that IT is for me. From a very young age I was always interested in computers/technology. I was the kid you came to in primary school/early high school to jailbreak your iPod Touch or homebrew your PSP. I built my first computer when I was 11, and since then, have taken them apart and rebuilt them many times. I was part of "hacking forums" and as bad as it sounds, used to set up RAT's and use them to steal video game accounts and sell them, among many different other things, when I was only 13 years old. I'm only saying this to show that I was interested and able (script kiddie). I also wanted to be a programmer at some stage and spent countless hours on Visual Basic building lame programs. I used to want to be a video editor and spend hundreds of hours as a preteen/early teen editing videos for YouTube. I consider myself to be highly tech minded. However, bad news is I kind of fell out of passion for it around 15/16 and started to go outside more, drinking, smoking weed, hanging with my friends and chasing girls and kind of lost my way.. This is partly why I never thought to pursue a career in IT after high school. Stupid me. What spurred me to make this post was I just completed 3, 25 question practice tests for the Comp +, Net + and Security + exams and did surprisingly well in all of them, despite having never studied any of them nor even knowing they existed until today. Obviously I would not pass the full exam by any means without putting in the hard yards, but it gave me a bit of confidence that this was something that I could definitely see myself passing if I studied! Which I have never had before in any other exam environment. I currently live in Sydney, Australia and have my whole life, but I have dual Australian and Irish passport, so I was thinking of moving to Dublin to study. I hear Dublin is quite an IT hub. I was thinking a job as a security analyst or penetration tester might be up my alley. But I really don't even know what's out there. I have a few questions:
I know I'm asking a lot. But I'm really a bit overwhelmed and have no idea where to start. Any help at all will be seriously appreciated... Thanks very much. [link] [comments]  |
| apple macintosh certified technician free training course Posted: 29 Sep 2019 06:14 AM PDT hello tech guys ..! where can i find free training course of apple macintosh certified technician certification thanks in advance [link] [comments]  |
| What sort of job should I look for after level 1 hell desk? Posted: 28 Sep 2019 09:48 PM PDT I have a wide background. Did engineering for a while, finance and now IT. Feeling at home now. I'm working at an MSP doing a hybrid role of level 1 help desk, dispatcher and a new role of improving processes and ticket quality control. What sort of job title should I search for after this position? When should I start looking? 1 year? 2 years? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| My husband has 10 years experience, no degree and some certs, can we ever move to US? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 04:38 AM PDT I'm a US citizen and my husband is British. He has 10 years experience of working in the same company, and did 3rd line, now he's doing automation. His experience is enough for the UK, but can we ever go to the US with just experience and reasonably expect to make a $60k+ income? Or is the job market just far too competitive and he needs a degree? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2019 12:16 PM PDT Hey guys. After almost 10 years away from a corporate job and raising my boys I decided to look into tech for a career. I'm studying A+ and Network +. Both Networking and Cloud interest me as a subject but I have no practical experience here. Learning Python as well if I get done early with my studies. Taking my A+ In a month and Network+ before the year is out. Feel out of place looking for work at this age; 45. However I'm very confident. I used to work in finance, Managed 50 people in my former group and dealt with some high pressure situations. So being able to deal with situations comes easy to me as well as dealing with people in any environment-however tech is a foreign language to me. In addition I have NO college degree. Advice/opinions welcome!! Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Difference in Associate Degree? Posted: 29 Sep 2019 04:10 AM PDT I'm in the Navy and plan on getting out in the next 3 years to become a Network Administrator (will be 6~7yr mark). I want to get an Associate Degree just to make myself stand out a little more and possibly check off a box for HR. I have certifications like Security + and CCNA R&S but does it matter exactly what the Associate Degree entitles? As in, if I get a degree in Computer Networks or Information Technology will it really differ from something like General Curriculm (Univeristy of Maryland). Does HR and recruiters just care about it being a degree and that's it? [link] [comments]  |
| Renegotiating starting wage after initially agreeing. Posted: 28 Sep 2019 08:30 PM PDT I was offered a job at a very small town ISP in networking. They gave me an offer over the phone shortly after leaving the interview. I currently am in tier 1 tech support at another small town ISP a couple of counties over. The new job offered to start me at my current pay I'm making now. I have my CCNA and two years experience in support. There will be way more responsibilities at the new job. I was very exited about the job offer so soon after the interview and quickly said yes without hesitation. They said they will re-evaluate my pay after the 1st of the year. However after thinking it over I feel that it is way to low of a starting wage for the increase in responsibilities. I haven't filled any official paperwork yet so I want to ask if we could renegotiate the starting pay. I'm kind of nervous to do so and was hoping for some advice. [link] [comments]  |
| What is the most "fun" role in IT? Posted: 28 Sep 2019 04:31 PM PDT I'm currently studying for my bachelor in IT and curious about what role is considered most fun within the industry. I'm exploring options at the moment. [link] [comments]  |
| Security Clearance with a Bankruptcy possible? Posted: 28 Sep 2019 04:18 PM PDT Had a bankruptcy back in 2016, I'm going for Cyber Security in school but I wonder if I would be hindered from any security clearance with that Bankruptcy on my record? [link] [comments]  |
| Questions about Software Testing Posted: 29 Sep 2019 03:29 AM PDT So I'm still in university (first year) taking up IT and I have some questions about Software Testing as a job:
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