IT Career What was the recession like for IT? |
- What was the recession like for IT?
- How is work-life balance for you if you work in IT?
- Business Analyst Phone Interview? No professional IT experience...help!
- IT Certificates
- Applying for jobs - interesting supplemental question
- Networking for beginners literature?
- Should I change my major?
- Need help, trying to get into IT Field
- Comany wants to know my salary expectation
- Just Graduated and trying to find the next step
- Experience working for WeWork
- Rejected from a position I wanted, offered a less desirable one
- I need guidance and help with everything
- Recent Salary Negotiation
- What path do I choose? (A little disappointed)
- First I.T. interview help
- Anyone make the shift to tech recruiting? How do you like it?
- What would be better for my IT career - A part-time uni course where i'll get a basic IT job to go with, or a degree in Cyber Security and Networking at a technical college?
- First Microsoft Certification?
- When did you know it was time?
- How can I say this on my CV?
- Tips for Carreer switch
| What was the recession like for IT? Posted: 03 Sep 2019 08:21 AM PDT I was in college when the recession hit. For those who were in the workforce, what was it like for you? Were there wide layoffs? I know some people are uneasy about taking/switching jobs with a possible impending recession so I thought I'd ask. [link] [comments]  |
| How is work-life balance for you if you work in IT? Posted: 02 Sep 2019 08:17 PM PDT I briefly worked in IT for the summer as an intern and will be graduating with my associates in networking this December. I'm just wondering how the work life balance is for IT workers who have been working in this industry for a while? To be good at this job, it seems you need to spend a decent amount of time outside of work staying up to date with the latest news and also earning certifications. Am I wrong? Do you just come home from work and no more IT or do you spend time outside of work advancing your career? [link] [comments]  |
| Business Analyst Phone Interview? No professional IT experience...help! Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:33 AM PDT So I've been looking for entry level IT positions because I am trying to transition into the field and I happened to apply for a Business Analyst position last week (didn't expect a response) and now they want to do a phone interview with me. On my resume I put down the minor IT related tasks I do at my current job (I'm an administrative assistant). And my proficiency with Excel. Maybe that's why they contacted me? Any clue to what might come up in the interview?? The job description listed these in the responsibilities: Data Cleansing as part of a data migration exercise from legacy systems to the new solution End User Training services Reports Development - Computeronix's POSSE Land Management System has an embedded reporting tool built on the DevExpress XtraReports suite And for experience they want: Required: Bachelors Degree in Business, Computer Science, IT, or Engineering 1-2 years professional data analysis experience Proficiency with Microsoft products including Excel Able to effectively communicate and provide training Preferred: Experience creating reports with DevExpress XtraReports suite Experience with data analysis & data wrangling techniques using Python, or R with numpy, and pandas libraries I have a Bachelor's in Communication Studies and I've been working at my current job for about 1.5 years. Again I'm surprised they called but it'd be great to land this job. Any advice would be appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2019 07:55 AM PDT Hello all, So I graduated from a credited university with a degree in business marketing. Long story short... I went on the job hunt after college, pursued real estate as a Realtor, been a year now, wanting to change careers for many different reasons. I want to get into the IT field (I know, I wish I had known while I was in school). Is my marketing degree going to be a barrier for me for the IT field? Will getting a certain certificate help me land a job in the IT field; if so, which certificates do you all recommend I look into? (I know I'm asking for a lot, however if you could estimate duration of course & price to obtain the certificate; it would be greatly appreciated!). Thank you all in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Applying for jobs - interesting supplemental question Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:04 AM PDT Hey there, as the title implies, I am looking for jobs and ran across a position that looks perfect for me but they have an interesting question about desktop images and virtual environments and I was wondering how I should approach it and how others would too. The question: "Please describe the benefits of having a desktop image. In your response, please include how often this image should be updated and why." I get why having an image is good, I've deployed several PCs using WDS when I worked at an MSP shortly, but I never had to upgrade one before. What conditions should I upgrade a desktop image, how do I gauge that, and how would you respond if this was directed towards you? Edit: Changed WSUS to WDS [link] [comments]  |
| Networking for beginners literature? Posted: 03 Sep 2019 03:36 AM PDT Good morning everybody, I am looking for literature on networking for beginners, I am trying to get myself more prepared for school in the spring. I have a little knowledge but I feel I need to have a better understanding. Currently in the process of expanding my knowledge and if anyone has any recommendations it would be greatly appreciated. I don't think I am ready for anything super advanced, but really trying to start from the ground up. Thanks all! Have a great day! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2019 04:08 AM PDT I am currently a freshman in my first semester of college. Currently, I am majoring in Information Technology with a specialization in Web Development. In my uni the IT and Computer Science students have the same classes for their first year so in our class we are a mix of both. Knowing this, one of my professors mistook me as one of the CS students but i told her i wasn't. She then suggested that I should shift to CS since we can still do so until our second year without any repercussions. I myself am fond of computers and actually do enjoy coding now but I enrolled in IT without any knowledge of what I was getting into and went in as a total beginner in programming(I know this was a dumb move). Should I listen to her advice? She told me that I would fit just fine if I majored in CS instead and that I would actually benefit in the long run. Are their any big differences between majoring in IT rather than CS? [link] [comments]  |
| Need help, trying to get into IT Field Posted: 03 Sep 2019 10:28 AM PDT Hello yall, A couple of things to know about me, I am a college student about to graduate in March with a degree in Psych. I got a couple of questions I need help with.
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| Comany wants to know my salary expectation Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:34 AM PDT I just recieved an email from a (large) local company whose HR reps I met at a conference, and I'm unsure how to respond optimally. Last week, following up, they expressed interest in interviewing with me for a summer student internship and asked if that's something I wanted, and I replied with an enthusiastic yes. The conversation stopped there. Today, I got a short email from them asking what are my salary expectations, with no metion of the interview details/planning. This concerned me a bit as I felt they were trying to filter by salary expectation, and that would be a factor in them deciding whether or not to move forward with interviewing me. How would you respond if you were in my shoes? For reference, I am a junior STEM student with very little practical experience but my grades are great and I have other ECs going on for me. I went on Glassdoor and I have a clear idea of how much they award their interns per hour based on a large data set. But I don't know if I should mention that as my expectation, or whether I should say I have none. Please help! Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Just Graduated and trying to find the next step Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:23 AM PDT I just graduated with my bachelors in Cyber Security and I am studying for the sec+. I currently work as a sysadmin in my college town but I want to move towards the security side of things and I'm trying to leave my college town but no one is calling me back. I have only ever received 4 or 5 call backs for interviews and then that was the last thing that I heard. I've been applying to Analyst positions that are listed as entry level but I've made no progress. I'm not picky on the job title, I'm mainly looking for the security environment so I can meet people with other career interest as me and I can start learning more. My current company has no security department and has no focus on security. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:22 AM PDT I have an interview coming up for a Technology Lead for WeWork and I was interested if others had any experience working in this role or working directly for WeWork. Seen not so great reviews and just interested in other view and opinions on the company. [link] [comments]  |
| Rejected from a position I wanted, offered a less desirable one Posted: 03 Sep 2019 07:32 AM PDT I had a great interview for a IT Business Analyst Manager role, and it went very well. I didn't hear back for some time, but on Friday, I was told the interview went very well but they decided to go a different direction, however, they were thinking of another role for me at the same payscale. I also am interviewing for another job that is much more desirable, but I am unsure if they will ask me for a final interview or not. At the moment, I'm unemployed, and don't want to shut down anything, but want to get time for the more desirable job to get back to me (I had a phone behavioral and technical interview last Thursday afternoon, and should be getting back to me in the next couple of days). What's a good way of slow walking this? The less desirable job, I'm worried will turn into a punch the clock job for me, whereas the more desirable one is with a tech giant that I'm super excited about. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| I need guidance and help with everything Posted: 03 Sep 2019 02:27 AM PDT I am a sophomore at my university (I'll be a junior after this semester), and I'm majoring in Information Technology. The main concern I have as of now is what I should do. I know I'm late to this and should've made plans semesters ago, but I was too busy with trying to fix my GPA and other things. I know certifications and internships are important, but which ones should I go for. I hear A+ then I hear that since I'm getting bachelors it doesn't matter, then I hear just get security+ or net+, but then I hear anything from comptia+ is bad. I then start feeling bad because I hear a lot about it being a huge waste when it comes to majoring in IT. I just want to know what to do, I want to work in data science or cybersecurity, but I barely have an understanding of what to do while I'm in college and what to do afterward. If anyone has anything that could be helpful I'd truly appreciate it. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2019 11:24 PM PDT I thought I'd share a recent experience negotiating salary for a job offer. So first of all, landed a new gig that I'm super excited about! But I made the mistake during one of the phone interviews of putting out there what I would hope to make, instead of trying to get a feel for the range beforehand. So coincidentally enough, the number I put out there set the tempo for salary negotiations once we got to that point. In other words, benefits and perks suddenly had a monetary value that was used as a way to see if I'd agree to a lower salary. This job happens to have bonuses, and so the angle was along the lines of "well if you consider that, having a base of 10k less would mean you'd be right at what you're looking for!" The second attempt was more along the lines of trying to capitalize on time. After sticking to my guns and stating that while I thought the job was great, anything less would mean I'd have to reconsider and think about it, they came back and said if I took $5k less, they wouldn't have to get approval from the CFO and could send an offer immediately. At this point I was a bit frustrated, since I had been transparent from the beginning, and asked why the initial amount I asked for was causing so much consternation. They agreed, and by the end of the day I had an offer for the amount I was asking for. One thing to note that this was all being done through a recruiter, which was a little annoying since they were the ones that seemed to get hung up on the salary and not the actual company. Since this is a frequent topic here, I wanted to share in the hopes others might find it useful. Tl;Dr; stuck to my guns in salary, and eventually got an offer with the salary I was looking for. [link] [comments]  |
| What path do I choose? (A little disappointed) Posted: 03 Sep 2019 05:16 AM PDT I am from Argentina, I am 23, and I work for 350 USD per month. The normal salary is 700 usd. I am quite upset with what I earn and I found that the best way to reverse it is to work remotely for a more competitive country. What are the jobs with more chances of working remotely? I realized that devops, site reliability engineer, cloud engineer, are in high demand. I imagine earning even USD 2k per month and sincerely my eyes shine. I need your advice! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2019 04:07 AM PDT Hiya everyone im new to the i.t. field... like no experience and only a few classes new but by some miracle i have my first i.t. position interview coming up (helpdesk type job) and i wanted to know is there anything i need to help prepare for the interview? A bit about me is im prior service and have been in aviation most of my adult life...im switching to i.t. for a change of pace and a chance to grow so to speak.. Any and all advice is welcomed ... much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone make the shift to tech recruiting? How do you like it? Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:02 PM PDT Hi all I'm [23m] and I currently work for a managed services provider as a junior network engineer. I've been there for year and am looking to transition as a tech recruiter. My friend owns a recruiting company that's a pretty relaxed environment and offers a more flexible schedule compared to the one I have now. I'd be able to finish school as i had to drop classes due to this job, I'm looking to finishmy it degree online from wgu. Tbh I'm not sure how much I like the tech side and only chose IT because of the potential to make money. How does tech recruiting compare in terms of money and future, will I be pigeonholed or be able to move to different jobs? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2019 01:44 AM PDT I want to be able to expand my knowledge and i'm hung up on these two options, would like to hear opinions! [link] [comments]  |
| First Microsoft Certification? Posted: 02 Sep 2019 08:56 PM PDT Hello, this is an IT Tech-related career question. I aged out of my last job and decided to retrain in IT Tech. I have already passed the CompTIA A+ and Network+. This month I am on target to pass the CompTIA Security+ and Certified Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT). I'm confident that I will pass both in the next 4 to 6 weeks. CFOT is fairly straightforward, I'm doing CFOT for personal growth, to learn the basics of fiber optics. I already have some good background with computer science and I'm not the type of person to do physical labor, climb ladders or pull cable. CFOT seems IT-related and might be useful so I'm doing it to be more well-rounded. I'm looking at getting into IT, Help Desk, Support, with a long-term goal of Microsoft Administrator. My question is about the Microsoft Certifications. What is the best path for those? There are so many and it seems like they may be really time-consuming to study for. I'm up for the challenge, but I don't want to waste time and money studying and not pass if I use the wrong study materials. My other question is "Where to begin"? If I'm going down the Microsoft Systems Administrator path, it seems like there are so many choices and suggestions online, it's overwhelming. Any advice on the first Microsoft certification(s) to go for and why? Microsoft Office Suite 365? One person that I met went for MCSE, it took him a year to pass three exams, but it worked for him, is that a good place to start? Also, I'm considering a Linux certification, but I feel like the priority is Microsoft, so unless there was super-positive feedback for Linux, I'll probably go for Microsoft first. One last note, I'm thinking of doing the Google IT Support Professional Certificate on Coursera before a Microsoft Certification, but I have a feeling that it may go quickly because I may understand some of that material already. [link] [comments]  |
| When did you know it was time? Posted: 02 Sep 2019 11:17 PM PDT Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, I made a career switch almost a year ago. Started out as a contract worker and have been full time about 6 months now. I'm currently in a desktop support role, I get exposed to the normal AD stuff, SCCM, and, supporting in house apps (bleh). sometimes they'll let me get involved with certain projects customizing devices for deployment (Signage, applocker, WICD) or helping create/fix installer packages for sccm. Those types of things are interest me, and tend to be what I screw around with in my home lab. Along with many other random things. Now, I'm being offered a tier 2 position for my current role. We have two others (one is leaving). Is it wrong of me to not be excited for this? And how long should I stay in the position before looking for something else? 6months? A year? I really want to move on to a more technically challenging position. But I know that's not realistic given my lack of real world experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2019 11:00 PM PDT My CV currently states that I am looking for a analyst role, but how do I broaden that a little bit to say that I am interested in business analyst, project management and IT consulting roles? Would it be something along the lines of "...interested in business roles within IT..." [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2019 06:00 PM PDT Hi everyone, I am 30 year old female who is considering a career switch. However I don't know where to start. From origin I am psychologist but worked in management and projectmanagement the last three years. The last year I have done two little it implementations and have an interested for innovations; blockchain for example. Furthermore I did a course of scrum but can't work agile because the company I am currently working for doesnt support it. The role of product owner is something that appeals to me, but in my opinion I don't have enough it and technological knowledge and expierence for that role. I would love to start as part of a team to gain some knowledge first. But because I don't have any background in IT I don't know where to start. Do you guys have any tips? Any recommendation for courses/ education? I would love to hear about your experiences. [link] [comments]  |
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