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- [UK] Changing Careers and Getting Started. Wannabe Network Engineer.. Advice?
- Resume portion review request
- 21 years old, 2 years into my first I.T. job!
- Need Help On What To Do Next
- 39 years old, 15 years in IT, need a career advice
- What type of carreer can i pursue with this experience? IT - Buisness
- Jobs in software dev/ Cyber Security.
- Is RPA a good field to switch to?
- Laptop recommendations for a new IT student.
- VoIP Job Description
- Creating a Local Domain with Windows Server 2019
- First ever IT job.
- Interview for Career Analysis Paper in BUS 210 Course
- Best options for 2-3 week intensive certification program? Doesn't need to be local (Chicago) but I prefer it to online.
- MTA 98-366 Study Material Recommendations
- Questions about entering into the field.
- Job interview next week how do I go about these questions?
- People who work remotely: what do you do and how has it been?
- Not sure if I should become a NOC
- Pentest+ vs AWS CSAA vs CySA+?
- Resource for upcoming interview
| [UK] Changing Careers and Getting Started. Wannabe Network Engineer.. Advice? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 07:48 AM PST Hello folks, I know this question is undoubtedly asked often here, and I have perused the search bar but just wanted to see what you all think about my plan and if it is feasible, but first a bit of background. I'm currently a 26 year old Welder and have been for 5 years. I have essentially hit the ceiling in terms of pay and my tolerance for the mind numbing, soul crushing buzzer-to-buzzer boredom of it. I want a change. I do have a BSc (hons) in Psychology and a full set of Highers (Highers are Scotland's equivalent of the English A-levels/the best High School grades in the US) one of which is in computing science and another in technological studies. I've always been fairly intuitive with all things digital and it would appear I made a daft choice by not carrying on computing in university. But I didn't and that's that. Hindsight, etc. So I've been to university, came out and did some manual labour jobs before taking a job in a car recovery company dealing with the stranded customers and dispatching the mechanics to them. Quit that because it was incredibly stressful and toxic to the soul (management would demand that you essentially lie to people broken down on the motorway/highway with their infant child, for example). But fundamentally I do enjoy working with my hands, so I decided to go back to college and do a welding course, dropped on a job welding JCB machines and been in the industry since. And it's fine. The money is alright. But that's it, and I am extremely bored. I think the problem is I have a head on my shoulders with ambition and want to use it. From what I can gather having looked into network engineering it sort of encompasses everything I want in a job - using my head to solve problems, being creative, constant learning, being hands-on, etc. So basically with a background such as mine, what would you suggest is the best route I take to get a foot in the door? I can't afford a massive drop in income as I have responsibilities, so apprenticeships for £150 a week are out the window. My current plan is to self study the A+, Network +, Security +, and look into Cloud. I'm not intending to take the exams for these CompTIA certs unless I have to, but rather study them to actually understand the content and give me a general grounding instead of just memorising answers. I would then look into the CCNA/CCENT cert (I know this is changing in February 2020) and I would take this exam after the change and hopefully pass with the assumption this would supersede the CompTIA certs in any case. All the while I intend to play around with virtual machines (Virtualbox, etc. Any suggestions welcome - the free-er the better) At this point I expect to have a halfway decent understanding of what's going on and after tailoring my CV to better represent the requirements of an IT position, start applying to jobs. Apologies for the long read. The beauty of this industry is the many options and paths available to you, but with that comes a barrage of information that is hard to put in order and make sense of what options are a means to an end for you're chosen path. So, is my plan of attack a good start, how did you get started, what would you do? Cheers xox [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 08:51 AM PST Hey guys, I just updated my resume with my present job. I'm not a good writer and I wanted to get feedback on my lastest job description. I'm currently looking for another role [link] [comments]  |
| 21 years old, 2 years into my first I.T. job! Posted: 23 Nov 2019 10:53 AM PST Hey guys! It's been about 2 years since I've started working in I.T. as a Tier 1 IT support specialist, and I thought it would be fun to give you guys an update about my life and share my experiences in this early stage of my career. I'm now CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certified! I make $32/hourly now, up from $25/hourly from two years prior, and my new title is "I.T. analyst", effective last week. It was fun working the helpdesk, it was a great experience, especially being able to talk with all my co-workers irregardless of their position / seniority, and I learned a lot on expectation management and conflict resolution. It was countless amounts of password resets, default file association changes, and printer mappings, sprinkled with the occasional hardware failure, but I enjoyed it. I didn't expect being patient and waiting to be an essential part of my role. I've developed a lot of communication skills working the help desk and I feel like communication is an essential part of I.T. that many people don't realize. My role is a lot more administrative than technical - and I do a lot of license documentation and going over budgets for I.T. related spending (i.e. Telecommunications bills for our branch offices, reviewing expenses, and explaining to the financial side of the company why we're spending money on these services). I also teach a class on Microsoft Excel for our employees quarterly which I enjoy, although it's tiring to speak for 3 hours. I came into the company with a hot-shot mindset, thinking I was going to impress everyone with my knowledge and quickly climbing the ranks of the company. I'm approaching a fork in the road for my career in I.T., because I'm working on the technical aspects of I.T. less and less, and working more with the financial / project management side of things. So I'm unsure where I will end up in 5 years, but I'm positive it'll be where I need to be. I don't post much here, but I do lurk this subreddit for advice given to other I.T. professionals in similar shoes! I'd like to thank everyone here in /r/ITCareerQuestions for their contributions because it's because of you guys I was able to learn what I needed to learn in-order to progress my career! - Below is my previous post.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ITCareerQuestions/comments/7jssa2/19_years_old_just_got_my_first_it_job/ - It's been a long road, but it's only 44 more years until I can retire! haha [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 08:14 AM PST Hi everyone! I'm a recent grad with a BS in Cybersecurity and 7 months help desk experience working at a school and loving it! Unfortunately, it was a temporary contract job and will be ending in December. I am studying for a Sec+ cert ,and have been reaching out to all the jobs in the areas and even out of state, but I am having very little response back and the offers I do get are super low for the living area and market value. Like 13-15$ an hour for IT help desks or 50k for a DC or San Fran IT help desk and SOC analyst positions. I am at a loss of what to do now while being on this job hunt and not sure what to do next. What can I do to improve my job hunt and get better offers? [link] [comments]  |
| 39 years old, 15 years in IT, need a career advice Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:56 AM PST Currently I´m really depressed and do not know in which direction I should go on. I´m from Germany, have a Bachelor in Business Informatics and have been in the software development for the last 15 years. Always a bit too with project management and always Webbackend, Windows Service, MSSQL and OnPremise web hosting environments For the last 5 years I was mostly in team and project management, presales, aftersale, requirements engineering in-house and at the customer, Interface between business development and software development, defining processes, maintaining the scrum process, writing user stories, etc. and lead and support our team abroad. At some point, the unpaid overtime was just too much and we had no new developers (And the upper management do not even change that) and the pressure has strongly increased, so I quit without having anything new opportunities. I had to comply with a six-month notice period and after nearly 9 years in the Company I want just take a break. That with the break did not work so well, but that's another topic. So I thought, I'm going to Presales, Solution Consultants. I'm not that extroverted, but I'd like to go out to the customer, travel a bit, but not permanently 5 days a week. So I wrote a couple of applications, but it always fails by a lack of experience in sales and there are no junior positons. And the previously made presales expereience was of course different and not enough (It was only for the products that I was technically responsible for). I just do not know how to continue ... I've been unemployed for months now and just sit at home. I have never received so many rejections and with every rejections my self-confidence disappears. Do you have any ideas or opinions? P.S. Yeah, I know, the most of yu are from the US and the market in Germany is a bit different, but maybe somebody was in a similar situation. [link] [comments]  |
| What type of carreer can i pursue with this experience? IT - Buisness Posted: 24 Nov 2019 07:27 AM PST Hello everyone! I'm a level 1 IT support guy in a help desk. Some of the most stressful part of the job is we support a point of sale propietary software for the client which they use to manage they're world wide sales. It's a Java developed application that uses MYSQL database to retain the information locally that gets sent to SAP servers when everything matches (money vs product sold vs inventary , etc). The type of support we give them is not that IT related, it's more like a buissness-IT hybrid, we check the database using queries to make sure everything makes sense and fix values or tell them where they were making a mistake so they can complete the process they were doing. Is there a carreer path or a profession with a specific name for this? or what kind of carreer could i pursuit with this experience? I actually used to work as a project management in a manufacturing enterprise and have a Finances major and i have just started studying a carreer on IT , this kind of buisness-IT hybrids could be my speciality but i don't have an idea what kind of jobs to look further into my carreer! i actually know MYSQL, python (intermediate). thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Jobs in software dev/ Cyber Security. Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:22 AM PST Hey everyone. I'm starting my associates degree in IT at the start of the year and was planning on completing a bachelors degree of IT afterwards and getting a helpdesk job- However due to the fact I have a relatively severe stutter i'm thinking this might not be the best option. My other choice was a bachelors degree of computer science; this looks extremely interesting- mainly software development/cyber security. But i'm struggling to find any information on the fields, what jobs are available and how to get into the fields. I'm incredibly keen to start studying/get into the industry but I feel incredibly lost. If anyone has any resources or advice I would greatly appreciate it, i've checked out the wiki as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Is RPA a good field to switch to? Posted: 24 Nov 2019 06:54 AM PST Hi! Good day to all of you! I'm just wondering. Is being an RPA Developer a good career to switch to? I've been thinking it lately. I'm currently a cloud developer using firebase and node.js with google app maker for low code development. Your response will be highly appreciated! Thank you :) [link] [comments]  |
| Laptop recommendations for a new IT student. Posted: 23 Nov 2019 07:36 PM PST I am getting ready to pursue an associates degree in IT along with getting my certs. I have been researching different laptops for school, and I have seen a lot of different suggestions. I don't want to go too cheap and need a better laptop, or overspend on one and not need it. I don't currently have a computer as my last desktop but the big one (it was old anyways). I just recently had my first child so money is scarce. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2019 05:19 AM PST I am applying for a job with a VoIP company. The job description lists several technical terms and concepts. I am familiar with what they mean in the general sense, but am unsure how some of them specifically relate to VoIP. Not sure if this type of question is allowed here, but would anyone be able to explain these terms in the context of VoIP? DHCP Whitelisting IPs SBC LAN/WAN Firewall functionality Router Functionality APIs SIP VLAN Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Creating a Local Domain with Windows Server 2019 Posted: 23 Nov 2019 11:43 PM PST Hi guys/gals on the following vid I teach u How to create a Local Domain with windows server 2019, adding new users with Active Directory and joining a windows 10 machines to the Domain. Please feel free to pause or slow the video at any moment. thanks for the support. any question? Have a wonderful day!! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:40 PM PST Starting my first IT job ever at the beginning of the new year. Its a technology support role at a school. What are some things that I can do to prepare myself until then? I already have A+ and currently studying for network + to take it in January. [link] [comments]  |
| Interview for Career Analysis Paper in BUS 210 Course Posted: 23 Nov 2019 10:46 PM PST I'm a sophomore student in college and I'm doing a paper for my last Business intro class and it requires I interview someone that works in the field I want to go into. I'm studying IS and am just looking for a simple IT position like a customer support position that I could send some questions about? The paper is due Monday so if you may be able to help, please let me know as soon as possible! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2019 04:55 PM PST I recently quit my job as a Data Analyst/BI-Developer as I needed to take care of some issues at home. I've now got 2-3 weeks before I intend to start job hunting again. Ideally I'd like to end up in a Systems Administration position. Are there any certifications acquirable in this amount of time that are valuable to a SysAdmin, in addition to looking good on my resume? I'd prefer something local as I struggle with consistency but online is an option as well. Cost is not an issue if the program is worth it. I'm really looking for recommendations of how best to invest my time in the next couple weeks. In terms of current related skills: SQL | Python | Bash Beginner-Intermediate Windows & Linux troubleshooting experience. Basic network troubleshooting experience. Please don't hesitate to ask if you've got any additional questions. Thanks in advance for your input! [link] [comments]  |
| MTA 98-366 Study Material Recommendations Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:25 PM PST I'm preparing to take MTA 98-366 in the next couple of weeks and wanted to know are there any other study materials out there that I should take advantage of to prepare for the test. So far I purchased and watched Alton Hardin's Udemy course. I took thorough notes verbatim, printed them as well as the two practice exams that comes with it. https://www.udemy.com/mta-98-366-network-fundamentals-class-practice-exam-bundle/ I also found Alton Hardin's flash cards on Quizlet and been using those to quiz myself on there. https://quizlet.com/415584343/98-366-practice-flash-cards/ Lastly, I also found the Certiport study guide for 98-366 and have been using this to test myself as well https://downloads.certiport.com/Marketing/MTA/docs/MTA_SSG_WinServer_individual_without_crop.pdf Are there any other websites or apps that you would recommend I use to further prepare for the MTA 98-366 exam? [link] [comments]  |
| Questions about entering into the field. Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:06 PM PST Hello! I started out graduating high school and going straight into CS at a decent engineering school. Honestly, I was not ready for college at the time and ended up doing really badly. After my college attempts I started working for a hotel, and now I think i'm ready to go back to college. At first I was considering a CS degree again, but It would take me 4 years to complete, and I don't have the money to pay for 4 years of college. Alternatively, I can complete a MIS degree in 2 years or so. Would adding 20+k in debt over the 2 years be worth the MIS degree? I'm confident I can get a degree, but I just don't know what to do. Preferably I would like to get into a technical field. Networking or programming would be great. Are either of these fields realistic if I just get a MIS degree? Should I expect to still have to work my way up from help desk? Thanks for any advice! [link] [comments]  |
| Job interview next week how do I go about these questions? Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:05 PM PST Talking about an employment gap if the interviewer asks as I am trying to switch career paths since graduation and my first major IT oriented role ended almost seven months ago which was only a temp contract job. Currently I do a lot of customer service-based work which I have done for the last couple of years But I really want to change career industries and I feel like I can provide excellent client relationships and great support. I need to sell this. The position is only part time and I don't have that much experiance but I am eager to learn. It is in line as an intern based role but the requirments are really that of an entry level help desk job. Talking about CompTIA certifications how should I explain in detail how rewarding these achievements have been? I usually state that it gives me the foundation of how to tackle a technical related issue when I am not sure on where to start with the emphisis on asking the proper questions in a way non technical users can understand when trying to problem solve. It has allowed me to understand the basics of hardware, software and networking and how each component works. But what else should I include? [link] [comments]  |
| People who work remotely: what do you do and how has it been? Posted: 23 Nov 2019 01:51 PM PST I moved to a large city last year for the job opportunities, and it's been great so far, but I find myself missing shorter commutes, lower cost of living, and the friends and family I had in the smaller community I moved from. The unfortunate thing is that career opportunities there are extremely limited, so I'm thinking about finding positions that allow me to work remotely. I passed my CCNA R&S a few months ago since when I started the plan was to stay here, but that mostly seems to open on-perm positions. I've started learning Python and AWS with an eye to maybe opening DevOps positions at some point, but it will be a little while before I'm useful enough to be a good hire. I'm wondering what positions are available to remote workers so that I have a better idea of where to direct my studies. Another question for those of you working remotely, how have you found your career progression? Obviously it will have an effect on your ability to network, but do you feel satisfied with how your career has been going if you've been at it a while? Thanks for the advice! [link] [comments]  |
| Not sure if I should become a NOC Posted: 23 Nov 2019 12:50 PM PST I'm not sure if I want to pursue system admin or network administration. At the moment I work at second layer support helpdesk. It looks like I can get a job as a network operation center technician. If I do decide to pursue system administration would it be more beneficial to stay where I'm at or go with the other position? [link] [comments]  |
| Pentest+ vs AWS CSAA vs CySA+? Posted: 23 Nov 2019 12:44 PM PST Got security+ back in September and was wondering what the best option is for my next cert. I'm mainly interested in infosec. [link] [comments]  |
| Resource for upcoming interview Posted: 23 Nov 2019 11:30 AM PST Hi everyone! I have an upcoming technical interview for a windows system administrator type role. They emphasized the role & interview will be focused on SCCM > Powershell > Windows 10/AD Concepts, in that order. If anyone has any study-guides, learning resources or cramming sessions for any of these, I'd really appreciate it! Here is how comfortable I am with each currently: SCCM : We use it in our current organization. I know how to package items and update existing packages, but I'm not super comfortable with it yet as I've only been using it for less than a year. Powershell : Out of the 3, I'm the most comfortable with powershell. I've written scripts, can read scripts and use it on a daily basis. I've automated almost all of my AD/O365 work in PS so I'm comfortable with it. Windows 10 : We are almost done with upgrading our environment to windows 10. I'm not sure exactly what Win10 Concept they'd be hitting so I would love any advice here. Thanks again everyone and I really appreciate it. Happy Weekend! [link] [comments]  |
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