IT Career Full-time school, full-time job, full-time Dad, while getting The 3 core CompTIA certificates. Is it a practical and worth it? |
- Full-time school, full-time job, full-time Dad, while getting The 3 core CompTIA certificates. Is it a practical and worth it?
- Cyber Security w/o security clearance..?
- Anyone have any direction on getting first Linux-heavy job, when every posting I see requires a lot of Linux experience?
- How does fraud like this occur on a mass scale without severe repercussions for companies / people involved?
- Looking for advice on career path
- How important is the type of internship you get?
- Getting AWS cert without experience?
- would it be worth doing this?
- Just left High School ( England)
- What courses/certifcations should i go for?
- comptia network+ n10-007 study material?
- Google ITRP - Mountain View
- Best IT youtubers for information and or Career advice ?
- What Should I do to get started?
- Need some advice for breaking into the IT field. Already have A+, N+, Sec+ and Microsoft 365 Modern Desktop associate. Still can't find a job
- Current job shutting down in May- better to search in Jan. with 3 months exp. or April with 6 months exp.?
- What is it like a day in the life of my fellow IT members?
- Looking to switch from Retail to IT in the near future
| Posted: 26 Dec 2019 04:17 AM PST Once the certificates are completed, what should I get as far as jobs go that will allow night classes or work from home? Once my Computer Engineering Degree is done what roles and pay could 3 certs and a degree set me up for? [link] [comments]  |
| Cyber Security w/o security clearance..? Posted: 26 Dec 2019 06:48 AM PST Long story short, I attended a Cyber Security Bootcamp and unable to find any security positions that don't require a clearance. I don't have a criminal record but I don't want to take a poly, hence the requirement of a non-clearance position. Should I continue down the security path if I am unwilling to get a clearance? I have IT experience and sec+. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2019 07:59 AM PST About me I work as an "IT Support Specialist" in a department of 2, and I've been in IT for a bit more than three years. I have an associates in general studies and an A+. I'm studying for the RHCSA and Net+ and plan on testing for both in Feb My long term goal has been working with Linux, for a variety of reasons, but at this point I'd say my next-step goal is "anything where I'm not doing L1 tech support anymore" Context My issue is that the more time I spend in IT the more confused I get about how to get from where I am to where I want to be. When looking at jobs posted on sites like Dice in my local market or talking with local recruiters or going to job fairs:
When I go to Dice (etc) there definitely are Linux-heavy ops-side jobs getting posted in my area, but it seems all of them either want a top secret clearance (don't have, don't really want to have to get), or 3-5 years experience. A lot of those jobs that want experience are for large financial institutions and I'm guessing that they want someone who can support 10k+ users without training, which I both understand and hate. There's some more fun there, because those jobs include just a ridiculous range of other technologies: one to three of a dozen config management tools, one of half dozen virtualization tools and/or one of a half dozen cloud services, most list Python, but I've seen a dozen listed, and each usually wants some experience with some other technology like Cisco networking, some VOIP service, a firewall service, a monitoring tool, etc. And a lot of these are listed as firm requirements. The folks in my local LUG that I've asked for direction usually tell me they don't know much about civilian hiring practices because they're defense contractors, or they're on the dev side of the house. Local recruiters I've talked to honestly seem more unsure than I am. About the best I've gotten is "maybe get a Net+ and Sec+?" I've been thinking very seriously about figuring out the most popular local cloud service and config management tool and setting up a blog for one of my hobbies, listing it on my resume as if it's a side job where my title is "Linux admin", and just hoping that no one realizes it's a DnD blog. TL;DR Very confused about how to go from "IT Support Specialist" to anything Linux heavy because local recruiters/hiring managers want broad range of certs, don't usually care about Linux specific certs, want huge range of config management/virtualization/cloud/programming languages/other technologies, my limited business experience with Linux apparently isn't enough, and I keep getting told hiring managers are "only interested in enterprise experience" and not lab work. I've been thinking seriously about setting up a cloud-based website for a hobby and suggesting on my resume it's a side-hustle and not just a DnD blog. Questions
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| Posted: 26 Dec 2019 08:42 AM PST I had a work situation recently where a guy was hired to be a senior sysadmin but had [almost] no skills and barely spoke English. He likely had someone else complete the telephone interview for him. How do contracting / staffing companies and hiring managers do this and not suffer repercussions or hurt the companies they're sourcing people for? If you have a ton of incompetent people who can't do their jobs and don't even have basic linguistic or technical skills, how is shit like this sustainable? Similar / In the same vein: [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for advice on career path Posted: 26 Dec 2019 09:27 AM PST I am currently work for an MSP in the Portland, OR area as a consulting Systems Administrator. I have around 5 years of IT experience working in a Cisco and Windows environment. Currently I have no certs but I am in the process of earning my BS in Cloud and Systems Administration with a expected graduation date of 2023 at Weatern Governors University (maybe sooner). My plan is to become a Cloud Engineer or something related. While taking my regular classes, is there any projects I should look at doing? If so, where should I start? Any other certs you I should study for outside of what I will earn at WGU? Certs included in program: Amazon AWS SysOps Administration–Associate CIW Site Development Associate A+ (CompTIA) Cloud Essentials (CompTIA) Cloud+ (CompTIA) Network+ (CompTIA) Security+ (CompTIA) Project+ (CompTIA) ITIL®1 Foundation Certification (Axelos) LPI Linux Essentials [link] [comments]  |
| How important is the type of internship you get? Posted: 26 Dec 2019 09:15 AM PST This might sound like a silly question in the long run, but I managed to finally secure an internship next year. It's with ADP, but it's not an IT related internship from what I see. It's more Client Service oriented. I just wasn't sure if I should focus on finding a helpdesk job during my last semester or push through with the internship. [link] [comments]  |
| Getting AWS cert without experience? Posted: 26 Dec 2019 08:53 AM PST Is it okay to directly jump to AWS while I'm still in Uni? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2019 07:36 AM PST ^^ would it be worth dropping a day from my current job and using it to do job interviews and deal with job-related calls etc? Has anyone ever done anything like this? [link] [comments]  |
| Just left High School ( England) Posted: 26 Dec 2019 07:33 AM PST As the title states I have just left high school with all my gcses with a level 7 in computer science. In the future i plan to become a network engineer as networking was one of my favourite subjects in computer science at home and a genuine interest of mine. So I was hoping you guys could help point me in the right direction on what I should do now. I have asked some people locally who have a some what idea and they all mention to take cisco exams first starting with ccnet and get some comptia certificates. Any help and pointers? [link] [comments]  |
| What courses/certifcations should i go for? Posted: 26 Dec 2019 07:14 AM PST Hi everyone, I am currently in the final stages of trying for an apprenticeship at an IT outsourcing company where i would be working on their service desk and I want to learn extra in my spare time what certifications would you recommend i try for so i can improve myself (Im really interested in going down a cyber security path) Thank you for your help Edit for clarification: I have a Btec lvl 2 Ext Diploma in ICT and a google garage certificate as part of the course i did at college [link] [comments]  |
| comptia network+ n10-007 study material? Posted: 26 Dec 2019 09:00 AM PST Hey Everyone, I just finished reading through the Mike Myers CompTIA Networking+ book. I am going through it now and making a study guide. I am looking for a resource I can download to my phone for a study guide. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Dec 2019 11:30 PM PST I recently accepted a job offer through Google as an IT Resident and will be starting next year. I realize this question has been asked before, however I'm very excited for this and I'm hoping to get more recent feedback about these positions regarding salary, work/life balance, expenses, etc from current or former residents. I'll be living on my own for the first time and also wanted to know some things such as: best/cheaper areas to live in, commutes, what kind of expenses to expect, post resident life/plans, and anything else that might be of value. [link] [comments]  |
| Best IT youtubers for information and or Career advice ? Posted: 25 Dec 2019 10:36 AM PST Anyone IT youtube channel is great but even more specifically someone who doesn't have a degree and can give more information on how they went about it. [link] [comments]  |
| What Should I do to get started? Posted: 26 Dec 2019 01:21 AM PST I wanna get into the IT field so I wanna know what field I should focus on and how exactly can I get started. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Dec 2019 02:55 PM PST I was enrolled in an IT program that paid for my certs they said they were going to help me getting a job, but they didn't so I'm currently applying for jobs and so far the entry level help desk openings that I see ask for either a bachelor's or 1-2 years experience which I don't possess. Any advice on how to get a job? Currently I'm working towards getting the Microsofts server 2016 cert, but I feel like getting a junior admin job without any experience is a bit unrealistic. If you guys have any idea of another cert I could get that would help me to break into this field please let me know I appreciate all the help. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Dec 2019 12:39 PM PST What is more likely to get job? Is experience or timing more important in a <1 year noob getting another job? All other things being equal. [link] [comments]  |
| What is it like a day in the life of my fellow IT members? Posted: 25 Dec 2019 09:37 PM PST Hello Everyone, Hoping to get some advice or insight on the IT work environment from other members of the field. Given my experiences with the company I feel like I should leave the field. I wonder if this is the same no matter where I go or if the place is just a mess. Honestly, I would like to feel like I will advance in my career instead of feeling like I'm not going anywhere. There is always some complaint or something or they always decide to just go to my coworker instead. There is just two of us and my coworker works with two other sites. And no matter what I do or change I end up not getting anywhere and this has been going on for a little over 7 and half years. I typed up a super long backstory, but I felt like I would be just ranting. So I am curious if this is the same with anyone else or I'm just experiencing being overworked or something. Anything is appreciated!! [link] [comments]  |
| Looking to switch from Retail to IT in the near future Posted: 25 Dec 2019 01:47 PM PST Good afternoon! I'm currently working for a subsidiary of a large telecommunications company here in Canada doing retail sales, and have finally decided that I want to attend the college program I was interested in a couple of years ago: Computer Systems Technician (Co-op) at Algonquin College. I'm currently 18 years old, earning an average of $26k gross per year in my current position. I don't want to stay in retail my whole life, so I'm looking at eventually (likely in the new year) switching companies and joining the IT industry to earn a higher income and have the option to further progress my career. I have 6 months of previous experience working at a small computer repair shop as a Co-op technician, and I already feel that the IT industry is perfect for me as I enjoy working with computers. My question to this subreddit is: What certifications should I aim for to obtain an entry-level position, and how much experience should I have? [link] [comments]  |
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