IT Career Video with 5 tips for nailing a job interview |
- Video with 5 tips for nailing a job interview
- For those in a AWS career, tell us more please!
- Moving out of state - when do I tell my boss?
- Landing my first "real" IT job after working for a major tech companies retail side.
- Is the "average salary" true to what you're receiving in compensation?
- Potential interview for entry level support role
- Career Path Help!
- N+ Resume advice
- Trying to come back to IT after 10+ years, need help deciding how to use my previous IT experience.
- Phone interview/screening with a recruiter for a cloud position
- Looking to get into the Wi-Fi aspect of networking, Best certs to go for?
- Advice Request: My friend is in a shitty work/potential legal situation and I want to advise him on how to get out. Please tell me what you think if you can! WARNING: Long Story
- How valuable am I?
- IT specialist w/clearance
- What job should i go for? No experience, and currently acquiring ccna
- How to prepare for CS in College?
- Interview questions for data engineering!? What your best answer ? Part 1
- Is a non-cybersecurity job ok?
- Do I need to go to college for a career in IT?
- Procter & Gamble Plant Technician Interview
- Is a AS in Cyber Security good enough to get a job?
- HELP! Entry Level Help Desk vs. Security Operations Intern
| Video with 5 tips for nailing a job interview Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:22 PM PST Hello everyone, I'm going to be candid. I run a small YT channel and I offer IT career advice as well as look at tech and do tutorials and guides. I have been an IT Director for the past few years and am using that experience and knowledge to help others. [link] [comments]  |
| For those in a AWS career, tell us more please! Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:22 AM PST Hi everyone Please share your experiences in the cloud work environment. How many certs do you have? What is your background. Do you like what you do? How much do you make? There are so many on this sub that want a career in the cloud, especially now that all Microsoft popular certs are retiring and the focus will be on Azure certs as well. Please provide any info... [link] [comments]  |
| Moving out of state - when do I tell my boss? Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:14 AM PST My wife recently landed a new job with a government agency in another state. The on-boarding process for that job will take 4-6 weeks for the background check before she even get's the official offer letter. Then it will be 45 days to report, including a move completely across the country. So, we're looking at early May as the most likely start for her (its end of Feb when I write this). I have already started looking for a job in the area we will be moving to, expecting a lead time of at least 4-6 week for my own search, possibly longer. I'm currently a mid-level IT worker, and I will be looking for something more senior - like a manager role or higher. Here's my question: when do I tell my current boss that I am moving? I have a very good relationship with both my immediate manager and my up-channel boss, so I want to give them as much notice as possible, but I don't want to screw myself over in the process. I was thinking of giving them a heads-up as early as next week (1st week in March), so they know it's coming. I would then work out to have my last day determined once we have the official offer letter for my wife and we know more exactly when we're leaving. Thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| Landing my first "real" IT job after working for a major tech companies retail side. Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:08 AM PST First let me say I am really excited to have found this sub! Its given me a lot of hope in regards to finding a job I wont despise. Ive read through the wiki and a good amount of posts and have gotten a lot more informed on things I can do. So Im currently freshly starting in very toxic brokerage/sales job that I cannot stay in for very long, I have about six months of training before I actually start in the job, so Im thinking of trying to get some certs to land a better job. Before this, I worked in retail at the Microsoft store for 3 years, so I have a very good working knowledge of their products and ecosystems, but dont know the best way to spin it on a resume. Im also not sure what I could do to build ob that to get into the field. Ideally, I would eventually like to wind up working with cloud tech and or security and data protection if that helps any. Once again thanks for the sub and any responses! [link] [comments]  |
| Is the "average salary" true to what you're receiving in compensation? Posted: 28 Feb 2020 07:21 AM PST I find myself asking this question routinely and truly believe that we're being duped into thinking that we deserve more than the industry is even willing to pay....and even that is low, but that is politics and I'm going to avoid that. My position states an average of 49k/yr and I'm pulling in $41,250 before benefits, which is about right, however, managers at other sites who also function as SCCM or SCSM admins and have VASTLY more experience and knowledge than me are only getting about $50k a year....and that's with a degree, proven background knowledge and experience and with time in their field whereas I have none of the above really (got a bit lucky). My problem is that I'm interested in getting my masters in Leadership and can't determine if it's ACTUALLY going to be worth my time in pay compensation over spending my time focusing on SCCM learning and such. I have limited experience in Powershell and SCCM but gather that I truly want to lead an SCCM team and enjoy working in SCCM. I'd anticipate with 5 years SCCM experience and a masters in leadership, I could move on my from current position and move up...but they googles is saying $96,000/yr...that's a HUGE leap. I just want to know if you personally see that these averages are truly close to what you end up receiving or if I should lower my expecations TL;DR: Do you get what the googles says you should make? [link] [comments]  |
| Potential interview for entry level support role Posted: 28 Feb 2020 11:22 AM PST Hi all, I'm new to IT and have recently started applying for entry level support jobs. In the mean time I have been studying towards A+ and feel around about ready to book my first exam. In 2 weeks I'll be going on holiday and I intend to take the exams asap when I get back. I applied for a first line support job with a tech company in a nearby town last night and got a call back from the recruiter this morning. He seemed unimpressed with my non existent on the job experience and lack of certs but still wanted to put my CV forward to the company. Within a couple of hours he got back to me to let me know the company would like to speak to me on Monday to determine if I would be a good fit for an interview. At this point I'm unsure if I'm ready yet to go into an IT role as I have always worked in finance. With that being said though working in finance has definitely had its initial challenges when starting out in a job that I have always overcome. Is there any tips anyone can give as a beginner to IT to ensure that I give myself the best chances of an interview on Monday. I already explained to the recruiter today that my current role has given me great customer service and problem solving skills. Do I just emphasise on this to the company on Monday and show how eager I am to learn? Any advice would be really appreciated 😁. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2020 11:20 AM PST Hi I'm 34 and trying to figure out my life , in a manner of speaking. I would really like to get into the IT field but I have no formal IT education, or experience. I'm currently studying for the A+ exam so that I can get into Western Governors University's (WGU) Cyber Security program. I have always enjoyed working with computers. I know the basics; how to open up a computer and add memory, or graphics cards. How to navigate an O.S. and restore it if something goes wrong. I've just never had the formal experience, or training. A lot of things I've learned on my own and it seems easy to me. When people praise me for fixing something, I'm like "You coulda just Googled it, like I did." Meanwhile I do have 5 years of experience in Health Information Management and 17 years of basic office experience, I just hate it though. It's not challenging or engaging, but it's a steady paycheck with a clear career path and employers like experience. All of that is to ask this; am I wasting my time and money in persuing an IT career when I have no experience? I'm no spring chicken, I should've started laying foundations ages ago, but I feel like I'm running out of time now. Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2020 10:00 AM PST I will obtain my N+ in May, currently have the A+, can I add that to my resume or should I wait until I actually have it? Edit: Can I add the expected date of completion [link] [comments]  |
| Trying to come back to IT after 10+ years, need help deciding how to use my previous IT experience. Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:31 AM PST My previous IT experience consists of: 2005-2006> Sub contractor for Dell as a field tech for warranty repairs. 2-3 calls a month in my spare time. Changed motherboards, CPUs, RAM and screens, etc. Dell changed contractors for my region and I had no contacts with the new contractor. 2006-2007> Full time sub contractor for a guy that was trying to sell me his company. Rural business with a hospital as the biggest customer. I did all the house calls he didn't want to deal with (You know, the cat ladies) and helped him with the hospital but that was mostly him. It was mostly virus and malware removal, some network stuff at the hospital. He told me he wanted me to buy the business or I couldn't work for him anymore. I couldn't get a loan to buy his company and I decided to give up on a career in IT and become a helicopter pilot. Honestly, I can't even remember the guy's name or what he called his company. 2008-2010> Worked part time for a flight school while learning to fly. I had a lot of roles at this flight school, including being the IT guy. It's not like I was doing IT stuff every day, but anytime there was a computer or network problem I took care of it, we had one server with Windows Server 2008, and 10+- workstations on the domain. 2011-present Professional Pilot. I will finish my degree next year, and plan on taking A+ in the next month. Thoughts on including those items on my resume from 10-15 years ago? Does that count as "5 years of experience" considering some of it was part time? Will it be ignored because it was so long ago? Would it be better to leave it as a simple footnote "Previous IT experience from 2005-2010" I'm also a little concerned that it will just make me look old. [link] [comments]  |
| Phone interview/screening with a recruiter for a cloud position Posted: 28 Feb 2020 07:47 AM PST Hi everyone, First time posting here. I have an interview or you can say phone screening for a cloud engineer position next week. I have my AWS-CCP, SAA, and working on the Developer Associate currently. I am completing my degree in IT this May as well. I have been in retail sales for about 5 years now and have applied to over 150 various IT jobs and internships. I was able to get about 20 phone interviews but no offer. This has been going on since September 2019. I saw this cloud position for an AWS consulting partner through my school portal, applied, and heard back the same week. This has been in such a long time that I have received a screening for a full-time cloud position as I have no IT experience. My question is what can I do to turn this around in an offer and not get rejected or ghosted later on in the process? It has been mentally and emotionally exhausting in these past 6 months applying to jobs and getting either rejected in the beginning or after an interview. BTW, I am currently working on an AWS project at school with my peers on building a CI/CD environment using CodeDeploy and CodePipeline. I will be pulling off code from a GitHub repo that my other peers are working on to push it into AWS and automate deployments of our application. I don't know much about it, but my professor is helping us to get through it, so I am learning quite a bit. TL;DR: Phone interview for a cloud position with no prior IT experience. What can I do to turn this around in a full-time offer or at least move forward in the process? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking to get into the Wi-Fi aspect of networking, Best certs to go for? Posted: 28 Feb 2020 02:53 AM PST Hi all, I've been keen to take a deep dive into Wi-Fi and Enterprise WLAN deployments and all the considerations that come with that. I've completed a Level 4 Network Engineer apprenticeship and have certs in CompTIA N+ & S+. I'm planning on also doing the new CCNA exam this year. My questions is, if I want to learn more about Wi-Fi and certify my skills, what is the best exams to go for and what training? Any advice appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2020 09:58 PM PST Warning: This is gonna be a long one. I may include extra non-essential details, but I wanna describe it as best I can. I'll put a TL;DR at the end if you want to scroll down for the short version. To preface this, I am no longer officially affiliated with the company in question and have left for reasons unrelated to this story. This will be my own second-hand account as all the information about this situation was given to me by my friend, so take what I say with a grain of salt as it is likely only part of the actual story, but I'll do my best to relay it as it was told to me. Additionally, all names will be changed to maintain anonymity. The reason I am posting this here is not to get anybody in trouble. I am first and foremost worried about the current position my friend is in and would like to give the best advice I can give to him on how best to get out of there as quickly as possible while also avoiding potential legal ramifications (he didn't do anything wrong, but I'll explain why I'm worried below toward the end of the story). Timeline: This story will take place over the past year up until now, so I will start at the beginning and fast forward to the relevant sections. Backstory: My friend (herein referred to as "John") and I used to work together in the IT Department at a large company (herein referred to as "Hell Inc."). I wasn't there for very long and we worked in separate offices in different geographic locations across the country and traveled sometimes, but we chatted with each other often and became pretty good friends in a short amount of time (and still are today). He is competent, friendly and hard working and was always happy to help me out whenever I needed it while I was working there. I left the company a while ago for reasons unrelated to this story. A while after I left, our (my former) manager (herein referred to as "NC", short for Napoleon Complex) hired a new guy (herein referred to as "Jerkwad"). We had several offices located in different geographic locations as I mentioned and worked with several other guys in the office, one of whom (herein referred to as "Django") will be relevant shortly. The Actual Story: NC was an okay manager while I was there. We only really talked via e-mail and phone, but he was at least a passable manager, mostly hands-off and left me to my own devices. All in all, I didn't really have any problems with him. But then I left. And then NC hired Jerkwad. Jerkwad was in the same office as John but quickly started brown-nosing NC and shit went south FAST. He started making up rumors about all of my former coworkers to cozy up to NC and make himself look good while making everybody else look bad. It didn't help that everything he told NC was taken at face value and treated as gospel. Add onto that that Jerkwad didn't actually know a server from a hole in the wall so basically he was getting paid to spread rumors and make shit up about everybody. From what John told me, this included calling John names (gay, Neo-Nazi, etc.), and basically being a complete scumbag. But it wasn't just John, he was doing it to everybody he worked in close proximity with. After a while, NC started punishing my coworkers based on whatever Jerkwad told him. This goes on for months. It got to the point where over the course of a few months, several of my former coworkers actually quit because they were getting tired of dealing with NC punishing them for the shit Jerkwad was making up about them, even though they didn't actually do anything he was saying. Enter: Django. He is getting shafted by NC because of all the shit that Jerkwad started making up in spite of the fact that Django is actually doing his job very well and Jerkwad is doing Jack Shit. Seriously, he's literally not doing anything other than contemplate ways to fuck with everybody. Then, to make matters worse, NC starts writing Django up left and right for anything and everything Jerkwad can come up with. Everybody in the company who works with Jerkwad hates him at this point. This part is only kinda relevant so I'll just skip to the end and say that Django started an e-mail paper-trail to track all the bullshit they tried to pull on him. Eventually, NC and Jerkwad try to confront Django, but he proves them wrong with his paper trail, and in front of top executives of the company no less. Unfortunately, this company has seen multiple CEO changes in a short span of a few years, so the upper management doesn't know enough to actually do anything to NC. Fast forward two weeks. Django was traveling in a different state than his office for work stuff. While he was traveling, he gets laid off indefinitely, over the phone after he touched down at the airport no less. NC cancels his hotel and rental car and leaves him stranded in the middle of nowhere without any resources to get home. Django is pissed, and rightfully so. Eventually he is able to make his way home safely, but at this point, Django has enough paper-trail evidence against NC for a solid case (according to John) to sue for wrongful termination and John already said he would volunteer to be a character witness for all the crap they pulled on him. So Django may very well be a rich man in a few months. I don't know Django personally and haven't kept up with that part of the story since, so I don't know what, if anything, ever came of that. Not sure how relevant this Django part is to John's current situation, but it provides some context as the what kind of company Hell Inc. is with NC as a manager. A few months later after this whole fiasco, John finds a new contract job. It pays less, but he's happy to put Hell Inc. behind him. He puts in his two week notice and, naturally, NC just fires him that day, which was a surprise to John, but not to me. Fast forward to a week ago. John's contract with his new employer was due to expire and out of the blue, NC phones him along with several of the higher-up execs at Hell Inc. They actually apologize and attempt to persuade John to come back by letting him know that they finally fired Jerkwad (NOTE: They did not actually say the word "fired", just heavily suggested it, but that will be relevant shortly). Jerkwad didn't do shit at Hell Inc., and let the IT systems pretty much disintegrate. Add onto that the fact that the company is undergoing a major restructuring and the whole workplace is basically in chaos. John's Big Mistake: I was hoping John was gonna tell NC to go hell for all the crap he gave him and put an end to it then and there, but he then throws me for a loop and I learned that John is in a tough spot financially right now. Hell Inc. offered him his job back on the spot along with a raise and that caught John's ear. He mulled the decision over for a week and before he told me anything, he negotiated a further raise and took his old job back. Now I like John. But if he had told me all of this before this decision, I would have drove across the country, knocked on his door and slapped his ass silly for even considering this. Hell Inc. is a shit show and it doesn't take a genius to know that based on everything I've said about it thus far, voluntarily going back is a colossally bad idea. NC let Jerkwad make his life hell and talk shit about him and did nothing to stop him. Then when he leaves, they fire him on the spot. They already burned him once without any forethought. And John thinks things are different just because they offered him a little bit more money? Yeaaaaa, I ain't buying that for a second. I firmly believe NC is just using John and had he spoken with me before he did this, I would have told him to tell them to shove it up their asses. I know this will not end well for him, but too little too late. John already accepted the job and was poised to start the following week. Fast forward to now. John started back at Hell Inc and the first day goes well. Meets the guys who replaced Jerkwad and everything is going okay. Then, unsurprisingly, John finds out proof that Jerkwad has deleted company data. But not just that, Jerkwad has stolen company equipment, sexually harassed a girl in the office and I suspect a bunch of other stupid shit he didn't remember to tell me. Per Hell Inc. company policy, John reports the data deletion and equipment theft to NC, at which point, NC FUCKING EXPLODES on him. NC cusses John out for "dragging Jerkwad's good name through the mud" and threatens to fire him if he ever brings up Jerkwad's name again. Apparently, Jerkwad wasn't actually fired, but left for a different job at a different company which is why the position opened up to begin with. NC pretty much just told John that he is a placeholder for Jerkwad until he comes back (not in exact wording, but easy enough to understand). Based on what John told me, and being that Jerkwad is an idiot who doesn't know shit and likely isn't going to succeed in whatever his new position is, he will likely come back to Hell Inc. at some point since apparently NC still likes him. I told John that he needs to get the fuck out of that company ASAP. But now I'm worried after he told me he reported the deleted company data and stolen equipment, as I'm sure that's actually a felony if done on purpose. I'm worried that since NC isn't doing anything about the reported thefts and data deletion, that he's setting up John as the fall guy for when Jerkwad returns, hence my worries about this whole situation. Silver Lining: John's last job, while paying less than Hell Inc. called him back after he started and said they miss him and want him to come back and offered a bit more money for him along with a full-time position. It's still less than Hell Inc. so he would have to take a slight pay-cut, but I think that is the best option for him (can't put a price on peace of mind). I just know that sooner or later, NC is gonna pull some shit on John, I can just feel it. I don't want John to go down for stupid shit that Jerkwad pulled. He's too good and nice of a person for that. What I think John should do: - First, I want John to call his old company about getting his old job back to see if he can get that lined up. If he can, then he proceeds to my next suggestion: Start a paper trail of any and all actionable e-mails. He with the most documentation wins after all. - Next: Report the deletion of company data via e-mail to NC again. But this time, CC HR and the executives of the company and include an attachment of the copy policy with an outline of the specific policy for reporting company data deletion. I also want to suggest he make a copy of the e-mail for himself. If NC goes through with it and fires him for it, I think he can sue for wrongful termination. - Last: After he leaves, I want him to hire a lawyer to pose as a potential employer and make a recorded call to NC and state that John listed him as a reference and that he had good things to say about his performance. This way, if NC says anything bad about John, he is legally culpable and John can prevent his name from being slandered by a bad reference down the road. TL;DR My friend John left a crappy job due to a shitty manager and a shitty coworker who lied about him, deleted company data and stole company equipment. The manager called and apologized and John eventually went back because he needed the money, only to find out they lied to him about everything, the shitty coworker was not actually being fired and and I'm worried he's being set up as the fall guy for the liar coworker's shitty/illegal actions. With all that said, fellow Redditors, what do you think I should tell John to do? All replies and suggestions are appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2020 03:06 AM PST I'm currently deployed as a 25B with a security clearance. After deployment, I will have 3 years of experience w/ Sec+, Net+ and A+. What should I shoot for? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2020 02:05 AM PST I am in National Guard in Massachusetts and I am a 25B with security clearance with 2 years of experience. What is a good salary for a job based on my duties as a 25B? I moved from another state and I know Boston cost of living is high so if asked what I expect salary wise, what is a reasonable demand? [link] [comments]  |
| What job should i go for? No experience, and currently acquiring ccna Posted: 28 Feb 2020 12:32 AM PST Hello all, I have decided to enter the world of IT. I realize there are many paths one can take, and I would appreciate some help. I have no experience in the field and am currently acquiring a ccna cert through my local community college. I need a new job because my current one is not paying me enough, and i also want to build some experience so by the time i finish my ccna i will have something under my belt. I was wondering what you guys might recommend i look into? From my understanding help desk is kind of a right of passage but has nothing to do with networking. I am also located in silicon valley.. Any opinion helps. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| How to prepare for CS in College? Posted: 28 Feb 2020 12:08 AM PST I am currently a high school senior graduating in 3 months and I plan to attend to Community College for Computer Science for 2 years then transfering to University. My question is how do I prepare for it? I have some basic knowledge of Python. Should I keep learning Python? I'm currently reading books and following Teamtreehouse subscription. Also are there any other courses that I should also take a look at? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Interview questions for data engineering!? What your best answer ? Part 1 Posted: 27 Feb 2020 10:55 PM PST Please explain your experience with relational database design, development ? Please explain your experience with big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka. ? Please explain your experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases.? Please explain your experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools. [link] [comments]  |
| Is a non-cybersecurity job ok? Posted: 27 Feb 2020 10:22 PM PST I'm a senior at university about to graduate in a few months and I've been searching for jobs. My degree is in cybersecurity and that is the type of job that I would prefer to be doing right out of college. I have gotten some offers for non-cybersecurity jobs such as sysadmin, network admin, and software engineering jobs. If I want to have a career in cybersecurity, would it hurt my ability to pursue that if I take a non-cybersecurity job right out of college or will I be able to get into the field with experience in another type of IT/CS job? [link] [comments]  |
| Do I need to go to college for a career in IT? Posted: 27 Feb 2020 06:31 PM PST I am currently a senior in high school with my CompTIA A+ and Network+ certification. I am also expecting to get my Security+ by graduation as well as an AA in general studies from my community college (dual enrollment). I have had two internships: with my school district working as a tech and working at a real estate company as a network technician. I would say I'm graduating high school in a good position, and I'm confident I could get a basic job anywhere with my experience and knowledge (I know it's not as easy as it sounds, so no I don't expect everything to be handed to me). That isn't important, but what is important is that I don't know if I need a college career to be successful. Ultimately, I want a career in cybersecurity. I have spoken with other people in the IT field, and the majority say that certifications are the way to go. I spoke with a CCIE, and he said that college would be a waste of time where I could be getting vendor-specific certifications. On the other hand, I have spoken with counselors and college coordinators and they all say that I need to go to college to be successful in this field. They say my certifications won't hold as much weight as a degree. (I agree with CompTIA certs; however, I'm just starting, and I plan to branch out into more certs in the future) Now that my senior year is ending, and I should have been applying to colleges like...yesterday, but I'm beginning to feel like without a degree I won't make it. I want to know what other people's experience is like. I do and I want to approach this topic with an open mind. Of course, I believe that a degree may help me, but will no degree prevent me from excelling in my field? I'm open to many different opinions. Edit: Grammar [link] [comments]  |
| Procter & Gamble Plant Technician Interview Posted: 27 Feb 2020 09:50 PM PST Hi guys, wasn't really sure where to ask this question so here i am lol Im a 21 year old male who's fresh out of a minimum wage dead end job trying to make a career for himself, and i scored an interview with Procter and Gamble to be a plant technician, just curious what i need to know going into this to get the best possible outcome, im totally inexperienced with this type of work and would be going into it as an entry level beginner learning the ropes. I tried the practice test out and failed half the questions 7 out of 14 so i definitely wanna study as much as i can for this. I have a month to do it. [link] [comments]  |
| Is a AS in Cyber Security good enough to get a job? Posted: 27 Feb 2020 09:46 PM PST Follow up question: Is it good enough to get a good paying job? I dont want to end up earning only 11 a hour being IT Help desk and never being able to move up. [link] [comments]  |
| HELP! Entry Level Help Desk vs. Security Operations Intern Posted: 27 Feb 2020 11:06 AM PST Hello all, I will be graduating this upcoming May (majoring in InfoSec) and I am curious about which route I should take. I completed an internship doing IT support with a firm this past summer and enjoyed it, however, my interests really pertain to security. I have been offered a full-time position with the firm doing the same type of work ( 6am - 3pm shift -_-) but also have the opportunity to become an intern with Planned Parenthood as a part of their Security Operations Team. I know for sure I would be making more money taking the full time role but like I said my interests are in security ($15/hr/35hrs per week vs around ~55k annual). I don't want to give up a full time role though as they obviously don't come by easily! What do you guys think my course of action should be? Would you take the Help Desk role and learn the basics/build upon previous knowledge or chance on an internship doing security? [link] [comments]  |
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