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- 15, looking at how I can set myself up for a career in IT
- Don't try to learn everything - focus on ONE thing that's relevant to your current role
- Is a CCNA Routing and Switching cert enough for an entry level networking position?
- How should I search for jobs in Networking?
- Become a Cloud Admin/DevOps
- Will help desk be the only entry lvl job IT I can go into?
- Is 27 to old to start an IT Career?
- Laptops for IS/IT school?
- CCNA/Net+ Question
- Major in Accounting or Cybersecurity for IT Auditing?
- Amazon Data Center Technician Interview
- Pay / Renumeration AUD for on call work / Careers
- 52 year old with BA in Communications looking to start work in IT...Is there any hope for me?
- How far can I go with just SQL?
- Have you seen the end coming?
- Azure vs AWS
- Help me find a career in IT?
- What comes after A+?
- Successful at your job
- Cert
- How difficult are the duties of a network engineer or architect?
- Transcom?
| 15, looking at how I can set myself up for a career in IT Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:24 PM PDT I'm an currently 15, because of COVID-19 I have a ton of time off. I have come to a decision that once out of high school a career in IT is something that I might want. I am looking at how I can set myself up for this. I would love to take on projects, learn some new stuff, and generally prepare myself. I am open to anything that might give me a step up on the competition. I don't even know where to start. Certs? Project? Learn to code? Up to this point I have been playing around with IT at my house and learning a lot on YouTube. Sadly due to my high school I can't take any CS classes, my local uni which I have taken some courses at doesn't offer anything related. Any advise would be welcome! [link] [comments]  |
| Don't try to learn everything - focus on ONE thing that's relevant to your current role Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:36 AM PDT I need to remind myself of this often, so I thought it could be helpful to others in this sub. Stop trying to learn everything and just get great at ONE thing, or a few things that are relevant to your current role. You level up by being great at your current role. This is especially true for me because I work for a large org and want to stay with them for years, perhaps even the rest of my career (I'm in my late 30's). But back to the learning topic. For example, I work in Enterprise CloudOps so I live in the Linux CLI all day, every day. Could I learn Python, SQL, Bash, etc? Yes, of course, and I've tried to....but is it really relevant to my day-to-day? I mean, will I actually use these newly developed skills on Monday? When I frame it in these terms it becomes clear - the answer is no. Ok, so what is? The Linux CLI. So that's what I'm trying to master now. Going deeper with CLI basics, plus VIM, SED & AWK, regex, etc. Once I feel I never have issues (or infrequently have issues) in the CLI that slow me down, I will go back to learning Python. I started thinking about this a lot recently after reading the books "Deep Work" and "Essentialism." Not to stray too far off topic, but we live in an ADD society, and I'm certainly guilty of it myself. Step one is recognizing the problem. EDIT: You guys have a made a very good point - that you need to develop skills for the job you want to move into. Of course this is true, but what I was trying to drive home with this post is:
If you are job-hopping of course point 1 above isn't exactly applicable, but chances are good you will continue with a similar role at the new job, albeit a more advanced one, yes. So, master the relevant skill at-hand, then move on to mastering the skill that will help open the door to the next logical step in your career path. [link] [comments]  |
| Is a CCNA Routing and Switching cert enough for an entry level networking position? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 03:10 AM PDT So I've recently had to stop going to school (this was my second time attending) because of this whole COVID nonsense, and it's honestly not looking like I'll be able to return any time soon. I was going for a cs associates degree and my school (just a community college) utilized sites like TestOut for some of their coursework, which at the end of each course provided students with a cert for that course. They also had four CCNA courses. I passed the first two so I have a routing and switching cert, but I had to drop before finishing the last two courses. I live in a medium sized town kind of in the middle of nowhere Arkansas, and I'm having a helluva time finding a job that I qualify for with this certification. By that I mean I'm having a hard time literally finding places hiring for any kind of position that I would be qualified to fill, not that I'm being turned down for not being qualified enough. And honestly I'm just looking for something entry level. I just don't want to end up working at this damn Tyson chicken factory for the rest of my life. So I have a few questions:
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| How should I search for jobs in Networking? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 08:51 AM PDT I am finding Networking to be an exciting and challenging career field. I would just like some advice on where to start. I currently have my A+, N+, and Microsofts MDAA. I will take my Sec+ exam in May which will give me the CompTIA trifecta. That being said, I have no experience in IT. I would really like to work in my field as this would be the first job that I actually went to school for. Even with those certifications I listed, I imagine I'll have to accept a Help Desk position, which is fine with me. My concern would be not getting the experience in Networking that I'll need to advance my career. How do I know which IT departments offer more than just help desk? Is the business large enough to have Network admins that I can shadow or learn from? Should I focus my searches on NOCs? Or take any help desk position? Thank you for any advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 06:52 AM PDT Hi everyone! I'm debating on what I should focus next.. I just started a job last week as a network admin and so far I love it. We're deploying Meraki devices all over the country so I'm learning a lot about networking in general, VPNs, automation, APIs, etc. I have some free time after work, my goal is to become a Cloud Admin/DevOps but the thing is my company is not there so even if I learn Azure, AWS, I wouldn't be able to practice these skills with my day-to-day job. I've been learning Python for the past 5-6 months so I've became good at making scripts related to network automation. Now my question is: Should I go for CCNP and strengthen my skills in networking/automation to become a really good network admin or should I study other topics related to DevOps to follow my goal ? I really like this company and I guess they will have to make some "upgrades" sooner or later so I'm thinking: I should be ready when they open new roles. For those of you who became DevOps after the years, what were your learning path ? Thanks! Happy Sunday [link] [comments]  |
| Will help desk be the only entry lvl job IT I can go into? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 09:15 AM PDT I've been in the service industry for years now and I want to go into something else. I've tried college, but I just never really liked it. I switched majors like 3 times (Marketing, accounting, business admin) before finally dropping out. I'm low on money and I really don't want to go back to school and waste anymore time and money. I'm in my mid 20's and currently out of work due to covid19. Once everything gets better, I'll be working at the restaurant again. I've worked at a lot of different restaurants in my life. I've worked at trashy restaurants and also upscale restaurants and tbh there all the same. People still act like jerks no matter where you go. I just really don't want be doing this anymore. I thought about getting into IT because I know I don't really need a degree to land a job. My only problem is that I don't want to start off in customer service or help desk. I'm tried of being bitched at by customers and I just want to go somewhere that doesn't involve that kind of abuse. [link] [comments]  |
| Is 27 to old to start an IT Career? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 08:04 AM PDT I am a certified Paramedic. I have worked in EMS for 6 years now. Went to school at 19 and in two years got a Certification in EMS and have worked since then at the same Job. The reason why I did this was because my family made to much money for me to Qualify for FASFA. So, I decided to go into a career quickly where I would make now around 65k-70k a year to support myself and pay for future schooling. This Job is fine. However, I always had the intention to save up money, go back to school and obtain a degree. I dont like healthcare. I love Technology. Am I to old to start from the bottom with Zero Experience and Zero School? Also, if I do get a Bachelors Degree in Computer science or a related field and some Comptia Certs. Would I even make remotely what I do now as a Paramedic. (65k) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:58 PM PDT Hi, I'll be starting an Information Systems Technology program in the spring. It's my first time in college since I've worked since I graduated high school. What laptops did you guys find worked best for you? It's an associates degree, and I intend to only use it for school purposes. I've never purchased a laptop brand new, and I have no idea what I'm looking for. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:24 PM PDT Hey guys, I had a existential crisis/career change and after getting my B.S in Criminology, Law and Society decided I wanted to pursue IT. After going the brain dead/0 experience route of CompTIA ITF+ and A+, I now want to route myself towards Network Admin work and am thinking about getting Net+ and then CCNA. I know the recommendation is one or the other (and have heard CCNA is the way to go) but I genuinely just want to learn all and everything I can and am concerned with padding my resume since my Bachelors is in an unrelated field. Anyone who has any advice/knee jerk reactions to my current plans I would love to hear thoughts- especially from current Network Admins. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Major in Accounting or Cybersecurity for IT Auditing? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:37 PM PDT I just started an online bachelor's program for Cybersecurity. But my ultimate goal is to become an IT Auditor. I live in a big city and maybe half of the job postings I've seen prefer or require a CPA (and CISA). So I'm wondering if I should switch my major to Accounting? [link] [comments]  |
| Amazon Data Center Technician Interview Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:48 PM PDT Hi, I have an upcoming interview for an amazon data center tech. It's my first interview with them, and I went through a head hunter I'm expecting to be a contract to hire. What's the interview process like? How many interviews can I expect before getting the job? [link] [comments]  |
| Pay / Renumeration AUD for on call work / Careers Posted: 26 Apr 2020 05:12 AM PDT This is Australia for context I do App Services/Support, FT perm $78,046.58 base plus super, spent 2 and a half years in level 1 app/technical support and another 2 and a half years in this current role at the same company, so have been here 5 years. It involves level 1 escalating incidents that I then triage, and fix if it's just a Linux file permission or a misspelling in a Java config file and determine whether to raise a Jira ticket to Java Software Engineers to fix, sometimes it's relatively straight forward/or just frontend and I just assign the Jira to myself and go through the full SDLC myself, raise a change, go to CAB etc. I know I'll never want to be a Java dev, but I do frontend well and recently have been spending some time with Sys Ads who do CI/CD software deployments/puppet/rundeck etc. I've also re-designed the frontend of the company's website- which is not a part of my job description but I have an interest in it (I wasn't paid anything extra, just got a thank you at a company update and a $50 eftpos gift card). I'm also 'On Call' after hours when something breaks at 3am or whatever time which happens a couple of times a week usually- for example a Control-M job doesn't SFTP a file and then I have to log in and run a shell script manually to transfer the file or manually sftp the file or a file has the wrong permissions and have to login and fix it are just a couple of examples, some calls are much more complicated than others for example when our database ran into the BIGINT limit and stopping being written to and needed to be escalated to a DBA at 4am. Context: Yes, I have asked my contractor team lead (on close to 200k) and manager who is a perm (also on close to 200k – he is also head of technology) for a pay rise for the past year, he said last year he would have to write a business case next year or something, he didn't say no. Large company not a startup. Yes, I have asked HR for pay rise and she referred me back to manager/head of tech who said something about cost savings etc. Question 1: Is my 'On Call' pay fair? I enjoy my job but I haven't gone into detail about some unfair situations not pay related. Even though I have written all of this I am still very grateful with my life and job. [link] [comments]  |
| 52 year old with BA in Communications looking to start work in IT...Is there any hope for me? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:58 AM PDT Using a throwaway as it's a little embarrassing to post on my main account. I attended college back in the 80s when all you needed was a bachelor's degree and a reference to land a good job. I got a BA in communications. Back in the day I had a lot of success working for companies, before they wanted 4 Masters degrees and 50 yrs experience to qualify for entry-level positions. Well, times have changed and so has the sales & marketing industry. I worked in sales (including software + Computer tech sales) since 2002 and the industry is not the same as it used to be. I was laid off in Dec 2019 because my company closed down. They were a smaller start-up and there was simply too much competition from the big corporations. I was hoping to get hired at another company but covid-19 has changed all that. Anyway, I've been in sales/business for nearly 2 decades now and it's only gotten worse. I've moved from job to job because of countless company closings & buyouts. Now the pandemic has only made it worse and I've been out of work for almost 5 months with no offers. I am thinking of switching gears and trying to get a job in IT. My wife and I have 3 kids but none of them are old enough to work and my wife is SAH. I am the sole breadwinner and trying to expand my options so I can support my family. I have some limited experience in IT from doing so much software sales work, but I was wondering if there's any hope for me to get started in this market? I don't have an IT degree of course but I'm getting some online certifications to add to my resume. I'm really more suited for digital marketing, web design, etc. but that's not an active industry right now. Bad economy = nobody's buying = sales job not needed. I'm good with computers (including navigating both Mac and Windows) and I'm experienced with using Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word, etc. I realize I'm old, and not what most companies are looking for but I was hoping maybe that could work to my advantage -- I've got a ton of experience in project management, team-building/leadership and other supervising work. Many of the college grads in IT who I talk to have trouble finding a job because they don't have enough experience. Whereas with me, I'm 'overqualified'. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you thought there would be some hope for me in the IT field. I'm eager to learn and pick up new concepts quickly. I don't have a trade or any other major skills beside sales & management, but I'm a hard worker. I originally looked at computer programming because there are classes online but it looks like employers are more interested in degrees and portfolios, neither of which I have. In contrast, I read that you don't always need an IT degree to work in this field, and so this is my last big idea. I'm not sure what I'll do if I can't get work. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies. [link] [comments]  |
| How far can I go with just SQL? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:41 PM PDT I currently have a help desk job for a POS company and its not really fulfilling my desires as an IT professional. When I was in school I took a Database class and thoroughly enjoyed SQL. At my current job depending on the situation I sometimes use SQL and its always the fun part of the job. Are there any positions that are just SQL based? I only really know basic SQL and learning some stuff on the side can this land me a job? Note: My programming is not the best at all. Still have trouble with C++ and recently tried practicing python. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:44 PM PDT My wife said her company is getting rid of the IT dept. My company has offered us helpers - contractors. They have a centralized Service Desk (God help you there), we perform at the district level aka boots on the ground. A while back they wanted to hire techs to do end of lease swaps, to free us up. Now they think they can send the PC ready for the user to log in on the domain and have them use PC Mover & a USB cable to swap their own PC. They no longer have us wipe and return, the end user will ship it back. When they hear all the other stuff we do, they tell us we should be using contractors, so we are free, when ask "free to do what?" they weren't sure. I asked straight up and they had no idea. Have you or someone you know been replaced by consultants and how did it end? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:33 PM PDT My company has been putting me in charge of leading some Azure projects. I have been working towards getting the certification, but honestly I'm wondering. Is it worth it? Every time I see cloud come up in conversation it's always AWS. My goal is to be a cloud engineer, is it worth it to stick with Azure or should I consider switching gears? I don't really plan to stay with my company long term. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:18 PM PDT I'm going to try and make this short so it's digestible. I need help finding a career. I'm younger-ish. I currently work as an "analyst" on a IT team. The teams really small and the company is really big. This means we juggle everything from a password reset, to infrastructure work, and one month long projects. We are a parent company and buy out companies which mean I touch a lot of things and deal with a lot of new software, hardware, and people on a fairly consistent basis. I say "analyst" because it's just a fancy title. My work is probably equivalent to a T3. I'm good at it. I smash the job. My co-workers are cool, the company is great and so forth. The only downside is there isn't much career growth so I've been looking for new opportunities because I've been there for about two years - but I have no idea what I want to do, and I feel like I'm not good enough for the next step. I tried breaking into development but I seriously don't think its me. I then tried focusing more on administrative roles (systems, networks, etc) but I feel like I'm not there, and to be quite honest, they seem pretty boring/mundane but that could just be my perspective I guess. I have a bachelors in tech (development and management), but I don't hold any certs. I've been in the IT field for 5-6 years total. I went from doing data work, to user admin/infrastructure work, then "analyst" work, which is where I am now. What else is there? I feel like the next step is some sort of admin role but I don't know if I'm qualified or want to do it. I don't know if I have a desire for tech specifically but I am pretty good at it and it pays me decently. What else is out there? Sales, project management? Any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 05:01 PM PDT Let's say you;ve been working in the IT field for some years now, but have been at the same job for 12 years now. You decided to finally leave your job to move onto something bigger and better. But you know that certifications matter going through HR departments. What are your thoughts on the next step? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 02:34 PM PDT I'd like to hear your stories on how you became successful at your job? Were you a born natural and it just fell in place? Did you need to take a conscious decision at some point on what you needed to do to make your career more successful? Maybe you got a mentor to help you through some struggles or maybe you changed some pattern in your life? When I was younger and played sports, I had a coach who would drill this mantra every day. Little wins make a champion. Meaning start doing the little things correctly and responsibly every single day. You wake up and always make your bed. Do your dishes right away after a meal. When you're craving chocolate, grab a banana and count the win. Start doing all these little things, and eventually it will flow over into every aspect of your life to help you achieve your ambitions whatever they may be. Do you think you ever did this consciously or subconsciously at your job? I'm doing reasonably well in my career with a promotion looming before the covid situation hit. Still there are a few things I feel like I need to change to achieve my goals, like doing the small things more consistently. Any thoughts on the matter? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:07 PM PDT Anyone have any sources on taking free certification exams Or practices [link] [comments]  |
| How difficult are the duties of a network engineer or architect? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:27 PM PDT I know this all depends on location. But let's assume I had my CCNA and wanted to get into it as a career. I know network analyst seems like the first logical step. But I'm wondering how "difficult" their work is. Are they like another version of software engineers but with special duties concerning networking? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:05 PM PDT Anyone worked or is working for TransCom and have any thoughts about them? I feel like it would be a good entry level step to get some experience on my Resume. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
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