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- MS 900 Microsoft 365 Certified & beyond
- [Clearance]Cloud Engineers/Admins Salary Increase
- Made a really dumb mistake today. What are some mistakes that you've made in your career?
- Good Powershell Learning Resources?
- Desperately need advice on next career steps
- CompTIA + security exam
- Getting into the IT Support field Australia?
- Is this a better pitch for desktop engineer/analyst roles?
- Am I the only one who thinks that a job requiring you take a 45 - 60 minute test before you even do a phone interview at least is crazy?
- What certifications should i go for first?
- Can you find part time IT jobs that will hire people with no previous experience?
- Microsoft Certification
- How to go from general enterprise IT support to next level?
- CV help
- How good is a career as AWS Authorized Instructor?
- Seeing massive layoffs at a local tech company, lots of former employees posting praise on the company on LinkedIn
- How can I get out of a Cyber SOC?
- Official Title is "BA", don't do any BA work. What next?
- K12 IT Folks, how worried should I be right now?
- Management Information System and Economics - what are some of the common grounds in these two subjects?
- Immigrated(/ing) to the US: need as much resume advice as you can give
- Can I do Master in Information systems management after bba?
| MS 900 Microsoft 365 Certified & beyond Posted: 24 Apr 2020 12:22 AM PDT I failed the MS 900 on Tuesday April 20 and passed on Thursday April 23 with the minimum 700 lol. What I learned is to keep going and study things multiple times and write stuff down in my iPad. Before I started my Microsoft journey, I took the Google IT support certificate which I only did because there was a $150 gift card offer which I am waiting for but it did make want to become a sys admin. Now I'm going after the Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate badge and maybe the enterprise admin expert badge. Gonna use CBT Nuggets and Microsoft Learn. After that I'm gonna stop and look for a role. I love my current job of working with kids in a school but I'm tired of being underpaid. [link] [comments]  |
| [Clearance]Cloud Engineers/Admins Salary Increase Posted: 24 Apr 2020 07:11 AM PDT So long story short, I've been able to climb the clearance job salary latter pretty successfully, going from 40k to 90k to 150k in 3 years. The last big jump from 90 to 150 was because I added a year of AWS experience + the certification + final TS/SCI clearance. Totaling 3 years experience, 1 year with the cloud. This isn't a brag post, I'm not super smart or somebody who had a lot of connections. The cloud field + a TS clearance just seems to pay out of the ass. I'm not even working for AWS or a big-N company, it's a smaller contractor. My question is, when does this salary increase stop? Are there any other's in the same/similar field who can attest that it stops blowing up at $xxx salary? Obviously I can't just leave jobs every year for a 50k increase, where does it start to slow down? I'm not a lead, just a part of a team. I'm guessing maybe between here and 200k is near the topping out point, as I've only really seen Team Leads going 200k+. At this rate I'll probably keep my resume updated and in 1-2 see if I can get 190k, because why the hell not? [link] [comments]  |
| Made a really dumb mistake today. What are some mistakes that you've made in your career? Posted: 23 Apr 2020 11:07 PM PDT One of our assistant directors was having an issue with her UPS. I was looking at it and accidentally turned it off while she was in the middle of a Skype conference and shut down her computer. She was really cool about it, but I feel stupid for letting it happen. [link] [comments]  |
| Good Powershell Learning Resources? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 08:23 AM PDT Hello everyone. Apologies if this is the incorrect subreddit for this question, but I was interested to know what some of the better resources are for learning powershell to forward my career. Basically I'm looking for a guide that would provide a solid base of introduction as well as practical material that would help in my career. Any info is appreciated, thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Desperately need advice on next career steps Posted: 24 Apr 2020 09:15 AM PDT Hi all, Using a throwaway account for anonymity. 35 year old guy in south Texas. Former High School teacher. For the past 5 years I've worked at a small cloud backup company (>30 employees). I quit teaching because of low pay, and jumped on the opportunity to switch gears. For my first year at the company, I was a tier 1 support tech, but after the 2nd year I was promoted up, and am now the senior-most escalation tech on the team. I haven't had a promotion or raise in about 4 years now. Last year I completed a coding night school boot camp (30 weeks) where I learned the basics of HTML / CSS / Javascript for the first 10 weeks, then C# scripting for the next 10 weeks, and then for the final 10 weeks we worked on full stack web development in the ASP .Net framework. It was a huge sacrifice to my personal life to spend this much time in night school after working 40+ hours every week, but I toughed it out because I want my career to go somewhere. I also aced the course for what it's worth. Since then, I have also been awarded an Azure cloud certification (at the recommendation of my CEO), and am currently teaching myself Ruby (and Rails) through a combination of free online courses and the Learn Ruby the Hard Way book. I have also been dinking around in Unity for fun, and just to keep C# a bit familiar to me. My employer paid for my night school, which I am very fortunate and thankful for. Because of this, when I graduated coding boot camp I felt "loyal" to the company and didn't really look elsewhere for work, because I thought, hey, they paid for my school, they must have a plan / career track for me. So I was patient, expressed my interest to my direct manager about doing dev projects, and expressed interest to their (small) dev team and dev manager about my interest in doing work for them too. I assumed the company had a "plan" for me. Well, a lot of time has passed, and all of my project proposals have slowly fizzled out. For example, I proposed some improvements to an internal tool, which the dev manager thought was a good idea, so he requested some design docs around what I wanted to change. I wrote up a proposal, made a mockup in Photoshop, and sent it over, and it sort of fizzled out. Never really heard back, even after prodding. I felt like an inconvenience so I stopped prodding after a while. On one hand, I understand that that team is really small and really busy, since the dev manager is also a dev, etc etc, so I started doing the work myself, teaching myself Angular (which the tool uses), and making small improvements that I wanted to see done. That project has sort of been stuck in purgatory for months now. I also redesigned / reworked the company's support site, and added videos (which I recorded and edited), and a handful of other small projects that took a little basic dev work. I am probably "overpaid" for my current role (~$52k, hourly pay for a support tech) which makes it difficult to just apply at another company for a comparable role, which would likely end up with a significant pay decrease. But I am afraid that my lack of real job experience in dev is going to hold me back in the developer job market, especially because I'm not a kid anymore. To make matters worse, this month they were hiring internally for a devops role (basically the first open position in 3 years), which I applied for and had 3 interviews for, but it was awarded to another tech. To rub salt in the wound, they said that my new skills were better suited for a dev role and that I would be "bored on pager duty" in an ops role. It's been 3 days since I was turned down for the role and I am just beside myself with stress and depression. Haven't been able to sleep or eat right, and can't concentrate on anything but how shitty I feel about myself. It's also around the 1-year anniversary of me graduating from coding school, which makes this rejection even more painful. During a feedback session when I was told I didn't get the role, I reiterated again that all I want is real hands-on junior dev experience that I can put on my resume. I feel like my new skills are being left on the vine to rot. After the rejection, the devops team lead gave me some more empty promises (i feel like I've heard it all before at this point), saying that "i feel like the company owes you something", and that he would be following up with me in a few weeks. I'm at the point where I don't feel like I can wait any longer. It's bad time with COVID and everything, but I feel like I need to start putting myself out there and get some real dev experience. I'm just afraid that since I don't have a ton of "real" experience, and that I'm not a 22-year old anymore that I won't be as interesting to companies as others. I'm really sorry that this went on so long, but I've slept like shit all week, my jaw hurts from stress, and I really needed to get all of this off of my chest. What should I do? Would a company take a chance on a person in my situation with my experience (or lack thereof)? Thank you in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 05:23 AM PDT Hello all I won't to study up hard to start an IT career in security. Does any one have a Comptia + security study guide for the exam? [link] [comments]  |
| Getting into the IT Support field Australia? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:32 AM PDT I want to change and get a career into IT starting from help desk and then moving my way up into a system admin or network. I have certs from TAFE(Cert 3 General IT, and Diploma in Web Dev) that were completed 6+ years ago which is basically useless now. I'm just wanting to get that foot in the door and gain experience. I know that in America and other parts of the world CompTIA/Cisco Certs are fairly recognised but here in Australia I'm not seeing many people having them or job listings mentioning them. Can someone please help me out with what I should start with? I do want to start studying again and update my skills but with my age (29M) going to uni for a degree for 4 years just to get into an entry level support job just feels like a waste of time. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Is this a better pitch for desktop engineer/analyst roles? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 09:24 AM PDT I changed up my interview tactics thanks to some tips here so here goes. I have seven overall years of experience in IT but I really learned the most and had the most impact at my job at a non profit charity. I have imaged and upgraded computers with Windows 10 and Server 2019 and Office 365 as well as previous versions back to Windows XP and Office 2010. I also have experience setting up and maintaining various cloud environments in Office 365 and Google Apps. At the charity I was part of the implementation team that set up the agency for our enterprise EMR system and I had to learn all about privacy, security, and HIPAA guidelines. I have experience configuring wireless routers, setting up firewalls and web filters, and maintaining switches for various companies and organizations. In addition, I have a passion for explaining complex technological details to the layperson and the patience required to deal with people of all backgrounds in all types of situations. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 09:16 AM PDT I have been applying to jobs as of late and just heard back from a job that seems promising. They messaged me stating that they thought my resume was very promising but wanted me to take a test in order to move to the next step of the process. Now I get that this happens, especially in the IT world, and while I don't love it I am usually happy to comply; however the test they want me to take is about an hour long and can only be taken once, and you are not allowed any pauses or breaks. On top of this, this is before I even get to speak to an actual person to see what the job will be like, and what would be expected for this role. I just think it is insane for a potential employer to expect all applicants to waste their time spending an hour on a test, just to possibly get a phone interview. Honestly I am thinking of just not taking the test and telling them that the test is the reason why I am no longer interested. I mean if this is how they are before you are even hired, what are the expectations going to be when you work for them? Am I wrong for thinking this way? TLDR - Job requires hour long test just to get phone interview, should I waste my time doing the test or do you think that I am right in thinking I should pass? [link] [comments]  |
| What certifications should i go for first? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 07:26 AM PDT I am already in IT. I used to work for a business that troubleshoots problems for people and businesses (probably very similar to GeekSquad). Now i work for another as an admin but i really do a little bit of everything. It could be Networking, software support, information security, peripheral equipment support (like changing toner or unjamming a printer), and pretty much anything else that has batteries or electricity. I have a wide range of duties... The boss said the company would pay for me to get my certifications if i want (I don't have any). My question is what should i go for first? I don't want to go into information security. Maybe Networking or just system administration? Do i start with the basic certs and move forward like A+? Should i not bother with Comptia and work on Microsoft certs? I don't know much about certs yet because the places i have worked IT didn't care about them, just experience and get the job done. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Can you find part time IT jobs that will hire people with no previous experience? Posted: 23 Apr 2020 11:36 PM PDT I've been monitoring IT jobs as preparation for an upcoming career change. I haven't seen any part time jobs but lots of full time IT jobs. I was hoping to find something part time doing help desk to try and build some experience for my resume and maybe mitigate some of the pay cut I anticipate suffering. Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:34 AM PDT I started in IT when the MCSE was a respected cert, or at least well known and listed on job ads. now I am getting my BS in Cybersecurity and looking for jobs outside desktop support. I havent seen MS listed as an asset on job ads lately. Are Microsoft certs still a worthwhile investment? [link] [comments]  |
| How to go from general enterprise IT support to next level? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:25 AM PDT Hi Reddit - Got into IT in my late 20's, worked for MSP doing desktop support for a few years to get my footing. I am in a great position to learn right now as I landed a job at a great company still doing desktop support but not for an MSP so I dont get squeezed 10 hours a day. I also have access to colleagues in every department of IT (System Engineers,Cyber Sec,Developers etc etc.) Although I am very happy with my pay and current job I still dont get much technical experience. I really want to understand our environment more and be able to make moves to other IT departments in the future when its my time to move on..(who knows maybe even more pay) My question to you guys is can anyone help guide me on some sort of training learning path if I share my goals as well as where my technical knowledge is currently ? I am not afraid of paying for training either if its going to help me. Some examples of things I really want to learn more about Networking,Powershell,Azure,Intune,Active Directory,SCCM, Windows Server, and anything related to enterprise IT that is more than just installing/uninstalling software and fixing user issues. When I google training on these subjects I always feel like I am missing some prerequisite knowledge or I need to be learning something else first etc. Could really use some guidance as I want to study hard something for the next month of quarantine but I have no confidence in what to commit my studies twords. I do want to learn networking first though I think. I have read/studied comptia A+,Network + and thats it :) Thanks ! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:22 AM PDT Hey guys, hoping this is the correct place to post this. I'm currently trying to get A+ certified and I'm wondering what I could put on my CV with no background in IT. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| How good is a career as AWS Authorized Instructor? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 05:45 AM PDT How good, salary wise? benefits? working hours? Any experience? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2020 12:44 PM PDT This is a bit of a rant, but it's irritating as hell. I am connected on LinkedIn to a bunch of people at this company which is basically a software company that specialized in selling to restaurants. They also were a "culture" company having drinks and free lunch and parties all the time. The company laid off more than 50% of it's staff. Over 1000 people. The office they established in my city is basically gone. And all of these connections posted long, heartfelt posts about how there time at this company was special and they are so glad that they worked there, etc. However, I learned are some facts about this company from a friend who worked there in IT that make these heaps of praise especially nauseating... 1) The CEO was pulling down around half a mil a year and never announced he or any of the C-levels would be taking paycuts. 2) They were top-heavy in sales. They had hundreds of sales people and they paid pretty large commissions. 3) They hired incredibly aggressively in 2019. They hired over 1000 people in 2019 based on PROJECTIONS. 4) They didn't have many if any operating capital. Loyalty is a two-way street. Just because a company gives you free shit and a kudos doesn't mean you owe them your life. I never will get this mentality. I have a pretty great job right now at a company that is working to save my job by doing the opposite of a lot of what I just listed above, but I know that I could be dropped at any time. I am just as expendable as anyone else. It s the same reason I don't understand why anyone works 15+ years at the same place with little to no raises or increases in benefits. If you can find a better opportunity! Take it! But don't chase after the company happy hour. Chase after the company with smart leadership. [link] [comments]  |
| How can I get out of a Cyber SOC? Posted: 23 Apr 2020 06:40 PM PDT I hate working in a cyber SOC I majored in IT and concentrated in information security for my undergrad back in 2018. Was able to land a job on a penetration testing team with a big company so didn't really learn or do much technical stuff at all instead I just studied for Security+ and GIAC GSEC for the whole year I spent on that team. After a year I moved on to Accenture and now work in a Cyber SOC. I also had a bit of SOC experience working part time in a low level SOC while I was still in college. I absolutely hate working in a SOC. I find it to be such a stressful job. Going after false positives 70-80% of the time and spending hours on documentation and searching through logs. I really want out of a Cyber SOC but being someone with less than 2 years of barely specialized experience I don't know where I'd fit in. I ended up in a SOC for exactly that reason. I want to pivot doing something else within cyber or IT and I'm looking for suggestions and advice. Basically what pays as well as a career in cyber security with medium stress and is somewhat enjoyable? [link] [comments]  |
| Official Title is "BA", don't do any BA work. What next? Posted: 23 Apr 2020 08:46 PM PDT -Thread title. -Day to day duties makes me more of an excel ninja, w/ a dash of SQL. (Data Analyst?) -I attend meetings but it's administrative, not technical/requirements gathering. I just rep my dpmt & answer Qs. -Been in role for 3 months, looking to stay 1-1.5 yrs then opened to new opportunities -Previous experiences are 2 & half years of "Admin Assistant". Will I be qualified for a true BA role after this considering I carry the title but don't perform the duties? [link] [comments]  |
| K12 IT Folks, how worried should I be right now? Posted: 23 Apr 2020 09:26 PM PDT A little background: I have been working as a building tech for a elementary school in a pretty well to do suburban K12 school district for almost four years. Honestly, it is the best job I have ever had. With recent events, officially there has been mention of budget cuts and one person put it as "2009 on steroids." Our tax base is based on more than property taxes but I don't know the actual numbers. I know having 4 years experience, certs (A+, Network+, Security+ and ACMT), and references are good things but I'm still scared. I am grateful that I get to stay home with pay now and I am working on more certs right now. Basically, how worried should I be about the next year or so? Did anyone go through the last recession and have tidbits? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2020 07:41 PM PDT I'm majoring in MIS but enjoy economics as well. So I was wondering what are career I can pursue if I end up majoring in both. [link] [comments]  |
| Immigrated(/ing) to the US: need as much resume advice as you can give Posted: 24 Apr 2020 01:15 AM PDT Immigrated to the US recently. Used to work as a logistics manager/coordinator in an unrelated field but also did IT work for the company and also as a freelance IT technician with basic home and small business systems (setting up home networks, windows computers, small surveillance systems, printers and all that nonsense + maintaining and repairing them). Don't have certificates or a degree. I've done a year long course on cyber security and networking while still working before I moved. Working on my CompTIA trifecta right now, passed the 1001 recently and doing the 1002 soon. Been passionate about technology and computers my entire life, just happened to get a job in an unrelated field that I was very satisfied with, but now I moved. A few questions:
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| Can I do Master in Information systems management after bba? Posted: 24 Apr 2020 12:55 AM PDT I am currently a BBA student at KU Leuven.Can I do MIS degree after BBA?What technical knowledge should I have?Is BBA relevant undergrad degree for Master in Information Systems Management? [link] [comments]  |
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