IT Career Is learning Python worth it for becoming best candidate for help desk/desktop support job? If so, what are personal IT-related projects that I can make with Python? |
- Is learning Python worth it for becoming best candidate for help desk/desktop support job? If so, what are personal IT-related projects that I can make with Python?
- "The jungle is dark, but full of diamonds, Willy"
- Am I being cheated?
- What helps you overcome the "im not qualified for this job/interview" mentality?
- Why can't I find an employer willing to pay for certs?
- Online Schools (not WGU)
- Want to really beef up my resume for getting my first helpdesk job
- Company reach out to me, but their recently glass door reviews have been horrible.
- A helpful resource
- What are the best ways to gain experience in the field?
- How to Overcome the "Experience Paradox?"
- How To Negotiate Remote Work With Your Employer
- Issues finding a job as a disabled person
- Dealing with self-doubt/imposter syndrome?
- 1st month since redundancy and my CV can seem to get a bite - any thoughts?
- Has anyone found a job since following the CompTIA career roadmap?
- Meeting to decide when we will stop WFH
- Why choose DevOPs over straight programming/developer?
- Going from an ISP/MSP Senior Support to Senior Software Support is this a step backwards?
- Best time to buy Membership to learning platforms / discounts on exams ?
- Feeling stuck and lost with current position, how to proceed with limited options?
- Is it a good idea to apply now?
| Posted: 27 Jul 2020 11:51 PM PDT I have no IT experience or personal projects. I have A+ certification, and is aiming for a help desk/desktop support job. I intend to become a software/application developer in the future. I'm thinking of creating executable scripts because I find it fun and I believe it might help me become a stronger candidate for entry level IT jobs. Example of script would be website opener, one-click data backup, WiFi disabler, database management tool, application updater, help desk ticket system data analyzer, and more. [link] [comments]  |
| "The jungle is dark, but full of diamonds, Willy" Posted: 28 Jul 2020 06:47 AM PDT I posted a few weeks ago as a modern day Willy Loman... I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been. A career of sales and serving tables with nothing to show for it and stimulus benefits coming to an end, I decided to break the cycle, take the plunge, get my act together, threw one more platitude in for good measure and, based on advice from this sub, I ordered the Mike Meyers All-in-One A+ and Network+ books. I started reading and realized how long it has been since I was in school and had to learn anything new! I was struggling in a 700ft2 apartment with my wife and 3 yr old (plus a 7 yr old on weekends!). Then I saw a post about opportunity. linkedin. com (didn't want to risk a link getting the post removed) and realized that Mike Meyer's video series were the ones featured... specifically for the A+ and Network+ exams!!! So I am still taking notes and using the books, but having the training videos playing instead of whatever catch up show I was working on for the first part of quarantine has been a game changer. I am finishing the A+ course today and scheduling the exam as soon as I get paid. While studying and figuring out that network admin or maybe sysadmin were the positions (or at least general direction) I wanted eventually, I started applying for jobs. In the past year I have applied for 50-60 jobs in various mid-level management positions which I felt I was qualified for; I had not received a single positive response! This sub helped me decide that I needed to look for ANYTHING tech or helpdesk related just to be IN THE FIELD... So I decided to completely redo my resume. Obviously, my next step was to hop over to r/resumes for some absolutely stellar feedback! They helped me actually seem desirable and suddenly my phone was blowing up with those little "your resume has been viewed a 2nd/3rd time." That was when I really started feeling good. I cut my hair (it was thick, curly, down to my shoulders, and usually pulled back in a "sexy on the beach but not in the office" bun), trimmed my beard and proactively got ready for possible interviews... another tip I picked up from this sub of not waiting until I already had an interview to clean up. This paid off as my first interviewers scheduled a zoom chat for 30 minutes after the phone call and my self hair cut took about 2 hours!! Feeling myself for the first time in a while, I started fielding some calls, weeding out the pyramid schemes, temp agencies, scam "recruiters," and finally got to the real offers. I ended up submitting another 80 resumes, was contacted by about 20 organizations, resulting in 5 job offers! I actually got to sit down and CHOOSE what I was going to be doing. I ended up torn between two finalists: a mobile-device helpdesk at $17.25/hr with an in-house paid IT internship that feeds into their in-house IT positions; which I could apply for after 6 months (12-18 realistically I've been told). The other (and winner) is a Home Security Installer position, for 3 main reasons despite being less directly tied to my career goals. First, it is almost double the money. Second, they have an exclusive contract with a smart home builder so I will get a lot of hands on experience with low voltage, wireless connectivity, and security systems. Continuity is the final reason, the help desk job starts mid August, but I start my new job TOMORROW!!! Worst case scenario- I make some decent money for a while, update my resume, and apply for my next position from a MUCH stronger negotiating position with a related position. TL;DR - I almost gave up. I asked for advice. You guys came through. I listened. It worked. I start my new job tomorrow! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2020 05:45 AM PDT Due to covid I lost my previous job as a manager and ended up finding a help desk job near me with a local IT company. I have over 7 years in help desk and tier 2 support for tech companies but mostly call centers. Was told everyone starts out at 15 an hour. Since I started I have been doing field calls from server crashed, to new system hook ups, to computer and network diangnostics. Was told recently I'm not getting a raise even though I am passed my 30 day probation. I mearly just wanted to match my pay from my last job. My boss saidd that I handle a lot of the same responsibilities or a system administrator but said that he can't give me a raise till he gets some clients paying their bill. I'm not new to the tech field as I had been doing a lot of the things I do here for friends and family and teaching myself for years. I have kept around because it's a job but yet it has 0 benefits and I'm driving my own vehicle sometimes 70 miles a day. I have 0 certificates and have asked my boss if I can take courses with Ubiquito as we use them for networking but he just said he doesn't have them so it's just kind of a waste or money for me to get them. Honestly I just wanted to get certificates because I was not allowed to go to college so I wanted to get something to show for my effort in learning. Would you recommend I get you? Is this normal in this field? Edit 1: I figured this is a good way to answer the majority of answers. First thank you for your honesty. When I took this job I was so excited to get into the field but after being here more then 30 days and even my 30 day review being pushed to almost 45 days to find I'm not getting a raise at all. I was a bit upset. Now I know some have said that getting my salary from my last job was a bit hard. I do not feel that 40 k a year is unreasonable. Especially since I was not in management and only in administration. Edit 2: I was offered to become a w2 employee but he convinced me to stay sub contract. Was his wrong? I am not in the position where I can just quit my job. However I'm at the point where I'm waiting till August 1st and seeing if he is giving me my raise. If he is not I'm letting him know I am leaving. Edit 3: the reason for not getting certificates is I was always told I needed college. It was not until I landed this iob that I realized I learn so quick on some of the larger items like network and system administration that I could just study then take a test. But now it's just the money involved. I am unable to get a government job as I would need to take regular drug tests for federal work and from what I understand, cbd would cause a fail. I take cbd for PTSD issues and it's prescribed by my doctor but still can show up on a drug test with trace amounts or thc. Edit 4: based on answers. I have a question. With the experience I have with help desk and my background and also great refferals, what types of jobs should I look into? [link] [comments]  |
| What helps you overcome the "im not qualified for this job/interview" mentality? Posted: 28 Jul 2020 07:44 AM PDT I've been in a bit of a rut lately when it comes to interviews. I am interviewing at a better pace recently but my overall attitude seems to have tanked a bit. I'm not sure if it is to do with being stuck at home for so long but I find myself doubting my abilities lately(things that I was previously very confident with). I went from a "can't hurt to try" mentality to "whats the point". I'm not sure if this is imposter syndrome or something else. I have been trying to make the jump to a jr sys role from HD. [link] [comments]  |
| Why can't I find an employer willing to pay for certs? Posted: 27 Jul 2020 01:14 PM PDT I have 8 years of IT Experience and I've touched a lot of things and wore a lot of hats but I'm not at expert level in anything except imaging computers. In this next job search one of my main goals is to find a company that is willing to pay for some certs. Companies seem to love to brag about their culture but the moment I ask about certs or continuing education the hiring managers spaz out. I've been in three companies where there was no budget for IT training and I didn't even really know what certs were until I was half way into my career. My first experience with certs was my coworker using brain dumps to get a bunch of certs so he can get new job somewhere else. Now I know I could get them on my own but I never really made enough or was confident enough in my abilities to try for certs on my own. For most of my life spending $200-500 on a cert I'm not sure I'll pass is a lot of money. I've never made more than $40k in this industry. Constantly being rejected for jobs (certs were never really mentioned as the reason why) shot my confidence so much I switched to retail this year but now I'm trying to get back to it and nothing has changed... I learned ruby and networked with people in the industry as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2020 08:20 AM PDT So I really wanted to attend WGU but I can't afford it and military TA doesn't cover it. What are some other online schools that are credible, actually teach, and provide certifications? [link] [comments]  |
| Want to really beef up my resume for getting my first helpdesk job Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:13 AM PDT Hello everyone. I'm trying to get into IT and realize I need to start at the bottom, but am having difficulty getting interviews due to Coronavirus. I have a STEM bachelor's degree (mech engineering) and the A+ cert and some minor leadership experience in a warehouse setting, but no IT job experience or customer service experience. So my question is what use of my time will help me get into a basic help desk role as soon as possible? I would like to get the CCNA and have begun preparing for it, but I feel like that might be too much and take too much time, and I might be better off getting a lower level cert that shows more helpdesk relevant knowledge. I could then study for and pass the CCNA once I was established in my role and gaining relevant experience. Alternatively, are there any certs that would help me get above helpdesk (Jr sysadmin or jr. Network engineer) so I'm not competing against everyone and their grandma at the A+/helpdesk level? Would the CCNA or CCNP accomplish this? Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Company reach out to me, but their recently glass door reviews have been horrible. Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:01 AM PDT So a company I'll call X reached out to me and asked if I'd like to hear more about them etc. Sounds like a typical job pitch. The person was located in a different country than me by the way (USA, CAN). The company is reputable, has had some big names working for them, but recently their glass door reviews have been terrible. Up until COVID, that has almost perfect reviews. As of late July, they have terrible reviews which have been upvoted (they say new management came, 2 faced, over worked, and layed off a lot of people). How would I approach them if they offered a job for a remote position? it seems like it was an amazing company until COVID struck, now management changed and it "feels like a sinking ship". [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:19 AM PDT If anyone is interested in enrolling and progressing through a curated career path, I just wanted to share here that Cybrary is offering 70% off of their annual subscription right now [link] [comments]  |
| What are the best ways to gain experience in the field? Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:14 AM PDT Hey everybody, I am entering my junior year of college and have no experience in the field so far but would like to work in networking as a career. What are some ways I can get experience? I was going to get a job on campus with the University's IT department but due to COVID that is not going to happen. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| How to Overcome the "Experience Paradox?" Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:11 AM PDT Hey everyone so I'm 22 and gave only really worked fast food(to pay bills) while in college. I got my Associates of Arts and Have one more semester to get jlmine in Business. Anyway I decided to transfer into the I. T filed and have gotten my A+ and Security + (working in the Network + now). My issue is I've been applying to afew jobs but a lot of the other ones want at least @-2yrs if experience. But how can you do that if no job will let you? I work for the AV/Team of my church for about a 3yrs. 1 yr where now where I'm actually on "payroll. " Besides that I have not "official experience." Just learned how to use AD DS, Vmware/virtual box etc. In my own system. What are ways to get around this? [link] [comments]  |
| How To Negotiate Remote Work With Your Employer Posted: 27 Jul 2020 05:19 PM PDT Hey guys, I've been planning to go fully remote with my employer recently and as a result have done plenty of research. Though I'd share some of my takeaways, enjoy :) ----- Tim Ferriss may be best known for inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs, but in his book The Four Hour Work Week, he also lays out an effective strategy for employees to gain leverage and negotiate remote work. He frames the discussion around the following question: "How do you train your boss to value performance over presence?" You need to be able to show them that you get better results outside of the office. This means that not only do you have to get better results, but you also have to measure these results. Your results should show that your remote work output is higher than your in-office output. Documentation The easiest way to do this is to document some metrics that do a good job of representing your performance. If you work in customer success like me, this might just be account growth over a quarter - if I can prove that my accounts grew 20% more whilst I was working remotely than in the office, I have leverage. Of course, there's going to be multiple other variables that impact this metric, but the key is to find the best one and prove you've increased performance. If you're a mechanical engineer, this might come down to the number of designs per day that you're producing. If you can prove that working remotely enables you to produce three more designs per day and three hours of additional billable client time, then you have leverage. If you're a more experienced employee and a large part of your job involves onboarding new hires, you might mention enhanced productivity in regards to training these new employees and getting them ready to contribute as fast as possible. You get where this is going. Identify a quantifiable performance related goal that you can measure. Prove that you perform better when working at home. This is harder for some jobs than others, but if you're in any sort of environment in which KPIs are used, that's a good starting point. Keep in mind that having a brag document here might be really helpful, as it'll easily allow you to showcase your wins and tie them back to you being able to work remotely. For explanations behind why you work better at home, Ferriss mentions that you could bring up removal of commute and fewer distractions than at the office. Business Decision One thing you don't want to do is present remote work as a personal perk. If your company doesn't offer the ability to work remotely currently, it's unlikely that your simple desire to do so will change their mind. Rather, it needs to be framed as an effective business decision. If your output increases outside of the office and you have hard data to back that up, then that becomes harder to refute than remote work just being a perk you enjoy. Let's go back to our example of the senior employee. If that person is able to ramp up three new hires per week working remotely rather than just one (say due to increased focus and limited distractions), then that clearly benefits the business in terms of worker output. Trial Period Once you have the data, talk to your boss and outline a revocable trial period for working remotely. This could be something like working from home Mondays And Tuesdays for two weeks. Ferriss actually outlines a step by step script you can use in his book - here's what I took away from it: - Don't ask for 5 days straight off the bat. Ferriss recommends asking for two - if your boss refuses, you have one day as a fallback.
Once you've hopefully secured your trial period, you overdeliver on your remote days. You ensure that they're your most productive days of the week. This might mean having to work extra time in the short run - probably worth it. Expanding Remote Time Once your trial is over, set a meeting with your boss to discuss the results of the trial period. Again, have evidence ready and prepare a short one-pager clearly detailing your increased productivity. Suggest increasing your ability to work remotely to 4 days a week - again, having good negotiation skills here comes in handy as there will likely be minor objections. Ferriss notes that it's important to not get overly defensive after an objection. You want to acknowledge the validity of your boss's concern - if you don't, you're just going to turn this into a battle of ego rather than an actual productive discussion, which is what it should be. I hope the above also illustrates that negotiating remote is not some binary event. In all likelihood, asking just once and hoping for your boss to allow you to work remotely won't work. Rather, it's a process. You go from trying to negotiate one day out of a few weeks to a few days per week to full time. Each step of the way, you have direct evidence justifying the why behind this change in accommodation. You're ready to concede a few days and you realize that you might actually need to work harder on your remote days in the short run. Remote Work Consequences Something I don't see being talked about as much is the downside to remote working. Often, people will try to use remote work as an escape from their actual job. Somehow they'll think that just because they're not present in the office, their life got better (despite having to do the same exact work). Sure, it might be true you don't have to commute and you've unlocked a new batch of time that wasn't present before. But if you didn't like doing the work in the office, you're not going to like doing it at home (or in Bali, depending on your inclination to travel). So be sure to get that part sorted first. Find work you enjoy and then sure, if you work better remotely, use these tips to get you going. But don't try to use remote work as a band aid solution if you don't enjoy your job. ---- Thanks for reading. I hope you found this helpful If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy my discussion on keeping a brag document as well as my thoughts on skill stacking. Any questions and I'll be in the comments :) [link] [comments]  |
| Issues finding a job as a disabled person Posted: 27 Jul 2020 11:15 AM PDT I've been job hunting since before this pandemic, but since my current employment future is uncertain now I've been spending more time on it. I'm looking for a job in IT, and I have a degree and several certifications. I've had several interviews but no offers. The problem I keep running into is that every IT job nowadays expects you to drive from site to site. Most in-house IT departments nowadays are for larger companies and serve several sites. Smaller companies contract out to an MSP that also serves multiple clients. Either way I'm expected to drive. Most of my experience is in networking (Cisco) but I know Linux and have a Security+ cert (just took the exam the week before the lockdown). I've mostly been applying for entry-level jobs, even though I have some experience in a data-center and figured employers would be more likely to hire a blind person for entry level help desk jobs rather than as a network admin. Have I certified myself out of a job? I have an A+, CCNA, LPI Linux Essentials, Security+, and am working on getting a Cisco CyberOps cert mostly because it overlaps almost completely with the sec+ but probably holds more weight. As stated before, I've been focusing on entry level jobs because I have a "student worker" type job currently rather than a "real world" job. It happens that the lab I help maintain is set up as a data center (with CRAC, elevated floor, cross connected racks etc.) I've built racks and installed and maintained servers like a "real" DC. The key difference is it's not a production environment. Anyway, I'm starting to think that I can't get hired for entry level jobs because I have too many certs, and won't get higher level jobs because I have no "real world" experience. The blindness thing doesn't help. TL;DR what tree should I be barking up? [link] [comments]  |
| Dealing with self-doubt/imposter syndrome? Posted: 27 Jul 2020 06:44 PM PDT This may be the wrong place to post but I'm looking for objective truth. I've been wanting to get into IT for a few about a year and a half now. I've had some opportunities, squandered a good one due to a boneheaded mistake, and working in a quasi-IT role now. I plan on moving to a bigger city where there's more opportunity later this year. Since I got laid off this time last year, I've grabbed a ccna, a+, net+, sec+, and enrolled at wgu to finish up a bachelors. Pardon my pessimism but it doesn't mean shit just because I can pass a test. As the time approaches to graduate and move, I'm starting to psych myself out a little bit. I don't really know how good or how smart I have to be to find a successful career in this field. I wanna stay positive, and maybe it's the covid "stuck-in-the-house " blues talking but man I have been having some serious doubt these days. Am I alone here? Can anyone point me in the right direction. [link] [comments]  |
| 1st month since redundancy and my CV can seem to get a bite - any thoughts? Posted: 28 Jul 2020 04:53 AM PDT Correction in title 'Can't' not 'can' Hi all Made redundant last month, I was a Service Delivery Manager but wan't to move back to tech support and like most people have been applying for nearly all available tech jobs but just keep getting 'application unsuccessful' responses. I have made some tweaks to my CV and would be grateful if you could give me some feedback updated https://imgur.com/sxdYyYb [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone found a job since following the CompTIA career roadmap? Posted: 27 Jul 2020 09:36 PM PDT |
| Meeting to decide when we will stop WFH Posted: 27 Jul 2020 03:39 PM PDT Had a meeting today where we discussed the fate of my department. Director is having us all continue to work from home permanently until November at atleast. After that we will revisit the discussion about WFH. Would like to know if anyone else was successful in convincing their boss to possibly make WFH a permanent thing? As in, what metrics should be brought to the table when discussing? [link] [comments]  |
| Why choose DevOPs over straight programming/developer? Posted: 28 Jul 2020 08:43 AM PDT Please give RATIONAL reasons, not personal (I like this or that). Please, I'm looking for a rational reason to choose DevOPs over a programming developer career. If your going to learn computer languages, just go full monty and go for being a developer. That way you'll make more money, FAR better chance of working remotely, learn less and can eventually start your own business, if you want to. Half learning programming and then networking, then OS'es (Linux, Windows, etc) then security and cloud support and on some occasions desktop support, add in Network+, Security+ and CCNA so to me it doesn't make a lot of sense for what your going to get paid. Further, the automation tools are shrinking the field like scripting, meraki, and python (and a host of others). Why go into a field that's going to be shrinking, has no chance of becoming an owner, etc. The larger companies are laying off by the thousands such as Verizon, ATT (they have been laying off for the last 5 yrs and they just announced a couple of months ago that they will continue to layoff for the next 3 yrs), etc. They are moving towards seeing networking as a cloud. A little more than just 10% of the engineers for the Telcos will remain after that happens. People can say, go into DevOPS! but I don't see why someone would pick learning python, docker, AWS when they could learn Python and a few other languages and make more money and be more stable (and work more from home). No more getting stuck in a HelpDesk job hoping somebody notices you to move up. Further, programming will Grow. Companies need American software engineers who speak as they do and can relate to the intended product. Lastly, when you look at the jobs available https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=software+developer&l=USA vs having experience with network+ and cisco https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=network%2B+cisco&l=USA. That's 67k of jobs for software engineering vs 11k for networking jobs. [link] [comments]  |
| Going from an ISP/MSP Senior Support to Senior Software Support is this a step backwards? Posted: 28 Jul 2020 02:35 AM PDT Hi, I currently work at an ISP/MSP in the UK and deal with a wide array of Devices, Platforms etc including, Web Servers (Nginx, Apache, IIS), VPNs (Strongswan, Wireguard), Networking (Load Balancers, VLANs etc) as well as a real mixture of Linux (Debian, CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu) and Windows (2003-2019). I am Senior Support agent there but have been looking to move on. I have come across a Senior Support Role at a Software Development Company / House in the Retail industry, where it would be supporting there software on a variety of Devices, however the primary focus of the Job would be supporting the Software, not the environment. Given the technologies I work with in my current role, would moving to a Software Support based role, be considered a "Step Back", in that I would not longer be working with these technologies, and would potentially loose the experience learnt here, should I try and move on in the future. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Best time to buy Membership to learning platforms / discounts on exams ? Posted: 27 Jul 2020 05:26 PM PDT Can we get a sticky going on the best time of year to buy memberships to a learning platform(e.x. Udemy, Linux academy, etc) or possibly a discount on exams. I had a colleague who was able to get a pretty decent discount on an exam by buying it on a promo I believe he found. It wasn't something that was blasted like Nike would with their commercials but it's out there. Made me wonder if there is something every platform offers that we can take advantage on to help invest into our futures...apologies if something like this exists. [link] [comments]  |
| Feeling stuck and lost with current position, how to proceed with limited options? Posted: 27 Jul 2020 06:56 PM PDT Since November of 2019 I've been the only IT person for my current company and it's been a stressful but great learning experience. Up until a week ago I was the only help desk person for a family owned automotive company of 16 dealerships and 500+ users. The guy they hired is now the IT Manager and is good friends with the Owner and VP so I know they're hooking him up with a nice salary. He has a strong IT background with 20 years of experience and has system admin and a software background but our company has never been on an Active Directory domain and he wants to implement that along with alot of positive and cost effective things but that'll be months or a year out because of a contract. During the year I've been with the company, I've went from knowing very little about tech/troubleshooting through personal experience to learning how to properly and extensively troubleshoot printers, pc's, set up and configuring AP's and basic networking problems. I've been stuck at $10/hr, the only person, overwhelmed and having to manage 500+ users with little knowledge and background. Our job is mainly putting out fires I feel like I've just been abused and taken advantage of so I'm to my breaking point. I was told my pay plan will change a couple of weeks ago but I'll believe it when I see it. I asked my boss today if they've made up their mind on my pay plan and he just said they're still working on it and I'm just like how long can that take, seriously... Our oil changers and lot porters make more than I do and I know for a fact I have 5x the responsibilities which is ridiculous and I've told my boss that. I'm in a shit living situation having to support myself and my mother on $10/hr at 22 years old and I'm just done. Being on a budget like this I can't pay for certs or anything right now to better myself and land a better job. I've applied to about 20 jobs in the past 2 weeks but I don't have alot to choose from unless I move out of state and I'm just not financially stable enough to do that right now. I really hate to leave the guy they just hired to go with me because he's an awesome dude so far and I know how it is to be the only person but he can be very beneficial and teach me even more things but they hired him to do the same exact job that I've been doing for a year but paying him way more because of his background. I feel like I've proved to them that I can do what's necessary and will be asking for at least $15/hr, I think that's appropriate and not asking for alot. I don't even know what my position is, am I help desk support or a manager? Either way, not making the amount of money I should be. So my question is, should I tough it out some more, work closely with the new guy and learn alot from him or keep applying for a better opportunity with a (hopefully) better company? I know this post is kind of all over the place but I just wrote what was on my mind. I'm just extremely stressed, mentally exhausted, burnt out, depressed and ready for something positive to happen for once. TL;DR: Accepted a promotion within the company in 2019, company just hired a new guy last week with a strong background for the same job I've been doing and I'm now his assistant, burned out & overwhelmed, lost all motivation and don't know where to go from here. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it a good idea to apply now? Posted: 27 Jul 2020 04:43 PM PDT I am almost 23, have been a truck driver since my 21st birthday and trying to make a career change into IT. I am currently studying to get my Network+ cert as I have always been quite computer literate and the network side always interested me. I see a lot of people recommend applying for jobs before even passing/meeting requirements, and I read some of the jobs descriptions and think "Idk what any of this is". I'm worried there isn't even a reason for me to apply for jobs yet. My resume is pretty much "Truck driver job, truck driver job, pizza delivery job". I've tried my best to include things in the job descriptions that revolve around the use of some sort of technology like the company hand-held devices we used as well as how much I dealt with customers. I'm not sure what I expect from this post, maybe some advice on the resume part, or maybe just the push to apply anyway. I appreciate any advice you can give. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
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