IT Career [Weekly] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread |
- [Weekly] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread
- What are some Harsh Truths that people should know before working in the Industry?
- How does everyone dress for work?
- AWS SAA C01 exam pass
- Moving jobs in less than a year
- A+ vs Google IT, for general IT knowledge?
- VMware Training
- College senior looking for cert recommendations.
- Looking for advice on choosing a career path
- FIRST JOB, LEVEL UP ACHIEVED, but, Cloud?
- How to leave help desk role?
- Are what people say about a PoC within the IT field true?
- How did you come across your current position?
- Starting in desktop support but not sure what to do next
- Best place to list side projects you worked on
- Complete Newbie to IT- where to begin?
- What should I look for with Sec+ and N+
- CCNP security seems to cover basics of networking whereas PCNSE covers only palo alto based config steps. What do you think?
- Work social activities, switching careers and layoffs?
- Good starting point for medical IT for someone with no formal IT training?
| [Weekly] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread Posted: 01 Jul 2020 01:17 AM PDT Not every question needs a backstory or long explanation but it is still a question that you would like answered. This is weekly thread is setup to allow a chance for people to ask general questions that they may not feel is worthy of a full post to the sub. Examples:
Please keep things civil and constructive! MOD NOTE: This will be a weekly post on every Wednesday. [link] [comments]  |
| What are some Harsh Truths that people should know before working in the Industry? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 03:33 PM PDT I don't have the experience or knowledge in IT I'm basically a newbie and I'm planning to be a Web Developer but of course, there are gonna be problems that I'll encounter or everyone has encountered. My question is, In any given Job in IT what are the Harsh Truths that new workers should know about? EDIT: Oh gosh we made it on the front page... Thank you for the overwhelming responses... Somebody mentioned that Web Developing is completely separated from IT nowadays. Also for those who went to the Military for Career Growth? Is the Military a good option for an IT experience also, for those who have no idea what to do with their lives? [link] [comments]  |
| How does everyone dress for work? Posted: 01 Jul 2020 08:11 AM PDT Might sound stupid but how does everyone dress for work? Is it a usual business casual or business professional? What do you find most irritating when you are dressed nice and have to do some thing labor intensive? Entry level is the target but I want advice on it all. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Jul 2020 09:49 AM PDT Hello, I graduated college in May with a non iT degree but around late February when everything shutdown I decided to go the IT route for job security. (Background I went to a technical high school where I took ORACLE Database SQL course and received certifications but they are now out of date) I studied intensively for about a month and a half and got my CompTIA Sec+ cert and started applying for lower level help desk jobs to gain experience. As time went by I quickly realized I want to jump into cloud versus sticking with security. So I studied for over 2 months to and just passed my SAA CO1 this morning, I am exited but understand there is still more I need to learn. I wanted advise on to what route I should go from here. Should I stick with the help desk job (that's pays very average maybe even below) for experience or should I study more and practice more AWS and be applying for solution architect jobs. Or on the other hand I could do both and study and practice more and then in a few months start applying for jobs with this new cert. As you can see options are not limited any and all advise is welcome, thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Moving jobs in less than a year Posted: 01 Jul 2020 09:44 AM PDT I didn't know how to title it, but I had an opportunity present itself to me. I've been in my current role for almost a year (11 months). My work is a good hour and ten minutes one way. I work night shift but I don't really "do" IT in the evening. I just help users with the inventory system. This was my first offer into the IT field for me 3 months out of college. I like it, but I see no future here. There is only one other IT member, and we don't even have an IT department. Our boss is apart of another department. We outsource the majority of our work to our sister company. Anyways, someone told me there is going to be a position open 20 minutes away from home. Insurance, vacation, etc... I'll be doing the same. I'll get a slight pay raise. But there are a few positions I could move into. What do y'all think? [link] [comments]  |
| A+ vs Google IT, for general IT knowledge? Posted: 01 Jul 2020 04:46 AM PDT Which one in your opinion would be more helpful in terms of general relevant and actual IT knowledge? The price tag is not really a concern and I'm not looking to work in IT per se, but I may want to enter a more IT related industry at some point. I don't really care about the certification itself, it's more about the knowledge - I want something that would provide me with rapid and sufficient general digestible knowledge. I bought the Mike Meyers' Total A+ course on Udemy, but not sure it's for me (first few classes being about amount of pins in a computer, etc.) to provide some context, I'm an ITIL certified PM with what I would consider limited IT knowledge. Thank you all! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Jul 2020 07:30 AM PDT I have been working as a network engineer for the last two years. I have used ESXi to host network devices, call mangers, and windows for monitoring tools. My manager wants me to assist another team with virtual infrastructure. He offered to pay for training and certification to better prepare me. What classes/certification should I look into. I have already obtained CCNA(expired) and CISSP. [link] [comments]  |
| College senior looking for cert recommendations. Posted: 01 Jul 2020 06:32 AM PDT Hi all, I'm a rising senior at a state university. I worked part-time with my school's desktop support team for a year and now I'm interning with a large state department automating information exchange. I've made it a goal to graduate with a certification and I'm having trouble deciding. I've always thought about Net+ because I feel networking is used in all aspects of IT. Along with this, Linux really interests me and I've looked at the RHCSA, though it doesn't look like too many places in my area are looking for it (or Linux positions in general) Does anyone have any guidance or recommendations for a good certification that will make finding a job easier come graduation? Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for advice on choosing a career path Posted: 01 Jul 2020 01:53 AM PDT Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice on choosing a career path thats most appropriate for my situation. I am currently in the military doing IT support and admin stuff, my job is very limited, tier 1 costumer support and windows admin stuff, and I barely even touch the switch. I have been doing this job for 2 years now and planning on transitioning to the private sector in a year and half when my contract ends. I will have my BAS in cyber operations from a reputable state university within a year. I currently only hold security + and studying for CCNA. After checking this sub I have learned a lot regarding jobs in IT and starting to get overwhelmed, there seem to be so many career fields. I am mostly interested in becoming a penetration tester and cloud engineer, however, they dont seem like entry level jobs, even if I study really hard to get OSCP and AWS certifications, I have no professional experience to back them up. What are you guys thoughts on this? Any help and advice would be appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| FIRST JOB, LEVEL UP ACHIEVED, but, Cloud? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 04:08 PM PDT Hi all, Thanks to reading and checking this sub obsessively, I've followed the advice of internet strangers and got my Network+, currently part way through Security+, and just secured a well-paying job as a Tier II Tech for the government. My question for my career is, how do I get into cloud? Does it matter if it's AWS or Azure? As you can see, I like certs, so are Cloud+/Server+ good options? Or should I just stick to learning Linux and wait? Any help is appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:12 PM PDT Hello, I am 25(M) years old and I currently work for a healthcare organization doing IT help desk. My gross income is 38k. I have over 3 years of IT support experience. I have suffered from depression and anxiety my whole life, but I am a very goal oriented and motivated guy. I have been with them for a year and 8 months now and to be quite honest, I hate it. I hated the job before I even started the role. This role primary is answering phone calls relating to anything IT such as password resets, email issues, remoting issues, etc. Most of my days are spent answering 60-70+ phone calls back to back. Between each call, we get 50 seconds to complete our ticket until we answer the next call. We are extremely short staffed and we are all burnt out. I do have some desktop support experience and would love to get back into something like that. What advice would you give to someone who is ready to leave the help desk role? Is A+ certification the only route to go? [link] [comments]  |
| Are what people say about a PoC within the IT field true? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:53 PM PDT I just read through a recent post on here that talked about the Harsh Truths of IT. Some of the comments on there were very discouraging. Not the normal comments that are talking about hard work and constantly learning. It was the comments about being a PoC within the field. While I know that people are prone to having their beliefs, the way they made it sound was as if the whole industry was littered with people who would never hire someone like that. I am a hard worker. I am someone who pushes themselves to their limits, and I am also a female. I worked in a VERY male dominated field while in the Navy (As a gas turbine technician) and even took over in a managerial position for years on end, and was good at it. But it's discouraging to see that sort of stuff. I know the statistics of the industry, and I know that it is somewhat niche. But is it as bad as they made it seem? I'm a strong supporter of hard work, as I work hard myself. What are your experiences and thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| How did you come across your current position? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 05:25 PM PDT Considering entering either the data science field or UX design field and trying to get a sense of the demand for these skills. How did you all find your current position? Even those in STEM in general, who are outside these fields, would be interesting to hear from. Was it through.... LinkedIn Indeed Dice Monster Zip Applied on website Career fairs Family Friends Colleagues Co-workers College mates Professors Luck? And how long did it take you. Thank you for sharing your experiences [link] [comments]  |
| Starting in desktop support but not sure what to do next Posted: 30 Jun 2020 03:29 PM PDT Little background, I got my first IT job about 3 years ago doing desktop support and it paid 30K. It's not a lot at all considering I live in NY and have a bachelors in computer science but at that time I could not find a single job. I figured I'd get experience and eventually get a new job. My job was pretty standard, fix and build PCs for users. Learn some of their software and troubleshoot it as well as help with any internet issues. Fast forward a year and a half and a majority of the IT department gets terminated as well as other departments. I find a job pretty quickly about 3-4 months later which is the job I'm at now, I make 45K. It's still not much, 2 weeks pay covers rent of a cheap studio so I'm looking to move to another company that would pay more. I've been here over a year now and my raise was about 1k so now I'm at 46K which doesn't change anything really. Unfortunately due to the pandemic lots of job listings have been removed but I apply to what I can find. My question mostly is towards where do I go from here in my career? My job now started pretty similar to my last job, management was under the impression I was still entry level and couldn't do much. I quickly showed I could and even help with managing server accounts. I thought I wanted to do firewall stuff and quickly picked up setting up a VPN and creating accounts. I still find it interesting but I'm not sure if all I want to do is build servers and configure firewalls. It feels like I'm still building PCs and doing internet stuff just on bigger machines. What would you consider my next step? I have about 3 years of experience and went from Desktop Support 1 to 2 but not sure what's next especially if I want to make more money. I'm looking for at least 65K but what is considered a good position for to go there next? [link] [comments]  |
| Best place to list side projects you worked on Posted: 30 Jun 2020 04:13 PM PDT I just graduated with my Bachelors degree in IT this past May. I have been applying for jobs but haven't found anything yet. The hiring managers I spoke to said that there are hiring freezes but they will consider my application once things get going again. I was thinking about doing a few projects during my free time to learn new skills and show that I'm still trying to be productive during a difficult time. What's the best place to list these types of side projects? The resume is something that should generally be kept to a page and I just barely fit everything on there. Should I put it on my LinkedIn profile? Or is there a better spot for it? [link] [comments]  |
| Complete Newbie to IT- where to begin? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:48 AM PDT Hi everyone, What do you recommend for someone who has no IT experience? I am an aerobics instructor, and my brother does IT. The fitness industry has fallen apart due to COVID, and now I'm wanting to go into IT as well, especially because IT has the flexibility to work from home when things like this happen. I have ZERO experience with IT work, though. I started studying A+ about 3 weeks ago using Professor Messer, and it is so new to me. I got a study guide from amazon and took the chapter 1 quiz to see how my studying is going. Apparently, it's going crappy, because I failed the exam miserably! My friend keeps telling me to take A+, then Network+ and then Security+. I'm going very slowly- I like the visual learning, but I need the book for the theory, and I could use a buddy (I guess) so I know I can keep myself on track and have someone to which I can ask questions. Before I go any further, what do people think of this track? I was thinking about going into security, but then should I just do some cybersecurity courses? Or is there something online that allows for visual learning and human interaction that isn't gonna put me in the poorhouse (I'm on unemployment making a third of what I used to make). Or is A+ the first step no matter what? Does anyone have advice or suggestions? Is there anyone like me in this boat that maybe wants to pair up? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| What should I look for with Sec+ and N+ Posted: 30 Jun 2020 03:22 PM PDT Hey ITCQ Today I got my Sec+ and last month I got my N+. With these tickets, and an eye on getting into cyber security / CEH. What entry level position should I look at trying to find? I just don't know if applying for "Junior Cyber Security" is reaching too far, or should I look at just Sysadmin style jobs? Job Experience 1year with an MSP However, the past year I did construction for a year just seeing what I wanted to do (family business). Ended up not being for me. Would really appreciate some insight - excited to find a career and not just a job lol. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:38 AM PDT I notice CCNP security cert covers basics of network security as well as how to configure various features in ASA. Where as palo alto cert mostly gives how to configure a feature in PA and doesn't cover basics of security. What's your opinion? My immediate objective for doing a cert is to gain understanding of security basics and to have a better shot at interview. Given this, should i skip PA cert and do CCNP security even though PA cert is considered more valuable? [link] [comments]  |
| Work social activities, switching careers and layoffs? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:47 PM PDT I've been considering switching my career for about a year now, I feel more of an urge because of the pandemic...I work at a law firm because I originally wanted to be a lawyer. I think maybe I would still like to but I'm not sure I want to spend 3-4 more years in school, have at least 50k in debt, not working for all those years which means Little to no money And putting my "romantic life" in a difficult situation. My job requires a good amount of social interaction which I don't really like. Sometimes reading dense legal documents is boring. I'm also not a very brave so I wonder how good of a lawyer I'd be. my point is where should I start with comp tia? I have no IT experience. Also, my job requires me to attend work lunches fairly often it's a VERY social office aside from my actual work like speaking to clients etc. some don't mind the social work stuff but I don't like it as I'm an introvert. What's the work culture like for IT depts, companies etc? Are you required to attend work social events? How has your job been fairing during the surge of layoffs? And how many of you can work from home? What about benefits? I have none... [link] [comments]  |
| Good starting point for medical IT for someone with no formal IT training? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:06 AM PDT I'm a semester out from finishing my bachelors in Biobehavioral Health, but instead of taking a clinical route for my career I want to use my undergrad schooling to get into medical IT. I'm already very familiar with computers and technology in general, but I have no idea where to start in terms of entry level jobs or certifications. Would I be able to try to apply to entry-level jobs without any formal certifications, and just my unrelated degree? What would be good entry level medical IT jobs? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
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