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- Why does it seem like everyone wants to be a cyber security expert?
- Is there any job security in IT once you’re older?
- Cities with IT Opportunities?
- Thinking about switching fields outside of IT
- MCSA and MCSE server
- Getting over first job anxiety
- Security-Flashpoint
- Python certifications (Python Institute)?
- What’s next?
- Cybersecurity path?
- It or Is?
- Asked to help manipulate review scores.
- Ethical hacker?
- comptia casp+ (cas-003) deluxe labs bundle worth it
- I'm 30, IT in the navy, want to get out but scared, advice?
- What technical skill sets do IT managers need?
- Should I take the temp position?
- What advice would you give someone who has a degree but no work experience?
- Probably Overthinking it but....
- Are Certs really that necessary?
- Am I wrong for wanting to leave my current job for these reasons?
- Questions for my first official IT job
- Apply for a Technical Support Analyst position after being a TSR for almost two years?
- Cloud IT
| Why does it seem like everyone wants to be a cyber security expert? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 07:06 AM PDT Every time i browse this sub I always see somebody who wants to be a cyber security expert. It is not the only job in IT. In fact, when i search for jobs on any job search website and I type in "IT" or "information technology" in my local area (midwest, Ohio) Cyber security doesn't come up even once and i went 10 pages deep. It just doesn't seem to me to be where the bulk of jobs are, yet people are so focused on that one subject. The most common term I see on all these job postings is for "Admin" "Specialist" and "support"(aka helpdesk). I even typed in "cyber security" and you know how many job postings with "cyber security" in it? about 5 times, and it was about 6 or 7 pages deep. I'm a sysadmin for a small company, I just want to know why this disconnect of what people want, and what companies actually need. [link] [comments]  |
| Is there any job security in IT once you’re older? Posted: 30 Jul 2020 11:59 PM PDT One of my worst fears about pursuing IT is working many years to get to a place where I am experienced, knowledgeable & paid very well, only to be laid off & then overlooked for jobs because of my age & my salary. I fear there will always be a new young generation ready to do your job working more hours & for half the cost & companies will happily replace you with them. So what do you think? Is there job security in IT long term? Thanks for your input. Edit: Been debating medicine vs IT for a while. One big pro of med is good job security. That is my context for asking this question, for anyone wondering. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 06:27 AM PDT I moved to upstate NY from CA 4 years ago to be with my now ex. I think I've done and spent my time here and think it's time for me to leave. I don't necessarily want to go back to CA though because of the long commutes and housing expenses, even though my friends and family mainly reside in SD/CA/SF. It's too big of a city for what I want. Some things I've been thinking about and want:
So would appreciate any ideas that I could research more on. I have a friend in Philly so I've been thinking about that [link] [comments]  |
| Thinking about switching fields outside of IT Posted: 30 Jul 2020 01:18 PM PDT I'm just shy of finishing my BAS in IT and now more than ever I feel less motivated to even finish. I currently work a contracted Help Desk role and each new day sucks out more and more of my soul. The more people I help, the more I despise customer service and really want to tell certain people to go f themselves. Has anyone been in IT and found themselves in a different path? Edit - I greatly appreciate everyone's responses, and to know others share my same frustrations. I am grateful to have any kind of employment in this chaotic time, I'm just eager to make it to my next step. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 04:05 AM PDT Since Microsoft is retiring the above certification Jan 2021, would is your advice for those looking to get this certification before then as a career boost... is "still going" this route a waste of money, or is there a better alternative for those who work with on-prem systems [link] [comments]  |
| Getting over first job anxiety Posted: 30 Jul 2020 10:16 PM PDT Hello all, I'm getting ready to graduate with honors with a bachelor's degree in Information Technology and Security after the upcoming Fall semester. As somebody who's been going to school full-time while also working full-time for some years now, I am happy to see the end in sight. However, as someone who suffers from clinical anxiety, I've really been stressing out about beginning my career in IT. While I'll have my degree, and I did do well in my classes for the most part, I still feel like I don't know nearly enough. I realize this is somewhat common (Imposter Syndrome) but I'm having a tough time getting past it. Not only that, but it seems like so many of the entry level positions available are support jobs, and I have pretty severe anxiety about customer service over the phone. I'm so done with working where I am making very little money and being unappreciated, but I have recurring nightmares of being hired somewhere new just to be fired. It's odd because I consider myself a good worker, too (I've been with the same company for many years and have become a major part, just not paid as such due to the company's struggling). But for whatever reason, every time I read job listings, I find bullet points that scare me away from applying for fear that I will fail on the job. TLDR: Sorry for the extremely long post. Basically, I was hoping you all could share stories of being uncertain of entering the IT field and how you overcame it. Stories of your first jobs out of college would be nice. Also, if there's any anxiety sufferers in the subreddit who can relate to being anxious about entering the IT field or overcame it, please do share. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 10:01 AM PDT So we use Flashpoint for threat intel in our org. Are any of you using it? How are you putting it to good use? [link] [comments]  |
| Python certifications (Python Institute)? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 09:50 AM PDT Has anyone gotten any of the Python certifications to boost their Resume or career? Python Institute offers different levels of certifications: https://pythoninstitute.org/certification/ Would this be a good thing to throw on your resume as a talking point or proof that you know Python? Obviously a Github page with projects will be more useful... I am trying to beef up my LinkedIn and Resume [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 09:07 AM PDT Im currently working at the Help Desk for about a year, no college degree, got CCNA and Sec+, try to study as much as I can at work and after hours, I really want to advance in career, what jobs should I apply to in your opinion, I'd like to become a System Administrator and be able to get a hands on experience and learn networking, but not sure if I'm qualified for that yet [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 05:09 AM PDT I graduated last year with a bachelors degree in accounting and finance and currently pursuing a masters in Information Technology (information systems concentration). I was originally set on getting a CS degree, but the amount of math was giving me a hard time and I left before sitting exams for calc 2. The family was not very happy and only now I'm getting a masters in IT at a pretty good state school. I'm currently applying for internships and jobs in financial systems management, database admin, erp implementation, technical consulting, financial software etc. I have two internships under my belt working in SAP and business intelligence. I'm originally from Chicago. Lately, I've studying cybersecurity more and more. Would be my IT(IS) masters paired with security certs enough to break into the field? I heard about people with CS degrees + InfoSec masters being very employable but I may not go for the same very technical jobs all in all. Is there any cybersecurity path I could follow? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 08:51 AM PDT Hello everyone. Can anyone tell me if Information systems and telecommunications is a good major, and with that major can I do jobs that an IT major can? Because I'm new in this field I don't know what telecommunications actually means for my future job? Also are jobs in IT or IS better generally? And if anyone majored in IS and telecommunications or IT please tell me your experience. Any help will be very welcome. Thanks!! [link] [comments]  |
| Asked to help manipulate review scores. Posted: 31 Jul 2020 04:48 AM PDT Generally wondering if this is common place - I've never encountered it before and thought I'd ask the group for an opinion. Yesterday the marketing / social media manager types sent a company wide Slack message asking us ALL to logon to Amazon and upvote a specific review of our product - as well as get our friends and family to do the same, with an addendum to add a positive review if we had time. I think we make a good product, but we're a relatively new player in our field, there are issues (which we're generally good at solving) - so our review scores reflect that. To my mind having employees and their contacts "massage" those scores seems disingenuous at best - and if it were noticed (and us techies tend to notice such things) would potentially be hugely damaging to the credibility of the company. I made my opinions on the matter known by replying in a thread to that same company wide Slack message... and was pretty much immediately silenced, and told this was very common and I shouldn't "rock the boat". I love my job and I believe in the product / service we provide - but I'm genuinely disappointed with the management for taking this course of action. Even more so that my concerns about the potential hit to credibility if it was noticed (which I'm sure it will) were dismissed with "everyone does this - stop being 'that guy'" Does everyone do this? Am I being overly concerned / negative? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 08:33 AM PDT So I've taken a career personality quiz a few months back and seen ethical hacker as an option and thought that was pretty interesting. Now I have a program I can have funding for and take IT programs. Ethical hacker came up in the program. I made a previous post about info about IT and didn't have much direction and understand there's just so many different sectors out there. What are your opinions on ethical hacker and 1-10 enjoyment of doing that position. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| comptia casp+ (cas-003) deluxe labs bundle worth it Posted: 31 Jul 2020 08:05 AM PDT |
| I'm 30, IT in the navy, want to get out but scared, advice? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:46 AM PDT Alright so I'll just lay some background: I'm 30 and IT in the Navy. I'm going to be doing cyber security / information assurance in my next ship soon which I'm pretty excited because this is what I want to do in the civilian world. Here's the thing. IT in the military is easy. It's like training wheels. But I'm scared to get out. My biggest concern is age. I'll be done with the military by 34 or 38/39, but is there any age discrimination towards older people like that when applying for IT jobs? Since I'll be getting out in my mid or late 30s, I don't want a help desk job or an entry level job. I'm aiming for something at least 80k or higher. I think that's reasonable right? I'll have at least 10 years of various IT experience and some certs when I'm done. I guess what I'm asking for is: Is age a considerable factor for employers when looking to hire? Being a veteran a positive or non factor in the hiring process? In terms of job market and pay, is cyber security desirable or should I try to focus on sysadmin or cloud admin type work? I don't have much of a purpose I guess in writing this. Just having a quarter-life crisis and just needed to reach out. [link] [comments]  |
| What technical skill sets do IT managers need? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 07:29 AM PDT I'm looking into this field and cannot find a comprehensive list of the applicable IT tech skills required. I want to be ahead of the game as much as possible using free, online resources like Libgen and youtube tutorials before I pay tuition. Can anyone link to textbooks they've used or a checklist that would summarize particular technical skills required? Based on my research I know not all skills are one size fits all for this field, but anything from someone who has achieved a degree or works in the field would be extremely helpful to someone that wants to minimize the costs of a degree. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I take the temp position? Posted: 30 Jul 2020 05:31 PM PDT New IT grad with some help desk experience. So a week ago I've gotten a job offer for a temp help desk position that is still on hold. It is the "3 months that may extend to a year" kind of role. Unionized, so there are benefits. Since it is a temp job, it pays higher than the average help desk job in my area. A couple of days ago I had a remote interview with a medium-ish sized tech company with my dream role - Jr. Linux admin. I think I did pretty good talking to them and I think they like me. We had a good time talking about our home labs and interests. They said they are still interviewing people and will get back to me at most 10 days for an offer or a second interview. Then today I just finished my interview for a Jr. sysadmin role which went OK. Now I'm thinking to take the temp job and burn the bridge if things go well with the Jr. Linux admin or Jr. sysadmin job. However, I'm also thinking to not take it and focus on finding a better position. I did get a similar job offer for a Jr. Linux Admin at another medium-sized tech company but they rescinded it due to COVID. So if I can land a Jr admin job, I should be able to get another right? Am I being too confident? My friends call me privileged. Any input would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| What advice would you give someone who has a degree but no work experience? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 05:50 AM PDT Someone pointed out that there is another place where I will find answers I removed this text. Thank you EANx_Diver :) [link] [comments]  |
| Probably Overthinking it but.... Posted: 31 Jul 2020 05:36 AM PDT So I have been looking into certifications to help kick start my IT career and after doing more and more research I have few answers and more questions. For context I am living in the UK. My best qualification to date is a level 3 extended diploma in computing which I achieved a few years ago at college. Since then I did a couple years at uni but dropped out. Recently I've been stuck working in retail. On a couple of occasions I have gotten very close to getting apprenticeships in DevOps roles etc but have fallen short at the last hurdle. Anyway to improve my employability and to make sure I don't become rusty I wanted to get some certifications. I ruled out the COMPTIA A+ because thought it was a bit redundant given my background and thought I would start with CCNA and COMPTIA Security+. After completing these two my plan was to move onto COMPTIA Cloud+ and eventually AWS or Azure certifications but I don't need to think that far ahead yet. On top of this I wanted to build some things in python and make a personal portfolio on github. Anyway thank you for being patient enough to read through this and I hope this all makes sense. I would really appreciate any advice especially from people residing here in the UK. [link] [comments]  |
| Are Certs really that necessary? Posted: 30 Jul 2020 06:46 PM PDT I feel like the answer will be mostly yes and also it depends. For someone who hates large tests I find myself stressing and avoiding study. I went through college with good grades, but don't even have an a+. Call me pathetic, but I've never been good at memorizing a ton of info like that and I find even the A+ to be overwhelming. It's not difficult stuff at all, it's just a lot of stuff to have in my head at once. I'm more of a doer. I learn by doing, expirmenting and failing. Tbh trying to study for a cert takes the fun out of tech. I'd rather learn without the stress that I need to memories it all for a large test. A test that cost money. When you take tests out of the equation I enjoy learning new things and spending time messing around. I don't know, I just don't feel like studying for certs is the best learning style for me, but it's what everyone seems to constantly be aiming for. Almost every discussion is " what cert do I need to get here". It's like the holy grail to the next job. Heck I'll sit down and read the cnna or AWS books out of interest, but you tell me there is going to be a detailed test in it that cost money, then I'll probably hardly touch it. I just would rather study without the stress of certification tests. Maybe thats pathetic, but its how I feel. Anyone else? Btw I do Tier 1 helpdesk. I don't know exactly what direction I want to head in IT. I just don't see why I couldn't progress in my career without certs? As long as I'm applying myself and learning new things at relate to my current job or relate to what I want to do next. Like I could study Network+ material to grow without taking the test, but then I can't IT put on my resume. But I hate tests lol I may get some flak for this. I'm just being honest [link] [comments]  |
| Am I wrong for wanting to leave my current job for these reasons? Posted: 30 Jul 2020 10:40 AM PDT First off, deep down I know this post isn't really necessary. This job makes me unhappy, not to mention the pay isn't great, and that should be reason enough to look for something new. However, I also want to know if my other reasons for leaving are valid or if I'm just being unreasonable. Three months ago I started a help desk role that is extremely narrow in scope. I deal with one service this company offers (email archiving) and nothing else. My main issue is that I feel like none of my previous experience or knowledge has any use in this job. Almost everything I deal with is a proprietary system that I have to learn from scratch. The most I do outside of these systems is remote into a server and maybe restart a Windows service, but that's it. Not only is this frustrating, but it also makes me feel like I'm not learning anything that I can take with me into future jobs. Sure, there's troubleshooting and research going on and those are always good skills to keep sharp, but as far as technical knowledge it doesn't feel like I'm learning anything I can take with me outside of this job. I also have yet to encounter anything where I feel like I have the slightest idea about what to do. Am I right to think such a niche position isn't worth it at this point in my career? This is my first "real" help desk job (I spent a few years at Geek Squad before this) and I don't feel like I'm getting the experience I was looking for. Part of me is worried I'm just running away because I'm not able to adapt, and that any job I get after this will end up the same way. [link] [comments]  |
| Questions for my first official IT job Posted: 30 Jul 2020 04:50 PM PDT Quick background: 28 years old and I'm a recent college graduate majored in IT. I have novice IT experience and no certifications. I did however had 2 internships prior but focused more on project management and rudimentary IT tech skills (cable management, documentation, factory resets). I do plan on inquiring for Cisco's CCNA and perhaps Azure certs (since the company I'll be working for have numerous projects expansion that pertains to prem infrastructure to cloud based). Honestly It's almost too good to be true, especially of how difficult the market is today. During the salary negotiations with the managers, they immediately asked me of what's my "number?" I was not expecting this question from them and with the lack of preparation on researching the current market for this position, I said 40k. One of the manager said I'm pinning myself and shooting myself in the foot. After conferring about knowing your worth and value, they decided to step out of the conference room huddled for about 10 mins. Afterwards, they all came in and one of the managers said "how would you like to start on Monday and we can do 45k." I was beyond shell shocked. For someone who's been making less than 40k for the past 6 years (in a different job sector), I really felt like it's too good to be true, so without hesitation I said yes and I'll be starting this Monday. I have a few questions in mind. After speaking to them about value and knowing my worth and for someone who doesn't have solid IT experience, how can I assure myself that I am worth that salary? After doing research they placed me in the median salary for "IT Support" positions, referenced through glass door. With that salary value, I feel like there's a lot of expectations from the get-go which I'm open and I welcome the journey. But I'm a bit worried about not exceeding their expectations. I did ask about how they go about their performance evaluations and type of insights they pick on to acknowledge my competence, and one of the managers said to me that "we play it by ear and we're gonna look to see which milestone you choose based on our expectations." That worries me because they have laid out some of the job competencies on top of their current projects, I just think that it's not structured enough? I'm the only internal IT personnel aside from the manager, that said I'm anticipating a lot of work/responsibilities/stress and most likely be a "multiple hat" personnel. But I would like to know your guys' opinion. What do you guys think? Do you think it's a right start salary wise? Perhaps I should've asked what their current budget for this position and yes, I damn well undervalued myself because I thought I was being reasonable based on my experience. But then again I don't know maybe they are getting a bang for their buck which I have no qualms with. I'm still overwhelmed from this situation sorry in advance if I didn't articulate myself well. I've been a long time lurker here, this subreddit have been resourceful and encouraging. I want to say thank you all. [link] [comments]  |
| Apply for a Technical Support Analyst position after being a TSR for almost two years? Posted: 30 Jul 2020 06:47 PM PDT Apply for a Technical Support Analyst position after being a TSR for almost two years? I had no prior IT jobs before starting almost two years ago. I still feel I have stuff to learn in the Representative position. Is two years of IT experience enough to consider applying as an analyst? I told my boss that I'd like to learn some of the things they do when things slow down and he said that's the plan. At this point they really haven't shown us, too busy. I'm in no hurry to advance and eventually would like to retire in the level 2 analyst position. Would it be fine to wait another year or two and then apply for the role if it's open or take the opportunity now and apply and see what they say? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2020 11:23 AM PDT I would like to make the transit into cloud services, I currently have my Server+ cert. Which certs would help me make the transition into cloud services? I'm currently studying for the Azure fundamentals cert. [link] [comments]  |
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