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- How likely is it that full-time-remote work will become the new normal?
- I don't know what to do...
- How People Feel about Google's Education Rollout?
- I’m at rock bottom and I can’t pull myself out of it.
- Trying to Decide a New Career Path
- What’s a reasonable time frame to go from zero to having A+, Net+, and Sec+?
- Do you hate your help desk position?
- Tomorrow the big day
- Success stories - Anyone have quick turn around stories to new jobs this year?
- Job hunting - familiarity with languages
- How valuable is a TS/SCI?
- To Master or not to Master?
- Trying to gain experience in quarantine
- Need advice from you all
- Resume Review - Trying to get into Networking - help?
- MIS career path and skills requirements
- Interview this week - help?
- Security career quest
- Is a twitter bot i made something i can put in my portfolio?
- Life after the Military?
- Best Path Forward
- Looking for my first IT job while in school and during this pandemic
- How does a construction worker go from the dirt to the tech side of life?
| How likely is it that full-time-remote work will become the new normal? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:51 AM PDT Hey, folks. I started a new job this month, and thus far it's been entirely work-from-home. Management has made it clear that nobody will be asked to come to the office any time soon, and speaking with my manager there's a good chance I can simply stay a remote worker forever. The reason this becomes pressing is that I'm looking at leaving the area. A lot of my friends have started to move to smaller towns in the province, because they can buy a full on house for the cost of a small condo in the city. So I'm thinking of doing the same. If I can keep my job but buy a small house 6 hours out of town, that's a great deal. My concern, though, is the future. My job right now is great, and happy to have me remote. But say they go belly up in a year? How likely is it that I can apply for and land a job without ever coming to the office? Right now everything is remote, but is that at all likely to become something companies are happy to do forever? Side question, now that I think of it: Does anyone have experience getting a fully remote job right from the word go? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:03 AM PDT I feel lost and don't know what to do. I currently work for an MSP and I get paid absolute shit. This is my first IT job. We get exposed to a lot of different stuff, which I do enjoy, but there's constantly so much going on that the solutions is to usually bandaid it and pray that it doesn't happen again. I have learned a bit about troubleshooting and fixing various issues with the stuff that we use; Windows AD environments mainly. We have our fair share of good and bad clients, but it's always so busy. I am honestly struggling to learn anything with how quickly the tickets come in and with how fast I'm expected to fix things. It's usually me just clicking random things and hoping that it works, or restarting their PC and hoping that fixes it. If that doesn't work then escalate to the other tech who is more experienced. I have no motivation to try learning at home because I feel so stressed from even the thought of any IT work at this point. I have no time at work to study anything that I work on. Whenever I ask anyone for help I'm always told that I should have known this stuff in the first few months. I honestly just want to move into internal IT at this point to lessen the stress so that I can actually learn and not bandaid, but there's nobody hiring currently. My best bet is probably moving to another city. Does anyone have any tips that can help me out? I feel so burnt out at this point that it feels like I'm going to snap. [link] [comments]  |
| How People Feel about Google's Education Rollout? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:00 AM PDT My apologies if this isn't the correct forum; it's the best place I could think of to post this: I saw in the news recently that Google is currently doing a "game changer" in the educational landscape by promising to view their professional certifications as 4-year degrees. Does anyone have any idea how Google's actual managers and employees feel about this? I have to be honest: I struggle to see how Google can even attempt this because I've done one of their certs, and I've also gone to college...and the two aren't even comparable in my eyes. Anyway...just curious as to whether anyone has any idea how the managers/employees who would actually have to work with and train such cert holders feel about the push? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| I’m at rock bottom and I can’t pull myself out of it. Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:15 PM PDT I'm a network engineer. I work for an MSP in a large east coast city. My workplace is incredibly toxic and I hate it. Most of the good people have quit and they they haven't hired a quality person to fill vacancies in years. I have been applying for new jobs for months. I keep getting to second and even third interviews, but never get an offer. Job listings either want an associate job paying way less than I currently make, or a senior role who want someone who already has 8+ in a senior role with title. I feel stuck in this middle ground that no one wants. I have (had?) several CCNAs and a CCNP. Every time I get an interview, I have to take PTO and I can only do that do so long. Every day I fantasize about walking away, it's even taking a toll on my health. I have two kids and a mortgage so I can't do it no matter how badly I want to. I just want out this situation. [link] [comments]  |
| Trying to Decide a New Career Path Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:59 AM PDT I'm trying to decide what type of IT job to search for. I'm currently employed in the tech industry, but not exactly happy with what I'm doing. Just looking for some insight from those who might be able to help. What I do now - Database Analyst I've been in this role for 7, going on 8 years. There is no opportunity for advancement, and I'm unhappy with my current job situation. My boss taught me how to code for the most part (aside from the basics I learned in college), and he has taught me how to do a lot of things the WRONG way (specifically joins), which is why I feel I'm at an intermediate level, rather than where I should be after 7 years. I've self taught on some things to improve, but need some fine tuning. I enjoy writing queries, but don't necessarily enjoy developing full procedures. I don't mind it, but it's not really something that I enjoy. I enjoy the creative part of an end user asking for xyz, and collaborating with them on what we can add to xyz to give them an even better end result than what they're asking for. I know what we're capable of doing with coding, but I don't actually enjoy the coding part of it. Maybe I would more if my skill set was better. I'm leaning toward looking for Technical Analyst positions, rather than Database Analyst positions. I do enjoy working in higher ed, so a Technical Analyst (or something similar) position in the Higher Ed sect would be great, but I don't see too many of those opportunities. We are underpaid. I've never gotten a significant raise (nor has anybody else here, it's not a performance thing). I dislike my boss, and so does everyone else on our team. We are also losing benefits left and right, while fearing job cuts due to COVID. We are all job searching, and each person that leaves will make everything worse, as we are on a hiring freeze, so I'd like to get out as soon as possible, before things get bad. The last time we lost a key person on our team, everything was so stressful for months, and we were expected to do 2x the work for no increase in pay. I do have a degree - BS in Business with a major of Management Information Systems. I'm currently taking Trailhead courses to hopefully get some Salesforce Certifications, but other than that I'm not doing any outside training, but wouldn't be opposed to it to improve my skill set. [link] [comments]  |
| What’s a reasonable time frame to go from zero to having A+, Net+, and Sec+? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:48 AM PDT It seems like those are the recommended ones to get for an entry level desktop support job. I am good with computers but I have no serious programming/IT skills but I'm sure I could learn fast. I have no job, hardly any responsibilities. I could comfortably study 10 hours a day if need be. How long would it reasonably take to get those certs? (I am reposting this because I originally posted at 4AM and didn't get much respons [link] [comments]  |
| Do you hate your help desk position? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:25 AM PDT Hey folks, title says it all. I got a job doing call center help desk mostly for SMB's and it doesn't sound too bad. I worked call centers previously, mostly billing related stuff and found it absolutely miserable and this is my first real job doing call center IT. I know helping out basic end users is likely miserable, but for those of you who do it for small and medium businesses, how is it? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:05 PM PDT Got an interview tomorrow job I really want to land...wish me luck [link] [comments]  |
| Success stories - Anyone have quick turn around stories to new jobs this year? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:46 AM PDT Pretty much title, we need positivity! The top voted posts are generally doom/gloom about how OP couldn't find a new job after being laid off for x years after 500 applications, etc, we rarely hear positive stories of people that found new jobs fast which is something that enticed a lot of us to this field - stability everywhere. Anyone have stories they want to share? If so what was your role? Even if it's not a new job but getting offered interviews, etc [link] [comments]  |
| Job hunting - familiarity with languages Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:42 AM PDT I'm actively searching for a job. I have a bachelors in criminal justice and a cert in GIS. Im looking for an analyst position. In college I took a python course and i also took a graduate level course in R. I continue to practice in my free time as well. When companies post on the job description for example, "experience in R, python" is it worth even applying to or a complete waste of time? I have familiarity with both of them but I am in no means an expert in either. But I understand them for the most part. Also want to be clear that I'm searching for an entry level position. Any input is appreciated, thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:12 AM PDT I overheard management talking about having a hard time keeping people on a project because as soon as they get a TS/SCI they leave for a higher paying job. It kind of made me curious about how much someone with a TS/SCI should be making? I'm in the NJ area, whereas the project I'm talking about is in VA, so I know that kind of limits the market a bit. Also, FWIW I hope to have an RHCA within the next 6 months (Currently have an RHCE, COVID kind of put a halt to the RHCA plans), and have a couple Azure certs (but no actual experience with Azure). EDIT: I'm hoping to find out more about salaries for people with TS/SCIs, rather than employability. Is it worth it to leave a job you like for a higher paying job type of thing. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:30 AM PDT Hello all, I am very seriously considering getting my masters in cyber security. I have a bachelors in networking and telecommunications and have been working in IT for the last 6 years. Prior to that I was in the military (AF) and immediately following my enlistment working as a Technician for a natural gas company troubleshooting RTUs and various OT equipment. At this point I have Net+, Sec+, CySA+ and by extension CSAP. So I've been exposed to all the general concepts and have a pretty decent foundation. I passed all tests first try with reasonable amounts of time to study and prepare. Here is my concern....Math has never been my strong suit. I get very discouraged by it when I don't get it. I am worried if I get started on a Masters of Cyber Security and I get stuck on math it could end up being a very costly exercise that I may not even be able to complete. Those who have taken that leap, how in depth is the math I'll be wandering into? Is it anymore in depth that what I've already been exposed to? Is my anxiety warranted? Thanks in advance for any and all help/advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Trying to gain experience in quarantine Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:28 AM PDT I'm studying to finish my A+ 1002, and then most likely my Net+, but I want to kepp obtaining knowledge and practice my skills so I can improve before I get a job. Any ideas, or can you point me towards some links to do this. It can be anything really, building networks, breaking then troubleshooting virtual computers. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:21 AM PDT So i am 19 and doing bachelors in computer applications and i really don't like coding but i have keen intrest in cyber security and networking so i just wanted to know that what certs should i do after college should it be comptia Networking+,linux and security + or ccna or any other thing. [link] [comments]  |
| Resume Review - Trying to get into Networking - help? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:57 AM PDT Backstory: I left my helpdesk job earlier in the year to study for Network + and pursue Networking - this was just before COVID hit and it's been really hard to find a job. I know it's a mess out there, but I wanted to use this time to check out my resume - if you could give me any tips, that would be great. I'm 100% ready to just build a new one from scratch. (Disregard any typos, they were done hastily in an attempt to remove my personal info) I don't have any serious networking experience outside of personal and helpdesk - but I do have a Network + Cert and a degree in a non related field. Looking to get in on bottom of networking like a data center tech or network admin or something. Thanks, also would appreciate any ideas on how to get in on ground floor for networking. Resume: https://imgur.com/a/aNNmNJe [link] [comments]  |
| MIS career path and skills requirements Posted: 01 Sep 2020 05:54 AM PDT Hi everyone, I just about to enroll in management information systems in a business school, well I chose this mostly because I didn't get into any CS or IT program. But I don't know what can I do with MIS degree, what skills do I need ( i want to work in an analyst field like data or business or even data science ), what jobs can i apply to and while in university what jobs i need to work on in order to get experience. Thanks you all so much for your answer and it would be nice if someone give me some roadmap or career paths in MIS [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:19 AM PDT Hey all, I have an interview this week for a security ops associate position and one of the interview requirements is going to be to create an architecture diagram based on a scenario given by the interviewer. To any of you who have done this, I'm assuming all they mean is to map out network/security appliances based on their given criteria? Ex., servers and endpoints/filters and services all connected to switches, then firewall/dmz/vpn/email filter/firewall -> routers. Should I expect anything else/more complex? For those not familiar with the state jobs structures, Associate level is not super high but it's above baseline Technician. Obviously it will have to be illustrated. It's just a great job opportunity and I don't want to get caught with my pants down. Any input is appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2020 11:59 PM PDT What kind of prospects and salary could I realistically expect with a cissp, cism, cisa, ccnp enterprise and casp+ certs? I've been a network engineer for a few years and somewhat tired of networking engineering and would like to travel down the infosec/cyber path more. Im interested in info/cyber security engineering. Would I need to become a security analyst for a few months before moving into it security engineering for specific security experience? And what kind of salary offers would I be able to get, would I be looking at 6 figures in Midwest or Chicago? I've been working full time six years, started at helpdesk. [link] [comments]  |
| Is a twitter bot i made something i can put in my portfolio? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:10 AM PDT I made a twitter bot this summer to tweet daily and planned to add a webscraper to it but havent gotten to that part yet, but it tweets daily using the twitter api and development tools. i wrote it in python and run it off a raspberry pi locally. this is it. should i add it to my projects? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2020 05:36 AM PDT Good morning to all, I am currently serving in the United States Air Force, I am in communications and my day to day to job is server administration. I also am apart of a team that does vulnerability management. I have been questioning what I should do after my 4 year contract. I have about 2.5 years left. Im currently going to college for a computer science degree, but I wanna focus more on my certifications. Im very interested in security and vulnerability analysis. Im just worried I won't have enough job experience or certifications to make it. I honestly wouldn't mind working for a government contracting company for IT . What certs do you think would helpful in my journey? Ill look on indeed sometimes and some company's want 5-7 years experience. How do I prove I know what to do? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:41 PM PDT I recently turned 29 and I work at a HelpDesk. I fractured my spine in a car accident 3 years ago and was forced to take two years off of work to recover. I still deal with chronic back pain, but I'm able to work again and have been back at the job I had before the accident for 9 months now. All told I have nearly 4 years experience there not counting the lay-off, and I'm really wanting to further my career. At my job I mostly deal with AD, VMware, and various account management type stuff. Before the accident I was interested in learning to code and/or data science, but now that I'm older, I'm wondering what the best path forward is for myself. I do not have a degree or any certs, but I do have about 30 college credits. I make 44k right now in a mid-size Midwest city, so it's enough, but I'm really looking to increase my skill-set and earning potential, especially since my wife and I got married last year. Any advice is very much appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for my first IT job while in school and during this pandemic Posted: 01 Sep 2020 05:18 AM PDT I've been looking for a job to get some experience on my resume as well as learning a few hand on skills. However, with this whole pandemic no one seems to be hiring/interviewing so I've been looking into remote jobs. The issue is I live in Germany so all the US opportunities are off the table it seems and all the remote jobs here are 100% in german. So I'm asking if you guys have any advice or recommendations as to where I can go from here. Maybe working in the UK from germany or another English speaking EU country? Idk. Any advice is appreciated [link] [comments]  |
| How does a construction worker go from the dirt to the tech side of life? Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:10 PM PDT So yeah, after I finished High School in 2016 I immediately went into construction(site work) because I didn't have anything planned for my future. I would have been the first in my family to go to college and I knew that if I was to step into that world, it would be disastrous because we had no idea what we were up against. I decided to opt-out of college and decided to stay under the sun. Something I did like in my high school was STEM classes. The tinkering, computer management, changing transistors and resistors. I loved that stuff, but I could never figure out the field it was in. Now I am hoping to finally step out of the world of construction and finally join the tech side, but the problem is that I do not know how I can turn from a construction worker to someone skilled in networking or security. All the reading I have done involved either going to college, which is out of the question, or grabbing certificates to get my foot into the door while also trying to learn as much as I can. I am aiding my father to send my sisters to college first. They have a better chance than I do and I will not let him be burdened with the costs alone. So I must take responsibility for my failure and deal with it myself. I guess the best thing for me to do is to look at the sidebar, but even that is confusing to me since I don't have direction. How do I start from nothing to something? [link] [comments]  |
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