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- I GOT A JOB! Huge thank you to this subreddit!!
- How do you guys feel about the expanding scope of requirements for job positions today?
- Ironbow helpdesk or accenture technology apprenticeship
- What associates should i get
- Is being a full time student and having a part-time it job possible?
- Think beyond your resume
- Got an interview in two days
- Continue getting IT certs or switch to Business Analytics?
- am i screwed? is it too late?
- Any career recommendations for someone who doesn't want to interact with people much, and could potentially work nights?
- Graduating in Psych next yr, but also want to get Microsoft cert MCSE: Data Management and Analytics to get an entry level job in Feb
- Coding bootcamps in europe?
- Should I accept this offer?
- Can I move into Business/Data Analytics? Soon-to-Graduate MIS Student feeling lost
- Checking current salary
- Waited too long?
- Some food for thought for new IT people
- About to take my exam for CompTIA A+, afraid it won’t be worth it not sure why? Is market oversaturated as I fear it is? Am I just stressing over nothing?
- Unsure about accepting an offer
- Short Term Entry-Level IT Career
- Which job gives the best work/life balance and which ones requires more intelligence? Web design vs Cybersec
| I GOT A JOB! Huge thank you to this subreddit!! Posted: 03 Oct 2020 06:54 AM PDT Long time lurker here! I just wanted to share that I got a job!!!! I graduated with my bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems over the summer & had an internship but had a hard time job searching due to coronavirus and all of my interviews just stopped immediately. I decided to just stay at my current job while self-studying and would attempt to job search in 2021. Out of the blue, a friend of a friend advertised a job posting for an IT person at a mid-sized and growing company (140 employees) so I figured what the heck and submitted a resume and got an offer 2 days later after 2 phone interviews! In a few weeks, my official title will be IT Specialist. I will have my own office, server room & take care of a 40 person building! I am super nervous but I am excited to learn and grow and I am just so thankful that I finally was given an opportunity. For those of you job searching, keep on searching. I submitted hundreds of applications and all it takes is one company to take a chance on you. Be personable, show passion, show your desire to learn, and don't be afraid to say "I don't know, but I can find out". [link] [comments]  |
| How do you guys feel about the expanding scope of requirements for job positions today? Posted: 02 Oct 2020 07:29 PM PDT I saw a post over on /r/cscareerquestions about how developers gradually had to wear multiple hats over the years. Because of scope creep, a back end dev would need to learn how to maintain the front end (or vice versa), giving birth to "full stack developers". To cut costs on hiring sysadmins, devs would need to pick up the slack on how to maintain infrastructure, giving birth to "DevOps". I feel the same could be said for the IT realm. To get a networking gig nowadays it doesn't just stop at knowing how to configure network devices, you need someone who knows Linux, scripting for automation, some cloud vendor, and a firewall certification ON TOP of that networking knowledge. All I'm saying is, it can get pretty depressing for someone who did Help Desk for a year look to move on to his or her next job only to find those insane job requirements. [link] [comments]  |
| Ironbow helpdesk or accenture technology apprenticeship Posted: 03 Oct 2020 07:44 AM PDT Hi all. I have an offer for outbound call tech(service desk) to help set up computers and ipads for veterans from iron bow. Pay is pretty good 50k, but also have a verbal offer for Accenture tech apprentice(servicenow admin, or something like that) no pay details yet. I don't know which i should pick. The ironbow position is a full time role and has pretty good benefits. If you were in my shoes what would you pick? i'm currently a full time student at gw as well, going for bs in cyber security. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 07:32 AM PDT I'm a student at a community college with tuition assistance from my Union. Im a paraprofessional at elementary school for 4 years. I've accumulated about 24 credits towards an "education" degree. I have always been influenced by I.T but nothing ever clicked till know. I'm not sure if I should finish my associates In education and pursue a bachelor's in I.T or if I should start picking up classes to get my associates in I.T. a friend who is a college professor thinks I should just finish my education associates and keep going and get a bach in i.t with education background. But I'm thinking doing this is going to limit my knowledge, resume and career path trajectory. I practice coding in python, I'm very interested, love picking it up. I want to someday scrub nasa data, code flight simulations, geographical data for research, I just like learning and making things. I'm Just curious on some of y'alls opinions since your in the field. Thanks for your time. [link] [comments]  |
| Is being a full time student and having a part-time it job possible? Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:51 PM PDT Right now I am a full-time college student and I have a part time job in retail but I don't enjoy it at all. The pay isn't good either. Would it be worth getting a cert and trying to land a help desk job to tide me through college? Is there even such a thing as a part-time it job? [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 09:43 AM PDT I have got an interview in two days. IF I crack it ,that means more money I am to be tested for my knowledge in DNS, DHCP and BIND, ISC DHCP and Microsoft DNS,DHCP and GSS-TSIG. I got to know that my knowledge will be tested in packet level ,I am freaking out and wondering whether I should read the RFC's or just go ahead buy books about Bind and ISC DHCP. Not sure how I should be ready within two days. [link] [comments]  |
| Continue getting IT certs or switch to Business Analytics? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 09:41 AM PDT I'm currently working in help desk and have comptia trio, and microsoft desktop admin and enterprise admin certs. I'm debating between either getting a ccna, going back to school for IT, or getting tableau, qlikview, salesforce, or Power BI certs. Which of these 3 options would be best? I'm interested in business/data analytics, but a lot of the jobs want 3+ years exp and a degree. And, from what people say online they say not to get tableau or salesforce certs unless an employer is paying for them. I've heard the best things about salesforce out of all the analytics certs tho. Which option would give me the most job options, and/or be less time consuming? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 09:37 AM PDT 4 years ago i graduated with a bachelors degree in computer science. i never really liked the software engineering part of compsci but i managed to do well enough to pass, but i always liked IT. however, i worked retail at the time and stayed in a managerial role thinking i could make it a career. now it's 4 years later and im still doing the same thing and i realize that its not for me. i have lost a ton of my skills from school. is my degree + retail managerial experience enough to get me a help desk job making more than i make now ($15/hr)? would they expect me to know everything i learned 4+ years ago? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 09:34 AM PDT I guess it's a straightforward question. When I mean interaction, I'm ok to troubleshoot over the phone, but I'm not big on the whole 'office culture' - I don't want to talk to co-workers much, and I don't want the conversation to be particularly meaningful. I'm just tryna do my shift and leave. I'm currently a security guard for a building that's essentially empty due to covid. It's BLISS. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 08:37 AM PDT Backstory: I have 1 year left of school and talked to my friends who all didn't finish school or mainly dropped out but were able to land an entry job with either Experiance, Connection, or Certificates. Some say to just get the Bachelor's because I only have 1 year left so I can stay on the same level as other candidates with University background, but also most interviews, they don't care about what degree you have but what you can do One of my friends who did only certificates was able to land a job as a BI Developer and I was hoping if I do this Microsoft cert, what are the chances of me with no I.T background to dedicate my life into getting cert just to land an entry level job? I'm planning to do this in Dec since there's no school but exams that entire month and finish and get those certificates by end of January. After that apply for Entry Level jobs depending on how fast I finish [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 04:38 AM PDT Hey guys, im thinking of joining a coding bootcamp but i need suggestions for a good one that is worth it. Thank u in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 08:07 AM PDT A company that I interview with just gave me an offer and I would like advice on if its worth accepting or just staying at my current job. This would be a lateral move, so I will be doing the same thing in the new job. Company A (current job): Salary: $100,000 base + 35,000 Bonus Benefits: Free lunch, $50/month cell phone credit, 8% 401k company match, Choice of 2 medical plans, HSA company match ($1000), 8 hour work day, Less stress (better quality of life). Company B (new offer): Salary: $125,000 base + $30,000 bonus Benefits: Medical plan ($100 more expensive than company A medical plan but more coverage), 4% - 8% 401k company match based on company performance, 9.5 hour work day, more stressful environment. [link] [comments]  |
| Can I move into Business/Data Analytics? Soon-to-Graduate MIS Student feeling lost Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:58 AM PDT Hi guys, I'm fairly new to reddit and have been a lurker for quite some time, so I'm sorry if this isn't the right medium to ask this sort of question. I'm just really lost about my life at the moment and wanted some guidance. Please forgive me :-( I'm a senior at a university majoring in Management Information Systems; focusing on big data and advanced database management. I've worked as an IT technician at a small company to pay for tuition during my freshmen year of college where I was promoted to a supervisor role after a year. Then I interned at startup autonomous driving company as an IT engineer for the winter of my sophomore year. After that, I got a job as a full time senior IT analyst at a big medical device company. To me, all these titles were the same because it was essentially help desk work (but I guess I did have opportunities to take on projects). During the start of my senior year, I left the IT analyst role to focus finishing up my degree. I guess what I'm trying to say is; can I move to Business or Data Analytic roles with my degree and work experience? I'm really proficient in SQL, Python, Tableau, and even Excel (VB scripting and pivot tables). I have a little bit of experience with project managing and systems analysis and design from my IT analyst role. I feel like I've applied to every single entry level to internship level business/data analyst roles in my area, but have hit a dead end with landing any. I want to blame it on an oversaturated market due to the covid lay-off, but I know that it isn't the case for me. My post graduation future, I just feel... really lost. It really keeps me up at night and I haven't had a good night's sleep in a long time because I constantly worry about my future. I don't want to keep doing help desk work for the rest of my life. What can I do, you guys?!?! I promise I'm a decent guy :-((((( tl;dr, guy cries over his future as he worries if his MIS degree and work experience is marketable for a business analytic or data analytics role. Edit: fixed grammar, me dumb sorry [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:06 PM PDT Hello all, I graduated in May of 2019 with an associates in information technology and security but have not yet worked in the IT field. I have been employed in the meantime as a store manager at a retail store making pretty good money. Do you think waiting so long to get into the field after graduating will affect my chances of being hired? [link] [comments]  |
| Some food for thought for new IT people Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:47 AM PDT Hey guys and girls, I was speaking with a level 3 at current position today about career choices and what not. Him and I both have gotten to our current positions without certifications. He brought up the fact that entering into multiple MSP styled companies helped him grow extremely fast in general IT knowledge. After he said that, I remembered how my first position was in a MSP type environment and it really did give me a ton of knowledge and understanding. The great part about an MSP based company is they need a lot of people fast, so typically they hire anyone they can get their hands on. For those of you who don't know what a MSP is, it is a "Managed Service Provider". Essentially someone pays your company to upkeep their stuff. Usually it comes in two flavors in the IT word: Dispatch, and call center. An A+ is usually all that is needed for a dispatch type, but most call centers accept any form of call center work. Call centers always need help, and with 6 months of call center work you can pretty much get into any low level position in a MSP. I don't know if this will help anyone but I figured I would post it here. Good luck. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:14 PM PDT I'm not sure why but applying to hobs recently has me bummed how many ppl have applied to each job I'm applying for if it says 100+ applicants every Helpdesk job, will my comptia a+ even matter should I keep my current job as a salaried postal employee I make $44k don't mind sharing my salary. Feeling depressed idk why. Imposter syndrome may be the name but I'll keep my head up and assume I can get my foot in the door somewhere IT. [link] [comments]  |
| Unsure about accepting an offer Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:40 PM PDT Happy Friday wonderful folks of itcareerquestions! Would you accept a job offer for a position that nets you a 30K+ increase in base pay and 40K+ increase in benefits at the expense of a lower title? I feel good about the company (a public company doing well during COVID) and the team, but my concern is that if I accept an offer with a lower title, it may have negative impact on my ability to find jobs that are more infra-oriented since it looks like I'm on a downward trend career-wise. So far I've worked for: A startup tech company for 1 year (Major tech city A) A post-IPO company for 1.5 years (Major tech city B) A F500 subsidiary company for little under a 1 year (Major tech city B) Each step of the way netted more pay/benefits, better titles, etc. This is the first job offer where the title is a step or two down from my previous job. Not sure if I'm overthinking this or should consider rejecting the offer. It would also require me to move to another city as well... Any input would be helpful. Cheers [link] [comments]  |
| Short Term Entry-Level IT Career Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:25 PM PDT Hi all, I hope everyone is having a good day wherever you are. I am considering transitioning to a career in IT, but future, long-term travel plans have me questioning whether it is an appropriate decision. Ok, let me lay out my story. I am 22 years old, currently living in the United States, and have a B.S. in Psychology. My plan was to get my PhD, but after much deliberation I decided that was not an appropriate decision for my goals in life. As for my current employment, I work part-time as a research technician (currently remote) in a psychological research lab making $12/hour. I also began teaching english online to bring in money on the side. I am currently living with my parents to save up as much money as possible so I can travel long-term when that option becomes possible again. Though it is impossible to tell when travel will become more feasible, I am expecting to move abroad to SE Asia in late 2021 or early 2022. I am planning to teach english in Vietnam so I can continue to make money while being able to visit new countries. It is my plan to be abroad for a few years, but of course plans can always change. I am considering transitioning to a career in IT because it allows for upward mobility and higher entry-level earnings than my current job. I am rather unmotivated by my current prospects within psychology. Although I love research, I do not want to get my PhD because it is a 7-year program in which I am given a small annual stipend. No other careers in psychology interest me or have the upward mobility that I am interested in. Also, while I am grateful to have a job, making $12/hour for 25 hours a week results in a small paycheck. Starting a career in IT would mean taking on a job in which I work full time and make more than $12/hour, which is quite appealing to me. Here is my primary concern and main point of creating this post. Is putting in the effort to transition to IT worth it if I will only have enough time to work 1-year at an entry level help-desk job? My plan would be to work through the CompTIA Fundamentals and A+ cert (perhaps more, I need to do more research on certs) and then begin looking for a help-desk job in early 2021. I would then work the help-desk job for a year. After the year is over, I would move to SE Asia and travel for a few years. By time my travels are over and I return to United States, would my prospects in IT be reverted to zero? Is it worth the time and money to get certifications only to work a help-desk job for a year? I know a lot of the answer comes down to personal decisions, but I would greatly appreciate advice from those inside the field. I tried to word my thought processes behind this decision as well as I could, but I am still in the early stages of figuring out what I want with my career moving forward. If you need clarification or more information, please comment and I'd be happy to explain any and everything. tl;dr, Considering switching to a career in IT, but would only be able to work at an entry-level job for one year before traveling for a few years. Is it worth it? Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:24 PM PDT im 29 and ready to go to college to make something of myself. Right now im an IT technician for a MFP/Copier company and i want to improve. The thing is, I want to be very good at what i do and im not sure im extremely intelligent haha. I have a creative mind and everything points to web design but cybersecurity is so intriguing with the CTF games and competition, and the importance of cybersecurity in the future. If i could flash forward 10 years and be great at whatever i wanted i still dont know what i would choose ;D also, i am kind of neurotic and i hate stress... which i will have to get over at some degree but yea. Thats why i ask about work/life balance i cant have a job that makes me want to vomit every morning. thanks for your time [link] [comments]  |
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