IT Career Should my nephew consider IT? What advice should I give him? |
- Should my nephew consider IT? What advice should I give him?
- My goal for 2021 is to gain enough skills to transition from IT support to Full Stack Development. Would Appreciate any advice.
- Can I get a management level job in IT administration without college level education?
- Art teacher looking to change career, need advice on what skills are in demand
- Is academic background important in cyber security?
- Has anyone had/currently have experience as a Sales Engineer?
- IT student needs help choosing a course next semester by answering some questions!
- Looking to make a change in career field after half a decade in sales/retail
- Is it worth getting Microsoft fundamentals certification without a bachelor's degree in IT for getting IT system admin jobs?
- 32 y/o Tech Support II that can branch out into a lot of stuff, looking for some career coaching
- Been in IT for almost 9 years and not sure if feeling burnout or if I'm just not meant for it
- Hey guys, I've been in the I.T. field for 3 years now, I went to school to be a sysadmin. If im looking to be paid $30+ an hour, what role should I be focusing on?
- Mid 30's - career change/ or just stuck in a rut? unmotivated
- Does when I receive a certificate matter for finding a job?
- Unable to land a job after graduation looking for advice
- I need some critique with my resume please (Just finished apprenticeship)
- Is an MBA worth pursuing after completing a degree in IT?
- Noob question: Are CompTIA certifications universal? Meaning, can they be used globally to find a job?
- Is it Worthwhile to Pay Someone to Prepare Your Resume? Particularly for Non-Profit or Government Work?
- Google IT cert and A+, should my salary expectations be at least $50k/yr?
- What’s the best associates degree in this field?I was thinking into getting an associates in cybersecurity,cloud computing, network administrator or web development?
- What news outlets and/or sites do you use to stay informed?
- Starting fresh, I am at a crossroads (A+ Certified, now what?)
| Should my nephew consider IT? What advice should I give him? Posted: 03 Jan 2021 04:51 AM PST My nephew is currently planning his career pathway. He wants to pursue technology (IT) furthering into management/business management in the later part of his career, however doesn't want to get a business or management related degree. He plans on gaining experience with his technology degree then leaning towards management as he goes through. The beauty in IT is that there is a place for it in every field. May it be developmental, business, you name it. It covers a wide range. However, what I want to know is, if the plan makes sense, if it is too risky, or unrealistic. Considering the chances of him landing a business/ managerial position without the required education makes me doubtful. Glad to hear what advice you guys think I should give my nephew :)) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 04:55 PM PST I know that this may not be the right subreddit, as Full Stack Development is not really IT, but I thought I would see if anyone here has made a similar transition or has any advice. I have been working as a Desktop Support/IT Technician for about a year and a half. I came to the realization that I would be better suited for a development type role as opposed to troubleshooting. I have no issue with the IT industry, and my job is not to bad, but I just feel like I would be happier in development. My question is what would be the steps needed to take to do this. Do any skills from traditional IT support transfer over to development? I am already mildly familiar with web development, I just need to brush up on it. I am AWS certified and I saw that a lot of full stack positions ask that you be somewhat familiar with cloud technologies. Is there anything else I am missing. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Can I get a management level job in IT administration without college level education? Posted: 03 Jan 2021 07:56 AM PST Can I get a management level job in IT administration without college level education? [link] [comments]  |
| Art teacher looking to change career, need advice on what skills are in demand Posted: 03 Jan 2021 09:42 AM PST TLDR; graphic designer turned art teacher, considering a move into the IT field. Directions unclear. ——- I have a bachelors degree in art, but have worked freelance as a graphic designers for about 10 years. I worked a couple of years in an ad agency straight out of college, but found the tasks repetitive and unfulfilling. After a few years "off" working in a kindergarten, I ended up getting my teaching credentials 2 years ago, and have been employed as an art teacher at a local high school since. This was never my dream job, but it's not a bad gig by any means. However, I'm starting to feel that I wound up here because of circumstance rather than choice. I also realize that as a teacher I am quite limited in terms of wage growth and career advancement. As I am looking for a potential career change, I realize one of the things I did at the agency and occasionally as freelancer - and loves doing - is websites. I'm no coder, but I understand basic html and css, and working on platforms such as Wordpress and Shopify I can usually figure out what to do by googling it. I am looking for advice on hireable skills I could obtain through online courses, in order to hopefully land myself a job in the IT field. Looking at job listings there are a number of different titles and types of gigs, I am wondering if there is one where my background in graphic design could come in handy. Sorry for the long post. Hope someone can offer some advice. I can provide more details if needed. Not sure if it matters but I am male, mid thirties, living in Oslo Norway [link] [comments]  |
| Is academic background important in cyber security? Posted: 03 Jan 2021 09:07 AM PST Hello! I don't want to make this post too long, but I am currently still doing my bachelor's in finance while working full-time as a security analyst in Incident Response. I am pretty sure that this will be my career going forward and I am not looking to go back to finance. I have been asking this question around and the opinions seem pretty split. Would I need to have a relevant masters degree in CompSci or (preferably) Cybersec to end up in a managerial/senior position? I would have been looking at MBAs, but I'm not sure an MBA is going to matter if what's needed is a degree in the field. So, what seems to be the opinion here? I'm still young and if I decide to go ahead, I would like to sort out my academic background before going into starting a family. TLDR: no academic background in IT; do I need one for the future? [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone had/currently have experience as a Sales Engineer? Posted: 03 Jan 2021 08:35 AM PST I have past experience for 2 years as a frontline salesperson at a Managed Service Provider. I know sales engineer positions can be very lucrative and I'm thinking about getting certs to go toward that. Has anyone else had experience with that? positive/negative? [link] [comments]  |
| IT student needs help choosing a course next semester by answering some questions! Posted: 03 Jan 2021 08:28 AM PST Hi everyone, I am a IT student in Belgium and next semester I have to choose 1 of these 4 courses to follow (IT & Business, Software, Cyber Security or IoT). Before choosing we have to ask people working in the IT world some questions that could make this choice easier for us. I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to answers these questions below. Would really appreciate this!
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| Looking to make a change in career field after half a decade in sales/retail Posted: 03 Jan 2021 08:11 AM PST I'm looking to make a change in changing the industry that I work for. I was wondering what would be recommended to move into the IT field from sales/retail (6 years experience). I did try college and even though my grades are excellent the amount of time I have to put in to get a bachelor's degree would make it fruitless to finish (3 classes a semester). I've been doing some research and I'm interested in the Networking and cloud field. How can I make a successful transition (land a job in IT) without any experience? I've made it a goal this year to at least attain the Comptia net+ and AZ-900 certificates. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Jan 2021 07:55 AM PST Is it worth getting Microsoft fundamentals certification without a bachelor's degree in IT for getting IT system admin jobs? [link] [comments]  |
| 32 y/o Tech Support II that can branch out into a lot of stuff, looking for some career coaching Posted: 03 Jan 2021 07:30 AM PST So I have a pretty interesting role with an IT vendor that some folks may know that I'm not going to name, and started within it by performing over-the-phone tech support for their product/solution, which does involve a lot of work with customer servers and environments. I got really good at it, got promoted to tier II. My problem is that was my initial goal when entering the company (I can be a bit short-sighted) and now I'm hitting my "okay now what?" moment, and I don't know where to go from here. We have a lot of the traditional IT fields/roles in our company, so most stuff you would envision at a company, we either have, or I can acquire at another nearby company, so role availability is not an issue. My issue is I don't know what I want to be when I grow up, and can use some help outlining a good career path, going from my current role to senior roles in the future. My other big issue is I only have an idea of the major IT fields but don't have in depth knowledge of what's involved with the roles in them and whether I see myself enjoying them or not. Details that may/may not be relevant:
My current thoughts are going down the cloud/devops role but wondering what folks would think here. [link] [comments]  |
| Been in IT for almost 9 years and not sure if feeling burnout or if I'm just not meant for it Posted: 02 Jan 2021 03:32 PM PST Hello everyone! I don't know if it's because of how hard 2020 was on me and for the majority of people last year but I wanted to get some advice on what to do about my job. I've been in the IT field for almost 9 years now, making $51k/year in Oklahoma, with an AA in CS for Web Development. I was initially hired on to work with the web platform of my company and was then transitioned to help desk with the title of IT Support Specialist. Since then, my title hasn't changed, even though I've discussed this with my past 3 managers and even my old CEO, but I've gotten the typical cost of living raise of 3% every year, except for last cuz you know... covid... My responsibilities have gone from help desk to jr sysadmin/jr network admin utilizing VMWare, typical Windows Server roles, Cisco OS's (IOS and ISE), and Linux. You know, typical sysadmin stuff. I've learned a lot but I have an extreme issue of not learning by reading or watching videos, unless the video pertains to what I am currently doing. I learn with my hands. For example, I've tried watching videos to get VMWare certs, to get AWS certs, Linux certs. I thought my issue was my learning style so I started taking the class from Coursera on Learning How to Learn. I understand a lot of what I learn from all the courses, but I get bored extremely quickly and have to rewatch stuff over and over again. My job is super meh right now, mainly due to being the end of the year and no starting any projects due to people being gone and not being able to move anything forward, but even before that I just don't look forward to it. It's been like this for a couple years now, because you know how IT is, and I've considered looking for another job but my problem is that I am not sure if I'm just feeling burnout from my job or if IT really isn't for me. Don't get me wrong, I love working on projects and doing sysadmin stuff, but due to covid, my team and I are separated into different buildings for coverage so I'm stuck doing helpdesk stuff too. We just got a new manager that I've known for years who used to be on the development team that worked with us and he knows how IT has been treated in the past and is working to improve things like putting us in our own responsible areas, like me in infrastructure, and working to get new job titles for all of us so we can get better pay but I honestly don't know what's going to happen with that, since my company is in the aviation and we are suffering financially from the pandemic. He knows I don't want to be on helpdesk and that I detest it and wants me to stay and he knows about the goals I have with my family, wanting another kid but wanting to get a house first, and making enough for my wife to be able to be a stay-at-home mom. Sorry if I derailed through it. I've been wanting to ask this for awhile. EDIT: Forgot to say this: I'm still interested in what I do. There just isn't one thing that calls out to me. Everything interests me. EDIT 2: For some clarity. I'm 33 and I don't have any certs. All I have is my associates degree. Due to this, I don't feel confident in myself in searching for a new job, which has led to me looking but not teaching out. Copypastad to some responses. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 10:54 AM PST For a junior sysadmin like myself it doesn't seem there be much work that will pay over 25 an hour. Where should I be focusing if I want to reach $30+ an hour? [link] [comments]  |
| Mid 30's - career change/ or just stuck in a rut? unmotivated Posted: 02 Jan 2021 08:44 PM PST I graduated with a Bachelors in IT. I am currently working in my field but it steered toward more PM work. I would like to get into sys admin or networking (i think). My question is, all the information out there and resources, I still don't know if that's what I want. Has anyone changed career fields in their 30's and how different was it? What did you change to? [link] [comments]  |
| Does when I receive a certificate matter for finding a job? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 07:04 PM PST I don't have any IT experience and was thinking about getting a certificate to do some IT work while I am in college. I won't be able to actually work until October this year and was wondering if it would look bad if I got a certificate around the first half of this year and no experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Unable to land a job after graduation looking for advice Posted: 03 Jan 2021 05:48 AM PST Hi Graduated in April of last year with a bachelors in IT from my local university. I also have a college diploma in computer programming. I sadly have no experience, beyond the stuff I do in my personal time and upload to Github. (I enjoy making mobile apps). I do not know if its just the pandemic and all, but I am feeling a little bit discouraged, looking for advice on how I can land my first job. I have had a few small phone interviews and emails correspondences. To date, I'd say I have had one major chance with a big company. However, things fell through and I did not land the opportunity. The rest of the applications, as you can imagine are typically denied or ghosted. I don't take it to heart, fine with just applying when new opportunities arise. But, I guess I worry that this process may go on for some time is what gets me. Anyone know how I can get over this? perhaps things I can look into or try my hand at to make myself a more intriguing applicant? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| I need some critique with my resume please (Just finished apprenticeship) Posted: 03 Jan 2021 05:20 AM PST Hi, I have just finished my IT Apprenticeship(UK) and am looking for a helpdesk or similar job. I have 1 year of experience. Could I have some advice on my resume please? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Is an MBA worth pursuing after completing a degree in IT? Posted: 03 Jan 2021 03:31 AM PST My main three goals are pretty simple: Personal Enrichment and networking with people of other backgrounds, getting along better with the other departments that handle business oriented operations, and raising the ceiling for my growth potential in any company. I am not purely interested in a managerial type of role, but I would love a career in sales engineering or marketing within the future. For anyone wondering, my current degrees concentration is networking and security. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 05:37 PM PST Thinking of a career switch but not sure if those certifications are only accepted in the US. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2021 11:14 AM PST This is more of general employment question, but I can also see it varying depending on the industry. Is it worthwhile to have someone prep your resume for these sorts of positions? [link] [comments]  |
| Google IT cert and A+, should my salary expectations be at least $50k/yr? Posted: 02 Jan 2021 05:34 PM PST As the post says. Ive seen a few videos scaring me that some guys will have an education in IT or get various certificates and merely get something like $15/hr maybe I understand entering a new industry will be a paycut, but i didn't expect it to be nearly half what i make now. I currently make $60k/yr managing hospital food services, and while i can keep doing this job i am incredibly unhappy with the 14 hour days often 6 days a week sometimes longer. I have a wife and kid, and cannot afford to take such a hefty cut. Is this the norm for entering this industry? Or are the entry level jobs closer to $50k and $45k? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Jan 2021 01:55 AM PST I am just looking for an associates and don't want to get a bachelors. [link] [comments]  |
| What news outlets and/or sites do you use to stay informed? Posted: 03 Jan 2021 01:35 AM PST I've been looking around and can't really find much. Thanks for the help! [link] [comments]  |
| Starting fresh, I am at a crossroads (A+ Certified, now what?) Posted: 02 Jan 2021 02:52 PM PST Hey guys, Like many people, I lost my job due to Covid 19/lockdowns. I'll try not to bore you with the details but after much thought I decided to switch career paths and get the A+. I first got the ITF+ out of the way to get a sense of what a comptia course would feel like. Taking that test was terrifying, but by the 2nd A+ exam I was way less nervous which is great. Anyways, with nothing but time on my hands, I've covered all the A+ content substantially as well as a bit of linux, having purchased a RasPi for educational purposes, played with kali and pihole. NOW... I have naturally been drawn to networking and security. I have even considered going back to school for comp sci, but my stoner ass didn't take enough advanced classes or have a high enough avg to qualify. So it looks like my options are left to certifications and onfield experience; With A+ under my belt I should be able to land an entry level help desk job, right? My worry is, with a full time job my progress will subtantially slow down. My gut tells me to stick it out unemployed for a while longer (I'm collecting EI, 40% of my 2019 salary) and advance my education a bit, and hopefuly land a slightly more security/networking specific job rather than a general help desk. If that's unrealistic, I would love to know so I can stop wasting my time and start filling out resumes... If it's not a bad idea to get another cert or two, what would folks reccomend? Continue down the comptia route? I've learned a lot in the A+ curriculum but im worried im pidgeon holing myself if I stick with only them...is that stupid? If not... should i do net+ before sec+? (I think that's the consensus, but also isn't the course brand new and there is very little if no learning materials available for the course outline?) Is linux+ a bit to niche for where i am? Should I stfu and get a helpdesk job with my A+ cert, or should I retake the highschool classes, go to school, and do it the "right" way? Or do I keep raking up certs with no experience? Sorry for the long rant...would love some external feedback. Edit: Spelling [link] [comments]  |
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