IT Career I want to progress in my career but cant seem to motivate myself to learn new skills after hours |
- I want to progress in my career but cant seem to motivate myself to learn new skills after hours
- Has anyone worked for a school district? Is it the right move for my career?
- What Career Has to do with Virtual Private Servers?
- I've started at college and was curious about comptia.
- Microsoft Ignite, What path should I choose as a beginner ?
- Advice for a mom that wants to make $75k WFH. Currently working on Cybersecurity degree at WGU.
- Applying for a Systems Administrator position. What certs do you recommend?
- New career advice. Should I apply for this open position or stay where I’m at?
- Looking for long term IT career path advice. Better to be a jack of all trades or a specialist?
- I Survived the first week of helpdesk. So far so good.
- Network+ once I achieve this cert, would it be beneficial to get Microsoft's MTA Network Fundamentals?
- What Networking Information should I know for a Network Administrator position?
- Europeans working remote for US companies, how did you do it?
- Best way to upskill during my UK Psychology degree
- Switching to Consulting from Sysadmin - wise move or an error?
- [Question] Should I get into AWS cloud computing or MERN stack?
- AI & Edge Webinar sharing for IT professionals and engineers
- My first week as an IT support specialist and want to get better. How do I get better?
- How long does it take to get a bite back from a job or how long did you guys job hunt take on avg?
- I'm confused with SAP Basis administration, where can I find more info?
- Name that job! (Looking for advice of what my dream job is called to better prepare / search for it)
- What does an infrastructure security engineer do and get paid compared to SRE?
- a year after gradating im starting to wonder how long I'll be in tier1
- Best way to bring up the fact that I'm overworked / team is understaffed
| I want to progress in my career but cant seem to motivate myself to learn new skills after hours Posted: 27 Feb 2021 03:18 AM PST I realized after several years of more or less stagnation career-wise, that I really need learn more skills. I started off in networking. IMO, I had a bigger good breath of skills than other people usually have at this point in their careers by now since I landed some pretty decent jobs in various industries. Unfortunately I took a job that didn't really challenge me and stayed their for almost 7 years. I missed out on learning scripting / code / automation since the places I was working were not moving in that direction. As a result I got behind in that skill area. When job searching it seems like everyone wants those skills along with AWS, Azure, etc. Which I know very little about. I really wanted to be get back into backbone service provider / optical networks and away from Enterprise. Since I started a family and bought a house I couldn't really move to parts of the US that seemed to have those jobs. I started on CCNP (for like third time) and stopped. In my opinion I'm past CCNP level, I just don't know the Cisco peculiarities. My only completed CCNP exam was the old SWITCH exam. I bought AWS and Azure courses from Udemy but lost my forward momentum once COVID WFH started. I was watching the udemy videos while commuting. When I'm at home I rarely have the motivation to learn new skills for too long. I feel like I do better in a classroom environment rather than self-paced study. If my $dayjob used product/service I can dive head first into learning it and do well that way. I got an ADHD diagnosis last year and am working on finding the right medication. Hopefully that helps. Has anyone been in this situation that can offer advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone worked for a school district? Is it the right move for my career? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 08:43 AM PST Got offered at full time position at a school district for about $16 an hour doing help desk and some desktop support. I was wondering if anyone has work for a school district before. Is it going to be good for my career? I'm only 2 months into my it career currently working part time as desktop support technician making $20 an hour but I have a decent amount of freedom but no benefits. [link] [comments]  |
| What Career Has to do with Virtual Private Servers? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 11:22 AM PST Hi! I recently started dabbling with linux based VPSes and was curious what field of IT works with them, if any? [link] [comments]  |
| I've started at college and was curious about comptia. Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:07 AM PST So, I'm about midway through my first semester at uni (IT associates) and I am working my way through figuring out what certs to get. One of my classes is angled toward the comptia a+, but I was wondering if the rest of the main 3 (net+ and sec+) are worth getting. I'm really nervous about being hire-able after I graduate and don't want to waste money on certs that won't do much for me. Any thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| Microsoft Ignite, What path should I choose as a beginner ? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 10:52 AM PST Hey guys , in this subreddit I learned about free certification challenge which is offered by Microsoft . There are 7 paths .
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| Advice for a mom that wants to make $75k WFH. Currently working on Cybersecurity degree at WGU. Posted: 27 Feb 2021 10:52 AM PST Sooo i'll just put myself out there and try to keep it short and sweet. Mom, married, not working, 2 kids in elementary school at home, started this month at WGU for Cybersecurity, degree 35% complete. Main goal: make $75k minimum working from home by next winter. A lot of these posts don't give location which makes a massive difference in IT wages. I'll just say I am in Amazon/Microsoft territory so $75k has to be totally doable. Where should I focus? I'm all over the place. I've installed nmap and virtualbox (and put kali linux on a vm). Signed up for Try Hack Me. I want to do a virtual CTF even asap. My current class at WGU is Web Dev Foundations so now I am on a tangent and thinking of writing the code for my own resume/currently-non-existent-portfolio website. And then it would be fun to set up a home web server to host my own domain. I also am on a learning path for GCP and AWS. Somebody reel me in. Lol This is as short as I could make it. Demographics are included to give a general idea of my responsibilities day to day which heavily impact learning time. [link] [comments]  |
| Applying for a Systems Administrator position. What certs do you recommend? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 09:42 AM PST I looked at the wiki on here and it seems to be CompTIA A+ and Network + is what I should be going for. I currently work for a company that will pay for education or certs to fill future positions. I have no IT experience or related degree (Bachelor's in Journalism). [link] [comments]  |
| New career advice. Should I apply for this open position or stay where I’m at? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 09:40 AM PST So I'm going back to school in the fall for cyber security and obviously I know going into any IT job right now would benefit me when searching for that new job in cyber security. My current career is non related to IT and I make a bit more money now than I would in an entry level IT position. My job requires traveling 100% of the time so I only see my family on weekends which is why I'm looking for a change. The whole reason for going back to school is to enter a new career but I just don't know If I'm ready to leave my current job for an entry level IT position making $20 per hour less than I'm making right now. I know the experience would look good when applying for anything in the security field but do I absolutely need it? Is it possible to get into any security position without any prior experience in IT? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for long term IT career path advice. Better to be a jack of all trades or a specialist? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 01:39 AM PST Currently have 7 years experience in IT. Ranging from helpdesk to call center to sysadmin/network administrator currently. No bachelors degree but do have a CCNA. As time passes between now and when I have 10-15 years experience in IT, should I be getting more specialized and perhaps continue the Cisco cert route or should I continue being more generalized? I've liked most everything I've done in IT except the call center. Never again. I just want to continue to be desirable to companies if/when I am in the market at that point (and beyond) in my career. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| I Survived the first week of helpdesk. So far so good. Posted: 26 Feb 2021 11:16 AM PST Let me get this straight, I'm getting paid $20 an hour to talk calmly and Google stuff? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2021 06:50 PM PST Would knowing the knowledge from the Net+ be enough to pass this exam? Would this Certification help my resume because of the name associated with it? There are SO many Microsoft certs and I'm new to this and an aspiring Network Engineer. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| What Networking Information should I know for a Network Administrator position? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 11:06 PM PST I was given Professor Messer's Network+ N10-007 videos to learn/study from, but I would like to know what other sources/info should I look into that will really help me out. As well as some information to questions such as, "What various alerts come up while monitoring?" and "For troubleshooting, what do I do solve a potential issue?" [link] [comments]  |
| Europeans working remote for US companies, how did you do it? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 04:48 AM PST Hello fellow europeans, how did you find a job working remote for US companies and what is your job? Do you get paid a US salary or your local rate? [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to upskill during my UK Psychology degree Posted: 27 Feb 2021 12:56 AM PST I'm (23F) not necessarily looking for a big IT job, my dad is a big player in software design and architecture and it doesn't look like what I want to spend the rest of my life doing. IT is however, a field I am interested in being more competent in, hear me out because I know it is a crazy big career field to want general competency in. I am currently doing my psych undergrad (first year) and it is going well, recently I have started to wonder about the value of grad programmes and careers fresh from uni instead of spending another 7 years in education - I'm fed up with living at home. Through some research and some career talks, the big word that comes up is "upskill" my CV, to make it look better with whatever I can between now and applying for jobs, I intend to do this with charity work, sports, volunteering, placements and whatever else I can. From looking at grad programmes that run near where I am (I'm lucky enough to be 35 miles outside of London so have access to some good companies) the big skills they "desire" but don't "require" are IT skills, IT experience, certificates and similar. I'm wondering what are the best steps for a woman wanting to get a couple of decent CV worth things but who is also focusing and more concerned with their degree, I don't want super time consuming or expensive options, just some ideas for being able to say "hey I'm competent-ish in python" or "I have a certificate in...". I realise I am going to be one of the 1000s of desperate graduates in 2 short years, I want to feel like I have something to offer. [link] [comments]  |
| Switching to Consulting from Sysadmin - wise move or an error? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 04:37 AM PST A question for those who have made the switch from sysadmin to a consulting/implementation role, how are you finding it? What's the work/life balance like? I've always worked in internal IT across multiple sectors, but am getting tired of the constant firefighting, on-call and fixing things that shouldn't have been implemented in the first place. I like the idea of consulting, implementing new systems but without the constant requirement to be available if something breaks, being seen as income generating rather than a cost is a bonus too. So, for those who have made the jump, how is it on the other side? I don't want to lose valuable time with my children, but I've been told there is very little travel in the roles I'm looking at (Azure). Opinions most welcome! [link] [comments]  |
| [Question] Should I get into AWS cloud computing or MERN stack? Posted: 27 Feb 2021 03:53 AM PST I am a senior Computer Engineering student in Kuwait (Middle East) with a CGPA of 3.03/4 graduating in 6 months. I was confused about which career path to take and had heard about cloud computing and AWS a year ago, bought a course on Udemy by Backspace academy to learn AWS and did not really complete it because I had to complete coursework. At the time I thought I was going to migrate to Europe where there is an availability of cloud computing jobs. After Covid and because of lack of funds, my career was deemed to start in Kuwait where cloud computing jobs are rare. Since I learned that I would not be able to migrate I thought of learning Javascript (ES6) and MERN stack two months ago. At this moment, I am learning react.js and debating whether I should pursue cloud computing or follow in web development. Redditors please help me out. [link] [comments]  |
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| My first week as an IT support specialist and want to get better. How do I get better? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 07:37 PM PST Hi everyone! I just started my first week as an information support specialist for a school district. My first week consisted of learning how join my laptop on AD, client support and e-wasting old stuff. I'm pretty overwhelmed on how much I need to learn and understand. I want to become a better IT person for my company. I got lucky with finding this role and I don't want to mess this up. Is there any advice to someone who worked their first week as an IT support specialist? What should I be doing to get better each day? Thank you guys for the help! [link] [comments]  |
| How long does it take to get a bite back from a job or how long did you guys job hunt take on avg? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 06:37 PM PST Mines getting pretty long and stressful it's month 3 nothing yet.ive applies to maybe 50-60 jobs and definitely have base qualifications I have a two year degree in networking and I have my a+ and network+ is it just not a field that's hiring really these days? [link] [comments]  |
| I'm confused with SAP Basis administration, where can I find more info? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 10:16 PM PST Recently landed an interview on an internship on SAP Basis administration after applying to 30+ internships. As far as I can tell, there are about 4 applicants that got to the interview step. I wasn't expecting to get to this interview step for this internship, however, I do meet the job's requirement qualifications and most of the listed desirable qualifications.The job descriptions says
I have no idea what that is and it wasn't part of the job requirements, so I think I'm suppose to learn it during the job if I get it. Where can I learn and read more about it? [link] [comments]  |
| Name that job! (Looking for advice of what my dream job is called to better prepare / search for it) Posted: 26 Feb 2021 07:59 PM PST Hey Everyone! I've been IT for several years and am ready to get serious about it. I am a Global IT Engineer, and have worked helpdesk, sysadmjn, IT Supervisor and IT Manager. I've learned that I love working with technology and will probably be in the field for the rest of my life, but I LOVE working with people, and I LOVE doing new things. Here's the challenge - I have an idea for a job that I consider my dream job, but need to know what the title is so I can search for it better. Here's what I want to do: I want to work for software / app companies and do post-sales engineering. I want to spend 6 months at a company and learn the software like the back of my hand, then work with customers to implement it into their environments. I don't consider myself skilled enough to be an "architect", but is the job that I'm looking for is something like an implementation engineer / specialist? The thing is, I'm not looking for a support job necessarily. I'm looking for an approximate $120k a year job doing this stuff. So I understand I'll have to provide at least that much value, and am looking to be challenged by working on complex environments. Does anybody here do that kind of stuff? If so, what's your title? Is this a thing or just a pipe dream? [link] [comments]  |
| What does an infrastructure security engineer do and get paid compared to SRE? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 07:33 PM PST I have an interview lined up on Tuesday for an infrastructure security engineer for a major company and am trying to figure out if it will be a fit for me or not. I am not sure what exactly they do and how it would compare both job details and pay-wise to my current site reliability engineer job. I was hoping someone here could help me figure out what I should expect both in terms of what I would be doing on a daily basis and also a general pay scale comparison (not looking for exact numbers but say SRE is 160k what would this position be in comparison) [link] [comments]  |
| a year after gradating im starting to wonder how long I'll be in tier1 Posted: 26 Feb 2021 02:31 PM PST I graduated 2019 with BS in IT. Kind of got sold the idea that I'd start in a jr role, but found myself struggling for 3months to land anything in my hometown. My internship was just okay and didnt set me up much, but it was the only option I had. 3months went by and I literally just got up and moved to the Research Triangle. Short overview is that I got tons of interviews the first week of moving and worked for 2months before COVID-19 hit and then the company cut all contracts. almost 3months later I got hired again. Its been 8months now at new company so total of 10month in tier1 helpdesk. I do feel like my current role allows me to grow and I like where I am at, but just had a discouraging conversation. A recruiter told me about a jr admin position. After talking on the phone with them it was clear I was lacking in experience. Thats the type of role I was sold I'd get right out of college lmao. Im currently working on my CCNA. I expect It will take me 6months more to be ready to pass. I hope that my current company would promote from within. Like maybe I can get to tier2. But how long? I got no idea. I havent seen it happen in the 8months I've been here. So I got no clue if it would be like 1-2 years more. So I need to be honest with the situation. I spend most of my day reseting passwords, unlocking accounts, telling people to bounce their modem, connecting printers, etc. Beyond that I am trying to study CCNA to get a good grasp of networking and I'm trying to be friendly with the networking team. In my mind thats where I'd want to be next if they had an opening. I enjoy troubleshooting networks. But I also am interesting in system admin side of things as well. Im rambling... so maybe I just am not very qualified for much other then tier1 right now I guess and I should expect another year and a CNNA to help to get me promoted or moved up? That normal? I did not expect to be in a tier1 helpdesk position this long after college, but everything has been much slower then what I was sold [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to bring up the fact that I'm overworked / team is understaffed Posted: 26 Feb 2021 03:13 PM PST I work at a small company in a role that I would describe as SRE/developer support. My team is just a handful of people split over US, Europe, and Asia, so we're already a very small team in each region. We are all remote at the moment. Several months ago, my boss had a baby. He has not been as available for the team since. He's offline on Slack a lot and hasn't really helped out with anything hands on that's not something only he knows how to do. He could be off doing something managerial that I don't know of, but another member of my team has mentioned feeling the same way. We've already lost two people in the team over the last 1.5 years or so. I'm also slowly losing my shit over the on call schedule, partially because of losing the two people. I work Sundays every 5 weeks and work nights (not too late but enough to throw off my regular routine) one out of three weeks. Always have to stay an extra hour or two on Friday just because of the way my industry works. Lately I've been needing 1-2 extra hours of sleep a day just to feel energetic enough to work. Since I feel like my manager's reduced workload is part of the reason I'm overworked, I'm kind of reluctant to bring it up to him even though he's a good manager otherwise. I could bring it up to "HR" who is just one person handling all the non-product stuff in the company. Would that be my best option? I can't leave the company for at least a year or so due to an unrelated situation. [link] [comments]  |
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