IT Career [Week 08 2021] Resume Review! |
- [Week 08 2021] Resume Review!
- Microsoft ignite skills challenge( free cert vouchers)
- offered a job - shitting myself - imposter syndrome
- Advice for a business major transitioning to IT ... (Cloud)
- Starting over at 40, in the Atlanta market, need advice.
- Interviewer didn’t ask many questions? Graduate role UK
- Do you ever apply for a lower position just to get into the door?
- Will CompTIA A+ help me specify the route i'd like to take in my carrer?
- Best Python crash course for low cost? (automation)....
- 67% of developers think tech recruitment is spammy
- Finally stepping out of my chosen field to retrain in IT.
- Cyber Security / Offensive Security Research - Is it realistic with no IT Experience?
- What are some jobs where I don't have to respond to incidents? Tell me about yours.
- Don't know what to do with a high paying call center job
- Certifications for working in MSP v working in enterprise envt
- What education is needed to break into the administration field?
- How can I get get a cloud engineer job after college?
- 28 yo German and just now found out that i really like coding - is it too late?
- What is the typical helpdesk salary like in the UK?
- Data Science or Data research roles in Charlotte North Carolina
- Technical Project Manager vs Senior Enterprise Engineer for long-term career progression/growth
- I want to get Microsoft free cert vouchers but its my first time trying something like this
- Should I cancel my internship interview with Amazon?
- First NOC job, but now considering leaving. Your thoughts?
- Do you tailor your resume for each job application?
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| Microsoft ignite skills challenge( free cert vouchers) Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:37 PM PST registration is already active, challenge is 2-4 March!! The 2021 microsoft skills challenge is here guys. Here's the deal you do the modules and if you complete all of them in the 4 day period you get a free voucher for any of their certifications. The modules are super easy and you can complete them in 2 hours realistically. And you can game the system I got 2 vouchers last year by using my work email and my college email. I expect it would work the same with personal emails. This is a great opportunity for guys with no certs to really get there foot in the door as the azure security and cloud certs will definitely get you looked at. Here is the link. [link] [comments]  |
| offered a job - shitting myself - imposter syndrome Posted: 26 Feb 2021 08:08 AM PST Hi all :) Long story short, a recruiter reached out about a role, and I thought I'd go along for the ride for the interview experience. Welp. Fastforward to this morning and I got an offer. Current situation: £32k, mainly helpdesk, small amounts of infrastructure troubleshooting, big company with an IT team of 10 and plenty of support if I don't know something Job offer: £42k, working the helpdesk when needed, but 80% infrastructure, smaller company with an IT team of 3 I'm confident with the AD, 365 etc. parts of the role, but I embellished my firewall and router setup/troubleshooting knowledge. I'm kind of panicking. I want to take the job because in the UK this jump in wage is a big deal, but I don't want to go in and not know my elbow from my arsehole. I don't have a specific question. Maybe... how do I prepare, increase my firewall/router knowledge and stop freaking out? Hopefully this is a classic case of imposter syndrome and I'll be fine, I really want this to work out, this jump in salary would change my life at this point. [link] [comments]  |
| Advice for a business major transitioning to IT ... (Cloud) Posted: 26 Feb 2021 05:58 AM PST How helpful would Azure or AWS certification be for a B.B.A. with limited CS experience looking to get into cloud computing? [link] [comments]  |
| Starting over at 40, in the Atlanta market, need advice. Posted: 26 Feb 2021 07:21 AM PST Hi all! Thanks in advance for reading this and your advice. I dabbled in IT back in the early 2000s but I got bored and became an auto tech. No certs, no college for well, reasons that I won't go into right now but I was an auto tech for 15 years until I got hurt and now I can't do that anymore (titanium rods in the spine, big oof). I've taken Google's IT Professional certification course and achieved the cert, studying for the current A+. I paid a company to build a Linkedin presence and resume + cover letter for me since I wasn't sure how to pivot myself into Automotive > IT. I have a lot of experience in computer hardware, I've been building machines since the 386 was a thing and my first computer was a Commodore 64. I was more or less an electrical fault tracing specialist as an auto tech as I've been reading wiring diagrams since I was about 13. With all that in mind I was looking for a Desktop Support position or maybe Jr Network Engineer, Jr System Administrator. I don't really know. A lot of the job descriptions seem to blend together. I've gotten several calls from recruiters in the last few days but no follow-ups. I'm just looking to get my foot in the door somewhere and I am willing to take my lumps as the bottom guy and exchange salary for knowledge. I'm really intelligent and a quick learner, very technical minded I just need a chance. Thanks!! [link] [comments]  |
| Interviewer didn’t ask many questions? Graduate role UK Posted: 26 Feb 2021 05:23 AM PST Hi, I have just finished an interview for a graduate position, the interview only lasted about 20 minutes and the recruiter didn't really ask many questions. Is this a bad sign? I did ask at the end if there was anything to go over that I maybe didn't answer correctly but he said it was a good interview and everything was fine. He seemed to go on about the role and explain it to me rather than ask me questions, although one question he did ask I wasn't prepared for and got it wrong (about Microsoft servers) as my recruiter told me specifically that it wasn't part of the job role and wasn't relevant! The interviewer didn't really seem to like the fact I'm studying my MSc on the side part-time either for some reason? Am I over thinking this or should I take it as a bad experience and move on? Company seemed perfect for me as well! Thanks for any advice :) [link] [comments]  |
| Do you ever apply for a lower position just to get into the door? Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:38 AM PST I'm looking at level II tech support positions for companies that I'd like to be part of. I have way more experience but wondering if it's even worth it.. [link] [comments]  |
| Will CompTIA A+ help me specify the route i'd like to take in my carrer? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 07:24 AM PST Hi all, i am highly interested in devoloping an I.T based career. there are a few issues with that however: i currently have literally 0 applicable experience, no apprenticeships, no GCSEs, no degree no nothing. all i have is a business admin level 2 (GCSE Grade) apprenticeship under my belt. +3 years of sales experience, which i hate. i can see there are a few apprenticeships going round in my local area which i feel i'd be in for a good shot at. the only issue is that because i have no real experience i dont know what direction to aim for. im incredibly money driven, and know network engineers get paid well so i've been looking into that. but i dont know if its outside of my intelligence... if that makes sense... so if anyone can advise the best route to take to help narrow down my interest area, including and beyond compTIA A+ that'd be awesome! Thanks in advance :) [link] [comments]  |
| Best Python crash course for low cost? (automation).... Posted: 26 Feb 2021 08:56 AM PST Any recs for a VERY fast Python crash course with minimal or no cost? Just something to get the bare basics and maybe a couple demo projects/labs... I don't need to master this overnight, just show some fast initiative and get the basics down, and also a bonus would be some tangible small labs or projects. What's your recommendations? This would be to relate to automation/networking Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| 67% of developers think tech recruitment is spammy Posted: 26 Feb 2021 06:05 AM PST The figure is from this survey that we did recently. Do you usually get a lot of recruiter spam? How do you handle them? [link] [comments]  |
| Finally stepping out of my chosen field to retrain in IT. Posted: 26 Feb 2021 09:23 AM PST Medium-term lurker and first time Reddit poster here. I have always loved working with computers and, after a migraine-induced epiphany, decided to retrain in IT to pursue (comparatively) safer, more interesting, and better paid positions (preferably) within my current field. I have 10 years experience and a masters degree in the sector, but have only ever managed to bag short-term or casual/zero-hours jobs. My current contract comes to an end in July. I haven't decided on a definite trajectory in IT. I have quite enjoyed data management projects in the past, but what I'm really interested in is web, app or game development. Nice and specific, right? Anyway, I've started taking Udemy courses on web-dev and Python3, both of which I'm enjoying, as well as a course on the fundamentals of computer science. However, with the prospect of unemployment looming, I'm also thinking of working towards the CompTIA A+ with the aim of applying to entry-level IT jobs in the summer. The end game would then be to slink back into my sector once I've built up my knowledge and experience a bit. I suppose my question is: does this make sense? Should I start working towards the CompTIA trifecta to demonstrate a foundational knowledge of IT, or are these qualifications more specific to a certain career path than I realise? Should I instead focus my efforts on building a programming project portfolio? Is there an obvious option I'm oblivious to? Quick shout-out to everyone else struggling in a competitive sector themselves. And thanks to all the people on Reddit who unwittingly helped me get this far. [link] [comments]  |
| Cyber Security / Offensive Security Research - Is it realistic with no IT Experience? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 09:18 AM PST Long story short, currently deployed overseas and have had the opportunity to get A LOT of certifications done. I'm finishing up ALL the CompTIA Certs (CASP+ / Linux+ Left), I *should* have CCNA, OSCP (Offsec), A couple Splunk certs (Free cause military), and some Fortinet certs before I get home. I will re-take my CISSP exam when I get home but honestly not sure if there's any point cause I wouldn't get the cert for 4 years. My plan when I get home is to focus on product based certs - Think Fortinet / Splunk, maybe CCNP Security, with a main focus on knocking out the Offensive Security certifications. Essentially after I knock out 2 of the 300 level Offensive Security Courses I want to start applying for jobs. My situation is very weird / unique because I am transitioning to Cyber Ops Specialist in the Army Guard, along with all the time I've had to get all these certs. I'm hoping to get some realistic expectations from you guys, I know some will call me a cert baby, or having just a bunch of white paper certs, and for that reason Ill set up a home lab with both Fortinet and Splunk on it on a network I use, along with my own VPN. (I got a 50GB/Day Splunk Dev License) Is jumping straight into Offsec Research realistic? What about Cyber Sec / SOC Analysts? I do enjoy Penetration Testing but prefer the research side of things. NSA has some cool jobs as well, Just really unsure what to expect in the coming months. List of Certs before I start Applying CISSP (ISC2 Associate - Yes I know I can't list CISSP on a resume), CASP+, OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, -- Rest of the CompTIA Certs --, CCNA, Fortinet NSE 4/5 (Potentially 6), and Splunk Certified Admin. [link] [comments]  |
| What are some jobs where I don't have to respond to incidents? Tell me about yours. Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:23 PM PST I'm on the path to becoming a network engineer. But as I've learned more I've realized that my long term goal is to have a job where I don't have to respond to incidents. When I'm off work, I'm really off work. I can put in my 40 hours and not be bothered by work at all outside of that. What are some positions that I can work towards that would fit this description? If you have a job that fits this description please tell me about it. [link] [comments]  |
| Don't know what to do with a high paying call center job Posted: 26 Feb 2021 08:47 AM PST I work currently in Can, for a pretty big public energy company with name recognition. I got my foot in the door working as a call center agent(explaing bills to customers etc) , it's a union job and it i easy to get 54k-75k in the call center alone.... and their IT job ranges from 53k to 140k(at higher level) They paid for my schooling, I could study any field and they would still pay my studies fer me. And all their IT job are also unionized. Now I am at my last semester in a Bachelor degree in cybersecurity. I was testing the market by sending my resume and somewhat manage to land a job as a "Project Manager in information security and Cyberdefense" for a public College association, but starting salary is 47k and can go up to 81k with experiences and degree. The job has a better shedule than my current call center job, it is directly in my field, it is not a help desk job, it would be my first job in IT , but lower salary in the long term. What should I do , stay in the high paying call center and hope I can work my way up to their IT department by starting with help desk or jut leave and go straight with the project manager job with lower salary and name recognition? . [link] [comments]  |
| Certifications for working in MSP v working in enterprise envt Posted: 26 Feb 2021 08:29 AM PST I've worked for a mix of enterprise IT depts and for MSPs. I moved back home from overseas just as covid hit but managed to get a job with a local MSP. I didn't want to come home but had to. I've been in IT for around 7/8 years but haven't ever really put much effort into professionally climbing the ladder, i've just sort of progressed as i've went. Recently i've been looking at certs to validate my skills and to help me gain a good, specialised role within a larger org again (likely more money too) when I decide to head back overseas again in 2 years or so. I've started with the MS-100 and plan to do the MS-101 in the next few months. I'm just wondering if there is anything better worth doing that I could specifically use while working at MSP level. A lot of the content for the MS exams is aimed at enterprise level solutions which are locked behind ent licensing plans and you barely get to/need to work with at MSP level. I'm also aware my exams expire after 2 years so i'm keen to sink my time into something useful and worthwhile. Any tips appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| What education is needed to break into the administration field? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 08:04 AM PST I am currently a high school senior getting ready to graduate. I would like to go into the administration field someday. What kind of degrees or certifications are needed to get into the field? I know that you don't have to decide on a major at first. However I would like a path or a plan to follow. Or at least an idea of one. Some background on me that may not be necessary. I have some experience with Linux. I daily drive arch on my laptops. I also have some experience programming . I know how to work with c and Java. (I like to think I am better with c) I also have a little experience with configuring my home router. I have changed it from a 192.168.255.x subnet to a 10.x.x.x . I have also turn off the dhcp on it so I can let a pihole I setup do that instead. [link] [comments]  |
| How can I get get a cloud engineer job after college? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 05:55 AM PST Hello everyone, I am senior CS student graduating this may. I want to get a job and improve myself in the cloud field. However I haven't taken any classes about it and my internship experience is purely software development. My knowledge comes from youtube and playing around with the small lab I have at home. Since I have no cloud internship experience I thought a cerification might help me land a cloud engineer job. I am confused on what certification to pursue. Will an aws cloud solutions architech associate certificate be useless if the company I am applying is using Google or Azure? Is there a general certification I can get that could help me? Tldr: Fresh graduate trying to get a cloud role looking for certification. [link] [comments]  |
| 28 yo German and just now found out that i really like coding - is it too late? Posted: 25 Feb 2021 09:07 PM PST Hello dear reddit, to clarify the problem that needs advice i need to start with my education. I have always been extremely good in maths - the best at my schools in fact (even got an award for the "best math student" when i got my abitur). Because of that i was never really too concerned about my future and thought "hey i'll go and study maths at university and i'll be fine". Of course my family also pressured me towards a degree in a lucrative field so in 2014 i started a statistics bachelor. At university it wasn't easy of course it's a whole different story after all. But the studies or rather their difficulty haven't been the problem. I was lacking interest.. the stuff i did learn and research just didn't fulfill any of my wishes and because of familyside pressure i still stuck to my studies and just did the bare minimum to get through. So after ~4 semesters i had only a handful of courses left before my degree but now comes the actual problem. It didn't get better at all i still don't like a single thing in statistics except for the obvious high expected payment and that's why i could still not bring myself to finish my degree and just wasted my time going to random courses trying to finally find what fits me and what i could be doing for the rest of my life with success. Now after like 7 years of aimlessly looking for a profession i found something i enjoy which was so freaking obvious that i like to hit me at least twice a day to remind me how stupid it was to not find it earlier : game development. I always loved video games like presumeably a lot of you do, i always tinkered with my computer and networks doing LANs with friends but the cs teacher at my school was so easily to be confused with simple stuff like rotating screens with the windows hotkeys that he tried half the lesson to fix it before he just turned them upside dowm that i didn't learn anything there - not even that coding is fun to me. So i downloaded unity recently and was hooked immediately. I consumed knowledge so quickly and efficiently that i was able to code almost all of the gamemechanics of a game like "sanctum 2" within a week without having written a single line of code before (except for some statistics programming in R which is entirely different). Now as the title sais i am 28 and i don't know if it's too late for me to go to studying cs and becomming a game dev. I never wanted to become professional at something as much as i do now. I know i am not stupid and will easily be able to do that with the motivation i have i just need to know how realistic it is to actually become successful with that before i turn 40 and that's where you guys come in. Feel free to call me a loser if that's what your arguments lead you too or to encourage me if you went through something similar and have made it or should i just get my statistics bachelor to at least have something? I just need some actual experiences to help me make my next decision - i don't have any more time to waste Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post but it's about my life ^ German 28 y-o who thinks he might be about to take his last chance to success [link] [comments]  |
| What is the typical helpdesk salary like in the UK? Posted: 26 Feb 2021 04:27 AM PST Seen a lot of posts on salaries for US but wondering what's its like for the UK in terms of 1st and 2nd line jobs? Currently in a 1st line role and curious how mine compares. [link] [comments]  |
| Data Science or Data research roles in Charlotte North Carolina Posted: 26 Feb 2021 04:25 AM PST I have several friends who have their PHD's in Experimental Social Psychology. They have been teaching, and doing research. They are looking to transition into industry. Perhaps UX researcher or some other data science role. They know how to run research and analyze data. Does anyone have any tips on what they could do to get into industry jobs from university? One is looking in the Charlotte NC area. The other is open, would be nice to be in NC as well though. [link] [comments]  |
| Technical Project Manager vs Senior Enterprise Engineer for long-term career progression/growth Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:24 PM PST Hi, I'm currently in the middle of several new opportunities and I have come to a cross-roads in regards to my career. I have over 10 years of IT experience ranging all the way from help desk to senior engineer/architect for large-scale migration projects and other cloud deployments. I was laid off last year due to COVID-19 and most recently have been back on track looking for a full-time position. I have received a number of interviews over the last few months, and most recently reached the last round for a big-profile gaming company. I am currently awaiting the results to see if I will receive an offer to become their new Technical Project Manager. This position requires a lot of technical knowledge but does not require any actual hands-on implementation on a day-day basis as it is a high-level management position. On the other hand, I have several other job opportunities that are also pending but these are senior technical roles for cloud environments. I am unsure as to what path to take when I think about the long-term implications of going into PM full-time or staying in another senior technical role. Has anyone here had a similar transition and could they share their input regarding my situation? I have recently started a family and my main concern is providing for them and continuing growing career-wise in the next 10 years or so. [link] [comments]  |
| I want to get Microsoft free cert vouchers but its my first time trying something like this Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:13 PM PST Hi guys, so I'm still a student who studying for Networking , and currently self-studying for CCNA . i saw a post talking about Microsoft ignite , that you can get free cert vouchers and I'm really interested in Microsoft azure , but you need a pass 1 exam of 7 . the problem is i don't know what topics should i study to pass the exam ? how many times can i re-take the exam if i failed ? can we take the exam in home or should i go to some place to take it , [like for ccna] any information would be helpful even if it out of this question , because i don't really what to ask [link] [comments]  |
| Should I cancel my internship interview with Amazon? Posted: 25 Feb 2021 07:22 PM PST I somehow got an interview at Amazon with 0 technical experience for a Cloud Support Associate Intern position. I just found out 45 minutes of the interview will be technical and 15 will be behavioral. My problem is I don't have any technical knowledge. Like... none. I just changed my major to IT. I was told the technical questions will include networking, scripting, and coding. I don't even know what scripting is! Or anything about networking. I applied on a whim and now I'm regretting it. I know a little bit of Java and C++ but that's it. Should I cancel the interview? I'm not gonna know anything they ask me unless I cram for it, and even then how would I cram an entire subject in 3 days?? I know what I need to learn for the future, but I don't think there's gonna be enough time! [link] [comments]  |
| First NOC job, but now considering leaving. Your thoughts? Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:23 PM PST Hey guys. Long story short, I am 33, have about 4 years of desktop support experience. I have been trying to break out to a higher role and finally landed a jr network admin/response analyst position for a NOC 3 months ago. They told me it would be intense and that I would be learning many things at once ( backups, networking, vms, disaster recovery, among others). The standard training for new hires is about 2 months (though it was a little scattered), but they have extended it for me as I have been struggling to get down certain processes. Well since the start, this job has been stressing me out. Like really bad. I get mini panic attacks as it gets closer to starting my shift each day. I know this is not a good sign. Today, I spoke with my manager, who was very understanding of my situation. He offered to provide me more training as long as I can continue to show improvements but that the decision is ultimately mine. He mentioned that a lot of the folks who excel at the company spend hours outside of work familiarizing themselves with knowledgebase articles (though he was careful not to "instruct" me to do so). With what little free time I have, I tend to be studying cisco commands and security fundamentals, so the idea of reading through knowledgebase articles hours a day after I am already burned out on work feels excruciating to me. It took me about 8 months to land this job, but I can't help but wonder if I was in a different position, possibly not in a NOC, would I be enjoying my job (and life) more? I felt a lot more comfortable in my last job working IT Support for a commercial real estate company. Has anyone here worked for a NOC and then turned loose? Is it just not for everyone? It feels like for me to quit, I am giving up on climbing the IT career ladder (even though I am working toward switching/routing and security in my free time). I'm honestly ready to quit tomorrow, as I know it will feel like a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. But I also don't want to shut the door on my access to learning these technologies. Any thoughts? Thank you in advance. I always thought of myself as a hard worker, good note taker, and competent technician but this job has thrown me on my ass. [link] [comments]  |
| Do you tailor your resume for each job application? Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:38 PM PST I see this advice being posted around a lot, and I do agree. I don't think anyone will deny that if your resume is tailored for each job application, you will have a better chance of at least landing an interview. With that being said though, this seems like the kind of advice that is given for applying to jobs years ago. After having been applying recently, I considered the advice, but who has the time? Here and there I will try, but when you're applying to 30, 40, 50+ jobs, who has the time to tailor their resume? If I had a job and I was casually looking for something better to move up in the world, I could see doing this, but when you are first getting started this feels like a mountain to climb when the entire process of applying in the first place is exhausting. So, I don't disagree with it, and tip my hat to those who spend the time to do it, it's just a ton of extra work on top of the already exhausting effort of applying in the first place. Maybe the idea isn't to do it for every job, just the ones you are most excited about. That could definitely decrease the load, and I might start doing that instead. [link] [comments]  |
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