IT Career Is it just me or is every job posting senior level? |
- Is it just me or is every job posting senior level?
- Should I go back to a "lower-tier" job if I was happier there?
- I'm almost 21 and I have no idea what I want to do with my life
- Advancement through help desk ? Do you mind sharing your story?
- Anyone else laid off recently and what is your daily routine before you go insane?
- Microsoft certification required, which path should i head down?
- What specialization path would you recommend for a beginner sysadmin, Linux or Windows?
- Considering moving to Australia at 41. What issues would I face getting started in the AU IT market?
- How long should I stay for experience? how can i market or buff up ERP and excel experience?
- Seeking Product Owner job - Some years of developing experience
- Does anyone figure that they will change careers at some point and what are you thinking?
- Is Software developer a good feeder role into Cyber Security???
- Trying to break into Network engineering with a CS bachelor's and an A+ cert but no experience... advice or tips?
- Need help with a Junior IT System Administrator interview tomorrow
- Google IT certifications, are they worth it, or are they a pointless cash grab?
- Currently a senior CS major who needs career advice.
- Looking for career suggestions, trying to pivot away from Sys admin
- Several Questions about getting my foot in the door.
- Working Hours for Help Desk Position at a Hosptial
- I need help with my IT Help desk Interview on Wednesday
- What MS certs would you study for if you had two MS vouchers that you needed to use?
- Has anyone heard of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or WIOA?
- Advice on going about getting an update from a potential employer
- With the current CCNA, is earning it in one summer doable?
| Is it just me or is every job posting senior level? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 07:38 AM PST Senior Analyst, Senior Network Engineer, Lead Applications Engineer, Principal Security Analyst, Server Architect These are just some of the titles I come across all indicating they want someone who has 10+ years of experience under their belt. Whatever happened to just having staff level employees? No junior, senior, principal, etc preceding their name. Just staff level. Is it that they don't want to train anyone? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I go back to a "lower-tier" job if I was happier there? Posted: 01 Mar 2021 05:54 PM PST I'm a Software Engineer of almost two years but before that I was a Technical Support Engineer for four years. Even though software engineering is more ambitious and pays more, I was happier being a TSE. I liked being a TSE because pretty much all that was expected of you was to solve cases. If you did that well and made customers happy, you'd be doing great. I liked having specific things to fix which have a start and finish. And I was never bored because there were lots of things to know and learn and lots of cases were challenging for a variety of reasons. Having a direct impact on people and fixing things for them does actually feel good too. I could pretty much be left alone to do my cases and it was great. We had fixed shifts which was nice as well. But I have an engineering degree, and an interest in writing software, so after four years of support I was feeling like I should be more ambitious so I applied for software engineering jobs and eventually got one. Plus, the degree was paid for by family so I felt a little guilty for not using it to its "full potential". Well, the software engineering job is definitely more challenging. I'm on a team where we're developing cloud native apps; all hot new stuff. The work is harder, I'm actually in more meetings, I have to keep learning about the nuts and bolts of new technologies, etc. I'm kind of just sick of it. I'm realizing that I need more passion to be successful in this job and I just don't have it. Writing software was a fun hobby that also helped me do my TSE work but I just don't really enjoy being a full time software engineer. I look at my more senior colleagues and I just don't see myself being like them. My boss has been asking me to let him know what I want to do with my career and the honest answer is that I would prefer to go back to being a TSE. The work was much easier, more chill, but still challenging. But the average salary is lower and I kind of feel like I'm just being lazy. But maybe that's the truth. I liked the reactive work of a TSE over the proactive work of software engineering. I just don't really have the ambition to be keep up with being a good software engineer and would rather do an easier, but still challenging, job. Just do my cases and clock out. And keep the coding as a hobby. [link] [comments]  |
| I'm almost 21 and I have no idea what I want to do with my life Posted: 02 Mar 2021 09:53 AM PST I'm Trey. I graduated from high school in May of 2018, nearly three years ago at this point and I'm still struggling to pinpoint what exactly I want to be when I grow up. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question I'm sure most of you have heard throughout your adolescence as did I but, personally, I still haven't exactly figured it out. As someone who grew up in the 2000s-2010s I loved video games, I couldn't get enough especially after moving from the middle of nowhere to the city. into an apartment where I could no longer play outside like I used to. I thought I wanted to make video games when I grew up as I had such a passion for playing them and a curiosity as to how it all worked. What was it that allowed me to move an analog stick on a controller and for the character on my screen to move accordingly? But, as I get older the amount of love and care that went in to video games that made them so magical when I was younger just isn't there anymore, at least not on the AAA side of things. As technology advances and the gaming industry becomes more and more profitable it's no longer in most AAA publisher's best interest to put out the best game they can but to releases an unfinished product, cash out and then patch the game up slowly over time, I despise this practice and as a result my interest in becoming a game developer in any way has just kind of vanished. I know I can't be the only one in this boat so I've come to Reddit seeking advice from peers as well as those who are already successful in the tech industry. Video games have been going downhill for a while now but still, that hasn't tainted my curiosity as to how computers themselves work and how that character moving around on screen under my control. I'm genuinely interested in learning how both hardware and software interact with one another and I've read the descriptions of many college majors that focus on these things but I'm just beyond lost. I have no idea which major is right for me or if I should even attend college and instead take courses on sites like SkillShare or take advantage of other services that offer training in these areas outside of a college environment. All I do know is the longer that I've been out of school I'm much less interested in going back, I hated school, mostly because I didn't find it engaging and I struggled to find people that I had things in common with. So, I guess what I'm asking is, what path did you take? How did you find success? What would you have done differently? What's the best way of going about finding what it is that I love to do? Just do it? I've wasted so much time working in a grocery store unhappy as can be and I don't know how much longer I can continue to do so before I lose my mind. I'm tired of thinking about it and I need to make a decision as to what path I want to follow before it's too late and I'm stuck working a dead end job in a industry that I hate. If you took the time out of your day to read this and hear my plea first of all, thank you and second, please give me a little more of your time to provide me with any advice that you think might benefit me in anyway as it would more than make my day and I'd appreciate it greatly. [link] [comments]  |
| Advancement through help desk ? Do you mind sharing your story? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 09:36 AM PST Currently debating on making a career change to a help desk role. Farther commute, less pay/benefits, longer hours,etc. I'm having a hard deciding. I have read a few of your guys success stories when it comes to advancement through help desk. I am wanting to hear more, if you guys are willing to share! [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone else laid off recently and what is your daily routine before you go insane? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 09:39 AM PST My last company was kind enough to give me a permanent vacation (f.. em @#$!_) I've been laid off a few times before in my IT career but it's different this time since that I'm a family man now. I'm trying to stick to a daily routine so that I keep myself busy and not discouraged. I'm working to get a new cert and trying to get a workout schedule. It's hard to be honest, beside feeling like crap and rethinking the things I should of done to better prepare myself. It's only been a month but I'm hunkering down for the long haul if needed. But I feel positive about the future, banking on getting that cert will help (I hope) and I do have enough experience to get me into a mid level to sr role. What is your routine? [link] [comments]  |
| Microsoft certification required, which path should i head down? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 04:21 AM PST Im required to have a microsoft cert this month. Which one should I grab. I have experience in both areas or should I just grab both and then choose which side I will progress in? [link] [comments]  |
| What specialization path would you recommend for a beginner sysadmin, Linux or Windows? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 07:31 AM PST What are pros and cons for each? Tell me about your experience [link] [comments]  |
| Considering moving to Australia at 41. What issues would I face getting started in the AU IT market? Posted: 01 Mar 2021 12:24 PM PST Thank you for clicking. I'll keep it short and to the point. My wife and I have been married for 8 years this June and have lived in the USA thus far. It was always the plan to file for a spousal visa for me much earlier and move to AU, but life had other plans. Since as a spousal visa holder I won't be seeking any sponsorship from an employer, what issues do you think I would have picking up my career in AU? I currently work as a Sr. Cloud DevOps Engineer and make about 140k USD. Prior to "DevSecOps", I held several positions in AWS, GCP, and Azure doing DevOps, Security, and general infrastructure deployment. Prior to that I had the general Windows/Linux/VMWare sysadmin background. We would like to make the move, but are hesitant if it means I'm going to have to take a big step back in career. The fallback plan is to stay in the US until retirement age. Thank you for any advice. [link] [comments]  |
| How long should I stay for experience? how can i market or buff up ERP and excel experience? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 10:04 AM PST I have been at my place of employment for about 3 months now and it is going very OK. It is my first job out of my college and in all honesty I wasn't really sure what do expect. The job description was pretty generic and so far I have been working a lot of with our ERP database and using excel. I don't necessarily dislike this job but also would like to keep my options open because this job isn't particularly interesting or pay extremely well. I know these are not extraordinary IT skills, but I am thinking in 6 months-year things I can do to make myself more marketable. I feel like strong excel skills are a pretty generic thing that college graduates put on their resume, so I was wondering what would be a good way to note excel skills on a resume without seeming like I only the bare bones? Will experience speak louder in this circumstance? Are there any certifications I could take to help my case? [link] [comments]  |
| Seeking Product Owner job - Some years of developing experience Posted: 02 Mar 2021 04:05 AM PST Hello everyone, I am a developer, mainly experienced in robotic process automation (RPA), with some experience in coding in Python and Visual Basic (both VB.net and VB for Applications). I have been doing this for 4 years now. During that time I worked chiefly as a developer; in some cases I was tasked with meeting with the client for requirement gathering, showing partial handouts of projects and coordination in general, but those tasks have never been my core responsibilities. I was always a developer. The thing is, I am trying to get a post as a Product Owner or, if not that, a Business Analyst. I am not interested in developing per se (my degree is in industrial engineering). From my experience and from talks I've had with colleagues who have other tasks, I have come to realize I enjoy much more tasks like requisite gathering, writing technical documentation, communicating clinet needs to programmers, deadline coordination (the kind of thing you do when the client wants the product for X day but the developing team claim they can hand out on Y day), prioritization of tasks, all those kind of tasks that are not programming but are as well not divorced from the technical side. I have contacted some companies and sent out a few tens of CVs. In every case, they either a) do not contact me or b) they contact me to tell that "they will go on with other better-fitting candidates" or the like. The only posts I seem to have some success for are those directly related to developing. I make it clear in my CV and presentation letter that "I have developing experience and I want to take a leap to other challenges and tasks of other nature". But nothing seems to have a positive effect on my hiring chances. Is there any advice/tips I can use? Maybe I am missing anything? Or my change in career path is too ambitious and no company would ever take me into account unless I have some experience? (This last statement seems very logical, but hey, some people get posts without experience). Of course, any help, tips or ideas will be highly appreciated! Hope everyone has a great day! [link] [comments]  |
| Does anyone figure that they will change careers at some point and what are you thinking? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 10:01 AM PST I've thought about this. Do I want to do IT my whole life? Idk, it's a broad field. I like the idea of later on in life maybe switching to something different. Depending If I have the financial freedom to do that. Like maybe teacher or something else. Anyone thought of that? I am not sure I can stay in same field my whole life unless I end up with too many financial responsibilities [link] [comments]  |
| Is Software developer a good feeder role into Cyber Security??? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 09:50 AM PST I'm about to enter the IT industry as a software developer but I'm more interested in the security side of things and eventually want to get a job as an information security engineer. (preferable working with the cloud). Cyber security is exciting to me and I really want to get there. Is this possible from software development and realistically how long would it take? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2021 06:05 PM PST I'm sure there's been loads of these posts already but I'm making one anyway. Sorry in advance for the life story dump. Tl;dr at the bottom. I got my bachelor's in Comp Sci in May 2019. In August I moved to the big city expecting to be handed a job, and managed to land a website publishing/data entry monkey job at a tiny company. Then I went through a bunch of traumatic shit that resulted in a couple months of unemployment. When I ran out of money I got a job at a grocery store at the end of 2019. I have been floundering ever since. I spent 2020 just focusing on health/lifestyle improvements. I lost a lot of weight and got active and I'm doing much better now emotionally, but my career is right where I left it. I work in a bakery and run Instacart orders in the morning to make ends meet. It's agonizing to watch all my brilliant college buddies have their lives come together while I'm still on the same level as a high schooler, eating eggs and ramen. Last year I finally landed 1 single interview for a 40k salaried IT job but got turned down because I didn't know the answer to basic A+ level questions that I should technically know. I was a stoner in college and I've been out of school long enough that I barely remember what I learned. But I don't regret anything, and I still want to go into the field I dreamed of when I was 18. I'm 24 now. I earned my A+ cert in January 2021 and plan to start on N+ once I can afford the materials. I want become a network engineer but I have 0 experience, so help desk seemed like a good place to start. Low-level wage slave jobs have been absolutely crushing me and I want out. It feels everyone I know is just waiting to see if I ever get my shit together or just burn out. Where should I go from here? Certifications seem like a solid way to build up my resume, so what should I aim for after Network+? How can I start my career when my resume shows I have 0 experience and have made 0 progress in almost 2 years? What could I do in my spare time to build up my knowledge again? Tech career interviews are already intimidating since they don't care about my soft skills at all. I'm confident I could get up to speed if I could just land the damn job. Help! Tl;dr I'm a college grad with a a Comp Sci B.S. and Math and Tech Writing minors. It's been almost 2 years of 0 relevant experience but at least I'm A+ certified now. Looking to get Network+ once I can afford it. How does one break into the field? I'm still ambitious but I'm feeling discouraged. Edit: thanks for the tips so far guys! I have an early start tomorrow but will check back in. [link] [comments]  |
| Need help with a Junior IT System Administrator interview tomorrow Posted: 02 Mar 2021 09:43 AM PST Hi! To give a little bit of background, I'm a college student close to graduating and tomorrow I just got called for an interview for a jr sysadmin position. I will be interviewed by the sysadmin at the company. What kind of questions should I expect, just to prep? This are the job responsibilities listed:
Sorry if this question might sound dumb, this is my first time applying for a sysadmin position and I'm super nervous. [link] [comments]  |
| Google IT certifications, are they worth it, or are they a pointless cash grab? Posted: 02 Mar 2021 09:30 AM PST First let me open up with the following; I am a Tier I IT technician so i do have experience in the field and industry. I want to look at broadening my knowledge and skills set. I am considering taking the Google IT certification courses along with the certifications and i wanted to know if they were worthwhile and worth the investment? [link] [comments]  |
| Currently a senior CS major who needs career advice. Posted: 02 Mar 2021 05:15 AM PST Hi, r/ITCareerQuestions! I hope you guys are doing well in the middle of this pandemic. (Background) So, I am currently a senior Computer Science major who's gonna be graduating Spring 2022. (graduating a bit late.) My original goal was to become a software engineer/developer. Throughout college, I've very much enjoyed every CS-related class I've taken and have done well in all of them. Programming and problem solving are also really fun to me. I even became a TA for Programming I. However, over the years, my love for CS has kinda dwindled. Plus, I've been dealing with depression and anxiety as well, to the point where I had to take a gap semester. And now, I've just been thinking about my future. I've heard that there's a LOT of burnout in programming and software development field. And I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able to endure that. Plus, I don't think I could spend my life just looking at a computer screen all day (which is weird because like I said, I enjoy programming). A year and a half ago, I got a job working at the IT Help Desk here on campus and I actually really enjoy it. I love working with students/faculty/staff and helping them out with their technical issues. I enjoy helping people and the problem solving that comes with it. Also, there a good amount of social interaction and I'm not ALWAYS behind the computer all the time, which is lovely. So I've been a bit interested in getting a career in IT but I don't really know where to start and I don't have a lot of technical knowledge. Plus, I only have a year left to figure everything out and I'm not sure if that's enough time? I also still would like a career that still ties in with programming (if possible. If not, then oh well. It can always become more of a hobby!) So I guess my main questions are:
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| Looking for career suggestions, trying to pivot away from Sys admin Posted: 02 Mar 2021 08:38 AM PST Hello. I am currently a sys admin with about 5 years in IT so far, started at helpdesk and worked my way up. I am not a good fit to keep going this career path and would like to know if anyone has any ideas on what other IT jobs I could pivot into without too much trouble. Why? I think mostly the constant interruptions of problems and being solely responsible for the company functioning day to day is just too much pressure for me. Networking/Security specialization doesn't really interest me for the same reason. I have found that I am very creative, good at problem solving (when I have time to focus on one thing) and also have great soft skills dealing/training with users. One suggestion was "systems analyst" since they act as a liaison between the technical world and the non-technical, but I don't really have programming or SQL experience which seems to come up when I search for this job. I have some amateur experience with programming c#, self taught, but I dont think you can really get into programming without actual schooling. I have also heard this job can be soul crushing and programmers these days are akin to factory workers on an assembly line. Im also considering a career coach, but one that focuses in IT since I kind of know where I stand but don't know what options are really out there. If you've used a good one please let me know. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Several Questions about getting my foot in the door. Posted: 01 Mar 2021 10:16 PM PST Hi, First of all I wanted to say I wish I had looked for this subreddit sooner. Second, this might be a lot. So please bear with me. In 2017 I graduated with my Associate's Degree with a concentration in Desktop Support. My plan was to get into Database Administration but the college I was going to didn't have those required courses. Initially I was going to get all my certifications done when I got my Bachelor's Degree done so that they would not expire while they weren't in use. (I was in it for the big picture.) In 2018 I started working at a company that my brother got me into and said that I would be able to get into their IT when they had an opening and unfortunately the opening never came. So while I worked there I worked in the warehouse portion of the company. Honestly, this was technically my first full time job so I was grateful nonetheless. I decided to go back and try to get my Bachelor's through WGU. So between 2018-2020 I was finally able to get into WGU and start and I just couldn't do it because I failed not having a structure that kept me in line like my last college. Because I didn't get any of my certifications done with my Associate's Degree I only have the two diplomas that were sent to me. My brother recommended I apply to Help Desk positions or IT Tier 1 jobs. Overall, my resume keeps getting discarded or jumped over. I honestly don't have experience in IT besides school. So here we are 2021 and I am back in school getting my Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology and I would really like to try to get some hands on experience working in this field. I have 15 courses left including the one I am in right now. Any recommendations, tips, I would greatly appreciate. I'm 30 and it feels like I'm missing my window. Thank you! TL;DR: AA graduate in IT without certifications. In school for BS, has no experience in the IT world. Would like to get hands on experience. Don't know where to start. Help? (sorry if this seems so to the point.) Thanks for your time! [link] [comments]  |
| Working Hours for Help Desk Position at a Hosptial Posted: 02 Mar 2021 06:59 AM PST I'm looking at Some help Desk Jobs in the Hospital setting, but I was wondering, when I apply should do all shifts or choose the shift I want to work. I'm first starting out in IT so I wanted to know is it a good Idea on the first time being in that position? Should work all Shifts. [link] [comments]  |
| I need help with my IT Help desk Interview on Wednesday Posted: 01 Mar 2021 01:31 PM PST Hi, I am a college student, and I have my first IT help desk job on Wednesday. I have no idea where to start. I went on YouTube on how to prepare and I felt overwhelmed by all the resources. Does anyone know of a good video to use to prepare or a website? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| What MS certs would you study for if you had two MS vouchers that you needed to use? Posted: 01 Mar 2021 10:48 PM PST I'm currently working as a network administrator and gradually being trained to take over as network engineer in the next 3-4 years. I have my CCNA as of last February and am currently studying for my AZ-104, since we have a hybrid topology and I manage some of our Azure infrastructure. I was studying for the MCSA when they retired it and, unfortunately, had already bought replay vouchers for all three exams but could only complete the 70-740 before they retired the exam. I have a voucher from the MS Ignite Cloud Skills challenge that I plan on using to take the AZ-104, and hope to complete it in the next 2 months or so, but I have to use the other two vouchers to schedule Microsoft exams by the end of July before they expire. I don't necessarily have to take the exams before the end of July since I think I can schedule them about 11 months in advance according to Microsoft's policies. My passion is networking and I'd like to continue down the network engineer role in the future, and have considered studying for the CCNP over the next few years, but I don't know how viable remaining in the networking sphere will be as more and more things move to the cloud. That said, I've considered DevOps as an alternative solution since I'm comfortable with scripting (both Bash and Powershell) and am reasonably proficient with Python, as well as staging automation for deployments in personal lab environments. I don't know how likely I would be to utilize Azure DevOps knowledge at my current company but it's something that could propel me forward if and when I decide to move on. [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone heard of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or WIOA? Posted: 01 Mar 2021 01:06 PM PST I got contacted via email and phone call today and was wondering if this was legit and what the catch was. Apparently, this is a government-funded grant/program here to pay for 18 weeks IT cert training (A+, Net+, CCNA, Azure, etc) and get me a job. Has anyone here gone through this or is this some kind of scam.... [link] [comments]  |
| Advice on going about getting an update from a potential employer Posted: 02 Mar 2021 04:28 AM PST Hey everyone So I applied for an IT position not to long ago and a recruiter contacted me. They seemed to be interested in me as a candidate but I haven't heard from them for like 5 days or so. I don't want to be pushy or give off a clingy vibe. So my question is should I go around the recruiter and contact the company directly or would that not be a good move? [link] [comments]  |
| With the current CCNA, is earning it in one summer doable? Posted: 01 Mar 2021 10:50 PM PST The reason is I really want to earn my CISCO certification and I need to do it by end of summer because I am running out of time to do it. I have two and a half or three years of school left after this semester. I don't know if I am gonna pursue a masters or not in comp sci but right now I'm earning my CIT degree. I am going slow but slacked off for too long. I need the certification so I can start getting hands on experience on real hardware. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
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