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- Just landed a dream entry level job after almost losing hope
- It is starting to feel like getting an ‘entry level’ job in IT is next to impossible
- How to pick between opportunities, generalist vs O365 admin role
- What do developers do day to day at public companies? (that are not tech companies)
- Any Good staffing agencies for the East Coast? (Preferably in the Raleigh, NC area.)
- Office 365 Administrator career path, what would you do in my situation?
- Should I bother studying for and taking CompTIA A+
- Developers who in the past were very disappointed in your work and thought about quitting but kept going and now are one of the bests in your field, share your success story please.
- Trying to move up and out of IT support, currently working for a large org (100K+) with limited internal opportunities near me at this time. My best asset is my people/customer service skills. But I also want a more technical role. Is there an IT job that would be ideal for an extrovert like me?
- 24 and looking to return to education but don't know what course is best.
- Resume tip for a job asking for knowledge but not experience/training
- Good Day! I need help for my project in my Work Immersion Program (WIP) subject.
- 2 week has passed since 3rd and last interview, should I reach out?
- Interview for a Computer Support Specialist tomorrow and need some tips!
- How soon should I respond to a job offer email and how much time can I ask for to make a decision?
- Interviewers, how forgiving are you during technical questions?
- Resume for student graduating in May with information systems degree.
- Checking myself before making the decision to move on
- is it a good idea to mention that I was a CS major before switching to MIS in my cover letter?
- Graduating with 2-3 internships but GPA is a bit on the low side
- When going from temp (through a temp agency) to full time, how much of a raise should you ask for?
- Currently studying, what jobs specifically are considered "entry level" and what other certifications?
- With MCSA/MSCE certifications being retired soon, is it still worth it?
- Feeling depressed and like my options are limited. Take a pay cut or get fired..
| Just landed a dream entry level job after almost losing hope Posted: 22 Mar 2021 01:08 PM PDT After dealing with recruiters, and suffering through large corporate "help desk" call centers, I landed a junior sys admin role at a small MSP/tech consultation firm. No call metrics, no script to follow, no career manager breathing down my neck. Every few days in a week I get to drive out to our clients, deploy servers and switches, and get to physically troubleshoot hardware. This stuff is why I got into IT in the first place, and it was hard to get past the grind of t1 support, but for anyone burning out in a similar situation, you can do it! Keep hunting for what's best for you [link] [comments]  |
| It is starting to feel like getting an ‘entry level’ job in IT is next to impossible Posted: 23 Mar 2021 02:24 AM PDT I started studying for my BSc (Hons) in cyber security at the start of this year and I am also studying for my CompTIA A+, I plan to do all the core CompTIA certs and some others. Anyway, I've been browsing through some entry level IT jobs such as help desk, IT support etc. And I have noticed the requirements of basically all of them are 2 years experience, a degree, an abundance of certs. Even for an unpaid intern position I found, require a years experience?! What!!? What is going on? I'm in London, UK by the way, so I am hoping there are just lack of jobs due to Covid. I was planning to try and get a job after I completed my A+, whilst studying for my degree, but every time I browse through the jobs I just feel disheartened. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I didn't think it would be this hard either. Or maybe that was just me being naive. I suppose my question is, what advice do you guys have? How did you break into the IT field? I'm really not in a position to go and do a years unpaid internship but it feels like that's the only way right now! Thank you in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| How to pick between opportunities, generalist vs O365 admin role Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:46 AM PDT Hey everyone, I have asked questions on here in the past and have seen great advice. I currently have two opportunities ahead of me with almost exact same pay and benefits. The main difference is role, one role is a higher level generalist doing mostly software and server maintenance. The second opportunity is to be an O365 admin. I don't know which is better for my career long term, what's everyone's thoughts? It kind of feels like specialize vs general and I don't know where to go. [link] [comments]  |
| What do developers do day to day at public companies? (that are not tech companies) Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:38 AM PDT I have started working in IT part time and I'm trying to get a strong understanding who needs to do what, for what. I'm in school for a BS IST degree, I want to slowly find my way into my own lane. At school were taught developers make websites, apps for a phone and so, on. We learn how to build them and we do it over and over. But thinking logically that can't be nearly the only thing that they do. For a regular public company (not a tech company) what do the dev teams do when they are done building websites? I also wanted to ask, are they are respected in the department usually? I haven't seen the guys that work here yet they are all home because of covid. [link] [comments]  |
| Any Good staffing agencies for the East Coast? (Preferably in the Raleigh, NC area.) Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:06 AM PDT I'm graduating college this Summer with a BA in Information Technology, Business Admin certified, and a few Cisco Certs too. I'm tired of doing interviews that lead nowhere. What are the best staffing agencies? I know I'll get shafted by pay, but I need to get a job ASAP before I'm in a financial crisis. [link] [comments]  |
| Office 365 Administrator career path, what would you do in my situation? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 05:14 AM PDT I've been a Sysadmin/Engineer generalist type role for going on 9 years now. The company I work for is generally OK. Work from home, flexible schedule, family friendly etc. I need this, especially the flexibility to get my kiddo to and from school and take care of them. They also have some medical conditions that keep them home sick for a week-10 days every few months. WFH and flex makes this possible for me without affecting performance. It's a small team and workload and keeping things up 24x7 is rough sometimes. My career has also progressed very slow the past few years and I worry I'm setting myself up for failure in the future/long term in becoming obsolete. Due to workload, family life and a little bit of IT burnout, I don't have a ton of time to up my skills in PowerShell and cloud/Azure. I have basic skills, I run our tenant now but its from a high level. The rest of my skills are in on premise architecture, storage, Exchange, SharePoint etc. I've been looking to make the switch to becoming a O365 admin in the near future and move up in that career vertical. So many things you can do in the cloud(s) and I think it would be a much better long term career path. I'm 37 now and feel like I'm running out of time. I have a very supportive partner and have enough saved up for a year or so of living expenses. I've really been contemplating if I should resign and take a year to get some O365 certs and up my PowerShell game, then try and score a O365 admin type role. I am a little worried on finding something that's WFH and flexible though... So, would you A. stay and take the next 2-3 years to slowly learn O365 as our stack moves that direction then look for a new job? or B. take some time off, a year or so to reset/relax, study, get some certs etc and hopefully find something? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I bother studying for and taking CompTIA A+ Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:49 AM PDT Hello all! I am currently working as an IT Support Specialist for a Mortgage Bank in the city of Chicago and have really enjoyed it so far. I didn't plan to be in this position as I studied Marketing in college and sort of landed this job by being in the right place at the right time. This really feels like a career I want to dig deeper into so I was wondering if it is worth getting the CompTIA A+ certification not having a traditional CS degree in college? I am torn between putting in the time to get it because I have the relevant work experience which I'm starting to notice on a lot of job applications is plenty. I have been working in this position for over a year as well. I have a lot of room for error so I've been learning a ton and I am basically the sole IT guy as it is a smaller company so I am supporting over 50+ users by myself. I am interested in moving up to a Support Engineer role at a different company in the near future so I guess it wouldn't hurt to have that on my resume? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. P.S. I just joined the subreddit and I am loving it so far! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:43 AM PDT please share your story if once in your career you felt like a failure and thought about quitting but now you are one of the bests. I'm currently experiencing lack of motivation and confidence and I think I don't know anything after 2 years of working and I like to hear about people who felt like me once and they could overcome that feeling and started to progress and become the best. thanks in advance. :) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 05:38 AM PDT I've been applying for cloud support roles but with only a few certs and personal projects, I can't compete in the 2021 job market since everyone has AWS certs and employers want experience. Looking at my resume I see all my awards for customer service from current and last employer and I'm thinking I should leverage this. If I could just get an interview I know I could really sell myself. Is there a job I should search for instead that might really want and value my people skills? I can get along with everyone and my last few teams really seem to enjoy my sense of humor and friendliness. And is your company hiring? [link] [comments]  |
| 24 and looking to return to education but don't know what course is best. Posted: 23 Mar 2021 06:11 AM PDT I'm looking for a career change and really sceptical on what course to do as I don't want to waste anymore time. I'm interested in Cyber Security but read a few forums advising to only do the Cyber Security courses that are GCHQ accredited. Is it best to go down more the Computer Science route or just take a different route completely? These are the courses that I'm currently looking at, not really sure what the difference between Cyber Security and Applied Cyber Security are other that the one doesn't have exams. https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-computer-security.html https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-applied-cyber-security.html https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-computer-science.html [link] [comments]  |
| Resume tip for a job asking for knowledge but not experience/training Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:42 AM PDT Hello, as the title says, I'm looking at what seems to be a very nice opportunity entry level job that would be a mix of help desk for a company having mostly tech competent people and helping out the more advanced sys admins. The job listing ask about multiple qualities and knowledge important in the field, and I do clearly have all of it, they also says experience in programming or a degree is a plus, but not required. and they want someone who want to keep learning and going further. And they do not require any actual job experience. Here's the thing, I've done a few generic resume in the past, with whatever job I had, generic qualities and all that. but I'm lost about the structure of this one. I do need to show I know my stuff in IT, that I've worked on a few programming project in a few language (I do have amateur programming experience, so 1/2 on the plus!) I'm also working on a home lab made up of a few old servers. but I can't feel confident in how to throw that information. it doesn't seems to look appropriate and appealing. Here's what I currently have, don't hesitate to give me recommendations. most of the layout seems to have transferred, but not quite everything. Also note that most of the sys admin stuff I say I'm experienced at, I don't actually mean extremely experienced and solid, but I've done it and I understand why it exist. so not sure if I should rephrase in a more humble way or not edit: I'm also currently working on CompTIA A+, not that I learn much, but figured it could give some credibility ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First & Last name French & English email[@gmail.com](mailto:pierrick584@gmail.com) phone number Cityofresidence SUMMARY Versatile and determined IT enthusiast who is now looking to build a long term career in system administration and looking forward to increase his knowledge in security and ethical hacking. IT related skills, knowledge and experience
Experience in setting up hardware and software
Network and servers
Programming
Other Skills and interest
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| Good Day! I need help for my project in my Work Immersion Program (WIP) subject. Posted: 23 Mar 2021 05:54 AM PDT Good Day! I need help for my project in my Work Immersion Program (WIP) subject. I was tasked by my Prof to interview a professional in my chosen career (Software Engineer). Here are the following questions: Is your present profession a personal choice? Why did you prefer it among others? What were your personality traits which made you think that you fit to this profession? How much do you think is the average salary of a new graduate of this course here in the country? What about those who have three years of experience? What are other benefits that a worker in this career can receive? Are there chances of being employed abroad? And how much is the average salary of an oversea worker having this course? In your experience, what are the advantages you have now for having chosen this course? Are there no regrets for choosing the course? If yes, why? If no, then what makes you happy in your chosen profession. Basic Information: The present job and position of the interviewee The company he/she is presently working Gender and age I really appreciate the help. [link] [comments]  |
| 2 week has passed since 3rd and last interview, should I reach out? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:55 AM PDT I been in a interview process for the last month for a total of 4 interviews (including "initial screening"). I believe I did very well, and on last interview I was told I will hear back with in a week, two weeks has passed and I haven't heard from them, should I reach out or should let go and accept I'm not getting h the job? [link] [comments]  |
| Interview for a Computer Support Specialist tomorrow and need some tips! Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:21 AM PDT I have about 5 months experience in Help Desk support and this interview will be for a role that is more hands on and have me out in the field. Are there any need to know answers I should have in my pocket? My only experience is help desk. Appreciate any input. [link] [comments]  |
| How soon should I respond to a job offer email and how much time can I ask for to make a decision? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:16 AM PDT I just received an email with a job offer for a help desk position but I am not sure if I want to accept it or not. How long can I wait to respond to the email? I was also hoping to write back asking for time to make a decision, what is an acceptable amount of time to ask? How should I phrase it when I ask? [link] [comments]  |
| Interviewers, how forgiving are you during technical questions? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:14 AM PDT Had an interview today for a jr network position. Thought it went well, good vibes with the team, was honest about what I have experience with and what I don't, answered a few technical questions correctly and confidentially(what is dns, dhcp, ping, tracert). A few not so confidentally (I have such a tough time explaining what a domain controller is, I don't know why). I totally blanked on what a network protocol is. Just blank. I got to my car and wanted to kick myself because I could explain them easily. Hoping that the rest of my interview doesn't get overshadowed by that flub. [link] [comments]  |
| Resume for student graduating in May with information systems degree. Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:13 AM PDT Critique my resume. I'm graduating in May with an information systems degree and not sure if this is good or not. [link] [comments]  |
| Checking myself before making the decision to move on Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:40 AM PDT Hey all, Things have felt pretty bad in the last 7 months or so at work. This is my first position as a developer and am not familiar with the issues that may just be industry standard. If it's going to be the same for me everywhere then I might as well suck it up and continue here. Ex. Helpdesk expectations to answer phones for users who refuse to enter tickets directly... I've worked directly on D365 for almost a year and half. I started after the company realized the migration project was much bigger than they originally anticipated, and the original deadlines were not even accurate to the year of expected completion. The focus was just full building out the environment for the first 9 months. Creating canvas apps large model app building efforts etc. I very much enjoyed this part of the process even if I was averaging 90 hour weeks. Around September it transition to 2 week long PMO lead sprints. I am responsible for the entire development process from obtaining the specifications from the "customer" for future sprints to the development and entire QA process on current sprint items. At this point everything has boiled down to a glorified yet mismanaged helpdesk ticketing system. Tickets are submitted by the business to the PMOs(or just emailed to me) and they prioritize and assign them. The focus has been entirely on the ticket count and whether it's up or down. The daily standup meetings are actually lead by the PMOs to just do a round robin to check on the current status of items. I spend at least half of my day responding to tickets to get specs, or responding to emails about "bugs." I get so many requests and direction from different people I dont even know who my real boss is anymore. The person in name is truly an inept leader (although a great developer). He has no spine and barely advocates for us and has at times throwing me under the bus or left me high and dry. I get that he's under huge pressure but the pressure seems to be growing rather than dwindling or organizing. I dont really have coworkers or a team, we've all been segmented into specific areas so I am the definitive knowledge expert on my portion of the environment. Anything I want to do as far as system auditing, cleanup, optimization, is completely on my own and not compensated for in the items delegated out in the sprint. I am fluent in Powershell and Power FX but lacking greatly in C# and Jscript. I can google my way through both but really need to spend some time on these areas. I've picked up 3 Microsoft certs in the last year and am on an associate level. I think I could competently manage at least a lateral move, but is it worth it? Is my experience going to be different elsewhere or is it pretty much like this everywhere currently in development? TLDRPM lead sprint cycle sucks, I am responsible for the entire dev cycle, leadership is extremely decentralized and lost, pressure weirdly comes from alot of different directions. Is there greener grass or is this the norm currently for development? ETA: English is hard, just fixing some of the grammar/language. [link] [comments]  |
| is it a good idea to mention that I was a CS major before switching to MIS in my cover letter? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:54 AM PDT I was going to include the line "I spent the first two years of my undergraduate years in the Computer Science program at (college name) but switched to Management information systems..." I figured that would show that I have some experience with computer science and also shows why I did not graduate in 4 years. is this a good idea or should I just exclude it? [link] [comments]  |
| Graduating with 2-3 internships but GPA is a bit on the low side Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:54 AM PDT I have an internship under my belt. I foresee at least one more, preferably two more. This semester has been tanning my hide, simply because between work, school and personal I'm kind of over it. Presently I have a 3.61 but with the way this semester is going, I think I might be looking at a 3.5. I really wanted to graduate manga cum laude (3.7 at my university) to brag (I know I'm a dweeb) but I'm burning out over here. How would it look to you as a hiring manager if an applicant had 2-3 internships relevant to the job but their GPA was floating around 3.5? [link] [comments]  |
| When going from temp (through a temp agency) to full time, how much of a raise should you ask for? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:52 AM PDT I know temp agencies get a large percentage on top of your salary as a fee (I've read anywhere from 25% to 100%) but they also have to pay for certain taxes, benefits (if any), etc. as well (and make money of course). When going from temp (w2 contractor) to full time, how much of a raise should I ask for, ignoring any cost of living and merit increases? Given they don't have to pay the temp agency their cut anymore but now have to pay for benefits and taxes. Assume benefits (vacation, 401k matches, health insurance) doesn't change. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:52 AM PDT So Im currently studying for the comptia A+ certification and was wondering if there was any other certifications i would ideally need to help me land a job. Also while I know what IT encompasses, I just dont know what specific jobs other than say help desk would be considered entry level. Another thing I wanted to ask if its smart to go ahead and start applying before I get my A+ or bust my ass now then apply; I assume the ladder but it never hurts to ask. I am really interested in cyber security for the future, is there anything I can do now/after getting my A+ to help me start down that path? Thank you so much for the answers in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| With MCSA/MSCE certifications being retired soon, is it still worth it? Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:43 AM PDT Hello, I am a current Business Technology Major (my Canadian University's word for Information Systems) student about to graduate very soon and I wanted to get a basic help desk/Help desk support/Desk technician job since my course load will be significantly reduced to like 1 course a semester, therefore I see it as an opportunity to apply for an entry level job to gain some experience. Which certifications would you recommend I start off with? I see the the Microsoft MSCA/MSCE are going to be retired in a bout a year, is it still worth it that I get it? What other certifications do you recommend for someone just trying to break in to the industry out of university with no experience (GPA is a 3.79, I was an athlete on team Canada's wrestling team, as well as a training partner for many UFC and other pro MMA fighters my entire life so didn't really do any internships, have some very good references though from top law firms and Financial Management industries due to connections I've made over the years, not that I think it helps but anyways). [link] [comments]  |
| Feeling depressed and like my options are limited. Take a pay cut or get fired.. Posted: 22 Mar 2021 07:27 PM PDT Tried and failed to avoid too much of a wall of text, sorry. I have been at my job for a little over 1 year, starting just before COVID. I'm in your typical "small org" role, where I do some sysadmin duties (example: administering AD/O365), some helpdesk duties (setting up computers, "my computer is slow", etc.) and some security duties (example: drafting new policies on things like 2FA and enforcing it across the org.) To be completely blunt- I'm really struggling with the job and this company, and I think I'm going to be fired. I know every day on here there are posts from people who have this same anxiety, but I've got a fresh mediocre performance review to back my paranoia up. I'm also a terrible cultural fit for this place. Without getting too specific, the place is very cult-like, and everyone who works there shares very similar views. If I weren't for the whole remote work thing, I probably would be gone already. My (performance) struggles at the job are due to many of my tasks revolving around our ERP system, which I have no prior experience with, and was never discussed in the interview process. I genuinely have no idea how I was hired, but that's an entirely different discussion. My boss and I have discussed ways I can improve/get training with this system, but nothing has ever materialized despite my requests. So obviously I need a new job. Here's the rub- I'm VERY well-compensated at this job, but I am not ready to make the jump to a more senior sysadmin role yet. I can see myself at that point in a coupe of years, but I just don't see how I can last that long at my current employer, even if I am not fired. TL;DR- My question is: how stupid am I for looking at lateral moves / jobs that would be pay cuts? FWIW I am reasonably confident I could find another job if I started applying now. My fear is waiting too long before starting my search (and continuing to fail while getting paid well), and THEN getting fired, and then the old adage of "it's easier to find a job when you have a job". I've never searched for a job without being employed before, and the idea of doing so while the mortgage needs to be paid is absolutely terrifying to me. [link] [comments]  |
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