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- Help Me With Imposter Syndrome while being new to IT
- Cloud Computing Career Path, Where to start/what to learn
- What is the best way to address the fact that I have automated the vast majority of my work?
- Query on career pathway to break into Cybersecurity for an experienced IT professional
- When are you expected back at the office? Will you be going back 100% in the office or hybrid? Anyone now in a permanently remote role?
- Pursuing a Bachelor's in IT and would like some advice
- Is it best to pursue a degree relating to IT or to only start out with some CompTIA certs? Or both?
- Looking to learn a programming language. What would the best and most applicable one be?
- Which are the information technology field jobs does not require coding
- Looking for an Entry Level , Recent graduate Information Technology job in the Dallas area.
- Anyone ever had to do a logic test in an interview
- What Career Should i Choose i am CS major Final Semester?
- 5G and Mobile telecommunications certifications 2021
- I'm doing a public cloud consulting internship and know nothing.
- How many qualifications are generally required to move out of entry level support roles?
- Finance or Management Information System and Data Analytics
- Hi all!!!! I need advice on a job offer I received. Not sure if I should through with it or not. I would like some feed back. Thank you!
- Anyone feel like an office job ruined your body? Used to be in shape but now I am struggling to lose weight.
- What is your opinion on being an expert in specialized software especially ERPs/ Banking/ Financial software e.g SAP, Temenos
- Is experience in emergency services relevant in IT at all?
- Currently facing major burnout of my current help desk job, what can I do?
- Anyone work in IT for a school or school district?
| Help Me With Imposter Syndrome while being new to IT Posted: 01 May 2021 10:38 PM PDT I am about two and a half moths into a tier 2-3 support job, and I can't get over this feeling of inadequacy at what I do. Both of my coworkers are very very experienced in their roles, so I understand a lot of this job boils down to experience, however I can't seem to shake this feeling that I am not technically sound enough at what I do. I want to be able to make that next step in my technical prowess. Have any of you had a similar feeling? How were you able to make that next step? [link] [comments]  |
| Cloud Computing Career Path, Where to start/what to learn Posted: 02 May 2021 06:59 AM PDT I have been reading a lot of post regarding Cloud Computing Career paths. I started with watching Comptia Cloud Essentials on CBTnuggets. Where should I start? [link] [comments]  |
| What is the best way to address the fact that I have automated the vast majority of my work? Posted: 01 May 2021 10:47 PM PDT I am currently a 3rd year data science student. I was hired at my current job as a data analyst. My predecessor spent most of his time copying and pasting data from one spreadsheet to another as well as updating vlookup tables and manually changing chart elements. I realized very quickly that I could use python to automate the majority of my job functions. I was granted permission by my manager and the IT department to use python. I have been using the pandas library to process my data and vba to format my charts. I am currently responsible for 30 reports (some daily, some weekly), most of which are due on a monthly basis. I recently added all of my python scripts to one folder and I use a multiprocessing function to execute them simultaneously. I still have to spend approximately 2 hours manually saving data to respective folders before I run my main processing script. After all of the data is saved to the proper folders, I run my script and everything is processed and charts are formatted in 5 minutes or so. I have managed to turn 3 weeks of work into 2 days or work (at most 5 days depending of if the data is available or not). To be honest, the only reason my predecessor took 3 weeks was because he had nothing documented and would spend a majority of his time trying to remember which reports needed to be run and where the data was located. I occasionally get an ad hoc report request, but I have built a lightweight framework the takes some arguments and spits out an aggregated summary that is usually accurate to what the report requestor wants; and if it is not accurate, some minor adjustments usually fix the issue. The long and short of it is that I work really hard for anywhere from 2 to 5 days a month and spend the rest of my month trying to look as busy as possible, which means lots of documentation. I was not hired to be a programmer or to automate anything, but here I am. I am honestly bored out of my mind. Should I share my process with my manager? Maybe they will give me more work. I don't think a raise would come with it, but would more work equal more job security? I have recently started feeling like I have to drag myself to work daily. I find myself saying "you have a good job where you mostly don't do anything. Stop complaining." But the bore out is getting to me. Also, I cannot simply get another job where my skills would be useful since I only have an associate degree so far and I am 3 semesters away from getting my damn bachelors. Edit: Thank you all very much. I feel a lot better now. I guess my best options are learn more and finish school or try to become a consultant. I have the skills but I am not sure how to become a consulting with no degree. Either way thank you all very much. [link] [comments]  |
| Query on career pathway to break into Cybersecurity for an experienced IT professional Posted: 02 May 2021 08:22 AM PDT What is the best career pathway in terms of certs and roles that me, a senior IT professional with overall 10 years of experience in IT( but relevant experience in Security being only 4 years) opt for, to break into and stabilise in the Cybersec/infosec domain, keeping in mind I am not too technical oriented and cant afford to break into an entry level job(which would fetch lesser salary and means have to start all over again). My Strengths are good communication and management skills. Advanced technical troubleshooting and technological knowhow are not my skillsets. Hope my question is not ambiguous. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 May 2021 09:36 AM PDT Haven't heard anything from my company yet, but we're most likely going the hybrid route. What are the plans from your current organization? I'm personally fine going into the office, just no more than 3 days per week. I feel like Monday-Wednesday in the office, and thursday/friday at home is pretty fair. [link] [comments]  |
| Pursuing a Bachelor's in IT and would like some advice Posted: 02 May 2021 06:44 AM PDT Hello everyone! I'm currently majoring in Information Technology and Systems at the University of Texas at Dallas and I wanted to know what I should do to gain experience and/or what certifications I should try to study for and obtain. I see a lot of posts where most people either go the certificate route or the degree route and I'm not really sure what to do. I don't have very much experience at all since I was just recently in highschool. So far my first year in university hasn't taught me much because of covid. I took about one java programming class and didn't really retain much from it. These are the classes I have to take throughout the degree plan. I'm definitely very new to IT and one of my friends told me that getting certifications and overall having a skill base is good and I 100% agree I'm just really not sure where to start. Any help would be highly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it best to pursue a degree relating to IT or to only start out with some CompTIA certs? Or both? Posted: 01 May 2021 11:07 PM PDT I'm trying to figure out my action plan for getting into this field. I have years of experience with personal IT and equipment but no knowledge of how to make a career out of it. Some guidance would be helpful. Links to previous threads are appreciated as I feel like this gets asked all the time. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking to learn a programming language. What would the best and most applicable one be? Posted: 02 May 2021 10:28 AM PDT Looking to learn a programming language. I'm trying to figure out which one to start with. I don't necessarily want to learn the easiest one but the one that's the most applicable. My goal is to work as Linux admin or high but staying in the Linux realm. [link] [comments]  |
| Which are the information technology field jobs does not require coding Posted: 02 May 2021 10:10 AM PDT Which are the information technology field jobs does not require coding [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for an Entry Level , Recent graduate Information Technology job in the Dallas area. Posted: 02 May 2021 09:45 AM PDT Hello , I'm recently a college graduate with a BS in computer information systems. Looking for an IT opportunity in the Dallas area , any companies that I can apply at ? Little to none experience. Due to pandemic couldn't intern anywhere to gain knowledge and experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone ever had to do a logic test in an interview Posted: 01 May 2021 11:57 PM PDT Hi everyone, I have an interview end off next week for a 2nd line role. It's not the exact role I was after, I want to get into networking but I'm happy because it's finally an opportunity to get off the 1st line phones and start doing some technical work. Progress is progress and it's a 40% raise. I've already had a teams interview with them and answered their technical questions which they were happy with. Now they want me to go in for a chat and a logic test. Has anyone ever done a logic test for an IT role and if so, what was involved. I'd hate to ruin this opportunity so close to the finish line. I've no idea what to expect and haven't found any decent examples online. [link] [comments]  |
| What Career Should i Choose i am CS major Final Semester? Posted: 02 May 2021 08:37 AM PDT Hey, I am CS Final year student very good at DSA but I don't like web development. I want to be on the development side mostly backend. I like cloud, Android. What field should I focus on giving the current US Job market? what tech stack should I learn. [link] [comments]  |
| 5G and Mobile telecommunications certifications 2021 Posted: 02 May 2021 08:32 AM PDT Dear community, As a networking engineer (fiber, cable, routers, switches, etc) I want to move on to the mobile market. My questions: 1) List the CCNAlike but for 5G and mobile communications most popular certifications. 2) Which carreer path (examns to take, books to read, videos to watch) to start learning about mobile communications. 3) Most popular 5G vendors worldwide (or at least that is taking all the market in your country ISP). [link] [comments]  |
| I'm doing a public cloud consulting internship and know nothing. Posted: 02 May 2021 01:58 AM PDT I made a post a month ago about quitting my job to get an internship. I fell into a winner because my school's career counselor happened to share a lead with students she's worked with, and I figured I'd give it a shot with an application I'd sent to an MSP. My tech interview was "What are IaaP and PaaP," but the dude told me the previous two candidates didn't even know that and were in. Worth noting: It's also fully authorized for my school for academic credits (and a hell of a paycheck), so there should be a fair a mount of instruction and/or guidance through the program. The concern is: I don't know anything about cloud. I've been so underinformed about career options that I didn't even know what consulting really is, and would never have found this posting on my own. I'm starting at zero knowledge of this specific area, and want to do something of a crash course around school, and after the semester. I have seven weeks before it starts, and want to show up knowing more than I did at the interview. I'm looking at taking LinkedIn Learning's "Basic Networking" course, and maybe their "Learning Cloud Computing." Are there any other better courses or resources I should also use? I'm open to Udemy, and especially free resources, but get LinkedIn Learning for free through my school. [link] [comments]  |
| How many qualifications are generally required to move out of entry level support roles? Posted: 01 May 2021 04:06 PM PDT I am in a NOC role for a cyber security firm and have been for close to a year. Before that I was a tech support associate for a technology company working on troubleshooting issues with our tech devices on mac/windows machines. I am close to nearing my two year mark for amount of time spent in the IT field. On top of that I have the CompTIA trifecta along with the CSA CCSK (as I wish to get into cloud based security in the future) and an Associates in Cyber Security. I am struggling to understand where I fall in the grand scheme of IT career paths. I only make around 47k in a medium COL area and am beginning to get very tired of the support/ticket jobs but am not sure if I am qualified enough to move into a systems engineering or security role. I should also mention that I plan on obtaining the RHCSA certification soon as well. Would love to hear some insight from veterans or people in similar positions about qualification requirements for moving into non support bases roles and how to navigate the process. [link] [comments]  |
| Finance or Management Information System and Data Analytics Posted: 02 May 2021 07:35 AM PDT Hello, I'm at a point in my studies where I have to choose between the two but I have no idea where to go as I'm interested in both; apart from the job appreciation aspect, which one do you think is the most promising ? In terms of prestige, salary, hours, long term growth, etc ? Thank you for your answers and have a nice day :) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 May 2021 06:57 AM PDT Need advice Hi all! I need some advice, I am a person with APD, I struggle with communicating, reading and writing. I am also half deaf. I am 27 years of age and have struggled with starting a career. I was recently given a job as a manager and am very fearful about starting due to my disability. I did not disclose to my job that I was a disability out of fear (I also don't know what accommodations I would even need). During my first week of training I embarrassed myself. We were ask to read out loud and I couldn't read a lot of the words, because of this I have loss so much sleep and keep telling myself I won't be able to do this job and everyone already thinks I'm stupid. I am suppose to start tomorrow but at this point I don't know if I should try it or save myself the embarrassment and look for another job. Can someone please help!
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| Posted: 02 May 2021 03:01 AM PDT I used to be in shape 3 years ago, below 200 pounds and able to run for miles. Since I started my first IT job, I feel like I got super lazy and I'm trying to get back in shape, only at 250 pounds now. What have you guys done at the office to keep yourself from eating a lot and staying active? I hate how out of shape I have become. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 May 2021 02:56 AM PDT In terms of opportunities, growth, satisfaction, drawbacks and pay especially for those who support them in financial institutions. How does one even gain knowledge on them because it isn't simple like getting a free tier on AWS and practicing. [link] [comments]  |
| Is experience in emergency services relevant in IT at all? Posted: 01 May 2021 09:30 PM PDT Hey all, just had a quick question about some of the items I've been thinking about putting on my resume that may be a bit unique. Since I was 17, I volunteered with the fire department, doing both firefighting and emergency medical services, and I've also been paid as an EMT. I think that a lot of the skills I got from doing that could transfer well over to IT, but I don't know how a hiring manager would typically look at it. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Currently facing major burnout of my current help desk job, what can I do? Posted: 01 May 2021 03:36 PM PDT Just as the title says, I've been working at my first IT job (Service Desk Technician) for just over a year now and I'm starting to get antsy wanting to move up in the ladder of IT. I already have my CompTIA A+, Net+, and Sec+. Right now in my company the only step upwards are two more help desk position roles. I won't be moving up for a bit because I'm training in my co-workers replacement because they just moved up the ladder. I hear System Administration is a good go-to for after help desk but it seems the skill requirements for a lot of jobs are different and I can't think of working towards learning something when the role is filled by the time I think I would be a good candidate for them. I guess what I'm asking is: What can I do to prep myself for a good next step in IT that may not be help desk, and how do people deal with help desk burnout? [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone work in IT for a school or school district? Posted: 01 May 2021 04:08 PM PDT What's your position? Do you like it? Could you see yourself retiring from it? I am thinking about making the switch from IT Analyst for the government and trying to get into and IT role for a school or school district. [link] [comments]  |
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