- Can you believe this crap? I don't need a job but I thought about interviewing just to go sit down with them and ask how stupid they could be. We have billboards everywhere for fast food paying up to $13 an hour and don't require a bachelor's degree.
- I”m a recruiter in Ontario, do you have any questions you’ve been wondering but haven’t gotten around to ask? I’m here.
- Starting out in IT coming from mostly customer service
- Quick thoughts about getting my first IT job and why help desk was NOT the way
- Sometimes I'm not sure if I chose the right career. Trying to distinguish between real signs vs. unreal expectations on work...
- Android app for raising and fixing issues and reviewing statistics in the end?
- Where to go after helpdesk, and best certification paths to go down?
- Taking a paycut for a better job more inline with career path?
- Career switch to it at 27 years old - college diploma required?
- I want to eventually have a career in Cyber Security, what are the recommendations certifications or experience should I have?
- (Crosspost) Serious Career advice needed (red teaming vs blue teaming)
- Looking to study and learn IT/Cyber Security. Is Cybrary worth it?
- When do you know it's time to take the next step and how do you reconcile moving on after a sizeable investment has been put into you?
- [INDIA] ONSITE rounds at FAANG/startups abroad... Just want to the interview process at these companies...
- As a junior network admin with Net+, is the CCNA a waste nowadays?
- Finish IT degree first or pursue certifications as priority.
- Suggestions about a M1 Laptop for cybersecurity professionals?
- Cant find an Entry level job graduated in May 2020 with IS degree.
- When a company does a background check, do they just call your employer?
- How to tell when they job you are interviewing for is misleading, lower skill/experience then let on?
- InfoSys employees: Any info on streams/sub-streams?
| Posted: 27 Jun 2021 04:40 AM PDT Job details Salary $10 - $11 an hour Job Type Part-time Full Job Description Responsibilities Candidate will install, configure, service, repair, and maintain Information Technology (IT) systems, including but not limited to telecommunications, Microsoft (MS) server, Redhat Enterprise Linux server, Windows 7, and Windows 10. Evaluate and resolve Information Systems (IS) problems. Preform required hardware upgrades, software, and repair to systems or infrastructure. Install, configure, optimize, and troubleshoot wireless devices, routers, switches, and various transmission media, server hardware and software, and ensure the proper installation and configuration of workstation hardware and software for efficient operation on the network. Install, configure, optimize, and troubleshoot Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) technologies. Experience with Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and Network Address Translation (NAT) is a plus. Communicate and advise company leadership of suggested IS/IT upgrades. Responsible for implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting switches, routers, and firewalls. Basic Qualifications High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field of study. Bachelor's degree may be substitute with A+ Certification, Network+, and Security+ (or related field of study) Please provide a copy of each certification. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to lift up to 50lbs, must be physically able to walk, squat, bend, twist, lift, crawl under desks, reach out and above head, carry items, push and pull cart loaded with equipment. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2021 08:14 PM PDT Hey guys I just came across this sub. I work in IT recruitment in Ontario. If anyone has any questions about the market, what techs seems hot. Perm vs contracting, federal government work question. Etc I'm here to help :) Hope this is not breaking a rule! [link] [comments]  |
| Starting out in IT coming from mostly customer service Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:14 AM PDT I recently passed my Comptia A+ and I also have my MTA security fundamentals. I have 4 years of customer service, some of that working as tech support for Apple care. I wanted to make the switch to IT because I was tired of dead end jobs, the Apple care support was for a vendor and didn't really have much of a promotion path. My issue currently is that in the area where I live it's very rural and not many if any IT related jobs are available. My wife and I are looking to move however I need to secure a job before being able to do that because our savings have pretty much been depleted since coronavirus. I would like to get a remote job even if it's on the low end of pay and allow me time to save up enough to move to a more IT friendly area. I've looked on indeed and on LinkedIn but I can't seem to find 100% remote jobs. Is there some trick to finding them that I'm not seeing or are there not that many available? I should also add that I'm currently working on other certs as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Quick thoughts about getting my first IT job and why help desk was NOT the way Posted: 27 Jun 2021 08:47 AM PDT Hi everyone, I'm currently switching careers and spent the last 3 months applying for my first entry level IT job. I just accepted a position as a Network Technician at a nearby library for $24/hr, which is actually the same rate I was getting at my old job after being there for over 3 years! I've been applying with my A+, Network+, 365 and Azure fundamental certs. Just got my Security+ last week but it didn't help me with any applications, I accepted the job the day before taking the exam. Feel free to ask my any more questions I just don't want to make this any longer than it is. In the echo chamber you hear this the loudest, that help desk should be the first stepping stone in just about any IT career path. I'm constantly reading this on this subreddit and youtube video comments. And so the past few months I've been applying and applying. Well, at least in my experience and location in the northeastern US, getting a help desk position is nigh impossible. Almost every position posted required at least a year of help desk experience, usually 3 or requiring a "supervisory" role for T1, and on Indeed and LinkedIn that shows the number of applicants they always have tens to hundreds of applicants depending where it is. Of course I apply anyway but the number of callbacks compared to say the Desktop Support type of positions I've applied to is extremely noticeable. I tried remote positions as well, but gave up by the end of April those get hundreds some even THOUSANDS of applicants. Why would they choose me, with no help desk experience, when they get tons of applicants that have potential years of experience? I probably only got a handful of calls, mainly just the front line recruiters who push your resume to a hiring manager and you never hear back. A lot of them also pay in the range of $8-14/hr, and minimum wage where I live is $15 so I quite literally can't even work for them. I realized my best chances were locally. To put this in a real world perspective, I've applied to every help desk and desktop support (or similar title) positions in my area, and maybe 80% of the interviews I've been on were for the higher paying desktop support ones, and they were the ones I felt I had the best chance at getting after multiple interviews. The help desk first phone call screens were about it. I also want to say I would have enjoyed working a help desk, I'm coming from both retail and customer service backgrounds and I'm very used to working with the.. er.. general population. It's not that I didn't want a help desk job, it's that I couldn't get one, and then I head over to this subreddit and see people studying for their first A+ exam and getting three different offers based off that. Again, it very likely depends where you live, apparently I'm just surrounded by 10+yrs experienced Help Desk savants that like to move jobs laterally for the same pay. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2021 06:27 AM PDT I think this belong here? It's about my career in IT I graduated with a BS in IT about a year and a half ago and I'm doing alright. Recently got a promotion. Making 50-60k in a lower cost of living area. I just got benifits for the first time and have an Roth IRA going. Etc.. no debt, single... So I'm doing well I think. Im currently teir2. Working on CCNA slowly and next would be Admin role I think. But since graduating I have spiraled many times. Often after a short vacation or just time off work. I just spent some time in the mountains and went to a wedding. I love out recreation / enjoying nature. Again I kept second guessing my job and have dreaded going back to work. I sometimes think about the idea of doing this my whole life and it makes me unhappy. Also all the other things I might enjoy more and actually be passionate about. Sitting in a cubicle all day feels wrong. The overtime expectation at my current job sucks too. I know that is company specific though... But.. the money motivates me to stay with it. If I were to do something different I would put myself through a lot. It would be a setback. So work is work I tell myself. I don't need to love it. But it kills me to think that there may be something else I'd enjoy more that would be more fulfilling. Maybe I need to explore this more. But even "exploring" this feels like a setback because it would mean taking a break from my IT studies.. My brother is a social worker and is really passionate about it. I wouldn't want to do that tbh, but I know many around me who are doing things they are passionate about and I made the career decision that seemed most logical. Any advice?? It's not that I don't find some enjoyment in my work I guess. Just some days I think "is this it?" [link] [comments]  |
| Android app for raising and fixing issues and reviewing statistics in the end? Posted: 27 Jun 2021 05:50 AM PDT Hello im currently doing an internship at a small sports wear enterprise They gave me a task to maybe find an app or something that we can use for the workers to raise their complaints or issues they are facing real time so the right department can be notified throgh it and fix it. Also who keeps stats to check at the end of a the month to find the most common issues they face to then determine possible solutions I found one called ClickUP which is fairly good tbh. But before i submit it i wanted to ask if anyone else came across something similar i can check who might be even better. I know its an unusual question but i dont want to fail this task as its the first one i get at my IT internship outside of regular work. [link] [comments]  |
| Where to go after helpdesk, and best certification paths to go down? Posted: 26 Jun 2021 10:28 PM PDT Hey everyone, So to keep it short:
The wisdom you guys have would be much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Taking a paycut for a better job more inline with career path? Posted: 27 Jun 2021 04:21 AM PDT Hello all. I'm 27, Coming in on my 6th year this year in a level 1 tech support role. It's application support for retail stores. Got promoted to team leader a few months ago. It wasn't really the role I wanted to take as there's no hands on work, it's all delegation and going to meetings and being the escalation point for annoyed clients/tickets that have been escalated. I took this role as there was a nice pay bump ($10k or so + bonuses) and I was sick and tired of doing the same old stuff. I wanted to do something new and challenge myself. This wasn't the path I wanted to take for my career but I took it as it was just a temporary change till something better came along (this something better is available now) The desktop team is something Im much more interested in. It's not dealing with retail support remotely, its all corporate face to face work, settinf up new starters, deploying software and Manning the corporate walk in IT support desk for employees to come past if they have questions. A position has opened up for a junior desktop role in the same company. No more phone calls. All face to face walk around the office type work dealing with corporate users This is the sort of role I have been waiting for for many years. Its everything I wanted in a job and the day to day responsibilities are much more aligned with what I want to do compared to the teamlead responsibilities. I really enjoy where I work, the only down side if I take this role is that I'll be taking a paycut. It's a "junior" desktop support role. Probably a 5-10% cut. (Don't know exactly yet but if it's more than than I'm going to reconsider) Having this job on my resume will do so so so much more in future compared to the team leader role. It's advertised as a 1 year contract and there is no guarantee that it will extend or have other opportunities presented to me once that lapses. Worst case that I don't have a job after I'll easily be able to get a desktop support role elsewhere with this on my resume. Has anyone taken a paycut to be more happy/satisfied in a better job? Was it worth it? The 5/10% cut won't impact my ability to pay off the mortgage or anything of the sort, However in general it's a role that much more inline with what I want to do In future (systems administrator) Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Career switch to it at 27 years old - college diploma required? Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:25 AM PDT Hey guys, I've been getting pretty burnt out in my current career and am looking for a change. I've been working in the mining/metals refining industry for 6 years as a Process Technologist, I'm growing very tired of working 12 hour days for weeks on end. I've been considering pretty much anything but IT looks appealing to me (specifically government/healthcare IT jobs). I've been looking at a 3-year software development diploma through my local community college, would this be worth doing or should I focus on getting online certifications? A lot of the job postings I see for government IT jobs require a "3 year diploma". Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated, hoping I can find a good path out of my current job. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2021 08:01 AM PDT I'll be getting my degree in Computer Information Systems next month and would like to start on any certifications needed as soon as possible so i can start looking for jobs! Any feedback would be appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| (Crosspost) Serious Career advice needed (red teaming vs blue teaming) Posted: 27 Jun 2021 07:32 AM PDT |
| Looking to study and learn IT/Cyber Security. Is Cybrary worth it? Posted: 26 Jun 2021 03:09 PM PDT Hello, everyone! I'm looking to get into IT/Cyber security as a career & came across this website Cybrary. I was wondering if that would be a good option to buy their pro plan for the year & study fully on there to get certs & learn skills. Just as a background for me I've only worked fast food & retail but I've always been interested by Programming & Cyber Security. I don't have a college degree or anything but I wanna learn. Any advice is appreciated & thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2021 06:41 AM PDT I've read many posts here about individuals working for 3, 6 or 12 months then moving onwards and upwards. While I'm aware that much of it pertains to experience gained within a certain amount of time, what are some other aspects of progression that may not be as easily discerned? I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I worked for an ISP for 14 years and decided I needed a career change due to being at the max progression level and lack of opportunity. I landed my first IT gig several months ago and while I took a paycut, it was only slight and I am learning things at an exponential rate. My day to day includes remote and on site TS, workstation and server migrations, MS server, SQL, peripheral TS/installation, network constructs/configuration, hardware repair/installation, software upgrades, VM builds / TS and a other ridiculous trouble shooting for the types customers that use programs and data bases that haven't been updated in 10 damn years. I suppose you could consider my position under the general "helpdesk" umbrella, but at least to me, it feels much more involved as I am exposed to and work on so many facets of IT. My company is small, comfortable and they pay for certifications. I just finished my A+ 1001. I'm also wondering how I can reconcile leaving a company that is really good to me as far as making sure I get the proper training and certs. While I believe the potential is there to make a decent living, I can see a bit down the road and know that eventually they will not be able to facilitate my needs. I am planning on getting into cyber sec or perhaps a sys admin role eventually. How did some of you know it was time to move on? For those of you who have, especially from a good company, how did you come to terms with feeling as if you betrayed a former employer given the investment they put into you? Thank you all for your time. This sub has been excellent to me and so many others. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2021 03:06 AM PDT Hi I am an aspiring software engineer from india. I want to ask a question. If I apply to FAANG/startups in Europe/Singapore/Germany, will they conduct onsite rounds where I need to travel to another country for attending further interview rounds ?? Or all rounds can be conducted virtually ..online?? Can I choose not to go onsite to another.country for further interview rounds but only virtual interview rounds ?? [link] [comments]  |
| As a junior network admin with Net+, is the CCNA a waste nowadays? Posted: 26 Jun 2021 01:18 PM PDT The networking we do at my job is all done through a GUI and not a CLI. The networking we do doesn't really use BGP vs OSPF. Seems like most "normal" networking is just plugging the devices on and configuring Firewall + Content Filtering/WAPs/VLANs and you're done. CCNA doesn't really seem like it will help me propel my career forward outside of just having the 'CCNA certified' credential. Are there any other network certs out there you'd recommend or do you think the CCNA,CCNP, CCIE cert path will be my best bet to getting into a Senior Network Admin or Junior Cloud Admin role in an enterprise environment? Do you think Software-defined networking technology is making it so these certs are very, very slowly becoming useless? Where should I come from here as a junior network admin? Things I need to be learning? [link] [comments]  |
| Finish IT degree first or pursue certifications as priority. Posted: 26 Jun 2021 07:49 PM PDT Good day all, Some background on my situation if any interviewers in the industry want to give me their perspective I would greatly appreciate it. I'm in the navy and I get out OCT2023 I'm currently 51 credits away from finish my bachelors in IT from ASU. If I take the following course Fall 21: 15 credits Spring 22: 15 credits Summer 22: 6 Fall 22: 15 credits I will have my bachelors come time for interview if I take this route. I also have a plan to get network+, sec + and RHSA cert. My question is this because I work full time and am also a father so I'm not sure I can take on full time work, digest my studies in a serious manner and obtain these certifications at the same time. The reason for my post essentially is this. Come interview time which would be viewed as more favorable. Completed IT degree with a plan to obtain network+, sec+ and RHSA (also have a TS/SCI clearance) or IT degree in progress with about a semester left and already have those 3 certs mentioned above. Thanks for any guidance you all could provide. Appreciate it! [link] [comments]  |
| Suggestions about a M1 Laptop for cybersecurity professionals? Posted: 26 Jun 2021 07:34 PM PDT I have been in the IT field for about a decade now, but my current employer is a Windows OS shop, so I don't have anyone to ask this, but I was wondering about the current state of the M1 as a tool for cybersecurity professionals. I saw now that there is an ARM version of Kali Linux that I could run in a VM, which sounds perfect, but wanted to see if anyone in the field was working on one of the new Apple Silicon. Normally, I would just go with Windows, but the MacBook Air looks pretty amazing with passive cooling and performance and price. Though I am already in the field, I am going back to school for cybersecurity and was curious about the M1 advancements over the past few months, especially with Parallels being out of beta. [link] [comments]  |
| Cant find an Entry level job graduated in May 2020 with IS degree. Posted: 26 Jun 2021 04:02 PM PDT Hey guys I've been having a really hard time with job searching. I have a bachelors and two years of experience relevant to IT. One was doing layer 1 call support and the other was desktop and audio/video troubleshooting. I can get interviews pretty easily but after the first interview I get ghosted... Last interview I asked the lady at the end if there was any concerns I can clear up and she told me I didnt give her the answers she was looking for but all her questions involved my work experience which I explained? I'm really getting demoralized... I need to find a job soon and I am considering taking a minimum wage call center job for the meantime.. Perhaps its the jobs im searching for?? They're all entry level like Help Desk, Technical Support, IT Technical, Field Technician, Etc. Edit: here is my resume I've had it looked over by my university career center https://i.imgur.com/RS1hcwD.png [link] [comments]  |
| When a company does a background check, do they just call your employer? Posted: 26 Jun 2021 01:08 PM PDT I worked for my buddies startup (under the table) for 6 months. Since there's no real record of me working there, would they just call the company and ask? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2021 03:28 PM PDT I am going to be seeking network engineering/admin jobs soon. I am a general IT technician right now rather then a network technician primarily so I am concerned that I might apply for some network admin/engineering jobs that are really just technician roles in disguise. Assuming pay is the same I would much rather get into the admin/engineer role so I can accumulate more real experience. What would be the key things to look out for or ask in case it's a misleading job title? [link] [comments]  |
| InfoSys employees: Any info on streams/sub-streams? Posted: 26 Jun 2021 07:01 PM PDT |
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