IT Career How do you handle multiple offers when the offer you want might not come in time? |
- How do you handle multiple offers when the offer you want might not come in time?
- I have 2 IT interviews this weeks. Help me not mess this up.
- Is getting into IT even worth it? I've seen numerous ads stating the field to be IN DEMAND. Yet there seems to be a large amount of people being unable to find a job in IT?
- Is there a career path that doesn't boil down to "Fix shit some dumbass broke"?
- Associates degree viable for entry level jobs in IT?
- Can you work 3x12 at Data Centers without working graveyard shifts?
- Trying to make a break into the I.T field, been applying for about a month now.
- Anything I should know for my first interview in the IT field
- Is all experience relevant experience or does professional beat all?
- First job out of university - 2 companies to decide between
- Should I quit my helpdesk internship position to study for rhcsa?
| How do you handle multiple offers when the offer you want might not come in time? Posted: 28 Jun 2021 04:16 PM PDT I'll try to keep this as short as possible. So I have been interviewing with a company for the last month that has been going well and about a week ago a former employer I worked a contract for contacted me to apply for a full time position that opened up. I would love to work for them again in a full time capacity but the other company I have been interviewing with has made me an offer today. My former employer is in the beginning stages of their interview process and stated they would likely have to interview numerous other applicants due to their internal processes but that I was the favorite so far although there would be no guarantee they would make me an offer. The company currently making me an offer is great and I would work there without hesitation but I would prefer to work at my former employer given the choice between the two. How would you handle this situation? Should I just be candid with my former employer and let them know I have another offer but would prefer to work with them and ask if they can speed up the process and/or let me know what the chances are they would make me an offer? I don't want to end up in a scenario where I pass on the current offer I already have and then an offer never comes from my former employer since there is no guarantee of an offer. I am also a tiny bit afraid that if I attempt to pressure them with an offer in hand that they will simply say take that offer and remove me from their candidate pool because they are so early in their interview process. I am thinking about accepting the offer and telling my former employer that I received another offer but would prefer to work for them and ask if they can speed up their process or not. I can't decide if this will blow up in my face or not. I want to take an offer from one of these companies rather than stay at my current job and would be very disappointed if I passed on this offer and my former employer didn't pan out. The old cliche a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush comes to mind here. TL;DR - how do I handle a company moving slowly who I want an offer from when I already have an offer from another company and don't want to end up with no offers? [link] [comments]  |
| I have 2 IT interviews this weeks. Help me not mess this up. Posted: 28 Jun 2021 10:37 AM PDT I'm trying to land my first IT job and after a month I landed an interview with one of my dream companies. The company is a contractor for the US military. I couldn't find any interview questions from this company. So I don't know what to expect for this interview. I'm studying for my A+ cert so I want to bring my technical knowledge I have acquired to spotlight. What should I do to prepare for the interview? What questions should I ask this company? I want this interview to be perfect. I can't afford to bomb it especially when these people pay their techs very well. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT Background: I live in California, 18 years old, about to be entering my second year of a community college. (I've so far only completed my GE's, no major courses taken yet.) For years even since middle school, I didn't know what I wanted to pursue as a career, and I've been thinking of just something in computers as an option I could take. I don't have any prior coding/ computer related experience. ( I'm like that high school kid fresh out with 0 skills on anything.) Online I've seen multiple courses promising an IT type of job with no prior experience in 6-8 months. I haven't taken one yet, but am planning to. (just don't know which one yet, I've been looking at UDEMY, ZEROTOENGINEER, COURSERA, they all look sorta the same.) Before I decide to change my major from "undecided" to "something in IT" I plan on talking to my counselor later today to find out what kind of job I want to be pursuing. I'm having my doubts on this "evergrowing market for IT people," since they seem to be tuned to look for experienced workers. If I were to graduate with a computer related degree, I'd suspect competition to be extremely high, and getting employed to even an entry level job to be difficult. I've seen on this sub that a decent amount of people post about being unable to get a job, either because they are overqualified or just don't have the required experience. Main Question: Is IT really something worth pursuing as a career choice? I have no idea what I want to be doing, and was just thinking maybe I'd have a better chance in another field? Should I pursue this degree as a backup, and just risk attempting to make a living in the stock market (after educating myself)? I'm lost in trying to figure out what I can do to make a living, and afraid on the possibility that I won't be able to provide an appropriate income for my family. [link] [comments]  |
| Is there a career path that doesn't boil down to "Fix shit some dumbass broke"? Posted: 28 Jun 2021 03:55 PM PDT "It specialist" here. I don't know what path I want to take, or if I even want to stay in IT. Its been a few years in the field and maybe it's my lack of knowledge when it comes to the field as a whole but I do not want to walk the system administrator path. Is there anything else to do in the field? I love working with tech, I just hate that my job is a series of fixing something broken or answering why something broken wasn't fixed in 5 minutes. Comments or reading material welcomed, Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Associates degree viable for entry level jobs in IT? Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:30 PM PDT Hey guys, I have begun working towards an associates degree in IT last year. My college program is pretty well rounded with courses covering sys admin stuff and a few programming courses being part of the degree. I am wondering if a bachelors degree is more desirable as an entry point into IT. I am seeking to start at the help desk and then work my way up the industry through experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Can you work 3x12 at Data Centers without working graveyard shifts? Posted: 28 Jun 2021 05:51 PM PDT I find myself extremely interested in working at a data center due to some offering 3 x 12 shifts. Like many people, I'm not thrilled about the idea of having to work graveyard shifts. I am totally fine taking those shifts to get my foot in the door, but I would want to move to days relatively quickly. So I'm wondering how realistic it is to have a career working 3 x 12 and only daytime shifts? From some things I've read online it seems as though most employees are at the will of the employer and can be switched from day to nights whenever. I understand each place will probably be different but I'm just looking for peoples general experience with this. Thanks in advance for all the info! [link] [comments]  |
| Trying to make a break into the I.T field, been applying for about a month now. Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:56 PM PDT I've never been great at building a resumes and I haven't landed a single interview. I just don't know what the employer wants from me at this point.. Could someone have a look at my CV? [link] [comments]  |
| Anything I should know for my first interview in the IT field Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:04 AM PDT I got a call back for an interview at a local school district just wondering if there is anything I should know for an IT interview. I know is going to be through Google meets and that's only scheduled to last 20 minutes. I feeling pretty confident but I want to be prepared any tips are greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Is all experience relevant experience or does professional beat all? Posted: 28 Jun 2021 10:46 AM PDT Hi all. So I have a few professional certs (Linux+ and Security+) and landed my first IT gig this year. Our workspace is a smaller windows only setup. Long term goals as of now are to be a Linux System Administrator. I really like this current job but don't have the opportunity to gain professional Linux experience in it for my goals. Will the experience and knowledge gained from setting up and configuring various server types in a home lab combined with my professional working experience enough to eventually land me a linux admin gig? TL:DR Essentially, does professional experience always beat non-professional (home lab type) experience? Or is any experience valuable when applying for a job? [link] [comments]  |
| First job out of university - 2 companies to decide between Posted: 28 Jun 2021 03:39 PM PDT I'm getting to the stage where I'm in the the final stages of applications. So far I've had 1 offer with an infrastructure and cloud provider working under the Managed Cloud Services header (role 1). I've also had an initial call with the company I did my placement (internship) year with (role 2). I'm torn with what my next option would be, role 1 would give me experience with a new network vendor, and a large emphasis on further development & training. Whereas role 2 I would be a lot more confident from day 1, having already worked in the team just at a lower pay band, again with an emphasis on training but possibly less than the first role judging by interview discussions. Beyond the day to day, role 1 is a multinational, but not a company I had heard of prior to applying. Whereas role 2 is a much larger company but only really operating within the UK, and is probably known by the vast majority of the UK population. The other benefit to role 2 is it would be in a city with a lot going on, whereas the other doesn't seem to have anywhere near as much happening. Finally I'm expecting the salaries to be virtually the same, potentially higher at role 2 but no numbers have been mentioned yet. In terms of remote working, role 1 doesn't have any plans to go into the office in the short term, at least not as a requirement to staff. Whereas role 2 is expecting to have staff in the office 1 or 2 days each week. I would greatly appreciate any thoughts on this, been trying to work out my best option this early in my career. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I quit my helpdesk internship position to study for rhcsa? Posted: 28 Jun 2021 03:32 PM PDT I am a college student who got a job as an helpdesk technician and decided to take an internship class to substitute one of my electives for work experience. So the class ends on July 25 but the job position for this company does not end till August 16. I wanted to study/test for the rhcsa before I go back to school in late August but fear I won't be able to focus on studying like I want because of this job. While this isn't my first internship, I do not want to end on a bad note with these people in case my first internship place doesnt offer me a position after I graduate. While I hate working helpdesk, I feel I can gain some new skills that would prepare me for a better position if I quit. [link] [comments]  |
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