IT Career Passed my CompTIA Security +, CEH on first try no IT experience. Also passed a coding boot camp, what jobs should I aim for? |
- Passed my CompTIA Security +, CEH on first try no IT experience. Also passed a coding boot camp, what jobs should I aim for?
- I’m curious because I’ve read very mixed things online. What are some low stress jobs in the IT industry?
- What salary should i be shooting for when applying for Network Engineer roles in Ohio
- (22 M UK) Just graduated [unrelated degree] and want to work in tech
- Having anxiety, need suggestions. Not a fresh graduate but I feel like I don’t have the experience
- Looking for Guidance on first IT Certifications to get
- About to graduate and can't find a job. What am I doing wrong?
- What is Identity and Access Management in healthcare?
- I'm sure I won't like the answer but how applicable is time at Geek Squad to an IT pivot in jobs?
- How to go about finding possible career openings that are WFH, but not close enough to know of the place?
- When to jump from easy job making good money to my own thing
- Which programming language would be most best to begin learning and be helpful for a career change into IT
- Does a cover letter actually matter? Will anyone read it?
- Should I major in CS if my main goal is to be a Network Engineer?
- Got turned down in my first interview. How many before I get a job!
- Who do you address in a cover letter for help desk
- Is tech salvage something that could help me in my future career?
- Is it benificial to follow a TOGAF course to get aTOGAF certificate to become an IT-Architect in SBS?
- A Day in the Life of a Business Information Analyst?
- I have my bachelors degree in information technology and 3 years help desk, do I have a good shot at a security role?
- What am I doing with my career? Please guide a fresher
- I want to negotiate hard for this job offer. I already have a great steady job. How much is too much?
- Feeling discouraged. Is it a good idea to stick at my current job, or seek something else?
- Is a Windows desktop admin job at Tata Consultancy Services a bad idea?
| Posted: 03 Jun 2021 05:37 AM PDT Should I try to get an entry level software development job, even though I will be certified in CompTIA Sec+, CEH, and Splunk, or aim for an IT job or wait until I get my degree in 2022 and try to get an internship? Bit of background. I was in the Marines for 20 years, retired as a Personnel Chief but I was always interested in Software Development. Once I retired in 2017 I enrolled in Conventional Schools and I have also completed a three month coding boot camp back in December 2020. I have about 30 more credits to get my degree in Software Development/Security. While in the coding boot camp I heard about DevOps so I decided to enroll in a course about DevOps. The DevOps course includes instructions on CompTIA Security+, CEH, Splunk Certification. I just passed my CompTIA Sec+, and CEH, currently studying for Splunk core certified user which I hope to pass at the end of June. I guess my question is what weight would certifications have on a software development career? Should I try to get an entry software development job, get the experience and maybe later get on DevSecOps if possible. I'm also thinking on just getting any job, continue working on better software development projects, learn other languages, and also start working with different labs with cybersecurity while I go to school and hopefully get an internship or a job by the time I get my degree. Again I have no working experience in IT yet but I'm trying to leverage my military experience and see how that might work out. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:35 PM PDT I've heard that a lot of IT jobs are stressful and im sure that that's true for a lot of them but I'm wondering if there are any jobs out there that are relatively low stress? [link] [comments]  |
| What salary should i be shooting for when applying for Network Engineer roles in Ohio Posted: 03 Jun 2021 07:22 AM PDT Hey everyone! I am currently applying for Network Engineer roles in Ohio and in debate on what salary I need to be asking for. My end goal is 150k but that is after i achieve the CCIE (Currently grinding everyday to achieve this goal). I currently have 6 years experience in both WAN and LAN environments messing with multi-vendor equipment. I also hold a TS/SCI clearance but looking to move outside the DoD environment because I believe the money will be better outside the DoD environment not to mention the networks are not enterprise level and the technology is years behind in most cases (I want to touch Automation, SDN and BGP more specifically as well as large scale IGP environments). Should I apply for CCIE level positions and ask for CCIE salary? (The $150k i found online to be the average for CCIE's in Ohio). I don't want to take away from people that have actually grinded their asses off for the CCIE, I have a lot of respect for these people and I do not hold the CCIE title/Number. I have been asking for $120k which is what I want but feel as if I may be asking too little for what I want to achieve and am passionate about! Do I just jump out the gate asking for $150k or is this too much? I also feel like the people I have been talking to are not willing to go above $105-110K which seems a bit odd to me especially for the experience I hold. It may be the positions I am interviewing for but again just trying to get a feel for what I should asking for! Last question I have is: how do I ask in the interview, if they are willing to meet me at $120k, to bump me to $150k after achieving the CCIE? Thanks in advance to everyone in the community! I greatly appreciate it! [link] [comments]  |
| (22 M UK) Just graduated [unrelated degree] and want to work in tech Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:53 AM PDT Mods feel free to delete if this post is not relevant to the sub. I have just graduated with a first class in civil engineering BSc and have been applying for relevant graduate positions but I have absolutely no interest in the field and feel like I've just wasted the last 3 years of my life. I have always been interested in IT having built a dozen computers and being competent with learning new software and troubleshooting any problems I have independently. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for me, I have very little meaningful technical experience or qualifications but am open to doing whatever it takes to kick-start a career in IT. I've been considering pursuing a master's in computer science but with my lack of knowledge I'm not sure if that's the best option despite some universities simply asking for an interest in the subject and a STEM based degree. Thanks for reading, I appreciate any help! [link] [comments]  |
| Having anxiety, need suggestions. Not a fresh graduate but I feel like I don’t have the experience Posted: 03 Jun 2021 06:38 AM PDT Pardon, wall of text. Hi All, I was hesitant to ask but several weeks of overthinking stuff and building up anxiety made me come here. Still kind of afraid to ask. I have a total of 8+ years work experience in a single company (manufacturing). Education wise, I am a mechanical engineer but never really got to practice it as I was naturally drawn to IT. I am admittedly a jack of all trades and a master of none. I suppose it isn't a negative trait but looking back, I would have wanted to be an expert of at least something. With all my work experience and interests, I decided to set a career path on my self as a solutions architect. I studied and passed the aws solutions architect associate recently. My question is, is it worth the risk to take a paycut and find an entry level position with cloud? Or is it that paycut should never be an option? I don't really foresee any significant growth with my current company as it is really just a traditional company were modernization/digitalization isn't taking as fast. Left with two options: jump ship and take the risk or settle with a relatively stable job and okayish pay but with no career path? Anxiety comes from realizing that I can't or don't feel I have enough experience to even apply for entry level positions in cloud. If you have the time, I have listed my work experience below for more context. — I first started as a factory maintenance engineer. Main role was being a power user of an ERP and maintenance system. I happen to come at a time that they need to upgrade the system and so I championed the upgrade with the vendor and helped do the groundwork. After that I was transferred to our central office and was graciously tasked to be a project lead (but I didn't have a team lol) to implement a proprietary and specialized information management system for our factories across the country. Learned (by necessity) networking, firewall, server management, dealing with end users etc. After the project stint, they made me part of the lean IT Operations team as I had the industrial or manufacturing background which was really a problem or disconnect between the corporate and manufacturing side of the business. Learned a lot from operations such as linux, windows, security, network, service desk lead, IT hardware and lots of adhoc projects that they threw at me. Just this year I was tasked with a new role as an applications developer as they knew I had the aptitude. I willingly obliged, but alas, no pay raise. With all those transitions however, I didn't undergo any mentoring or formal training. That is just the kind of management or work environment that we have. No clear career path whatsoever. Basically have to wait for someone to resign or die to even be promoted. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for Guidance on first IT Certifications to get Posted: 03 Jun 2021 01:45 AM PDT I'm looking to change career paths in order to make more money and have the possibility of working remotely. I talked to an IT friend of mine who quickly mentioned CISSP and said it's excellent, but after researching it I found out that until I have 4 years experience I can't even say I have a CISSP cert even if I passed the exam. I do live in Sacramento but I can move back to the Bay Area and live with family there if that would be of any help. So my question is what IT Certs should a completely new guy to the industry get? Specifically for my goals of making good money and future possibilities of working remotely. I currently work in a field where I work hands on and have to be present everyday and I make 100k per year. It is a dead end job with horrible "benefits" so that is the push for a change as well as wanting to earn more money because 100k in California isn't much [link] [comments]  |
| About to graduate and can't find a job. What am I doing wrong? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:37 AM PDT |
| What is Identity and Access Management in healthcare? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:28 AM PDT Hello all I saw this job posting for this position. I have help desk experience and was wondering what do I need to know in order to be more knowledgeable about this job. [link] [comments]  |
| I'm sure I won't like the answer but how applicable is time at Geek Squad to an IT pivot in jobs? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:05 AM PDT I'm currently studying for certs and have been working with them for almost 4 years. I've tried gearing my guys toward repair but store just wants to sell. I want to fix. How applicable is my time in roll as a repair agent using ticketing systems, repairing windows and Mac, fixing networking issues and IoT issues towards a big boy IT position? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2021 01:27 AM PDT With the world opening back up, WFH seems to be more available now, but how do I find these job openings? After looking locally with no results, how should I go about finding a possible location that's farther away? [link] [comments]  |
| When to jump from easy job making good money to my own thing Posted: 03 Jun 2021 07:45 AM PDT During the last four years, I've worked for an MSP for 2.5 years. While at the MSP, I was recruited for a different job in a government work environment. I was led to believe I would be in a more advanced Linux Administrator type role. I took the job after negotiating a significantly higher salary from $68.5k at the MSP to $85k (very high for our area, I would be very hard-pressed to find something higher). I've been at this job for almost 1.5 years. It is much, much easier than I was led to believe, I am basically highly paid desktop support. The job is low-stress and does not tax my skill set very frequently. There is also almost no chance of upward movement. I don't do well without a challenge, so I've been slowly rolling out my own IT consulting and managed services on the side (nights and weekends, I don't work during my paid time with this main job). The way that I have made this work is that with Covid we have only been in the office two days a week, telework the other three. I get after it during my on-site days and I've done really well. Very good reputation with the users and with my supervisors. Telework days tend to be slower for everyone on our team, it's just the nature of it. During the last six months, I've signed two managed services clients who are very easy and I do some remote and occasional onsite support for. They are small companies but this is the kind of work I ultimately want to do full time. The rub is a few things. With Covid winding down in our area, I am back to three days of on-site work and I foresee us going back to full time in the next couple of months. I live an hour away from my work, so I spend an extra 10 hours in the car each week when I am on-site full time. Going back to full-time on-site would make it nearly impossible to do any extra work outside of that. I am having a very difficult time knowing when to jump from this easy, lucrative job to my own thing. I absolutely want to run my own business, so the question is not whether to keep the current job, just when to jump. My wife makes ~$50k which we could live on even if I wasn't making anything. I've thought about trying to negotiate to either work from home frequently (this would be a tough sell, they are going to want everyone back), or try to see if they might allow me to go part-time so I can keep some steady cash flow while having part of the week to grow my own business. Of course, the last option is to just jump ship and fully dive into marketing, sales, etc. I actually already have another company that is willing to sub-contract me for some of their work, and I have another potential opportunity to take over IT for a couple of smalls schools in our area. Pretty good prospects if I decide to jump. Thanks for your help! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2021 07:30 AM PDT I am working toward a career change at age 32 to get into the IT field. I have a passion for diagnosis/troubleshooting and never ending curiosity to learn and my current field isn't giving that to me. I am working on certifications but also want to begin learning a programming language that would help with this career change. Is there one that IT professionals unanimously believe is the most important to learn? I've read that Python is best for beginners, and while I would be a beginner, I think I would do just fine going for what is the most practical for a career in IT. Also, what circumstances would an IT professional use a coding language? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Does a cover letter actually matter? Will anyone read it? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 02:53 PM PDT This is a question I see a lot on Reddit. The TLDR of it is this: if you're starting off your career, making a change in careers (say from accounting to data science), or have a gap in employment - yes, a cover letter helps a lot. But, I've gone ahead and researched studies on just this question to see what data actually says. When you are applying for a new job, you might be wondering if a cover letter even matters. Surely, if a single job posting can generate 50+ applicants, a recruiter is not going to read 50+ cover letters… right? You see, cover letters will have different levels of efficacy depending on:
Because of so many variables, I wanted to synthesize research and present different findings on this topic rather than just relying on my own experience on the matter. What does the research tell us? While the point of this post is likely to make the point that cover letters do matter, I actually wanted to point out one study I did find that suggest that cover letters aren't as important as some may find. In a 2015 study, the Addison Group, a provider of staffing services, conducted a study that found only 18% of hiring managers found a cover letter or "thank you" note to be important. This was conducted 6 years ago, and as we'll see below, hiring perceptions can change pretty drastically over time. ResumeGo also conducted a similar study, except they spoke to 236 hiring professionals and also surveyed over 7,000 job listings. In this study, ResumeGo found that applications with tailored cover letters yielded over 50% more interviews. That's a bit of an alarming number when you think about. I also want to emphasize an important word in that statistic: "tailored." If your cover letter is generic, it's going to be received with a "meh" under a recruiter's breath. If you can create a tailored cover letter though, that's where the magic is and the 50% interview yield rate shows up. ResumeGo also found that:
Another recent study from Ladders which focuses on tech companies also sheds light into some interesting data on cover letters:
But is this a thing of the past? What about after 2020 where the pandemic had various impacts in how companies source talent? Jobvite's extensive HR studies in 2020 have unearthed some interesting findings. For example, according to their 2020 study, Jobvite found that recruiters have changed their perception of cover letters in the last handful of years. Specifically, "27% of surveyed recruiters prioritize cover letters in screening decisions, up from only 8% in 2017." I bolded the word prioritize. You might at first think that 27% is low, but they aren't asking if cover letters are important in their decision, they're asking if they prioritize a cover letter in their decision making process. Moreover, after the 2020 we all went through, it sounds like HR practices are slowly shifting more towards qualitative evidence for candidates. A shift from 8% to 27% is fairly stunning and lends credence to a perceptual change in hiring practices as it relates to the importance of a cover letter. Lastly, in another recent study performed by ResumeLab, they found that 83% of recruiters surveyed still deem the Cover Letter as important to differentiate you from other candidates, even in a post-pandemic 2021. Those 83% of recruiters voted in favor of arguing that a well written cover letter could get you an interview even if your resume is lacking in one way or another. This study also found that 74% of hiring managers prefer to receive applications with attached resumes. This means that even after landing an initial interview (likely an HR phone screen), an actual hiring manager would still prefer a cover letter over not having one. Furthermore, 72% of recruiters are expecting a cover letter anyway, even if it's not required. This last part is important. This goes back to the idea that many candidates see that a cover letter is not required, so they choose not to submit one. When you're up against potentially a hundred candidates, taking that extra step for a cover letter is important. According to ResumeLab's research, "cover letters are important and useful for the following purposes:
As you can see, cover letters are going to be crucial in proactively answering questions which a resume or generic job application will never be able to answer. When a recruiter looks at your file and has questions, having a cover letter which would address some potential questions ahead of time will go a long way in them choosing to follow up with you with an interview. Should you not provide those answers via a cover letter, it's infinitely easier for a recruiter to move on to the next applicant rather than for them to find a way to have their concerns assuaged. I wanted to provide all of this to the community, hoping you find it useful. Yeah yeah, we all hate cover letters, myself included, but it can be worth it in situations. I talk a bit more about it here. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I major in CS if my main goal is to be a Network Engineer? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 06:54 AM PDT Hello all, should I be majoring in computer science if my end goal is to be a Network Engineer? I currently work helpdesk at my local university and have my CCNA. I enjoy coding but not enough to be the main focus of the job like a SWE would. I have considered switching to Information Technology/Systems major, but people consider CS the "golden degree" in tech and most job applications I see posted ask for a CS degree. Thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| Got turned down in my first interview. How many before I get a job! Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:21 AM PDT Last week I did an interview for IT support intern in a company. It was my first ever interview. Been waiting anxiously for a week for the answer. Today they sent me an email that someone else got the job. Feel like crying. This job would put me out of misery, gain experience, apply my knowledge, and learn new things, would give me the opportunity to bond with people and participate in activities, since I'm alone, have no real friends, done nothing valuable in my life, and have a miserable life. Obviously, I'm at fault for not getting the job, since I was insecure during the interview, something even the interviewers mentioned to me, and seems there were more knowledgeable candidates than me that were more fit for the company. I'm devastated, this was a golden opportunity to get a job, change my life, and I blew it. Doubt I'll get any opportunity soon since it's so hard to get hired in my country (somewhere in Southeastern Europe). There are barely any job openings in IT, especially for entry levels, and most of them require experience. This is more of a sorry post than tip, question or helpful post, but I hope you forgive me. [link] [comments]  |
| Who do you address in a cover letter for help desk Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:08 AM PDT Hi Guys, I am actively seeking a help desk position but have been having issues in finding the name or even the title of who I would be reporting to in my cover letter. I have searched on Linkedin and called the company. Instead of calling again I just wrote my cover letter and addressed the person by the department. I wrote dear information technology manager. Any tips on other titles i should put down if I can't find the actual name. I don't know who i would be reporting to as far as the title. Thank you in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Is tech salvage something that could help me in my future career? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:04 AM PDT I have been trying to get into IT since the year started and have had no luck with getting interviews. For context, I have no prior professional experience and no degree but I have passed the A+ 1001 and plan on taking the 1002 later this month. I have mostly been applying to Help Desk positions in my area but in the 3 months that I have been applying I have only had 2 companies call me for an interview. Neither of them got very far as they where both jobs that wanted "at least 1 year of experience" for their entry level Help Desk job. Recently I was interviewed for a job at a tech salvage/recycling company for a position testing various bits of tech. They said it could vary from PCs to cellphones to server equipment to medical equipment. I am considering taking the job ( assuming I get a job offer) but I am on the fence because I am not sure if this position is something that future employers would consider valuable experience. My hope is to eventually move to doing Sysadmin or maybe Cyber Security and I don't know if this work experience would be beneficial to moving into a position like that. What do you think? Any advice would be helpful. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2021 05:03 AM PDT hey r/ I'm looking into a career path for an IT-Architect, have 7 years experience in service desk / system admin and want to grow beyond that. I found TOGAF when researching IT-Architect requirements and found this course. I was wondering if its required in the SBS community since the cost of following this course is quite high, and only want to do this if it is really benificial in the SBS community [link] [comments]  |
| A Day in the Life of a Business Information Analyst? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:48 AM PDT Can someone give me some insight into a day in the life of a Business Information Analyst? It can be any level (or multiple). If anyone has created an career around this and rose to higher roles, I'd like to hear your takes as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:41 AM PDT Is it worth getting the CISSP or is my education and experience enough to land an entry level role? [link] [comments]  |
| What am I doing with my career? Please guide a fresher Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:38 AM PDT I graduated last week and I feel like I wasted my college life. Let me paint you a picture. I'm walking away from college with an average software developer job that I got through college. Finished with a decent GPA (8/10) I have done 2 projects that only look cool on paper. I haven't participated in a single hackathon in my entire college life. Haven't done any personal project, haven't published a paper or gotten into research, haven't explored open source, know bare minimum about deep learning. Probably didn't do enough leetcoding. Things could've gone better, but they didn't. I see so many people do so many amazing things and it's hard to look at myself without feeling 'oh you messed up.' I'm starting my new job soon. What can I do to avoid the same in my professional life? I feel like if I put in more efforts, I can bag a better job than my current one. What can I do to avoid falling behind? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jun 2021 11:04 PM PDT I've been with the same company for over a decade. Got a second job interview with another company doing basically the exact same thing but for 5 locations instead of 11, and with a part time helpdesk tech instead of entirely on my own. They also have plans for rapid expansion and I think it's a great opportunity. I am very very comfortable at my current job, I basically applied just to see if I could still get a job offer. So since I don't NEED this job offer, I thought I could shoot for the moon and see what happens. Worst case I just stay where I am. How much is too much? I currently make $90k with all bonuses. My brother said I should ask for $120k for 3 year contract, as in, if they let me go before 3 years I still get paid for it. That sounds amazing - is that actually a thing? I was thinking more like keep my 4 weeks vacation and $110k, would be a nice bump. Am I low balling myself to lose the tenure and crazy flexibility I have? [link] [comments]  |
| Feeling discouraged. Is it a good idea to stick at my current job, or seek something else? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 01:23 AM PDT Hello all. I'm seeking some advice regarding my current job. Some background: I'm 23, graduated college with a CS degree in December, applied for around 200 jobs in January. This resulted in only one callback, which is the job I'm working at now. It's a sort of finance firm and the role is a mix of help-desk and dev team support. I want to preface this by saying that I'm incredibly thankful to have gotten this job in this job market, especially since it pays well, despite my general lack of experience or whatever. That said, I do have a number of concerns. It's incredibly disorganized. The other new guy and I were barely trained, and just told by our supervisor to ask our other teammates questions. The problem is, we are often met with hostility when we ask questions. I do it anyway to cover my ass but it's draining getting shit every day for just wanting to do your job. Supervisor himself does it too; he makes every question feel like a stupid question, and (in my head) I'm just like "sorry dude, I haven't worked here for 15 years like you". I try to learn as much stuff on my own as I can, but next to nothing is documented and the bulk of our tools and systems are either in-house or heavily modified such that official documentation no longer applies. To add to this, we are a 5-man team and our company operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. As such I got stuck with the overnight shift...all by myself. I don't mind working overnight, especially since it is relaxed and I admittedly don't have to do that much. It just sucks when I get like 3 requests all night, don't know how to do any of them, and have to wait for the next guy who comes on during the last hour of my shift to come and give me shit for not knowing. I didn't get the most out of college. I was working a ton and missed a lot the non-class related experiences. As such, my professional network is non-existent, and because of my lack of specific career goals beyond "make enough money to pay off my loans and stop being poor", none of my advisors were interested in advising me with career stuff. That said, the one thing I did get from them is that mentorship and guidance are some of the most important things you can get out of your first post-college job. I really don't think that's something I can get here. I haven't even spoken to most of my coworkers outside of Slack text chats. But I'm also worried that applying to other jobs may burn bridges. Who is going to want to interview a fresh graduate who is already applying to new stuff 3 months into his first "real" job? If anyone has ever been in a similar situation, or can offer some insight on how to make better of this situation, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance! Edit: Thought it might be worthwhile to add; we are completely remote "until we hear different from higher-ups", and I have not had voice calls with anyone except my supervisor and the other new guy. No video calls with anyone. It is weridly impersonal for someone like me who spent the last 6 years in food service. Is this to be expected for remote work? [link] [comments]  |
| Is a Windows desktop admin job at Tata Consultancy Services a bad idea? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 07:15 AM PDT I applied to TCS for an entry level desktop admin job in Atlanta. I heard bad stuff about TCS and that I shouldn't stay for long, but those stories seem to come from software devs, consultants, and programmers. Will it also be pretty awful for someone looking at the desktop admin job and am I better off withdrawing? It's my first IT job after graduation and they're also saying it's definitely possible for me to work remotely due to not needing to relocate and covid. I wouldn't plan on staying here long regardless, it's just to get IT experience. Maybe if I get it I could stay until the end of the year or is it worth more to just withdraw now? [link] [comments]  |
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