IT Career Just finished my ccna, about to start a new gig, and wife is going out of town a lot this month. Is it a crazy idea to start CCNP enterprise? |
- Just finished my ccna, about to start a new gig, and wife is going out of town a lot this month. Is it a crazy idea to start CCNP enterprise?
- Free Training on Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) - Will Cover Full Course
- Career change from 10 year job warehouse work to IT help desk
- Needing help with direction and where to start? Certs? Fellow UK redditors please
- Should I be filling out all optional spaces when applying on indeed?
- Got a CS degree but have never used it. A company offered me a job and they are not aware of my degree.
- Switching from higher pay high stress company job to lower pay lower stress University job? System Admin
- Need a suggestion regarding which linux distro should I get started with for a beginner in IT
- Interested if only OSCP will bring me a job as I am super passionate about this field and I do not have any other experience than doing lots of boxes.
- How to be a Server Administrator and What's it Like?
- How did you get into a Cloud/DevOps/SRE/etc. role? Most of my experience with it all is learning during my free time
- What other options outside of software development does a computer science degree open up?
- Sophomore in college, planning to switch to a Networking Engineer. [Need Advice]
- Getting hired with misdemeanors. Is it possible? In this field. I'm starting to lose hope.
- books to further my knowledge? computer repair, understanding windows errors, malware detection and removal
- For cyber security would you recommend joining the team within a company or joining a dedicated cyber security company?
- Tips for my Interview for Help Desk Technician Tomorrow?
- Advise for a New IT/Computer Technician Role Title
- Computer Systems Analyst without having to do “help desk” as first job.
- Just had a FAANG Interview for an IT Position - Recruiter seemed miserable - am I missing something?
- How do I find my first IT job in a small town/the cities around it?
- How can I become a cyber security specialist ? I just know the basics of computer but I want to learn more and achieve my dream job.
| Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:14 AM PDT Now having seen what a CCNA does for a career, I'm thinking the CCNP would be great for that next gig. I am well aware that 1 month is likely not enough to prepare, but I can get a lot of ground work done in that time. We plan on having kids when she comes back, and I can't see a GREAT opportunity to study for a few months/a year after that. It seems like I've already got momentum with the CCNA studying, would it be useful to keep going? Maybe just getting DevNet? I'm not sure how much overlap the CCNA and DevNet tracks have, I'd like more overlap if possible [link] [comments]  |
| Free Training on Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) - Will Cover Full Course Posted: 15 Jul 2021 08:53 AM PDT Hi everyone, I'm currently delivering free training on Microsoft's AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals) course. I'm also going to be doing training on most of their other courses for those that's interested. The training should be enough to be able to write the exam associated with each course plus it will greatly benefit you in the workplace. I truly hope this helps someone out there that needs the help. I remember what it feels like wanting to learn something like these courses and needing to write the exams but not being able to find any resources, at least not any free ones that is. I intend on doing this completely for free to help those that's sitting in the same boat I used to be in. [link] [comments]  |
| Career change from 10 year job warehouse work to IT help desk Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:51 PM PDT Disclaimer** I do have a bachelor in Computer science I looked at this subreddit for the last year for inspiration. So here is my advice for those looking to change. Backstory For the last 10 years I worked in a warehouse. I made the choice to go into IT( a passion I had since high school) never had a chance to do it because I had bills to pay. At the end of 2019 I made the choice to start getting certs. Got my A+,N+, and MCSA in 2020. Got my first IT job in March 2021. What I Learn To be honest, I dont think the certs help me land the job. My customer service skills from my 10 year old did and my ability to show i am comited to work for a company for that long. What the certs do help the ability to troubleshoot, have a basic understanding how technology work, and how to basically approach a problem. My first 3 months have been a lot of basic trouble shooting steps that I learn from A+, then connecting devices to the network and troubleshooting from N+, to how to use AD and manage OU from MCSE. Its just a reminder that certs dont guarantee jobs but help reinforce the knowledge that come from passing. To get a job is on you, your skills to speak to people is becoming high in demand for IT now. Just my advice and wish those who want to make the switch to go for it. I felt worried at first to do the jump when I got my job offer. But I am greatful i did. [link] [comments]  |
| Needing help with direction and where to start? Certs? Fellow UK redditors please Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:47 AM PDT Hi reddit, So basically last year I graduated from university in the UK with a 2.1 in Information Technology Management for Business. The degree basically covered a mix of both computing and business modules, however, I find myself in somewhat of a rut not know where to go next. I worked in a warehouse for the last year and recently left due to mental health reasons. Im now in a position of needing to find another job but not knowing how to approach it, most of the jobs I've seen, even entry level help desk jobs, require some sort of experience in IT or customer service (which i have neither) so I'm looking for some advice on where to go next, keep applying and hope to be given an opportunity somewhere or try going for some certs. Even after completing my degree I dont have a specific direction in the industry to take so which certs would be best to get in my position. I am hoping to get my foot in the door in a company and find my passion/direction from that point. Any advice is much appreciated, TIA [link] [comments]  |
| Should I be filling out all optional spaces when applying on indeed? Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:32 AM PDT When applying for jobs on Indeed, is it best to fill out the optional fields indeed provides? Or is just submitting your resume good enough? Was curious if this will have an effect on employers giving me a call back [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:11 AM PDT I completed my CS degree about 5 years ago and got a couple of jobs completely unrelated to it. I have actually removed my degree on my CV completely. Then a company contacted me and offered me a job. They are completely unaware of my degree. They believe I am inexperienced and will need a lot of learning. They are going to send me to college and study an IT course. I believe, sending me back to college is a good thing because it will help me restore what I learnt 5 years ago. But I feel that I should I let the company know about my degree too. What do you think? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:59 AM PDT Hi All, However I just got a Sysadmin job offer at a University (30,000+ students) but quite a pay cut ($15k from my current salary), a friend of mine used to work for another university and he suggested it would be good for me and not to worry too much about the salary as after the long 12 month probation I should be back to where I am now plus some great benefits. He left his previous university job because he felt he wasn't challenged enough, was too political, too much red tape, and didn't have a good relationship with his boss. Look for any suggestions or thoughts from anyone working as a System Admin at a University. Anyone have any similar experiences? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Need a suggestion regarding which linux distro should I get started with for a beginner in IT Posted: 14 Jul 2021 10:27 PM PDT This may come out as a lame question but peeps can you tell me which linux distro(I know all of them are mostly same at the core ,but what distro is widely used in the IT industry) should I install to work on that ,I am just a newbie started to learn all these things. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:15 AM PDT TL;DR: will I be able to get a job as a penetration tester with only OSCP as my experience? Hello, In the past few months I had been able to pursue my passion in hacking (psychology as background). I have no other experience and I want to go for the OSCP (planning to buy the 90 day plan) as I had read their requirments and I'm half way through with them. Will I be able to land a job as a penetration tester with no other experience? ( i have some foundational knowledge of networking) [link] [comments]  |
| How to be a Server Administrator and What's it Like? Posted: 15 Jul 2021 10:17 AM PDT I'm studying for my security+ and have a degree in cybersecurity but I think more of my interests lie in hardware as I have a lot of fun building computers. I toured the server room at my UNI and found it really cool and was wondering what the job is like working on servers and how I might go about shifting over to something like that? I'm guessing the CompTIA Server+ is a good start but is there anything else? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2021 08:37 PM PDT Title just about says it all. I'm incredibly interested in things like AWS/GCP/Azure, terraform, puppet/ansible/chef, kubernetes, docker, and CI/CD tools - but almost all of my experience is from learning on my own time. I've set up and used just about all of it but I don't have the experience with using it at scale. I guess I can spin it and say I've done it all as proof of concepts which is sort of true since that was the road map we had planned before before my company was acquired by a new much bigger company that already had all of this set up. I've got a lot of experience managing virtual environments across four hypervisors, AD, GPOs, Veeam backups and replication, offsite cloud backups, 200tb+ worth of data storage devices, ticketing systems, docker containers on virtual Debian Linux machines, locally hosted git repo, zabbix monitoring, a few instances in Azure, a very simple EC2 + S3 dev lab in AWS, secret manager, lots of PowerShell scripting in dev/prod/client environments, IIS servers, SFTP servers, patching and updates, dynamically building windows VMs, taking care of security tickets, working on our own software with developers, and some other stuff as well. How did you get passed the barrier to entry? I'm sick and tired of all the job postings looking for "World class AWS skills" (read this a few minutes ago, I shit you not). Do any companies care to actually teach and train their employees? I'm getting a lot of responses from job applications but I'm worried most will turn me down near the end for lack of experience. [link] [comments]  |
| What other options outside of software development does a computer science degree open up? Posted: 15 Jul 2021 09:07 AM PDT If you have a Cs degree can you go into another field of IT outside of software development? Like computer networking and or system administrator or network engineer? Will it only require some certification and experience? What I am trying to ask is does a Cs degree help you get in other areas of It and computer science? [link] [comments]  |
| Sophomore in college, planning to switch to a Networking Engineer. [Need Advice] Posted: 15 Jul 2021 09:04 AM PDT Hello, I'm currently attending a community college, I have been doing their IT program they have but college isn't really for me and needless to say, my first year has been a bumpy ride and a decent amount of money lost. I suppose I come here seeking advice from people who are established in this field since this pathway they offer isn't a traditional associate (with the aim to transfer) but rather an AAS so I would be looking to go straight to the workforce after I finish it up. Can anyone give me some advice on if this is a good choice? Does this AAS seem sufficient enough to get somewhere in my carrier or will it just be a waste that I will have to make up later? And if this seems to be a decent step forward what type of certifications would I be looking for as a base? It seems personally to fit what I would like to do and how I would like to go about doing it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Getting hired with misdemeanors. Is it possible? In this field. I'm starting to lose hope. Posted: 14 Jul 2021 09:51 PM PDT Hi all, As the title states, I have two recent misdemeanors from 2019. I have been having trouble getting hired because of these charges. Is there any hope for me? I got hired to a company last year, but I hate working here, shitty hours, shitty pay and haven't learned a thing in the past year being there. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks all! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2021 06:31 PM PDT i was wondering what is some good books for learning about malware and removing it, also some good books for repairing a computer and understanding problems that can arise when using one.. also a good windows error book for like blue screens, command prompt, etc.. ive finished up comptia a+ book and have a good understanding of the basics plus my 15 years of computer knowledge screen savers really got me into all of this and ive grown allot since then but would like to know more.. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:39 AM PDT I am currently in a larger company and I'm rotating in cyber security at the end of the year and I'm excited. My plan is to learn as much as I can over the next 5 years before moving to greener pature. I was curious to security professionals prefer working with a companies security department or at dedicated firms? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Tips for my Interview for Help Desk Technician Tomorrow? Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:31 PM PDT Hello all, I have an interview with my local government office for a help desk technician tomorrow and was looking for any pointers. The city has 2 employees currently supporting about 300 users. I passed the phone interview and am now competing against 2 other people. I have passed the first CompTIA A+ exam and will pass the second in a couple weeks. I have an associate of arts, graduating with a 3.849 GPA and also have a Web Developer certification. I really don't feel anywhere near like I know much coding considering all the closes were beginner in each language and I probably just haven't spent enough time pursuing coding. It looks nice on my resume and shows I want a career in IT. I think I have good interview skills in that I spin my experience to fit the job, and I think I do a good job in emphasizing that I would enjoy working hard. I'm currently a restaurant manager. Does anyone have any pointers that might give me more of an edge? I'm super excited and even if I'm not picked for the job, I'm excited just to practice interviewing. [link] [comments]  |
| Advise for a New IT/Computer Technician Role Title Posted: 15 Jul 2021 05:54 AM PDT I'm about to be taking on an internal IT technician position with a small, growing company. My work experience shows for 4 years of mostly higher tier IT support (not just generic first level questions but more wide ranging technical problems). I've spoken with several key members of the team and I've gotten that the job title and description are more flexible than I was thinking so it's almost up to me to choose/negotiate a title. My question is whether there is a more desirable title I should consider for the sake of my resume and further career options. Is there a title that generally makes more money? Does one title show for more experience than another? All I've got in mind at the moment are IT Technician and Computer Technician.. Is either better than the other, or might there be a better title? I do want to move towards a cyber security role down the line if that helps. [link] [comments]  |
| Computer Systems Analyst without having to do “help desk” as first job. Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:51 PM PDT How do you become one straight out of college? I'm finishing up a good internship at a well known company right now, but it's more of a business oriented one (risk/sourcing analyst). I will have one more internship next summer before I graduate in that December as a double major in MIS/Finance. Also, how much do you make in a role like this straight out of school. According to the BLS the average wage is 94k. So I would expect it to be somewhere around 80k. [link] [comments]  |
| Just had a FAANG Interview for an IT Position - Recruiter seemed miserable - am I missing something? Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:05 PM PDT Like most people here, I thought the way to go was to get a FAANG job. The recruiter was very nice and informative; however I could hear it in their tone that they seemed like they were defeated. Maybe tired of saying the same phrases, talking to candidates over and over again? They really liked me and want me to keep going through the process; but I'm torn? I can't shake the feeling that the Recruiter seemed almost robot-like. Are FAANG jobs not really that desired anymore? I want to enjoy my job, I don't think that would be possible working there. [link] [comments]  |
| How do I find my first IT job in a small town/the cities around it? Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:24 PM PDT I live in a small town and we have very few opportunities here in general and very few IT related opportunities in the nearby cities are there any legitimate ways to find an IT job in my situation? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2021 01:56 AM PDT I just completed high school , I want to become an IT security specialist but I only know the basics of computer. Is it possible for me to achieve my goal ? If it is , How can I do it ? Where to start from ? [link] [comments]  |
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