IT Career [August 2021] Ask The Experts - System Administrators |
- [August 2021] Ask The Experts - System Administrators
- I'm burned out, hate IT, and am unsure where to go from here. Where else are these skills useful if not being overworked to generate value you'll never see.
- Getting my first job with only A+ certificates #advice
- US vs Europe IT salaries. Are employers here in Europe ripping us off?
- Switch career regrets. Should I resign while on probationary?
- Microsoft offers 15$ Certification Exams for Those Affected by COVID-19
- Boss is asking me to travel 2 hours to a remote location once a month, and when I say I ask I mean is demanding me to go.
- From Healthcare admin to Curious I .T George… Inquiring Mind or Out of my mind? #HELP
- Need help finding a remote job or mentor to help me get on my feet
- Applying for promotion to another team. Current boss states if I don't get it he is refusing to have me assist that team anymore. Need assistance on how to address things.
- Lay-off coming soon. Looking for something new. What are you doing that's interesting?
- Just out of college with experience of only a 1 month internship. Have RHCSA, CCNA and A+, is it possible to get a remote job?
- Soon to be grad Understanding IT Professional Roles and clarification for “systems analyst”
- I Don’t know if I got the job or not, as I am not getting a direct answer from the company
- Amazon IT Support Engineer I Phone Interview coming up in few days, Help Needed!!!
- What is my actual job title? My responsibilities and job description confuse me.
- Possible career path? Tier 1 help desk to Database Administrator?
- Where do I go from here (New to this world, not really sure where to start)
- how long did it take you to find your first IT job?
- Anyone in the UK started their career in IT from an IT Open University course?
- Somehow I passed the first round interview, 2nd interview is on site and I feel lost. What questions questions should I learn how to answer or exercises to know so I can prepare?
- I’m (18m) lost here, what should I do? How do I get my first entry level job?
- I ask too many questions at work and panic during customer calls, tips?
- Previous experience and qualifications required for an apprenticeship what?!
- Many people advise talk about workplace accomplishments/ how you increased efficiency when job seeking. How do I do this when there was no opportunity to?
| [August 2021] Ask The Experts - System Administrators Posted: 02 Aug 2021 01:12 AM PDT Do you have an interest in System Administration as a job or career choice? Are there things that you have wanted to know but not been able to find a resource to ask? Some scenarios for potential questions:
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2021 08:01 AM PDT I rushed to learn as much as possible in as short a time as possible. It took me about 2.5 years of study to go from a grocery job to currently working a remote t1 noc engineer job. I'm burning out already. I'm looking for other jobs but looking into their responsibilities makes me want to claw my eyes out. I love technology but hate IT. I hate business jargon and corporate culture and all that inane banal bullshit. Wtf do i do now?? Do I just go back to school for something else? Where can I work where I get to interact with the tech but not have to worry about the office politics of corporate structure. [link] [comments]  |
| Getting my first job with only A+ certificates #advice Posted: 02 Aug 2021 02:19 AM PDT I recently passed both my A+ certificates and though I'm going to continue on with other certificates I've also been considering getting a job as well. The school I go to has online classes because of the Covid restrictions and I have a lot more time on my hands. I've heard people say that being a Virtual Assistant would be a good first job to do, but also want to know if there is any other kinds of work I'd be suited for. If there is anything else you can advise me on like: what's the next certificate I should get or something... I'd be happy to hear it. [link] [comments]  |
| US vs Europe IT salaries. Are employers here in Europe ripping us off? Posted: 02 Aug 2021 08:20 AM PDT Hey everyone, I was just wondering how come the US salaries for IT are so much higher than europe? I have been working in IT for about a year and have been fortunate enough to start of as a System Engineer and skip the helpdesk. I've got a couple of decent certificates like HPE Hybrid IT Solutions, Sophos Architect, Veeam certificates, Aruba Fundamentals, and a couple more but you get the idea. I work in Belgium and my salary is around 23k net. I know I'm just starting my career and its expected to be low but when I look at other senior positions I usually see salaries like 40-45k net max. When I look at you guys talking here there are people who have 100k-200k salaries in like 5 years. The IT positions won't ever get you that kind of money here unless you start working independently as a consultant maybe and busting your ass. So my question is how come there is such a big gap? Is this all not true and are recruiters and employers lying and lowballing? What are the experiences of other IT professionals here who work in Europe? Do you think there is a way to work off-shore for the US from here if you get the right competences? I'm 26 and looking into learning DevOps or Cloud Architecture since apparently its very lucrative. But I don't see the point in learning it all if my salary isn't going to change. Thanks in advance for the advice [link] [comments]  |
| Switch career regrets. Should I resign while on probationary? Posted: 02 Aug 2021 09:17 AM PDT Hi guys I'm hoping to get your advice about my current situation. I graduated as IT and pursued the IT path industry for 4 years but then I decided to switch career as data analyst which is more on accounting. Now I am hired and currently on probationary period on one of the BIG 4 FIRMS but I realized the work culture here is really bad I noticed that the people are so used to working long hours and the number of tasks are not feasible for 8 hours a day. It's really a culture shock for me. Besides, I don't really enjoy accounting and I am someone who really practice work life balance. I am thinking of resigning now and just go back to my original field which is IT. But I'm afraid it might be another wrong decision and it would look bad on my resume. Thank you for your answers. Really appreciate it. [link] [comments]  |
| Microsoft offers 15$ Certification Exams for Those Affected by COVID-19 Posted: 02 Aug 2021 09:30 AM PDT |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2021 09:00 AM PDT So essentially he asked me a month ago if I would be open to supporting a remote location once a month that is 2 hours away from me. I said I would consider it, I'm help desk and my duties would remain the same at the location. I elected for a hotel room so that I could drive down the day before, rest and then start my day closer to the actual remote location compared to waking up getting on the road at 7 to get there by 6 and leave by 4 and get home by 6, depending on traffic. Well the hotel room is out of the question and it went from an offer to being forced too essentially. Am I making a big deal about this? Driving 2 hours, even once a month is wear and tear on my car and just a long day in general. I would have access to a company car/rental depending or drive my own car down in exchange for mileage. According to him I would "expand my horizons" but I'm doing the same shit and possibly even less at the remote location. [link] [comments]  |
| From Healthcare admin to Curious I .T George… Inquiring Mind or Out of my mind? #HELP Posted: 02 Aug 2021 08:06 AM PDT Hello! I am 27 years old and looking into getting in IT. Currently, I am a healthcare admin doing the usual 8-5 and have been for a while now. I've been watching a ton of videos and reading a-lot of info on how to get started. It's getting to the point where I'd rather read about it than work. I know there isn't a wrong/ right way but I am pretty stuck on certs vs. degree (yes another one one of these- sorry!). I have no IT experience or knowledge. BEYOND a newbie. I don't even know anyone in the field and have no one to talk to about this stuff. With that being said, I was considering doing the Google certificate. I know it's not something employers look for, but I wanted to take it so I wouldn't be as lost. What are your thoughts on this? My local (Florida) community college offers the following certs: Cyber Security Network Infrastructure (prepares students to take the CCNA exam) Network Server Administration Network Support Technician IT Client Service Specialist Virtualization and Cloud Computing (prepares students for VMware) Along with a A.S in Information Technology. I don't know my long term goal, but I do know that Cloud/ Cyber security and Network Admin interest me at the moment. Is an A.S worth it? Do I work on that and then get certs related to the jobs in my market? Is the Google cert a waste of time? Or do I get as many certs as I can and just say fuck college? It wouldn't be the first time..LOL. If you have made it this far, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Any words of advice/ comments are more appreciated than you'll ever know. [link] [comments]  |
| Need help finding a remote job or mentor to help me get on my feet Posted: 02 Aug 2021 07:51 AM PDT Hello everyone so I'm currently a cybersecurity student and I'm likely about to move to the outer banks because my girlfriend is getting a job there. I know the job market there isn't great because it's mostly seasonal but I need to get a job while I'm there but I'm still a student so I don't have a bachelors at the moment. I have an associates degree and no professional experience so I'm worried about finding a job. I'm willing to start low on the totem pole at help desk as long as I get a job I'm just not sure anywhere would hire me remotely with no experience. I was wondering if anyone has some advice for me or could possibly help me out in finding a remote job. I also would be willing to have a mentor that can push me forward and so I can have someone I can ask questions. Any help would be great. Thanks everyone! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2021 09:53 AM PDT Background: Currently working as an application systems administrator and applying for an incident response job. I've been assisting the security team with some of their low hanging fruit tasks and it's taking a lot of time away from my current job. Current boss is okay with it but wants me to either move to their team or stop helping because there aren't enough people on my team to handle the work load. Anyways.... I "applied" for the security position at the request of the security director after he asked for my resume. I've made it through two rounds of the interview, even though I don't have as much experience as the other candidates. So far the interviews have been good and I already get along with the team fairly well. Current boss is happy for me and wants me to get the job, but in the event that I don't, he's going to be super pissed. He has already stated that he is going to want to know what the other candidates had that I didn't have and pull me from ever assisting them again. The security team has been assigning me additional tasks to complete and have planned out the next 6 months for me. However, when my current boss made comments about me not helping them anymore if I'm passed on the position, I'm pretty sure the security director thought it was a joke based on what he is having me do. Not sure how to handle the situation. I want to move to security as that is where my degree and passions are, but if my current boss is effectively blocking me from moving(which he said he wouldn't do), do I look for another job in security outside my current company? [link] [comments]  |
| Lay-off coming soon. Looking for something new. What are you doing that's interesting? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 07:53 PM PDT I am at an strange point in my career. After more than 20 years at one company I'm being let go at the end of September. My company was acquired earlier this year and the entire IT department was laid-off after the merger was finalized. I have a couple of months, maybe more thanks to a severance package, to figure out what's next for me. For the past 20 years I've been a sys admin. I am the definition of a generalist. If it was broken I fixed it. If there was a problem at a customer site that product support couldn't fix, they got me involved. I was the liaison between Development and IT on the org chart. I thoroughly enjoyed this job because it was constantly evolving and always presenting new challenges and new things to learn. I assumed I would find something similar, probably a sysadmin job with more of a focus on cloud technology. I've spent the last week reviewing some AWS courses to prepare for a cert exam. I came to the sudden realization that, while AWS is somewhat interesting, maybe this isn't what I want to do going forward. I have the luxury of not having to jump into the first opportunity that comes up. I really want to find something interesting and exciting . I love to learn new technologies and figure out how things work. I would very much prefer to stay out of a management position. I don't know what sort of opportunities are out there. So.. what are you doing that's interesting and/or exciting? A very brief bio: 25 years experience in IT mostly as a Linux sysadmin working for both Development and IT organizations withing my company. Also- if any of you have questions for me I'd be happy to answer them. I've seen a lot of stuff over the years. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 09:00 PM PDT I did a non IT degree too so there's that, the only valuable things in my resume are probably the internship, and the certs. Is it possible for me to get a remote job if so in which field, I'm confused. Or do I need more experience before I can try for a remote job. Also I'm from India so will it be possible to get a remote job in organisations from other countries? [link] [comments]  |
| Soon to be grad Understanding IT Professional Roles and clarification for “systems analyst” Posted: 02 Aug 2021 09:09 AM PDT Hi everyone, I am a graduating this upcoming year and I kinda need help understanding IT in the professional setting. My background is that I am currently majoring in a dual degree Information Sci + Econometrics. I currently work a helpdesk job with my university, and I've done a DevOps research "internship" at my Universities Supercomputing facility. I did a little IT internship for my friends dads' company which was just managing some exchange servers. I guess I am wondering about the path towards becoming a systems analyst. Is that the same as DevOps that employers are advertising? Or is it more so systems engineering? Looking through LinkedIn in my area, it seems rarely used for the position title to be "Systems Analyst", is there another name for this position? In addition to this, I do plan on getting certs sometime, but will I be okay with just my degrees? Thank you so much for your time! [link] [comments]  |
| I Don’t know if I got the job or not, as I am not getting a direct answer from the company Posted: 02 Aug 2021 08:41 AM PDT I applied for an IT Support role in a company. I did two interviews and was told I will hear back from them in 5 working days. It's been almost three weeks and anytime I call or email im told they are still deciding on the candidates. I have called twice and emailed and every time the same response. Does this mean I didn't get the job and they just can't tell me? [link] [comments]  |
| Amazon IT Support Engineer I Phone Interview coming up in few days, Help Needed!!! Posted: 01 Aug 2021 06:31 PM PDT Hello, I have Amazon IT Support Engineer I 45 minutes phone interview coming up in a few days. I am all over the place as far as collecting notes online and reviewing. If any one out there that has possibly gone through such interview and can give me some tips on topics that the interview will cover would be great help. It's the very FIRST Interview. I would also update after the interview so I can maybe help anyone out there. But I would appreciate all the questions, points, key points that may come up. Thank you very much!!!! [link] [comments]  |
| What is my actual job title? My responsibilities and job description confuse me. Posted: 01 Aug 2021 05:09 PM PDT I'm new to IT. I've been doing it for about a month now. My job title is "system engineer " but I'm not sure if it fits/if it's just a glorified title. Basically I use this tool PagerDuty to receive alerts about our computer systems having issues. After I receive the alert, I use other tools to monitor/login to those systems to restart services. If I can't fix it by restarting, I escalate it to the tier 2 team. Sometimes I have to talk with some clients why their game is acting weird as it's a B2B company, but I don't actually fix anything for them. I don't handle coworker technical difficulties such as resetting passwords, figuring out why their computer is slow, or anything Comptia A+ related. So do I seem more like help desk? Incident manager? Or really a system engineer? It's my first IT job, so I'm unsure what to put on my resume for the future. [link] [comments]  |
| Possible career path? Tier 1 help desk to Database Administrator? Posted: 02 Aug 2021 12:00 AM PDT Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to working in the IT field, I'm coming up to almost 3 years on working Tier 1 on the help desk and I've been trying to figure out my possible career paths from here. One idea I had was to eventually become a Database Administrator if that is still a thing in this day and age. In terms of education, all I currently have a Bachelor degree in Information System and Technology Management, some of my courses involved the use of Oracle SQL and that wasn't so bad but I'm still very much of a beginner though. Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, advice? Know what certification, experience, or additional education one may need if they eventually want to become a Database Administrator? Or if it would even be worth it these days? Any thoughts would be appreciated, Thank you [link] [comments]  |
| Where do I go from here (New to this world, not really sure where to start) Posted: 02 Aug 2021 02:07 AM PDT Hey fellow techies ! So I am a 20 year old Bachelors Degree student (Majoring in finance and accounting) - however my workload is much less than expected in this degree, which I am fine with as long as I am staying on top of my work. My questions comes to the IT industry, I am starting my Comptia A+ cert, and wondered where you guys would recommend I lean towards (certification / job wise) to start off and progress into a career in IT (I am doing this while studying towards my degree) I know some may see it as unwise to do 2 things at once, however I have a passion for IT and want to progress into a career in IT while studying my Degree. So the questions really are as follows
Kind Regards Saobserver2000 [link] [comments]  |
| how long did it take you to find your first IT job? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 04:36 PM PDT just asking by the title, seems like getting the first job is the biggest barrier [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone in the UK started their career in IT from an IT Open University course? Posted: 02 Aug 2021 04:51 AM PDT I've been looking at my options to get into IT with no previous work experience in it. I was planning on doing the Comptia A+ while messing around with a small home lab and finding a help desk job but I've recently come across the Computing and IT diploma course at Open University. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this course and if it would be worth doing over my previous plan. It would be longer to complete and more expensive but maybe Open University is more recognised in the UK? Would love to know other peoples experience or opinions. Thanks for any advice! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 06:37 PM PDT I was asked pretty technical questions on the first interview and was told they were looking for a few IT techs. I personally felt I bombed the interview, there were a few questions I did not know how to answer (they were advanced), but somehow got invited for a 2nd interview (confused). I plan to go over my questions I did prepare for which they never asked me, go over setting up window server 2019, and maybe trouble shooting a printer. Anything else I should prepare for? [link] [comments]  |
| I’m (18m) lost here, what should I do? How do I get my first entry level job? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 01:21 PM PDT No certs, No Degree, The only experience I have is my IT internship. I was told that IT jobs were in high demand everywhere and that they didn't require any degrees to start. I keep seeing IT job post on indeed and they usually say that they have a lot of candidates or they require an associates or bachelors to get the job. I barely see any post with certifications requirements. Am I looking in the wrong place? Are certs worth it or am I studying for no reason? [link] [comments]  |
| I ask too many questions at work and panic during customer calls, tips? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 08:39 PM PDT Hello everyone! So I should preface this with the fact that I am working at an RMM, a rather big one. Anyways, the people I get on calls with, and the tickets I have to respond to, are from top tier people, not your regular end user. Needless to say, I've been learning a LOT since I started here two months ago. That being said, this job has been torture for my mental health. I have been having daily panic attacks, and I tend to panic during customer calls. When I do not know the answer, I feel pressure to solve the problem. If I can't solve it, it feels like I've "failed". I've already been berated by customers a couple times, and I can tell my coworkers find me annoying. I'm the only intern that has not gotten hired. That being said, I want to improve. I know I'm good at researching. Sure, sometimes I get stuck, but I am not afraid of reaching out. However, the issue is I ask too many questions when I feel pressure to perform, especially during calls. How do I manage this feeling? What steps can I take to mitigate the stress? [link] [comments]  |
| Previous experience and qualifications required for an apprenticeship what?! Posted: 01 Aug 2021 11:36 PM PDT Hi all, I've posted a few times on here before, I'm in the process of transitioning into the IT industry, still learning and working towards my Computing and IT degree. I scour the job boards and apply to Entry level IT ,web design and some dev roles explaining I'd happily work part time or full time and min wage (it's less than what I'm on currently) just to gain experience. Anyway entry level roles are requiring more and more experience and quals. So I thought I'd randomly have a look at an apprenticeship role near me (can't do it as I'm doing the degree otherwise I'd have jumped on it. I opened it up read the usual blurb then hit the requirements section. Primary duties include: Back End: Python, Django Front End: HTML, CSS, React Cloud environments, mainly Azure with some exposure to AWS and GCP Entry requirements: Level 3 Software apprenticeship, or A Level in a STEM subject (within the Technology and Maths fields only) and successful completion of our Aptitude Test, or BTEC Diploma in IT and successful completion of our Aptitude Test, or A minimum of 12 months of experience within the last 24 months or 18 months in the last 36 months in an IT role. Specific roles that are acceptable are: IT Support roles e.g. Help Desk, First line; Software testing or any work that utilises basic coding; Any other technical job that uses IT equipment or software; Any data analytics or reporting related role. States an apprenticeship quals and a minimum of a year in an IT role is required to apply, what kind of an apprenticeship is this. Mad stuff. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 11:10 PM PDT I'm currently studying to get A+ certified after working retail and fast food for about 3 years. My last job I started in March of 2020 and quit a few months ago, working as a cashier for a couple months before doing online grocery pickup, shopping for customers, doing invoices, calling customers up about item changes, etc for the rewarding pay of $11.75 by the time I quit, and it's only that high because we were with the UFCW. I see many career advice people I have come across on TikTok say to talk about how you increased value, or productivity, as if seemingly every employee has some revelation about a more efficient way for the company to do things, but this feels like a something that doesn't really apply to me, even though I feel like I should be able to use my customer service experience to my advantage. What are y'all's thoughts? Should I just say that I'm somebody new ready to learn, or is there a way to stand out, other than paying somebody who knows how to write a resume to make me one? [link] [comments]  |
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