IT Career [November 2021] Ask The Experts - Networking |
- [November 2021] Ask The Experts - Networking
- My Journey from $7/hr to $160k in 7 years, hopefully this helps someone
- Disappointed Manager from missed alert on call while I was in vacation
- Got told by a recruiter that I wasn't qualified for a level 1 SOC Analyst role because I accidently forgot what SIEM stands for. I work with an SIEM every day and got every other question right.
- Stuck in Tech Support. Need advice on how to get to the next step.
- How did you better your troubleshooting skills when getting into IT?
- Does anybody else get an abundance of, what seems like, spam/recruiters from Dice?
- Overwhelmed and confused about starting a career in cyber security
- Question; I'm 20 years old, and I'm still deciding what I want to do in life. I'm very interested in technology, but to be honest, the scope of it is daunting. Anybody know where I can start? Just to know if this is what I want to do.
- For an intership or entry level help desk on job training. Do they train you on what to say ?
- Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Amazon Web Services?
- Require guidance on career transition into cloud engineering
- Been in IT for 20 years - anyone else just sick of it all?
- I'm thinking of switching back to the non-DoD sector. What are your thoughts?
- Need guidance on different types of entry level positions/paths
- Anyone working in a CloudOps role/team? Can you share what the work's like?
- Technical IT Interview Questions and Resources to Study
- Is a 50k salary in Houston realistic for tier 1-2 help desk work?
- Completed Security+ in late October, I want to continue on the Security path
- At what point do I turn my resume into a CV? Filler filler filler filler filler…
- I have an idea for everyone unemployed in this sub - let’s create a non profit IT support company
- How do I get into a Cloud Engineer/Technician role?
- Merit America with questionable motives. Warning to anyone & seeking information.
- Combining Cloud Architect and Cyber security is that possible ?
- What are the positions where you travel to client place and set up wifi or network stuff?
- Should I finish my degree or say screw it and get started in IT
| [November 2021] Ask The Experts - Networking Posted: 29 Nov 2021 01:12 AM PST Do you have an interest in Networking 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?
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| My Journey from $7/hr to $160k in 7 years, hopefully this helps someone Posted: 29 Nov 2021 12:05 PM PST I want to start off with saying that this post isnt meant to brag and I have delayed this post for months because I dont want it to come off that way but others have encouraged me to do it so here we go. Back in 2014 I was in college getting ready to graduate with my bachelors in criminal justice with a double minor in international relations & economics. I started college in 2009 and I had been a pc gamer for most of my life never went full blown into it though. I always saw myself as too dumb to be good at computers so I stayed away from it even though I always enjoyed computers. Well I got to college and after two years of going to school I decided I needed to build a computer. I was a college student making $200 every 2 weeks. Just enough for beer money and my phone bill, how in the world would I build a computer on that? Well I cut out the beer and parted out the computer. I would save $X and buy the CPU, couple months later I would get the mobo, etc. By the end of the year in either 2010 or 2011 I had a pretty bad ass computer and I was hooked.... Idk what it was but from that day forward I was straight hooked on computers and I didnt care. Not once did I think of turning this into a career, I fully planned and expected to be working at a federal agency by the end of the summer after graduation. However, I needed money as I was just a broke college student trying to literally just buy food and drinks. I eventually told my cousin (well established in his career) that I built a computer and he called me back within a week and said I have a friend that needs help with computers and he needs your skillset. I talked to his friend on the phone one time and he offered me the job on the spot for $20/hour, this was over the summer in 2011 I believe (dates could be off). I felt like I was on top of the world. Can you imagine going from $200 every two weeks to making that in like 2 days? That job only lasted for 45-60 days because it was seasonal work and I started at the tail end of the season. Before this I never held an IT job before, so I went and applied to campus housing IT team and after a 90 day tryout I got brought onto the team. I think my starting pay might have been $7.50/hr. I worked there for a year and some change and then changed jobs to the Police Department IT team. I worked there until I graduated. This is where my journey gets interesting. As a broke college student graduating (your family is poor) you have student loans and a lot of them. I think I graduated with around $70k in student loans and if you ask me if it was worth it I would tell you without even thinking about it that it was worth every fuckin penny and I'd go back and do it again. So right after graduation I started looking for help desk roles. Just anything to have an income to pay my bills and maybe gas money. So as a young college graduate with no real world IT experience I went with a recruiting firm, Lasalle Networking. The person I worked with was very good always did his best for me and I still talk to him to this day. He got my my first help desk role at a company that was a young and up & coming tech company that was a competitor to Salesforce..... you can guess how that ended. While at this role a coworker said I might do well in cyber security due to my background. He recommended getting the Security+ cert and getting the book by Darryl Gibson. I followed his advice and got the book. From day one of reading that book I was hooked on security and all i wanted was to make it into cyber security at all costs. After 5 months of working there (they extended me twice) they said they couldnt afford to hire me on full time like they originally attended. They told me at the end of the month I would be done working there. The recruiter immediately got me in front of other companies. At this time my good friend was working on a help desk team at a company I wont name and he got me in front of the hiring manager and they hired me on the spot. I didnt realize how suspicious that is but its a job, I'm broke and I know no better. Oh and by the way I started at the tech company making $15/hour. At this next company it was weird, expectations werent clear, the job role wasnt clear, I was handed projects that to be quite honest.... architects should be doing not the most junior person on the team by a decade.... I didnt notice this red flag when I signed the contract but it said at any point in time for any reason without notice they can terminate your employment up to your 90 day mark. I took that as being normal in the industry (its not). Well right after completing some giant project I was assigned the very next day I was terminated with maybe 10 days until my 90 day mark. In the parking lot of that fucking place I called the recruiter and he did some digging. He found they have a history of doing exactly that and it happened to the 4 previous people in that role. He said he also placed people there in the past and it has happened every single time and Lasalle Networking refuses to work with that company becasue they believe it is unethical what they are doing. This was one of the toughest times of my life. I now have a car payment, student loans, a phone bill that I must keep on for jobs, insurance and whatever else with no income. It was literally the week after thanksgiving. This is the worst time to be looking because 9 out of 10 times companies are looking but not hiring. They are figuring out what they want for next year but not posting yet. It took me probably 9-10 weeks to find another job. Also, at this job I was at $35k/year. My next role started as a contract to hire role, I think I was at the hourly rate of 35k/year, after 3 months they hired me on full time and bumped me to $45k/year. It took 18 months before I got another raise and that was to 52k. While I was at this job I was barely making enough money to live. I now had rent to pay and all the bills that come with that (couldnt mentally live at my parents anymore). Literally every single month (we were paid once a month) I was in the red and had to choose which bill I could skip that month. It was bad but I just had no choice. While I was at this role from day one I started studying for my security+. After maybe 8 months of studying I was ready to take the test but I was so poor I couldnt afford the $300 test. While on the phone with a good friend of mine it slipped out on my situation with the test and my finances. I didnt tell anyone before that of what I was going through. He immediately sent me the money and I took that I paid for the test that night. While I was at this job I applied to hundreds literally hundreds of security roles all junior roles. I had a few hundred interviews over 2.5 years in total. So while I was studying I was applying and getting nowhere it seemed. So I decided a masters degree that is hands on would benefit me and likely get me to where I wanted to go. I did the math and what the degree would cost ($30k) would be greatly outweighed by my earning potential of $120k (estimate of a security engineer at that time). I applied and I had an interview with the dean and they told me I wouldnt be admitted until I got the security+. Two weeks later I took and passed the Security+ and within a week I had my acceptance letter. During this time I was dating a girl that got pissed at me for applying and not getting in and continuing to go after it to maybe get in. She told me I would just always be broke and poor and unsuccessful. I got into the masters program and left her the same day. My masters program did exactly what I wanted, gave me real world hands on experience for a reasonable price to get me into a security career. this is a 2.5 year program so 1.5 years in after hundreds of interviews I now had two interviews in one day. I told myself that if I dont get one of these jobs that security isnt for me and I will just be stuck at help desk forever. I was going to give up, I assumed I'd be poor forever. Literally by the end of the day I had 2 offers in front of me for my first security role..... I was blown away. The money to the job offer I accepted was 25k over what I said I was looking for. At that point in my life I didnt think I was worth much making $52k a year. The recruiter asked me how much I wanted and I said 50-60k. They came in at 85k. I later found out that I was the last person that recruiter brought in and the hiring manager was looking to spend $85k on my role.... The recruiter took that and said I wanted $85k since I didnt know what I was worth. I also want to state something, while I was at the company making $52k I was so desperate to just get into the industry that I offered several leaders in the space to work for free... literally quite my job and work for them for free just to get a chance at getting into this space. I was fucking hooked, no one took the bait but I was hungry! From there I got a job offer at a big name company for $40k more, literally in one year I went from making $52k to $120k. I was blown away, I finally had enough money to pay for an engagement ring for my gf at the time (now wife). I worked at this new place for 12 months, after working 80 hour weeks every single week for 12 months straight while finishing my masters I was dead mentally. I found another job with relative ease which was nice compared to what I was used to. THis new job was a 5k cut which means nothing basically. This job also turned out to be something I didnt even apply for, it felt like a totally different role and I felt mislead big time. After 1 year I finally got out of that job and to a large company that is top competitors with amazon and walmart. I enjoyed the job for sure but was stonewalled at every turn I made. I was basically forced into a small section of IT that I didnt care about. After 18 months of that role I landed my current role at a large mortgage company. Oh and when I went to the competitor of walmart I jumped from 115k to 135k (ended at 145k). At the mortgage company I got another bump to 160k. Next role I am aiming for is 200k. I apologize for the long winded story but I wanted to provide that level of detail. I have a podcast where I talk about this much more and the link to that is below if anyone is interested. https://securityunfiltered.buzzsprout.com/ Shout out to u/Nylian for encouraging me to share my story. [link] [comments] |
| Disappointed Manager from missed alert on call while I was in vacation Posted: 29 Nov 2021 06:17 AM PST Hi, I was on vacation from the 22nd, I told my team I won't have my phone and I'll be back online at 7:00am Monday the 29th (today.) We normally have two on call people, one primary, one secondary. Yesterday, I was still on PTO (vacation), an alert came through that the primary missed, and I guess I was secondary which started on Wednesday but I didn't know. I would of assumed they would of changed the schedule since my entire team knew I was returning Monday. This morning I saw an email from the manager (not my manager but the pm, and he cc'd my manager) saying he was disappointed and that arrangements should be made because no one picked up the alert. I guess the primary's phone died, and I still considered myself out on PTO. I didn't expect to be on call during vacation when I told them you won't hear from me until the 29th when I return. How should I handle this in the team meeting? I know it will be brought up. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Nov 2021 02:11 PM PST Had a interview with a recruiter for a level one SOC Analyst position. The interview consisted of 6 relatively easy questions (what is DNS, what is a man in the middle attack, etc) I got all those questions correct but then she asked me what does SIEM stand for. For some reason my mind slipped and I couldn't remember the exact answer. I told her "Its like System Event Monitor" or something like that. Later in the day she emailed me back saying because I couldn't remember what SIEM stands for I won't qualify for this position. I have 3 years of IT experience, a bachelors degree in IT, 3 certifications (including CompTIA Sec+), and I'm still not qualified. On top of that I work with AT&T Security SIEM at my current position, I know what a SIEM is, my mind just slipped during the interview. I've been applying for positions beyond Help Desk for over 5 months now and can't make it past the first interview. I'm starting to think that trying to transition to a cyber security role is a fools errand. Unless you have 10+ years of experience or mopped toilets in the Air Force, you aren't getting in to the super special cyber security club. [link] [comments] |
| Stuck in Tech Support. Need advice on how to get to the next step. Posted: 29 Nov 2021 01:34 PM PST I currently have almost 8 years of tech support experience. I hate my job, I hate talking to customers, I hate the micromanagement. I hate supporting buggy software. I'm starting to hate myself because I don't know what to do next. I applied to over 60 non-customer facing roles such as sysadmin, cloud support, cloud admin, and support engineer. I had 10 interviews and none of the companies have offered me a position. Now I feel more lost than I ever have. What would be a good career to look for with this type of experience? Any advice is welcome. [link] [comments] |
| How did you better your troubleshooting skills when getting into IT? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 07:08 PM PST I an hopefully going to be starting a job as a Level 1 Service Desk Technician at the local military base if everything goes right. Its more of an intermediate position and I am not confident in my ability to troubleshoot however. I know that might be a bad thing when going into IT, but I'm really trying to improve it and I don't want to look like an idiot on the job. How did you guys become better at troubleshooting? Was it kind of learning on the job or did you do some things to help? [link] [comments] |
| Does anybody else get an abundance of, what seems like, spam/recruiters from Dice? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 02:29 PM PST I get a call almost daily from what seems to be an Indian call center talking about how "I ran across your profile on dice, and it seems like you'd be perfect for (insert sketchy job position here)". Does anybody else go through this, and if so, what do these people get out of it? [link] [comments] |
| Overwhelmed and confused about starting a career in cyber security Posted: 29 Nov 2021 03:31 PM PST Hello guys, This is my first time posting here as I was on an anxious night rampage of browsing the internet and saw someone post about a similar problem. So, I am a BA graduate in English language and literature and Asian studies, but after I finished college I was fearing not having any knowledge in "practical field". It is then when I came across a cyber security course ad and got interested and thought I should try it. I finished the course successfully. Now.. I do go to therapy as I struggle with severe anxiety disorder and have major confidence issues as a result, which has really affected me before and especially after I finished the cs course because even though I did the course and made a huge self learning in networking, cyber, some python and even SIEM by myself at home I was still scared to death looking for a job. I am posting here because I am really desperate.. The problem is, I know it is hard to find an entry level cyber job without a degree in computer science or something of the sorts. Now you'd ask, why didn't you go for a degree in Computer Science then? Because I was always bad in math and felt this will require a lot of logical mathematical knowledge which I feel I'm not nearly as capable as others. I was trying to find a SOC analyst position in my area but everytime I browse jobs and see higher senior positions in IT and cyber security I feel overwhelmed and tbh, scared as hell. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, how do people like me, without an IT related degree get to an entry level such as SOC analyst let alone move to higher position afterwards? Everytime I see the requirements I feel so dumb as if I'll never be able to come close to this. How do people acquire such knowledge? I know it sounds ridiculous but I realy am overwhelmed whrn I see so many unfamiliar terms in higher tier positions. Is self learning and motivation enough to succeed? Am I capable of getting in this technical field and actually do good in it? Any help is much appreciated guys.. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Nov 2021 11:04 AM PST Where can I get an introduction into IT? On CompTIA.com, there's a certification on there called IT Fundamentals, and in the description it states that this cert is for people who aren't sure if they want an IT career. It's meant for people who's interested in it, but just having trouble deciding if this is what they want to do in life. I'm looking for things similar to that. It could be a book, a website, online article, a social media page. It doesn't matter. I know I love technology, and I don't mean just using it. However, I know that to succeed in it, it takes a lot. There's a lot that needs to be learned, understood, etc.. I just want an intro to see if it's what I want. [link] [comments] |
| For an intership or entry level help desk on job training. Do they train you on what to say ? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 05:58 PM PST I was sheltered my whole life so I got mild social anxiety. I'm currently working as a security guard. I can learn what to say and say it , as it's easier on phone then face to face, so I'm wondering if they will teach u what to say? Like for example when you start the call , I'd imagine you say "hi can I help you?" Or do you say companies name and certain words? Also to end the call you say "anything else I can help you with sir? Then do I say "ok well I hope you have a nice day? " or do they give u there own script u have to say or what? [link] [comments] |
| Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Amazon Web Services? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 04:23 PM PST Going forward, which cloud infrastructure would you choose to focus on? And why? [link] [comments] |
| Require guidance on career transition into cloud engineering Posted: 29 Nov 2021 07:55 PM PST Hi I need some guidance from the community. Currently I am currently working as a network administrator. My main skill set is Cisco Voice ( CUCM, Unity connection, UCCX, CUAC). In my job, i work on a variety of things such as managing , designing and troubleshooting voice infrastructure, and handling basic switching , routing, wireless issues and configuration. I am preparing for a cloud engineer role . Keeping that in mind, i have been studying and following the below path : 1. I am studying networking as it seems to be one of the most demanded skills. Got myself CCNA certified last year and working on top of my existing knowledge. 2 . I am also studying Linux with a vision to get myself familiarised with systems and operating system concepts. I might plan a red hat certificate in a month or so. 3. I am az-104 certified , but since i am not using cloud extensively in my job , i am doing labs in a sandbox and self studying to upskill. Will expand into AWS in future. I personally find certifications a good approach as its a structured way of learning. Could you let me know : 1. If the path i am following is the correct way to do things and if i should include few more things ? 2 . What does a typical cloud engineer role look like ? 3. What job roles i can target ? I am giving myself solid 4 months of studying and then I will go out in the market to see whats available. Any inputs would be highly appreciated. Thanks Manmeet Singh [link] [comments] |
| Been in IT for 20 years - anyone else just sick of it all? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 11:53 AM PST Up until the end of 2020, I loved working in IT. I felt like I was contributing to making the world better, enabling others to do their jobs better and helping others. Now I just feel like nothing ever actually changes and working IT is just a grind. I've switched jobs,became a manager, project manager, gotten more pay, better work life balance, but my passion for the work has evaporated over the last year. I'm happy in all other aspects of my life, but whereas I used to get fired up to go to work, now it's just something I have to get through to enjoy other things. Am I alone in this? [link] [comments] |
| I'm thinking of switching back to the non-DoD sector. What are your thoughts? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:20 PM PST Hey everyone! I'm having a dilemma and not really sure about the pros and cons of this - I have been in the private sector since 2014 in info sec and am now past a year of being back in the DoD contractor side of things. I thought it was going to be great having all of these "new" skills and things to put on my resume, but it has been just the same monthly cycle for me. I've been thinking about switching back due to coming to terms with what I feel my future will be, but I'm just not sure if I should just wait it out, or move now. Some pros of contractor: * Pension vested after 7 years * Relative job security * Industry that I love * Tuition reimbursement * 1 cert per year plan Cons: * No merit based raises/promotions * Red tape everywhere * Too many decision makers * Skills not fully utilized * Can't switch departments unless I want an extra 20-30 minute commute on top of 40 minutes Pros of a private company I'm looking at: * Industry that I love * Immediate 10-20% pay increase * All insurance 100% paid for * Immediate 401k vested, 4% monthly employer contribution, and 100% match * Merit based bonuses/raises/promotions Cons: * Main office is 1.5hrs away (they advertise WFH, but I'm not sure if they still do it or if I would qualify) * Just bought a house 2 years ago so not looking to move * Starting new again * Site says nothing about continuing education I would say the big self improvement items that my current role gets me are the certs and tuition reimbursement. I don't plan on using the tuition reimbursement but I guess it would always be a "nice to have". I just want to feel like I make an impact like I have at previous jobs, rather than just following process for the sake of it. I took a week vacation a few months ago and the team never felt stress or like they were behind because of me, but I also didn't have any work to catch up on either... which seems silly to say, but also the phrase "if I got hit by a bus tomorrow" pops up and I know they would have my job posting up by COB. What do you guys think? [link] [comments] |
| Need guidance on different types of entry level positions/paths Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:10 PM PST I got really lucky 4 months ago landing my first help desk role outside of college with no IT experience and no certs. I am very thankful they took a chance on me. However, it didn't take me long to see this particular company is not one I'm willing to stick with and that I definitely don't wanna do help desk forever. So my question is, what are some other entry level positions that one could break into. I really like tech and computers, but can't stand coding. I really enjoyed building my gaming pc, (working with my hands) but I know that kinda position would be low pay... I want to get certified as well to help me progress in life and open more doors, but I've read a lot of posts on here about people having multiple certs and still not being able to find a job and its kinda discouraging. Im just hoping you guys could share your stories on how you all progressed through the IT world and where you are now. [link] [comments] |
| Anyone working in a CloudOps role/team? Can you share what the work's like? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:08 PM PST I'm interested in knowing what working in a CloudOps role or team is actually like. What are the realities using Azure/AWS/Hybrid on a day-to-day basis? [link] [comments] |
| Technical IT Interview Questions and Resources to Study Posted: 29 Nov 2021 12:16 PM PST Hi, I have a technical interview for an IT position tomorrow. Is there a resource that I can use to brush up on my know how and practice? There will be questions about Office 365, and a bunch of net-admin, sysadmin, and other stuff on it. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Is a 50k salary in Houston realistic for tier 1-2 help desk work? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 06:05 PM PST Hi friends, I'm working towards a computer science bachelors degree and will have an associates degree in May. I'm now job hunting for help desk tier 1-2 work while I go to school. My question: is it realistic to get a 50k salary? I have 10 years experience in logistics and am close to receiving my associate, but have no actual IT experience. [link] [comments] |
| Completed Security+ in late October, I want to continue on the Security path Posted: 29 Nov 2021 11:13 AM PST Hello fellow Redditors! I'm hoping some of you could share some advice. I'd like to go into digital Forensics, OSint, IT Security, or similar. I recently got a masters in IT, the Security+ cert, and AWS SAA. I've worked mostly in retail management to pay for school. Looking for advice on what certs to get next that are a good transition after Sec+ but non-CompTia. these are a few I thought of below but I'm not sure.
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| At what point do I turn my resume into a CV? Filler filler filler filler filler… Posted: 29 Nov 2021 09:45 PM PST Please excuse the fillers. The sub makes me have at least 50 characters for the title. I'm curious how many of you have made the switch to a CV instead of a resume. Do companies or recruiters ever ask for a CV instead of a shorter resume? Does anyone hiring ever care? [link] [comments] |
| I have an idea for everyone unemployed in this sub - let’s create a non profit IT support company Posted: 29 Nov 2021 09:35 PM PST Who's down to build an IT support company where we try to take on projects and help companies with certain IT needs like hospitals and animal hospitals. Our team would consist of people searching for jobs still and could use this project as experience on their resume. It's a rough idea and perhaps I'm just high but I think it would be awesome if it was a thing [link] [comments] |
| How do I get into a Cloud Engineer/Technician role? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 12:37 PM PST Hi everyone I've been working for an MSP for 3 years, started as an apprentice and climbed the ranks to technical team lead now. I really want to try and transition into a cloud-specific role but I'm not sure how. All the job adverts I can see are for senior cloud architects that are way above my current skill level, I'm struggling to find any Junior positions. (I'm in the UK) I've got a decent amount of hands on experience with Azure, and I've passed AZ-900. Any advice/experience from Cloud Engineers on how they got to their positions is greatly appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Merit America with questionable motives. Warning to anyone & seeking information. Posted: 29 Nov 2021 05:03 PM PST Burner Account* I'm not sure what to do with this information as it seems to be irrelevant in the scope of numerous non-profits making money through unconventional practices and companies using non-profits to funnel money. But anywho, I was applying for an IT/programming bootcamp through a nonprofit called "Merit America," which promises jobs over $50,000 annual but I backed out after looking at its alumni through Linkedin...which only about 10% or less seemed to have any follow through with IT or programming jobs afterward - Not to mention most have a similar addition to their profile..which is a "Google Certification" listed on as education. After a little more research - Merit America started around 2017, around the same time Google announcement that it was donating 1 billion to "train America for new jobs." In doing so Google released a certification program called "Google IT Support Professional Certificate" which is not a real accredited program as it is published via Coursera, and should just be used as a pre-Comptia course (which it states in the fine print). This tactic has tricked thousands of people into paying $250-$500 for a course that doesn't lead to any job prospects. In my research zero hiring managers care about this course certificate. Well to find out, the CEO of Merit America Rebecca Taber Staehelin, was the "Director of Government & Non-Profit Partnerships" at Coursera and left in 2017 to start Merit. Google is Merit America's largest partner. So in summary: Google gets PR + tax breaks for donating billions, Google makes millions through consumers purchasing these non-accredited certificates through Coursera, and Merit America then starts as a Non-Profit which funnels that money back to these Google Certifications and hasn't accomplished any job fulfillment.. If anyone has actual experience with this company or the Google Cert, please let me know. At this point, it seems like the majority of bootcamps are scams and wastes of money. Thanks for listening. [link] [comments] |
| Combining Cloud Architect and Cyber security is that possible ? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 09:56 AM PST Hi there, I am in Comp Science and I want to fully move into IT .(have about 2 years experience as helpdesk). My plan is to move into either cloud engineering or cybersecurity. But I was wondering is there a way to integrate both . Has anyone here done that? If not what would be best path to go in terms of ( flexibility, salary and chance for growth/promotion). Thanks [link] [comments] |
| What are the positions where you travel to client place and set up wifi or network stuff? Posted: 29 Nov 2021 03:38 PM PST New to IT, just wondering where I can start to do a job like that, are there any internships or training, would this be called a field tech? If so how can I get into the field? There's no field tech classes or trainings near me at all. Don't know what to do. [link] [comments] |
| Should I finish my degree or say screw it and get started in IT Posted: 29 Nov 2021 07:22 PM PST I am currently a freshman at a top college in the nation studying electrical engineering. Long story short, I absolutely hate it. I hate circuits and I don't particularly enjoy my programming class (although I am a fan of calc :D.) I've always loved computers, that's why I decided to go into this major, but I have very quickly came to the realization that this may not be for me. I do, however, enjoy everything about computers. I love building them, fixing software and hardware issues, and anything else about them. As the semester is coming to a close, I am not sure whether I want to continue my pursuit in EE. I am not against getting a degree, because they tend to help in multiple facets of life, but I don't think this is the one for me. IT seems to check all the boxes for me. It works with computers (obviously), it seems to pay decently well, and WFH is a plausible option. If I were to get started in a career in IT, do you guys recommend me to finish out my EE degree, move to another tech-related degree, or just drop college all together and go a different route? I am interested in the cybersecurity side of IT as well, so that's another thing to consider. I am just completely miserable right now and I want a way out, it's starting to affect my mental health severely. What is the "smartest" decision for me? I know that only I can make that call but I'm at a loss and have no idea what I want to do so hearing the opinion of strangers on the internet will help me form my own opinion. [link] [comments] |
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