IT Career My job is holding me back and wont allow me to grow professionally |
- My job is holding me back and wont allow me to grow professionally
- Offered full WFH “trial” period. Should I take the offer or look into other jobs?
- How long do I have to stay at my first job out of university?
- Does anyone else just… never get responses to applications?
- Looking to land my first internship as a college student (no IT experience at all), please tear apart my resume. Looking for advice.
- I am trying to get my foot into the door, but its very hard to start
- Which are the best EU countries for IT opportunities?
- Regarding Pay For an Entry Level Job In the Field for New Graduate
- What should I pursue after being a sysadmin? Not sure what else is out there.
- Handling bosses/clients that have a 'don't bother me with the details' approach to management
- Is studying for IT and coding at the same time reasonable or counterproductive?
- My first IT assessment test for a job what should I expect?
- What are your experiences, expectations, and advice for Non-profit organizations?
- LinkedIn in jobs versus company site. Job was not posted on LinkedIn first
- How much PTO does everyone get? Looking at a non-edu based employer
- Quitting my job to start a carreer in IT. Which one to choose?
- What resources do I start to get my IT certifications?
- What is something that I can do to get out of help desk level 1?
- What’s the best book I can buy to study with for the CCNA?
- Certification Question: Pipeline to OSCE? Light networking background
- Transitioning Vet Needing Career and Degree Advice
- CompTIA's Security+ - should I get the 501 or the 601?
- How should I include my freelance pc repair work to my resume?
| My job is holding me back and wont allow me to grow professionally Posted: 04 Dec 2021 07:26 PM PST Hi. I'll try to make this short cause i don't wanna bore you and i'm really tired of this. I work for a consultancy agency, we do networks and web apps and provide servers, this is a small company with on premise infraestructure in 3 data centers. I started working here on february 2020 as a intern, my first month was at factory that the company provides de IT department for. I was doing 2.5 hours from home to the factory and another 2.5 hours back, i was being paid 1500 Mexican pesos as an intern, (where i live you need like 8-9k to pay rent and such and be tight on money, no luxuries). Anyway, after that month i started developing some scripts and doing stuff like "help desk" but also was managing linux servers, vpn accounts and configuring databases for the newly created development department that consisted in two guys and me. Now it's April and they tell they're gonna hire me and pay me 6900MXN for the second half of april, i still doing the same stuff with some javascript and python stuff (which was actually i was accepted as an intern for) and then a network project comes in june. They pay for my transportation and food as i'm now asked to be on site every single day. 1.5hours from home to client and 1.5back but now i still doing the same work as before and networking stuff like configuring switches, ip phones and whatever you name, it was government so we had to do everything for them cause the network chief didn't even know how to put a vlan on a switch port. I get a raise in september 8500MXN, but now the 24/7 kicks in and i'm asked to go to the factory again but now in 10hour shifts so i have to be on the bus stop at 5:30am and come back at home at 8:30pm. And this happens a few times in the next few months, but the first the i go to the factory the ask me to configure the mail for one person from the company, but i don't have a laptop cause i'm not allowed to inside the factory so i have to ask for one laptop and use my cellphone data. And this happens a few times and i get called out for it in a meeting a few weeks after when i'm not in the factory anymore. Now this year in january i had interns that i was managing and was teaching stuff cause some of them would "do my job so i can move to more interesting things for me". 4 get hired, two for the factory and 2 for other projects and i'm still doing the same shit and been asked to work on saturdays and some mondays, configure datacenters in my days off and doing servers, programming, networks, ip phone stuff that i only do as a recipe cause i can't even study what the fuck i'm doing besides some simple stuff and i'm burn out af and even though i have days where i don't do a lot of things i don't feel like studying anymore and feel overwhelmed and i only want to go home after work and sleep or watch videos. Didn't say it before but we are two persons in the same situation, my friend still has more expenses than i do cause he has to pay for gas cause he lives a little further. In september i have to go to the factory again cause they wanna lay off two guys that didn't do anything wrong and the play it dirty by accusing them of stealing (which they did not) and everyone know it. Anyway i have to go to do help desk as one of them was the help desk guy and after two weeks the replacement comes and i teach her what i had to for a week. Now that everything is working again i go back to my usual clients and i found out that me and my friend now have to do help desk for another company cause our on site guy there quits. So my friend gets trained for 3 days before the other guy quits and now we have to do a lot of stuff that we're not trained for like managing outlook accounts and some other things. Now i'm asked to renew my factory credentials with my money and they say they'll pay for it. They don't. We found out now that other girl at the factory quits and then the girl i trained doesn't even lasts there 2 months and quits also, so the other guy i was also training for my job now has to go and to the girl i trained job. Now that this kid is at the factory boss tells me to train another guy that was supposed to do javascript and python but is proofreading for a moodle thing and uploading clases. I know this kid is also about to quit so i just tell him that if hes quitting i wont waste his time with training. Now two or three days ago i found out that 2 persons of the development team had a 25% raise like 6 months ago and were asked to tell not tell us cause we would had our raises the next month which should have happened like in may or something. The main service is what my friend and i do and we don't even have our cellphone data covered even though we're on meetings on the road almost every single day and half of the government has our personal numbers. They do an excellent work but they're stuff is a plus for the service we actually do on site. I have my family support if i quit but i still have some debt to pay that i would be free of like in january but i feel so overwhelmed and disrespected... i'm thinking on studying for two or three months and apply to junior remote positions wheter its python or javascript. Honestly i thought the english would be useful but i've had 3 interviews already and even for junior developers and trainees they won't call me back. So i guess being a jack of all trades master of none doesn't actually get you anywhere anymore. I'm 23 so i think i have time but i feel like i wasted this year and i'm desperate to get out of here. [link] [comments] |
| Offered full WFH “trial” period. Should I take the offer or look into other jobs? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 09:17 AM PST Currently working as a help desk tech, but I've done a ton of jr sys admin kind of projects. For example creating a imaging solution, creating deployment scripts for my sys admin, etc. I'm going to be moving soon and I'm looking around for tier 2 or jr sys admin jobs. Anywho, current big IT boss man and my manager offered to have me do a 90 day fully remote WFH "trial". They said they'd rather keep me since I'm doing more than just replacing cables and I can get more involved with some of the security projects coming up. Should I take them up on this? I make around 39-40k, but annual review is coming up, I could also try to leverage current offers to get a higher wage at my current spot if I do take them up on it. [link] [comments] |
| How long do I have to stay at my first job out of university? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 01:15 PM PST I currently work at Amazon (IT Support Engineer) in Nashville, and I started about 7 months ago. While I learned a lot during this job and earned a CCNA along the way, I'm really getting stressed about with some of my coworkers and how controlling a few of them can be. I might ask to be transferred to a different site, but I'd rather move to try and remote job for a year to kind of recover from some of my trauma here. I am just kind of worried that since this is my first job out of university and came from a far city in New York, I don't want to stay too short for my first job that may be a red flag in my resume and career [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone else just… never get responses to applications? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 07:59 PM PST Been applying to jobs like a fiend because although I like the current work I do, the environment is a little toxic and there's no room for growth or moving up the ladder. Probably been through 200-ish applications since early fall and have gotten fewer than 10 responses, and two interviews, all of which I was turned down. Even if I get turned down I'd still like to get an email telling me I was instead of just radio silence forever. It's honestly really disheartening. I don't know if it's because I lack a degree (Covid screwed those plans for now) or what, but it makes me feel stuck [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2021 09:21 PM PST As the title says, I have no experience so I don't have much to leverage myself above other candidates. I've applied to 10 jobs so far on LinkedIN and have gotten 2 rejections and waiting on the others. Most of these roles are titled "IT Intern" or along the lines of IT Audit. How can I leverage myself here as someone with no experience? https://imgur.com/a/EWFp8jp [link] [comments] |
| I am trying to get my foot into the door, but its very hard to start Posted: 04 Dec 2021 09:05 PM PST Hi there! I am a recent graduate who has a B.S in Information Systems with a business minor, and I have acquired an A+, Network+, and Security+ from CompTIA, all of these expire in 2024. I really want to start my IT Career out, I was trying for something security wise but in all honesty at this point I am trying to get my door into anywhere. My big problem is my job experience isn't filled with IT jobs, with the only IT related job being an internship 4 years ago at a school I went to doing basic IT support things. Another big problem I have is I have sidetracked myself so hard while going to school with a different completely unrelated job, I currently make pretty decent cash with it but its an unstable income (i am self employed being a contractor helping clients with handyman related things). I love this job and it helped me stay debt free, have a very *comfy* financial situation, but I know this is not a job I would want to put a mortgage on. What can I do to get my foot into the door? I have been looking at so many job positions but either it lists a dozen things I need to be able to do for half the hourly pay that I currently make or the listings are about what I make and seem like advanced positions. Even with the jobs that list dozens of things for half the pay I make its even at that point very controversial that I would even fit in or get the job. I was thinking of going back to the drawing board acquiring more certs, but I feel like they won't help me go too far without starting any sort of job experience and will just soak up more of my time and money... What would you guys recommend I do? Are there any specific job titles or organizations I should look into? Or are there any certifications that are worth going back to the drawing board for based on my background? [link] [comments] |
| Which are the best EU countries for IT opportunities? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 09:10 PM PST Hi! As a long-term goal I am planning to move out of my country since the IT industry is treated poorly here. Which are the best countries to work in IT in Europe? Besides pay, consider aspects such as work-life balance, job opportunities, openess to foreigner, and others. Don't worry about immigration issues as everything will be done legally [link] [comments] |
| Regarding Pay For an Entry Level Job In the Field for New Graduate Posted: 04 Dec 2021 05:31 PM PST So I'm potentially interviewing for a deployment technician position with a company that contracts with my local hospital. Essentially, they will be working a 6 month contract where the entire computer infrastructure for the hospital will be replaced. I don't really have any prior experience but I am graduating from my college's Informatics program and this is one of my only opportunities aside from a developer job that I am more inclined to take should they hire me. My only issue with this job is that they told me it pays between 14 - 17 dollars an hour which seems kind of low considering my peers who were able to get internships we're being paid 20 dollars an hour for the efforts and my peers who have landed jobs are starting at around 58k a year. Is this normal? Should I take this if the other opportunity falls through? [link] [comments] |
| What should I pursue after being a sysadmin? Not sure what else is out there. Posted: 04 Dec 2021 06:50 PM PST I have been a sysadmin now for about 3 years. I mainly deal in windows and AWS business. I really want to pursue something in management or sales because that seems to be where the money is at. I have many friends who weren't the brightest in school who are now killing it in sales. I tend to have a very social personality that I think I could utilize in sales or management. The only problem is I'm not really sure what's out there or where to go from here. Where do you research what kinds of technical sales or technical management roles there are? The only thing I'm aware of that partial sales and partial engineering work is something like a "solutions engineer". Any advice I'd appreciated. I know it's a super broad question but I just need some guidance for where I should start looking. [link] [comments] |
| Handling bosses/clients that have a 'don't bother me with the details' approach to management Posted: 04 Dec 2021 08:08 AM PST First, let's start with a few details for context about this question: I'm a freelancer full time and I make good money doing what I do. However, I find that my bigger clients tend to have an approach to management that frustrates me. I also find the same approach in corporate jobs in the workplace. The approach seems to be 'I paid you, now get it done and don't bother me with the details.' I'm the first to admit that a person is entitled to what they pay for, but when it comes to things like development or jobs of a technical nature, I feel like the client needs to understand that there are things that stand in the way of 'just getting it done.' At times it's helpful to have an empathetic client/boss who will listen to the technical challenges that one is having and try, to the best of their ability, to understand why something is impossible or is taking too long. I consider development to be a white-collar job, especially when you own your own LLC and have to go out and find your own clients. Sure, there's a lot of technical work to it, but it's also a bit of an art, especially when you're doing front-end work. In that sense, the job can be very high-end. It can even encompass the management of both projects and people. So why clients/bosses feel like they have to manage you the same way they would if you are a low-level construction worker is a little bit challenging to understand. The issue: I have two large clients, one requires me to come into his office biweekly to have a sitdown with him. I don't mind this but the other day he tried to tell me how unhappy his two partners were with my progress. I tried to explain that there were technical problems that rightfully stood in the way and that they would want me to be careful regarding these issues, for the sake of the final result and their investment. He explained to me, "these are non-technical people, they don't care, they just want it done." For the amount of money that they put into the project, I can understand the sentiment, but also they would want something worth having after all that investment time, true? Why then simply dismiss the concerns of the developer who you, yourself, hired? If you don't trust him, why did you hire him? I simply find a culture in development that is whitewashed of the human element. In business, I understand this to a certain degree, after all, we're all in business to make money. But one should not treat a full stack developer the way that they treat the guy who sweeps around the office. More to the point, they shouldn't treat the guy that sweeps around the office the way they treat the guy who sweeps around the office. I just don't know how to deal with these kinds of people. Their no-nonsense approach is really nonsense when they're dismissing the opinions of the experts they hired. If these are non-technical people, and they hired me to be the technical person, then they should listen to me. If not, and why am I on the project? [link] [comments] |
| Is studying for IT and coding at the same time reasonable or counterproductive? Posted: 05 Dec 2021 12:08 AM PST Hi guys, Thank you in advance for your assistance. For background, I am 27 years old. I have an Associates in Computer Information Systems, and a Bachelors and Masters degree in a completely unrelated social science field. I currently have a regular, full-time job in that unrelated field. About a month ago, my plan was to get my A+ and N+ (and maybe even turn that Associates degree into a Bachelors degree in IT) and head in the helpdesk > jr sys admin > sys admin direction. I have recently developed an interest in coding however and also saw viable career paths for devs (such as front-end, back end, even software etc). I have an interest in both, but obviously they're opposite sides of the fence (or maybe not as much as I think?). I also looked into the job outlook for both sides, and they both seemed very promising. I honestly can't tell which one will be more in demand years from now, and that is part of the reason I am on the fence. Because I currently work in neither of those roles, I have no idea what the demand is like at the moment. Even when I searched on the job boards out of curiosity, there seemed to be a similar amount of openings for different roles. I have a fear of knowing a little about a lot of things and becoming one of those guys who starts studying different things but has no depth. I currently work from home and have a good portion of time to study, and probably still will even upon returning to the office in a hybrid schedule. Nonetheless, I realize that my time is very limited since I am already 27, and I want to make the best use of that time. I know that I will eventually have to pick a side of the road and focus on an area for career advancement. But for now, is it possible to learn to do both at once without one being counterproductive to the other (for ex., studying for my A+, N+, etc. while learning to code), or should I stick solely to one path? Are there people in that side of IT who know how to code as well, or is that uncommon? Thanks again! I hope this isn't a dumb question. [link] [comments] |
| My first IT assessment test for a job what should I expect? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 04:02 PM PST Hello, everyone, I am a 22-year-old college student trying to make a career leap into IT, I have little to no experience in IT, I just know the basics about IT and have just barely started studying for the CompTIA A + exam. I have been applying for entry-level IT positions and I finally got a call about a help desk position what should I expect to see on the assessment test? The paragraph below is what qualifications-wise they although I don't know how I got a call back due to my lack of experience. Qualifications CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Minimum 1-year experience - Active Directory Support, Microsoft Windows and Windows Server Support, Microsoft Exchange Support Minimum 1-year experience - Switching/ VLAN/Routing/Firewall Support Minimum 1-year experience - Server Hardware Technologies (CPU, RAID, SCSI) Support Minimum 1-year experience - Data Backup and Recovery Support, Corporate Antivirus Support, VPN Connectivity Support. [link] [comments] |
| What are your experiences, expectations, and advice for Non-profit organizations? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 04:33 PM PST I'm up for an interview at a local non-profit for junior admin position. The salary would be almost double my current salary(L2 position, 35K). From my understanding, non-profit organizations has a tighter budget, usually working with older systems, and demanding users. My current job is at a Uni and allows us almost free reign for spending, the best team I could imagine, friendly users, and job security. The salary isn't bad, but I do not foresee substantial raises or growth within the team/organization. Are my expectations for non-profit or for my current position skewed? How is job security at a non-profit? Is the move from an L2 position to junior admin worth it(besides pay differences)? What are some key questions I can ask to really gauge the work environment in the interview? Thanks you. [link] [comments] |
| LinkedIn in jobs versus company site. Job was not posted on LinkedIn first Posted: 04 Dec 2021 10:35 AM PST What does it mean when LinkedIn post a company job that wasn't there before for example: I applied and interviewed and next thing you know weeks later the job is posted on LinkedIn. Does this mean that the company is trying to get a bigger pool of people? [link] [comments] |
| How much PTO does everyone get? Looking at a non-edu based employer Posted: 04 Dec 2021 02:58 PM PST I'm talking with a company right now that offers 18 days off a year in a single bucket, 1.5 days per month or pay period I believe they said. Currently I worked in Higher Ed, so I get 15 days vacation, 10 sick and 2 floating holidays. Now I understand that non education employers will not give this much of paid time off. However, it seems kinda weird to not offer dedicated sick time, and it's just one bucket. I've only worked in Edu places so this is very weird to me. However like I said, it feels like this is the normal outside of EDU. Is 18 days off a year pretty good? Or do you think it's on the lower side? [link] [comments] |
| Quitting my job to start a carreer in IT. Which one to choose? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 01:05 PM PST Hi all, I am quitting my job to start my IT carreer. I have no experience at all. I live in Belgium and i can do a payed education and i have 2 options to choose but i don't know which one is best to start with. Option A is called "Enterprise Java Developer" and option B is called ".NET developer with C sharp". Kinda confusing because Java is listed in option B so i guess that option is better? [link] [comments] |
| What resources do I start to get my IT certifications? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 05:37 PM PST I'm trying to into the IT world but I'm trying to decide if it's best to go to school for the certifications? Or should I do a IT boot camp to get certifications? [link] [comments] |
| What is something that I can do to get out of help desk level 1? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 08:49 AM PST Hello, currently I work at a bank as an intern. I'm currently getting paid 15/hr and working full time. I am already going on full time salary with them soon. I just wanted to know what the best way to get out of level 1 would be? I currently have my bachelors of computer information systems with a minor in business. I have also completed COMPTIA Security+ and network+ and currently working on my A+ cert. I feel like I am ready to go to level 2 but please advise me. (Side note: I have about 1 year of field IT experience) [link] [comments] |
| What’s the best book I can buy to study with for the CCNA? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 06:12 PM PST Hey guys so currently I am in college studying to get my networking degree and it's going good, I'm very interested in the topics and I'm trying my best to keep up with the program. The classes I'm in are 8 week mini classes and we study/dive deeper into networking every week, unfortunately I got lost one of weeks and I've been rushing to turn in stuff and I haven't really been soaking in as much information as I want so I want to buy a book to help. If you know any good books to help me pass/study the ccna lmk! [link] [comments] |
| Certification Question: Pipeline to OSCE? Light networking background Posted: 04 Dec 2021 01:28 PM PST Good afternoon peeps, I'm currently 24 and working on my IS degree. I'd like to move into information security/IA but am trying to think on how to move myself into more of an auditor/IS security/integrity position. I currently work in a cybersecurity section of a large organization, but the work is mostly user provisioning and less firewalls/splunk-y/threat hunting that was promised on the job announcement (but that's another story). I'm wondering what to study in the meantime to work towards OSCE? I currently have the CompTIA trifecta, CySA+, and working on my CCNA. What would you recommend labbing with apart from packet tracer/VMWare? Thanks for the read! [link] [comments] |
| Transitioning Vet Needing Career and Degree Advice Posted: 04 Dec 2021 08:56 AM PST Hi all, long time lurker but first time posting. So I am a recently separated Army veteran of seven years (still serving in the National Guard now). (Wall of text ahead) I have spent the past seven years as a SIGINT analyst supporting military ground forces, as well as the IC (intelligence community). My last assignment was working as an analyst supporting Red Team operations for Army Cyber, driving operations and supporting team efforts. Upon exiting the military, I took a DoD contracting position doing traditional intelligence work, but only a few months after being hired on our contract lost a funding source so myself and several other individuals were laid off. Within the week I found an opportunity to be a Cyber Instructor teaching young soldiers the basics of what they need to know in order to obtain their MOS to qualify as a cyber soldier. It comes with a great salary (over $30k raise) and they seemed really eager to hire me on to provide a different background from other instructors on the team and to share my experience supporting Red Team Ops with an emphasis on the social engineering front and aspects of wireless technologies. I am super excited as I really enjoy security (more so interested in policy management and consulting down the road, but I have a niche for social engineering). I am currently studying for S+, and plan on eJPT and possibly CYSA +, and eventually CISSP down the road. But as I currently do not yet have a degree (I have roughly 55 credits) I am also wondering if a Business Degree like a BS in IT Management combined with certs and experience would make for a well rounded background? [link] [comments] |
| CompTIA's Security+ - should I get the 501 or the 601? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 02:23 PM PST So I recently got a $1200 course pack from BleepingComputer for $9.00 for security certificates which include Pentest+, CySA+, and Security+. I decided to aim for the Security+ first and noticed there was a 501 and a 601 course. I looked it up: https://www.comptia.org/blog/comptia-security-501-vs-601 So I guess my question here is -- If I was planning for my AWS Developer cert, which would you guys recommend from the Secutiry+ tests to pair with? Or do you guys think it doesn't matter? Here is a quick comparison between the two. CompTIA Security+ 501 Exam Domains
CompTIA Security+ 601 Exam Domains
Also, for those who are looking for the course deal -- I don't think I can post the link but I'm sure you guys can give it a Google search and find it .. [link] [comments] |
| How should I include my freelance pc repair work to my resume? Posted: 04 Dec 2021 01:21 PM PST For the last two years I've been doing basic pc (basic hardware troubleshooting and OS install, replacing/upgrading components, pc assembly) and phone repairs (just screen replacements) for classmates and friends. It has been very much per time, generally 2-4 devices a week, but I was wondering if this counts as job experience. If it doesn't, should I include it in my resume? If it does, how should I include it in my resume? I appreciate y'all for your time. [link] [comments] |
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