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- I'm planning on getting Sec+. Is paying for a boot camp really necessary?
- What's the best next step? (Cloud, Networking, Security?)
- Not sure how much I’m worth as a Systems Administrator
- [General Question] What Do You Do If the industry implodes?
- In desperate need to take the CCNA examination in Malaysia. Not looking for a CCNA course, but the actual examination itself, any test center based in Malaysia.
- Question about IT/cyber security jobs and their entry level pay.
- Where to start for my IT career? Need some direction
- What's really the difference between SY-051 and SY-061 with Sec+?
- Websites for hiring an IT person to assist with hourly projects. I used one 2 years ago and can’t remember or find the sites.
- Switching jobs after 2 months? Going from cyber Sec Analyst III to a Tech support engineer?
- Applying to an IT Engineer job after working as a Software Engineer.
- Finding Entry level work after college in a rural area?
- I'm stumped right now looking for an entry level IT
| I'm planning on getting Sec+. Is paying for a boot camp really necessary? Posted: 27 Apr 2022 07:51 PM PDT I've heard professor mezzars notes with Jason Dions practice exams can help you tremendously. Do I really need to pay $1600 for a boot camp? [link] [comments] |
| What's the best next step? (Cloud, Networking, Security?) Posted: 27 Apr 2022 07:09 PM PDT Hello IT community! What would you recommend as the next step after two years of help desk? Currently in Los Angeles. I have my A+, Net+, Security+, and just grabbed my CCNA. I would like to hear recommendations on the next best steps with this current experience. Not sure if delving into the RHCSA, AWS SAA, or CySA+ would be the next best route as I'm open to all paths so far. I would love to hear everyone's personal experiences if you feel free to share! [link] [comments] |
| Not sure how much I’m worth as a Systems Administrator Posted: 27 Apr 2022 05:59 PM PDT Hey all, on mobile so please excuse formatting. I'm currently a temp to perm hire for a small 50-100 person company in north Georgia, roughly an hour from Atlanta and I'm just trying to see what I'm worth. I'm a former MSP tech with experience from everything from L1 password resets and printer installs to L3 advanced things like setting up storage arrays, ground up network designs, picking out business utilities and almost LOB software, you name it really. More of a jack of all trades than a specialist in any one field. You name it, and I've either touched it, or wanted to try working with it. Everything from docker to MDT to RMM's and ticketing systems, NAS arrays, you name it. My last big project was setting up a 50TB TrueNAS array and using open source backup software to handle workstation images/profile backups, and offload camera system footage. Currently I'm making 40k a year, and due for a raise when I'm officially hired on. I took a benefits cut to leave the toxic MSP I was at and this job practically fell in my lap but it's not currently financially viable as I'm pretty much breaking even each month. According to Glassdoor and payscale, I should be making anywhere from $50k to $70k in the area I'm in. I currently have 4ish years of experience with MSP work, and 3 years before that as a communications technician for a cable company and moonlighted as an IT consultant on the side for a few customers. I've heard that for each year of MSP experience you have, that's equal to 3 years in the real world but I'm not sure how true that is. Benefits at this company leave a lot to be desired, but I do genuinely enjoy what I do so I'm not too keen on finding a different position somewhere else. I was planning on asking for $60k, getting shot down, and "settling" on $55k. The previous admin was making $52k to basically not do anything. Servers and workstations are on the same network, with personal devices too, no backups until I started, etc. What do y'all think? [link] [comments] |
| [General Question] What Do You Do If the industry implodes? Posted: 27 Apr 2022 08:04 PM PDT I read the news and I wonder about what IT is going to look like in six months. Many tech stocks have lost over 50% of their value in the last few months. There are rumors that many large companies like Google and Oracle are under hiring freezes. Companies like Robinhood have started layoffs. I understand that these companies are not representative of the industry as a whole, but I have to imagine this will trickle down. What happens if IT layoffs become commonplace and finding a new job becomes much harder? Would you stay in the industry or try to start over somewhere else? Where can you go if you don't have experience outside of IT but you can no longer find a job in the field either? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2022 05:09 PM PDT For fellow Malaysians, where is the CCNA test center and how do I booked for it? I heard the online exams were so strict, that even a slow internet would end up failing the exam. I'd rather take the exams physically than failing the online exams numerous times due to my tight budget. Really need to take the certificate examination for my fundementals. [link] [comments] |
| Question about IT/cyber security jobs and their entry level pay. Posted: 27 Apr 2022 03:27 PM PDT I am trying to make the switch from being an aircraft mechanic to IT/cyber security. I have an associates in computer application and Bachelors in cyber security. The only issue I am running into now is pay and experience. Right now I make about $80,000 a year and for me to take a job that requires no experience I would be taking about a 40k pay cut which I can not do. I am currently working on my network+ cert. Is there any entry level jobs that might offer higher pay with just certs and degrees and no experience? [link] [comments] |
| Where to start for my IT career? Need some direction Posted: 27 Apr 2022 05:27 PM PDT Hello everyone, please help me giving some direction for my IT career. I currently have associates degree in software engineering and due to some personal reasons, I just got stuck in loop for lousy non-IT jobs for 3 yrs after my degree. But now I'm looking to make a comeback in IT and want to go in direction of Cloud Engineering but not sure where to start. I have little to no knowledge in networking and some of the courses I try to start require some type of knowledge of networking terms and its working. If I want to go into Cloud Engineering, where should I start (which courses, video lectures, or certificate study should I begin with which could give me basic fundamentals to advanced knowledge that I need)? [link] [comments] |
| What's really the difference between SY-051 and SY-061 with Sec+? Posted: 27 Apr 2022 08:27 PM PDT I want to pass Sec+ but I've found two different study resources. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2022 08:22 PM PDT Need someone that is proficient in vmworkstation setup and configuration [link] [comments] |
| Switching jobs after 2 months? Going from cyber Sec Analyst III to a Tech support engineer? Posted: 27 Apr 2022 07:30 PM PDT My time in tech is low. I have 6 months as a network admin and now 2 months as a cyber security admin III right at 100k. I may have an opportunity to get a remote job as a technical support engineer for a 15k-20k raise not to mention gas savings and car maintenance and work from home. Is it worth it to tough it out since it's a cyber sec gig or jump ship? It's tough since work from home is so appealing. Any thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| Applying to an IT Engineer job after working as a Software Engineer. Posted: 27 Apr 2022 06:01 PM PDT Hi. I have been a full stack web developer for the past 2 years. My job as a developer did have some responsibilities of setting up, trouble shooting and maintaining infrastructure but it wasn't the core of what I did as most of the things were done online for the most part of WFH. Now I had to move to a different country due to some reasons and it seems there aren't much opportunities of SW in this country. Most of the jobs are IT/Cloud related. IT engineer / Cloud Engineer / Cloud Security Engineer and such. and I have basic knowledge of IT which I learnt during college. Networks, Databases, Devices and such. I've also heard of devops/sre as a good option for going remote. Seeing the condition, I started revising IT basics from professor messer's website and plan to do the whole things from A+ to Sec+. I'm also planning to do AWS certs down the road to help me. Am I doing the right thing or are there some specific things that I should revise that can help me land a job without feeling like an imposter. [link] [comments] |
| Finding Entry level work after college in a rural area? Posted: 27 Apr 2022 02:10 PM PDT I'm a college graduate with an associates in applied science. I live in maine and job searching has been very frustrating. Trying to find entry level positions is impossible. Every post I find whether it be indeed or linkedin, wants some senior IT staff. What happened to entry level help desk stuff? [link] [comments] |
| I'm stumped right now looking for an entry level IT Posted: 27 Apr 2022 05:19 PM PDT I have my A+ certification in December and since then I gotten 4 interviews while also have applied to 70 IT jobs. I have experience in customer service (4 years), worked at bestbuy, worked as a firearms salesman so inputting information correctly I'm good at if needed. Have worked in an office environment that was seasonal but I did help setup window computers for electronic voting booths and printers for an election here in California. I write all of this to show what experience I have and I don't know what more companies look for now that I have me A+ and I do mention I'm working on my CCNA in the near future [link] [comments] |
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