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>Job Title
>Years of Experience
>Degrees/Certs
>How did you find/get job
>Pay
>Location
>Systems Engineer
>2
>Associates
>Nepotism
>$70000
>West Coast
>>53470914
>help desk I
>2.5
>B.S. IT concentration on networking/none
>applied online/had experience from previous help desk job, am not completely retarded so did alright in interview
>19/hr, about $30k a year after taxes
>Michigan
Studying for Network+ in Community College right now
Everyone of my colleagues laughs at A+ cert, also saying that an employer expects that you've done shit with that cert unlike Network+
Sorta having a hard time believing that for Net+. Is getting a job easier with just having the Network+ Cert or is it all the same?
>>53471288
2.5 is my years of experience
Recently I moved into a well-paying healthcare IT job but the org is stuck in the stone age and the work isn't as technical as I'd like.
I hate networking, but my previous job I did a lot of Linux sysadmin stuff, some helpdesk/tech support and mostly did high-level work with applications - data analytics, IPS, ticketing, etc. I really enjoyed this work and want to get back into it, but don't know exactly what to call it. What the hell would this position be called? What job titles should I be looking for to recapture this?
I've only been working for a couple years and I have the impression "sysadmin" means "here is your server, hope you like SSH faggot" 40 hours a week for eternity. Am I wrong?
>>53471340
>comptia certs
fucking retard.
>>53470914
>Services Director
>15
>0/2
>60k
>South Carolina
>>53470914
>Systems Analyst
>3
>B.Sci Computer science, Dipl. Tech Network/Systems Admin
>I applied and no one else was willing to go somewhere so cold and remote
>$80k
>Canada
>>53470914
network architect
7-8
CCIE, CCNP, CCNA all Route and Switch + CCNA security + Comptia Security+
indeed
170k
DC Area
>>53471340
Doubt your just going to slide into a network admin position without experience. That's where A + comes in at. Entry level experience.
>>53474480
> sys admin
in a few years your job will be done by algorithms, have fun
>>53470914
How do you guys find jobs? I'm just sending out my resume to places like monster.ca but I think I'm just spinning my wheels in place
Are sites like Upwork legitimate? Is freelancing (doing software development) legitimate in general?
>>53470914
>Neet
>0
>CCNA, CCNP, MCSA Server Infrastructure + SQL,Linux +, CCENT
>can't find a help desk job or entry level job
>$0 a week
>New Zealand
>>53470914
>>Computer and Network Technician
>> Sub 1 year
>>Net+, A+, MTA (working on CCNA)
>>Craigslist
>>29k/year
>> NW Burbs of Chicago
Pretty good for literally 6 months out of high school
>>53470914
>Unemployed
>5 months of internship
>AAS, CCNA R&S, studying for CCNA Security while job-searching
>Currently applying for every Help Desk/low-level IT job I can
>0 dollarydoos
>Seattle area, if I can't get a job here i'm a failure at life.
>>53475187
I might be falling for bait but is this true like in the next 20 or 40 years?
This stuff a good starting place for a non-CS major who'll probably end up working with computers anyway? https://store.boingboing.net/sales/pay-what-you-want-learn-to-code-bundle-1adc78b4-aae9-4bc9-bed4-f2f71bff233f?utm_source=boingboing.net&utm_medium=dealfeed-Right-Sidebar&utm_campaign=pay-what-you-want-learn-to-code-bundle-1adc78b4-aae9-4bc9-bed4-f2f71bff233f
There's also a white-hat hacking bundle, BTW.
I'm interviewing tomorrow for a game dev intern position, and they're going to be reviewing me on C++. The company makes casino games, like for slot machines I guess? I've only started learning C++ for a little while and I'm still trying to get a hang of OOP style coding. Previously I've done C almost entirely. What should I study? How to make simple games like pong and breakout? Data structures?
>>53477526
>Git Complete: The Definitive, Step-By-Step Guide
>$99
What a bunch of horse shit.
>https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Basic-Branching-and-Merging
>https://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/
And if you really want to learn about computers and programming:
>https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science
>>53471489
sysadmin is best job to have
>Job Title
IT specialist
>Years of Experience
5
>Degrees/Certs
BS information systems
Working on MCSA server 2012 r2
>How did you find/get job
Temp to hire, was a working at a consulting firm
>Pay
70k
>Location
silicon valley
>>53475187
Don't be retarded the sysadmin is the person writing the algorithms.
>>53475628
Personal contacts and consulting firms.
Also put my resume on indeed and dice
>>53475854
You made the mistake of getting over certified, red flags everywhere
>>53476359
Too many certs with no experience, you fucked up.
>>53477566
Where are you from?
>>53470914
All certs are useless. Just do the reading and start a home lab with the money you save.
>>53478569
Certs get you through the HR filter, also getting a cert is a good way to brush up on skills.
>>53478585
Do you really want to work for a company that hires based on what pieces of paper a person has?
>>53478602
some people don't live where they have an alternative to that.
>>53478602
It kinda shows youre willing to invest in your career. Not a bad quality. Its like having a minimum GPA requirement for an out of college job.
>GIS Analyst
>1
>BS Biology/Esri GIS certified
>Tech staffing agency through online application
>55k
>Commuter town in the SF Bay Area
I want to get started on the path to database admin work. I don't know how feasible that is I work with data and maps all day long and I want to keep building my skillset.
Is there any specific certs to be looking out for? Right now I'm good on python and R but that's about it outside my normal work.
>>53478632
In more cases than not it means some a normie heard there was money in fixing computers and studied brain dumps for a month to pass a certification test, resulting in a waste of air that can't troubleshoot his way out of a wet paper bag.
>>53478602
Sometimes the economy gets shitty and you gotta get a job that isn't ideal.
>lived through dot com bust and 2008 dubya house bust.
>>53470914
>Job Title
Junior FPGA/ASIC Design Engineer
>Years of Experience
Technically 6.
>Degrees/Certs
Masters in electrical engineering with a focus on digital systems.
Bachelors in electrical and computer engineering.
>How did you find/get job
I applied several times, was rejected for about a year then finally got an interview. That interview led to a job.
>Pay
95k/year
>Location
SpaceX in Seattle
>>53478669
That's only the case when you have certs and no experience.
A sysadmin with an MCSE and RHCE doesn't look out of place.
Also good luck being a net admin without cisco certs.
>>53478669
This is also totally posible, but would get weeded out quick in a technical interview.
But I don't totally disagree, if a company throws out your resume despite relevant experience w/o an interview, thats slightly fucked.
>UNIX/Solaris System Administrator
>2 months
>Mechatronics Engineer
>Applied for system administrator linux position
>shittttt because location
>Mexico
>Student
>About 10 months
>A+, just got my Network+ and working on Security+ and Linux+. Dropped out of college
>I'm in a non profit program that provides internships along with free certifications, so I get my jobs from them
>Last job was doing tech support on a stock trade floor and I made $18 an hour
>NYC
What can I realistically do after getting the security+ and the linux+ along with my current net+ and a+ given that I have no degree, and little to no experience?
>>53478758
Depends what you want to do. You could probably land a helpdesk, or finangle your way into some kind of security or systems analyst internship and turn it into a job
>>53478722
>This is also totally posible, but would get weeded out quick in a technical interview
If I'm interviewing at a company and I don't get a technical interview, I walk. I would rather flip burgers than babysit professional students and individuals who only know how to pass certification exams.
>>53478870
I for one accept our new "my dad told me IT is a good major" overlords
>>53477626
>>https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science
Fug, that's actually pretty good, I just signed up for the "Learning How to Learn" course.
>>53478925
I've dealt with it first hand with several jobs. Never again.
18 years old fag here, where to start?
>>53478989
Buy a+, net+, and sec+ cert 'all in one' study guides to learn the basics, search hard for positions that are willing to accept someone with little knowledge. It will be hard but you have to start somewhere.
>Director of Technology
>6
>A+, Apple rubbish, ITIL Foundations
>Checked company website
>70k
>SoCal
>>53470914
>Web Developer
>1
>Drop out
>Searching
>$40,000
>Down Under mate
>>53471340
Honestly, the net+ is just alright, A+ is also just alright. If you're focusing on networking for the CCNA. But more importantly find an entry level networking job WHILE you're studying.
>>53471191
>19/hr
>help desk I
Dang dog, I'm tier two at an ISP in Cali making 16$/hr, guess I should find a new job.
>>53472771
>t. grocery store clerk who failed the exam
>>53474869
Isn't it kinda implied youve past the ccnp and ccna if you have a CCIE...
Maybe I'll see you at Cisco live this year Mr. O. Wendell lol.
>>53475854
>CCNA / CCENT
>ICND1 ICND2
It's already fucking implied. I found a networking job BEFORE I had networking experience. Either New Zealand sucks or you do.
>>53479532
Yeah 19/hr is not bad for my job, a lot of people apply for this job knowing the pay so I got lucky getting it. Most jobs of this type in my area pay like $12/hr
