Looking for Highshool IT Intern
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@JaredBusch said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
I don't know any high school age kids well enough to recommend anything.
I know a few, but none that have an interest in computers. It's funny, I swear that when talking to one group of people you would be led to believe that nearly everyone works in IT today. Then talking to other groups, you can't find a kid interested in IT anywhere. Where do we all come from, there is no one else out there looking for these career options, it seems?
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Just as important as an IT intern that would do lab projects, a design intern is also high on the list.
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You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
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@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
Vidya games. That's what got me building my first PC when I was 12
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@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
Vidya games. That's what got me building my first PC when I was 12
They have those things still? I've never seen one in Upstate NY and the last one I saw anywhere was in Scranton like a decade ago. That's not a thing in this area, that's for sure.
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
Vidya games. That's what got me building my first PC when I was 12
They have those things still? I've never seen one in Upstate NY and the last one I saw anywhere was in Scranton like a decade ago. That's not a thing in this area, that's for sure.
They have two of them in Rochester.
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@coliver said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
Vidya games. That's what got me building my first PC when I was 12
They have those things still? I've never seen one in Upstate NY and the last one I saw anywhere was in Scranton like a decade ago. That's not a thing in this area, that's for sure.
They have two of them in Rochester.
That's a long way away, and a big city to only have two! And do people interested in computers use those these days... or just people who don't have Internet access at home. Like Internet cafes were for the high tech people twenty years ago, but for the poor and homeless today.
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@coliver said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
Vidya games. That's what got me building my first PC when I was 12
They have those things still? I've never seen one in Upstate NY and the last one I saw anywhere was in Scranton like a decade ago. That's not a thing in this area, that's for sure.
They have two of them in Rochester.
That's a long way away, and a big city to only have two! And do people interested in computers use those these days... or just people who don't have Internet access at home. Like Internet cafes were for the high tech people twenty years ago, but for the poor and homeless today.
Pretty much. It was fun to go to them in college and play in a LAN environment. But the per hour cost was a lot compared to just having your own computer and Steam.
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@coliver said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@coliver said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@wirestyle22 said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
You could find so many kids interesting in this at a local LAN center. I wish I knew someone to recommend.
What's a LAN center?
Vidya games. That's what got me building my first PC when I was 12
They have those things still? I've never seen one in Upstate NY and the last one I saw anywhere was in Scranton like a decade ago. That's not a thing in this area, that's for sure.
They have two of them in Rochester.
That's a long way away, and a big city to only have two! And do people interested in computers use those these days... or just people who don't have Internet access at home. Like Internet cafes were for the high tech people twenty years ago, but for the poor and homeless today.
Pretty much. It was fun to go to them in college and play in a LAN environment. But the per hour cost was a lot compared to just having your own computer and Steam.
yeah, and I think that most viable candidates will have their own computers.
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Yeah everyone I know is well outside the age range. Between 16-19.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
Yeah everyone I know is well outside the age range. Between 16-19.
I don't think that the ages are set in stone.
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No they really aren't just need to actually want to be involved and actually do it.
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It's amazing how rarely people looking to built their careers are really that interested in them.
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With the week I've been having I might be interested... How much does it pay? Can I work remotely? Do I have to interface with any Microsoft software?
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If the age 13-15 is set in stone I can shave...
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Actually, on a more serious note, I've got a friend that is thinking about leaving the insurance industry to pursue IT. Is this something that might be open to people pursuing IT as a career alternative? If so I might point him in this direction to see if he is interested. He's already started following along with Scott's book on Linux Administration to try and get the basics down, so he has some familiarity with the ML community (I think).
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@RamblingBiped said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
Actually, on a more serious note, I've got a friend that is thinking about leaving the insurance industry to pursue IT. Is this something that might be open to people pursuing IT as a career alternative? If so I might point him in this direction to see if he is interested. He's already started following along with Scott's book on Linux Administration to try and get the basics down, so he has some familiarity with the ML community (I think).
That's an option, is he really interested in actual interning, though? I mean NTG really can be a rapid path for building a career, but few adults, especially those with established careers, really want to take the time to do that. What aspects of IT is he looking into? Have him post on this thread.
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@RamblingBiped said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
Actually, on a more serious note, I've got a friend that is thinking about leaving the insurance industry to pursue IT. Is this something that might be open to people pursuing IT as a career alternative? If so I might point him in this direction to see if he is interested. He's already started following along with Scott's book on Linux Administration to try and get the basics down, so he has some familiarity with the ML community (I think).
That's an option, is he really interested in actual interning, though? I mean NTG really can be a rapid path for building a career, but few adults, especially those with established careers, really want to take the time to do that. What aspects of IT is he looking into? Have him post on this thread.
I believe he's initially looking to generalize, more with a focus on Unix/Linux based systems, and possibly eventually move into doing some coding/programming.
His primary goal is to build knowledge and experience to eventually transition out of the Insurance industry and into an IT position with better opportunity for growth. I think he's already hit the ceiling at his current position, and aside from transitioning into Management (which I don't think he is interested in) really can't go any further.
I'll mention this thread to him the next time we speak and have him chime in if he's interested.
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@RamblingBiped said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
@RamblingBiped said in Looking for Highshool IT Intern:
Actually, on a more serious note, I've got a friend that is thinking about leaving the insurance industry to pursue IT. Is this something that might be open to people pursuing IT as a career alternative? If so I might point him in this direction to see if he is interested. He's already started following along with Scott's book on Linux Administration to try and get the basics down, so he has some familiarity with the ML community (I think).
That's an option, is he really interested in actual interning, though? I mean NTG really can be a rapid path for building a career, but few adults, especially those with established careers, really want to take the time to do that. What aspects of IT is he looking into? Have him post on this thread.
I believe he's initially looking to generalize, more with a focus on Unix/Linux based systems, and possibly eventually move into doing some coding/programming.
His primary goal is to build knowledge and experience to eventually transition out of the Insurance industry and into an IT position with better opportunity for growth. I think he's already hit the ceiling at his current position, and aside from transitioning into Management (which I don't think he is interested in) really can't go any further.
I'll mention this thread to him the next time we speak and have him chime in if he's interested.
Shoot him an email, if he's interested at building up a resume of experience (and a real resume) doing intern work, he might be pretty happy with what we can offer.
