Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video
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@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
Statistics, in a couple of years I have applied for approximately 250 jobs and have received some feedback regarding medium and senior positions and nearly zero regarding junior.
Given your resume, why apply for senior positions? Given that you are making a major career change, it's just not reasonable to step into a senior role.
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@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
Statistics, in a couple of years I have applied for approximately 250 jobs and have received some feedback regarding medium and senior positions and nearly zero regarding junior.
Given your resume, why apply for senior positions? Given that you are making a major career change, it's just not reasonable to step into a senior role.
I have to apply for at least 5 jobs every two weeks, junior positions not always available.
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@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
- Looks time-consuming and it would be commercial experience in what area? Microsoft office support? Organizations like that do not have much of infrastructure and no Linux servers.
You might feel that way, but you'd be in control. I did this myself and built out and entire Linux infrastructure for a K12 school in New York. Desktops, servers, storage, networking, phones, you name it. I did it all. That experience wasn't just amazing as a learning experience, it was, along with my home lab, what walked me in to the most senior role on Canary Wharf in pure tech. I was the only Linux person they had ever had with the scale of cradle to grave experience that they had seen and I got put in charge of the entire Linux infrastructure for the largest bank in the world.
Was that the only thing on my resume? Heck no. Did I have Fortune 10 experience before that? Yes. Did I use Linux before that? Yes. Am I good in interviews? Yes. So I'm not claiming that a couple years of volunteer work took me from new IT guy to true senior overnight. But there is no doubt that it was one of the biggest factors that there could be.
I was a decently senior IT person before that. But my volunteer work changed my knowledge, confidence and immediately caused me to triple my earnings.
Opportunities are out there, you just have to make them.
Something like that could be done though Ltd like business charity or discount service. Expenses would reduce profit taxes then. And perhaps it is the only way in the UK because there are so many regulations to do something in schools these days.
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@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
Statistics, in a couple of years I have applied for approximately 250 jobs and have received some feedback regarding medium and senior positions and nearly zero regarding junior.
Given your resume, why apply for senior positions? Given that you are making a major career change, it's just not reasonable to step into a senior role.
I have to apply for at least 5 jobs every two weeks, junior positions not always available.
Oh, I see. That makes sense.
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Sounds like a government scheme to make businesses see a flood of job submissions, even if they are not real. That's actually a "fake job / listing" concept that I'd never considered before. There are cases where the government forces people to submit to jobs that likely don't exist, but it makes companies feel like the country has more workers than it really does. Tricky.
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@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
- Looks time-consuming and it would be commercial experience in what area? Microsoft office support? Organizations like that do not have much of infrastructure and no Linux servers.
You might feel that way, but you'd be in control. I did this myself and built out and entire Linux infrastructure for a K12 school in New York. Desktops, servers, storage, networking, phones, you name it. I did it all. That experience wasn't just amazing as a learning experience, it was, along with my home lab, what walked me in to the most senior role on Canary Wharf in pure tech. I was the only Linux person they had ever had with the scale of cradle to grave experience that they had seen and I got put in charge of the entire Linux infrastructure for the largest bank in the world.
Was that the only thing on my resume? Heck no. Did I have Fortune 10 experience before that? Yes. Did I use Linux before that? Yes. Am I good in interviews? Yes. So I'm not claiming that a couple years of volunteer work took me from new IT guy to true senior overnight. But there is no doubt that it was one of the biggest factors that there could be.
I was a decently senior IT person before that. But my volunteer work changed my knowledge, confidence and immediately caused me to triple my earnings.
Opportunities are out there, you just have to make them.
Something like that could be done though Ltd like business charity or discount service. Expenses would reduce profit taxes then. And perhaps it is the only way in the UK because there are so many regulations to do something in schools these days.
Or just volunteer. Don't know about in the UK, but the US looks favorably upon donating your time and effort.
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@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
- Looks time-consuming and it would be commercial experience in what area? Microsoft office support? Organizations like that do not have much of infrastructure and no Linux servers.
You might feel that way, but you'd be in control. I did this myself and built out and entire Linux infrastructure for a K12 school in New York. Desktops, servers, storage, networking, phones, you name it. I did it all. That experience wasn't just amazing as a learning experience, it was, along with my home lab, what walked me in to the most senior role on Canary Wharf in pure tech. I was the only Linux person they had ever had with the scale of cradle to grave experience that they had seen and I got put in charge of the entire Linux infrastructure for the largest bank in the world.
Was that the only thing on my resume? Heck no. Did I have Fortune 10 experience before that? Yes. Did I use Linux before that? Yes. Am I good in interviews? Yes. So I'm not claiming that a couple years of volunteer work took me from new IT guy to true senior overnight. But there is no doubt that it was one of the biggest factors that there could be.
I was a decently senior IT person before that. But my volunteer work changed my knowledge, confidence and immediately caused me to triple my earnings.
Opportunities are out there, you just have to make them.
Something like that could be done though Ltd like business charity or discount service. Expenses would reduce profit taxes then. And perhaps it is the only way in the UK because there are so many regulations to do something in schools these days.
Or just volunteer. Don't know about in the UK, but the US looks favorably upon donating your time and effort.
No, it is schools specifically. Engineers have to have security clearance to work at schools, prisons, police, army... objects. There are so many regulations in the EU. Was one of the reasons for Brexit success.
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Ah, makes sense.
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@scottalanmiller said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
- I've worked in UNIX for 23 years and Linux for 20 years specifically and in the Linux training and hiring space and I've never heard of the LFCSA. These little "web site certs" aren't what people mean by industry certs. Nothing wrong with them, but they are no substitute for the "real thing." Seeing the LFCSA on your resume would likely do nothing as people looking for specific certs would never see it and most people in the field wouldn't know what it is or represents if they happen to see it.
Please don't take it personally, the majority of Linux professionals honestly should say the same. It is very descriptive about our society. Linux Foundation has established 17 years ago. Billions of people use Linux, therefore even industry professionals do not bother to show some respect and support for the kernel developers.
RHEL certification is RHEL specific. I saw many jobs were Debian or Ubuntu specified. LFCSA and RHCSA syllabus are nearly the same and both performance-based. RHCSA exam cost €460 (Price excludes VAT) and closest exam site is in Dublin. LFCSA $300 and includes one free retake attempt. Taken at home, proctored using a webcam.
For me and perhaps everyone quickest way to get into IT is still Microsoft Certification, but I do not believe in Microsoft and it would be before the last certification I take. The last Apple. RHEL is proprietary product based on open source. I do not believe in RHEL, even more, it would be even after Microsoft and Apple. May be one day if Red Hat gets Platinum or at least Gold Linux Foundation Member I will change my mind.- You've got a mix of things that look to be showing a range of really light knowledge, but nothing deep. Network+ is networking for non-networking pros, Juniper and Cisco are very specific classes for network pros. CCNA is an intern cert for networking - it's too light to get you a job in Cisco work, but too specific to be useful to anyone not on Cisco. The CCNA really exists only as a stepping stone to the CCNP and the CCNP is only for people looking to work as a Cisco Network Administrator in the enterprise space. So while that's a great career, it doesn't match your other classes at all.
I was thinking the same, but I passed Network+ not so long time ago. Knowledge is still fresh and I just have to renew and add Cisco specific. I'm really enjoying learning Cisco because I have a rack with awesome toys:
If I jump back into Linux now I would have to sell back all this stuff, because later would be outdated for the exam.
CCNA is a prerequisite for CCNP on every Juniper ad I saw was stated that cross training for Cisco engineers provided.My big thing here is - focus. You've got five topics in your curriculum: Linux Admin, Cloud Engineer, Network Admin, Database something and DevOps (this is part of Linux Admin, but a different aspect of it.) But all of these are at the "survey" level. Great for someone building a foundation before looking into the specifics that they want to focus on; but at this point that focus seems to be lacking.
I'm struggling to focus choices:
- I'm taking CCNA then perhaps LFCSA before diving into 6+ months CCNP certification.
- If I can make a gap between CCNA and CCNP then I can make between Net+ and CCNA. My Linux Academy account is paid a year up front. For me, LFCSA would be cheapest and quickest way to get some another certificate. I know everything just need some practice to be quick enough on the exam. I shall definitely pass in another 2 attempts.
- I think bench work would be perfect for me. Please don't say I need CompTIA A+ for this. I feel like it is going backwards. Perhaps Server+ then?
- Open University: Certificate of Higher Education in Computing and IT Just learned that they would count some credits from Civil Engineering diploma. Unfortunately, it is too late for credit transfer this course. Registration closes 14 September, there still time for those who don't need a transfer. Next course starts in February. But it's very dear. £1,916 would cover CCNA CCNP LFCS and MCSA Linux on Azure (LFCS required for this) altogether including some extra for training material. Interesting what would provide better results?
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@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
RHEL certification is RHEL specific. I saw many jobs were Debian or Ubuntu specified.
Yes, but that was my point. Regardless of what Linux tech you are expected to use, it is the RHEL exams that are respected in the industry. They are the only ones useful to your career regardless of the material on the other exams or the OS choice that you are hired for. People hiring for Ubuntu still look only for RH exams.
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@john11smith said in Getting Started in IT SAMIT Video:
- I think bench work would be perfect for me. Please don't say I need CompTIA A+ for this. I feel like it is going backwards. Perhaps Server+ then?
Sadly, A+ is the only broadly known cert in the bench world. The Server+ is a better cert, but only applies to a certain type of bench work and is only known by 1% of employers.
