Just a thought, you may want to look into taking those IT skills and parlaying them into a cybersecurity role...Lots of benefits if you do it right...
Agreed...I’m getting a masters in Cybersecurity.
Just a thought, you may want to look into taking those IT skills and parlaying them into a cybersecurity role...Lots of benefits if you do it right...
I work from home almost exclusively- and some types get really uppity over the phone... funny how polite the gentleman who immigrated here from India was when I was in meetings with him last week in person... since I'm kinda big for a network engineer... (6'3", 230#)- he's probably 5'6", 140#.
I didn't do anything to physically intimidate him, didn't have to.
Is university really preparing you for industry without loading you down with other BS topics? When I attempted to goto college I found it to be a bureaucratic dinosaur that was unable to keep up with industry. Also when I was a hiring manager I found new graduates really had no advantage over people with a non-technical degree or no degree at all.Agreed...I’m getting a masters in Cybersecurity.
Nothing like a green horn out of school unable to get anything done and ultimately ends up getting trained by someone with just a high school diploma and hands on experience. LolAlso when I was a hiring manager I found new graduates really had no advantage over people with a non-technical degree or no degree at all.
Is university really preparing you for industry without loading you down with other BS topics? When I attempted to goto college I found it to be a bureaucratic dinosaur that was unable to keep up with industry. Also when I was a hiring manager I found new graduates really had no advantage over people with a non-technical degree or no degree at all.
Common Sense. The best tool anyone can have.So far it has been universally true for me, a degree equals *zero* when it comes to actual skills. I've learned to prioritize those resumes to the bottom of the pile, because those people end up being a waste of time.
The ones who impress me (and tend to get the job) are the ones with significant 'off the clock' experience listed in the 'other skills' portion of their resume.
Is university really preparing you for industry without loading you down with other BS topics? When I attempted to goto college I found it to be a bureaucratic dinosaur that was unable to keep up with industry. Also when I was a hiring manager I found new graduates really had no advantage over people with a non-technical degree or no degree at all.
If the company is that HR driven, you don't really want to work there anyways. Kinda circles back to the original topic of the thread...Much of the IT industry is driven by certificates for this, that and the other thing which helps hiring people who at least in theory know what they're doing. However if the hiring process is HR driven, then a degree helps the HR person who's clueless in tech to recognize that there's at least a certain, given level of education.
True that; it's rare to find a Patriot in the main-stream tech world...I work in IT. Its mostly third worlders, low-T men and SJWs. They live for this kind of shit.
I've been working in IT since 1988; it's a soul crushing career (IMHO) but the money is there... I'd never suggest anyone I know get into it and both of my kids have seen first-hand the crappy hours and constant crap, like meetings (including the call I'm listening to right now... wasting time of 8 well paid engineers...), Rah-Rah crap.. ugh... I just want to open a food truck or a coffee shop. I really wish I'd learned a trade, like welding or machinist.. something productive.I honestly pine for my blue collar days. IT blows. If it wasn't for the money, I would leave right now
The company I currently work at and the one prior to this is about 50-50 people left of center and right of center. We have a couple of far lefties, but they are a minority. We have a fair number of veterans here, too. I BS about guns and cars with co-workers almost daily.True that; it's rare to find a Patriot in the main-stream tech world...
So your privilege is to do all the work?token white guy on the team
If the company is that HR driven, you don't really want to work there anyways. Kinda circles back to the original topic of the thread...