Hi Everyone. It has been 10 years since I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and eight years since I graduated with an MBA. I still cannot get a manager /senior manager role, nor a career that pays more than $20/hr. Yeah, that’s super sad. I had to switch industries. I work in IT now as an entry-level technician. I love the people, and the job is fun. There is still a “but” - I still believe I can be and do more. Has it been 10 years of bad luck because my BSBA is from a third world country, and my MBA is from Univ. of Phoenix? Did working at ITT Tech seem as another turn off to potential employers? Did working for retailers just to make ends meet turn off potential employers off? I started my work/life in the Seattle area. I moved to Vegas for about two years, then spent a year in Cali sometime ago, but I found my way back to Seattle. I’ve been back for the past four years. What are your thoughts?
Congrats and continued success be unto you, echosummet.
Thanks, that was over 10 years ago lol. I wish you success as well
1. How long have you been an entry-level technician? 2. What does an entry-level technician do. 3. Do you have any IT certifications? 4. What kind of roles are you interested in doing in IT? I don't think your education hurts. From what I've been told it helps. I've been rejected from jobs because I didn't go to college. I also work in IT support.
1. I’m hitting my 1 year mark this month. 2A) End user support, application issues, printer issues, hardware troubleshooting, PC and software installs, upgrades, and migration. B) Troubleshooting, and server management via Remote Desktop Connection & Hyper-V. C) We recently finished a 3 month project wherein we terminated, prepared, installed 60k+ feet of Cat6 Cable to connect 700+ machines to node rooms. Those node rooms each had 2 new racks installed, with 12 new switches and old equipment in each node room - this is where the cabling converged from the 700+ machines. We ran fiber from the node rooms to the IDFs. We also laid out 90+ more switches in the building to smoothen our these 700+ machines. We were given a script and we placed them onto these switches. D) AD management. Credentials and profiles management for end users for various software/apps. E) A/V 3. A+, but working on my CCENT 4. Sys Admin / Network Eng. Thank you for the support.
Sometimes it is plain bad luck , sometimes it is a blessing in disguise.
I almost changed majors from comp sci to some bullshit recreational admin something or other with the thought of being a cruise director and never thinking about calculus or algorithms again. Best mistake I didn't make. IT careers are in style for the long haul and I can get hired anywhere in the world with the skill set I've built up. You made a good choice