This is probably the most informative video I’ve found so far, THANK YOU!!! I just planned to switch my major over to IT and this video definitely helped because I had no idea where to start or which area to get into
At timestamp 02:19, I agree. I am a high school dropout and 3x college dropout. I start at a help desk in December 2020, and in August 2021, I accepted an offer as an IT Systems Engineer. It can be done without experience and/or formal education if you have hustle and drive. Love the videos. My wife is German(she moved to the states a year ago), and when I watch your videos, she says she feels right at home LOL! Great content, great videos!
Did you go from Help desk to It systems engineer or was there other positions you did first before landing that? Also may ask what certifications you obtain to get it because I’m just starting and I trying to figure out a path from help desk.
How are the customers? Is it like retail or are they more friendly? I couldn't do retail and endure the constant disrespect. I like IT for the technology aspect but I'm afraid the people will make me hate my job, how was your experience dealing with people?
This is an extremely informative bit of information. Thank you for your straight-forward, simple explanation of IT career paths. I've been searching for weeks to get the information I just got from your brief video.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge about the topic... I'm a newbie so the IT world can feel overwhelming at times. And I'm also excited to dive deeper into your tutorials as I gather more experience...
Thank you for the information! This video is gold!... I'm looking at switching my career to IT. But it's difficult taking the first step.. Feels like create a character, and you're busy selecting your main attributes haha. Don't want to end up with a weird character that doesn't make sense. Or waste energy in the opposite direction..
Thank you for sharing this very helpful information. I am changing careers, working on A+ cert to gain ITSS experience then onto Networking path. But your recommendation to get sys infrastructure experience is sound advice. Your statement about Cloud technology is a logical transition from Networking. Good video!
I know this is a bit of an old video, but just as a tip for some people that are thinking about going into Networking. In some countrys Comptia Network+ certification does not hold any weight. So in some countrys you should just go right for your CCNA, and if you are working in level 1 support role, tell your boss you are working towards a CCNA, most of the time they will like it and will try and help you get into a Networking role within the company when you have your CCNA
Thanks for the video. I’m interested in the IT field and looking for a way to get started. I’ve got no prior background in it so it was good to hear from someone who started from scratch! How was it getting your first IT role?
Hey man thank you so much and good luck! Please let me know your progress :) It felt really awesome once I got my real serious IT job, that's why I want to help as many people as possible to find their dream job :)
Hey man, what did you learn so far about IT field and I mean what did you start with programming languages? Like c, c++, java? I mean if I want some sort of certifications what should I be eligible of, what basic things should I know to start in IT
@@omaewamoushindeiru3303 not a massive amount but starting with comptiA+ and slowly getting to grips with python and html, to build up a foundation in IT knowledge, networks, and langauages
Thank you sharing your insights! This video was very clear and informative. I also appreciated your candid advice when it came to the certifications especially.
Thanks for the eye opener, I am a woman in my early 40's and I want to build a career in IT, I used to be in marketing in IT some years back. Hope I can pull through?
Currently pursuing a MA in Information Technology w/ a specialization in Information Assurance. I initially wanted to go for Cybersecurity, but had some uncertainty. Great video!
Thank you for this. I’ve been working in dispatch/help desk for Spectrum for almost 3 years and I want a career change. I wish I had the time to dedicate to a 4 yr degree but I have to work lol I think IT is where I’ll be going next
great video im looking to get started on my IT career but im 25 and feel like it might be too late but im going for it and this video gave me some inspiration so thank you
I'm in my mid thirties and I just started learning how to code. I have seen people in their late thirties and early forties switch careers successfully. Don't let that thought deceive or stop you from achieving your dreams.
In the end you say "don't focus on getting the certs first, but get the entry level job" but most of these entry level jobs require certifications or general work experience in the field. Even though I have a background in IT, from high school and online college courses, I was heavily turned down until i got my comptia a+, then the interviews started coming in and it was actually easy interviews. I really think it is important to focus on the certification no matter how easy or lengthy it is before applying for IT positions since it is already a saturated market for those even at the entry level position.
It Career Paths 1. system and infrastructure (front end staff) systems engineer system's architect Microsoft certification-Linux certification 2. networking network engineer/ network architect comptiA network+ certification 3. cloud infrastructure (pretty new and popular) know a lot of networking cloud engineer cloud architect devops engineer microsoft azure amazon AWS 4. cybersecurity very well paid- high responsibilities security admin security manager
Coming from a guy that got his degree in network engineering and security, it’s very very difficult to get a good network or security entry level role. I applied to over 100 jobs, got a job for an MSP, which opened my eyes to many facets of IT. Now I’m working as a data center tech at a big company. Next step? Either network or sys admin
@@lifeisbutadreamm Don't think so. Seen some lvl 1 Help Desk Jobs that require a bachelor's degree in CS or IT, Certificates(Not required but Highly beneficial), Background in Customer Service is highly beneficial, and 2-4 years work experience. Though obviously this is their wish list and not a bare minimum requirements, but this shows that a degree doesn't necessarily makes you "over qualified" for an Entry level job.
So many other videos made me feel weary on my decisions , but after watching this I felt so much better, I relaxed my stomach and felt better about wanting to go to school to better my career and understanding .
I am a healthcare professional looking to transition into IT. What recommendations would you have for someone working full time while trying to break into IT and eventually Cybersecurity? I am definitely finding it difficult to discover a starting point. Thank you for sharing.
I was exploring the youtube channels to get some information to get engaged into IT field but after I felt much more exciting to start my own path in cybersecurity ❤ latterly Thnx mate ❤
My current job pays 100% for tuition. Many of the programs include IT, Cybersecurity, cloud computing etc. Totally different from what I do now. I would to take advantage of that but don't know where to start. I am terrible at math and computers.
That's a perfect opportunity! I would recommend just use it as much as you can and what makes the most fun. If you don't need to invest anything than just time, it's absolutely valuable.
Trying to learn Microsoft office over RU-vid. And preparing for prince 2 foundation. But I want to do the IT certificate. I love IT. So happy for any basic course which can help me to apply for small role.
it's a good video! but before you do any kind of studding how about you take a few months out of your life to see if you even like computers, and give your self a goal of setting a small home lab from scratch, build a couple of computers set up some raids, file shares over a network with firewalls and port forwarding, all the basics info is available on youtube, and a few things will happen. 1 you'll start to see what IT and computers are really about. 2 believe it or not, depending on your technical understanding of stuff this will keep you busy for a mount to a year and you will learn a TON! 3 you will gain experience, and when you finish (good luck, when you start, you'll never finish lol) you'll know if want to do this for living, you'll know what you want to do for a living, some people like to fix and build computers, some don't, and want to do more networking, and so on. all and all good topic, good luck to all
Desktop support can be considered entry level, but I have seen the difference in Desktop support between the guys who have studied and those who haven't.
I’m looking to start a IT degree as its something I’m interested in and I’d like to move to Germany in the coming years. Because it’s very difficult for non-EU citizens with no university degree to get visas in Germany I’ve made the decision to go back to school.
I like how real you were in this video,even you shared your own personal experience , great information!!! Question which certificate should i star for help desk ?
Well I really Technology since I know of it's existence. But I'm really into it even am young I still wanna focus on my future in what I want to do next.
Should I be pursuing an IT career? I've always has a passion for computer hardware and of course games but all this IT stuff is just so boring. advice???
Thank you for the video. I'm working on my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. I eventually want to work with Cloud technology or AI someday.
Thank you for this I've been so confused lately and overwhelmed. I started in cybersecurity second start classes at HCC and was so overwhelmed I got burned out because we were learning everything in infosec in less than a year. Very bad idea. Now Im traumatized by cybersecurity and just want something less intense where I can still use my brain to analyze things. What would you suggest for an analytical brain like mine?
Hi, I'm going to try to go into a cybersecurity path, I'm just now starting my IT career again after being in an unrelated field for the past 5 years. But I have about 10 years of IT experience. I plan on going into networking: getting CCNA or Network+ first to help with transitioning and then I want to go into cybersecurity. Any pointers?
@@jessicaleyva3427 Are you passionate about IT? Do you like it? I have no idea what level you are, or what your interests are. IT is a pretty broad field, so if you just want a paycheck: there are things you can do, but probably try something else. So if you answer those questions, I can better point you in the right direction. Your question is like: how do I get started as an artist?
This is a very good suggestion! Unfortunately, I just recently started to take a loot at freelancing, so I don't have enough experience, yet, to make a fair comparison. What I hear a lot is that companies are searching for DevOps people and I'm part of a project where I educate an IT team in DevOps on freelancing base. So I think freelancing is always good if you're doing advanced stuff that internal IT teams can't do, but this is just an assumption. However, I will carefully watch this and I'm very interested in freelancing IT, will make my own experience and I will share my progress and my experience on this channel. So there are more videos to come, but it may take quite some time to get myself up to speed, so it's nothing I can make very soon.
I have a question I am requesting you do a video on. That question is what do you take an IT job and they make a decent offer, you quit your old job and all seems great until they start really slamming you with additional tasks and jobs within the job. You begin working 3 jobs for the pay of one. In the IT field should you fight back and demand better pay or walk. Is this normal behavior for IT jobs also?
Good question. It depends, sometimes especially in smaller companies this can be the case. I made the same experience. However, my opinion is I'm happy with having more than 1 role in a company but it still needs to be fair and paid accordingly to your skills! I think it comes down to, if you're happy and feel rewarded for the work or if you feel used by someone. Hope that helps. Maybe a good idea for a video, I'll think about it 😉
@@TheAnalystradioprogram The experience gained is priceless. Honestly stick it out and once you feel confident in your abilities. You can demand better pay. Either they pay what you're worth. Or they lose you to a company willing to pay you what you are now worth with the experienced you gain multitasking at the smaller company. This is why LinkedIn and networking is also important.
This video was very professional. I will say something I liked and something which can be better. 1. At first all this can be a bit overwhelming. He did not have to explain so much in one go. This video could have been broken up into 3 introductory videos, and even 4 or 5. Our human brain is not designed to absorb such complexity. Thank God I am a teacher and so what I did was, I listened to the video slowly and took lots of notes. It took me a solid hour to write down much of this stuff. And I am happy I did because he mentioned many valuable things. Please don't interpret this critique negatively. It was an excellent presentation but it needs reworking. 2. On a more positive note, this gentleman is focused, well-spoken and very clear. I hung on to every word. I am not sure if he has a sequel to this INTRO but I will be looking out for him. I am a straight off the bat beginner with not a clue what I.T. is all about. So I really enjoyed this INTRO. Many thanks.
I just got a job after getting the google IT certification. It pays really good. I’m so glad I switched to a IT career. Next I will go for my Comptia certs
@@natearmstrong8340 I want to still get my Comptia. I didn’t finish college. I went for a unrelated subject. The google cert just outlines every aspect of IT. I think it’s good to have it. I didn’t expect a job offer but hey I’ll take it.
Hi! Im from spain and im actually doing the Google IT support certificate, is a good start or should for another cert? I wanna finish my path on security or cloud but now im working in a hospital as a nurse helper
Hi Rubén! I think you don't absolutely need certs like the Google IT support cert or also the CompTIA A+ to get entry-level jobs in IT Support, however, it doesn't hurt you to get them and they will teach you some good fundamentals about IT. I would try to get an entry-level job where you can start to jump into IT and make your first experience. There are some great resources out there with tips and tricks, and hopefully, you also will find some stuff on my channel, too. It's always good to stay in these entry-level jobs for a few years, study besides your job for IT certs that will help you to become valuable in the path you want to choose, a good choice would be the Microsoft AZ-900, which is btw a cert that I'm currently studying for and I will shortly make a video about it and how this could help you to get into cloud computing. If you have any questions or need help or further advice from IT professionals, just join our discord community 😁! I hope this was helpful to you!
Thank you for this video i 31 and trying to switch to IT started Google IT Support Certification in November 2022 and going well up till now. Never had resources or someone to guide and mentor me but going strong. Wondering if starting as a Helpdesk support will help? My interest is in Cybersecurity since last 3 years but like i said never had the resources so i feel like i am already 3 years late. I have around 7-8 years of customer service experience hopefully I can combine my experience with the new skills that can help me transition into IT
Sir Please make a vedio for programming beginners. And solve questions like which programming languages is important for beginners ? which programming language has high demand in market? And which programming language required in IT career?
so im a security analyst right now. doesnt really feel like a security analyst cuz i go through emails all day and label them attack or safe. im trying to get out of this job and into a new one but i have no clue where to go or what id like to do. i looked at doing security auditing but requires several years of experience. im looking at getting my splunk certs. i went to cyber security bootcamp with the university of utah but i forgot a lot of that stuff. but i enjoyed splunk. just wondering if that will limit me with jobs i can apply for or if it would be a great thing to dive into
If you want to get into IT field, what should be your first course; "Computertechnik/Service &Repair" or you can take "Sysadmin" as your first course? Thanx !
So I actually just start showing Interest in IT recently so my company is paying for my certificate for IT Technician Professional but I don’t have any knowledge of IT. So what would be your thoughts on this??
Good luck. That's going to be quite tough for an entry-level. Most of the remote jobs are for experienced IT professionals and with a company that is willing to let you work remotely. I suggest looking up remote IT jobs and job listing sites and seeing what they require.
Earned my sub! I am going to graduate college with a bachelor's in IT. Got the education, however, no prior experience. I will eventually like to end up in cybersecurity in the coming + more access to remote work. What are your recommendations for going about this? What paths would you take? Overall advice for a recent college grad? Thanks a lot! And thank you for your time.
thank you bro! :) You can probably start directly into cybersecurity with a bachelor in IT, however I don't have any personal experience with this, other paths like cloud or networking are also possible. But I think if you have relevant education and you can get some experience in the field by working in some cybersecurity companies, this should be the way to go!
I cleared a bachelors in IT, along with a+,net+, sec+, AWS cp, Linux essentials, ITIL, project + all in under 4 months. How do I go about finding a job? If anyone is wondering? how I went to WGU and have an addictive personality.
@@christianlempa i got the Google career certification in it support, I'm trying to get comptia A+ and Cisco ccna + ccnp, and a certification in cybersecurity but, even if I get all those certification and degree if I don't get a place to practice and gain experience, I won't be able to do what I love
I’m interested in IT (Cyber Security) but don’t know where to start or what certs to obtain first. Which ones would you recommend for me to learn the basic fundamentals?
I have my AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, but I’m kinda still lost. That’s my first certification I’ve earned but I still don’t know what I would be good at specifically. Any extra tips?
You'll only find out by time. Start somewhere, get the experience. Certs don't help you in this case, they're good at getting you in positions and pass the HR barrier. But ultimately it's all about experience.
@@christianlempa I recently passed my CCNA and don't have any background or experience in IT. I'm looking for advice as to what my first job should be?
Hi I'm from India. Very clear, practical and honest video. I am a mechanical engineering graduate. I have worked 2 years as Mainframe developer. Now I have learnt networking,Linux and AWS basics and also have completed AWS certified solutions architect associate certification. I want to be a data scientist or AI-ML engineer or cloud devops engineer. I don't have any programming language knowledge as of now. Please guide me which path to choose and how to constantly improve my career. Thanks in advance!!!
Hey, thank you so much! The best idea is to start somewhere in cloud, as a junior cloud engineer, or similar. Then you can start digging into more devops and adanced cloud topics and see what path makes fun and you want to specialize in. I hope this helps, please let me know your progress :)
I have no education no experience in computer IT. Apart from normal day to day use of the Internet, no experience. But I am very smart, very, whats the best course to do? A basic Computer IT course then learn separate modules for specific fields i wanna work in? Is a diploma ok or i have to have a degree?
