IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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I'm the most junior dev on my team and I feel useless sometimesLegacy code is so hard to deal with. I'm almost never able to fix a defect without help.
That's pretty much programming. I have to ask for help all the time. I don't really trip over it anymore.
To the devs in here: when you first began your career, did you receive any sort of mentorship on the job or was it more of a sink or swim situation? I've been a professional dev for 2.5 years now and I have taken most of my learning upon myself. Very little guidance at work because the M.O. is just to produce and firefight
I work at a pretty cool place where everyone talks to and helps each other. There isn't a 'mentor' so to say, but each person has something that they are skilled at and we all ask each other for help if need be. With that said, I spend a ton of time learning on my own outside of work.
Just completed an upgrade of a product lifecycle Software system that has a SQL backend.
Luckily, the company spent the bread to contract out a 3rd party consultant so the last 6 weeks have been hell to say the least.
Worked to add an index hint but that ended up being work around. The solution was a software side config file, what I assumed the whole time
The pay and job market for DBAs where I'm at is lucrative, but it would be some boring work. I've got an interview for a role that's full DBA as opposed to my current as systems engineer. Might just follow through with the interview since the pay is $20k more than my current job
Luckily, the company spent the bread to contract out a 3rd party consultant so the last 6 weeks have been hell to say the least.
Worked to add an index hint but that ended up being work around. The solution was a software side config file, what I assumed the whole time
The pay and job market for DBAs where I'm at is lucrative, but it would be some boring work. I've got an interview for a role that's full DBA as opposed to my current as systems engineer. Might just follow through with the interview since the pay is $20k more than my current job
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It feels great to be honest. It's actually 60k. I got a random call from a recruiter that liked my background and familiarity with Mac and Linux OS's. On top of my experience with working with doctors and senior staff at a hospital. I was real picky about moving on from The hospital. I'm glad I waited and the call was random.
How much you make as a junior developer if you don't mind me asking?
Hey guys I just graduated with a comp sci degree this December and I recently got two offers from companies located in Chicago and DC. I'm honestly not to sure on which city is best from working in Tech. Im coming from Atlanta (which I love) and I'd like to get some opinions on where you think I should go. The offer packages are pretty similar considering cost of living in each city.
Honestly i'm wondering where would a young black man have a better experience? I'd be pretty much on my own and leaving everyone I know back down south for a couple years here. I'd appreciate any opinions.
Honestly i'm wondering where would a young black man have a better experience? I'd be pretty much on my own and leaving everyone I know back down south for a couple years here. I'd appreciate any opinions.
what type of role and what industry?
DC stuff imo feels limited towards mainly Govt related stuff, while Chicago seems more flexible. Them winters suck in both though compared to ATL.
loading up my surface pro with all these free enterprise software from school
I'm doing mobile development.
gotcha. DC imo is more of a consulting city I could be wrong but Chicago seems most flexible career wise imo. Id look up which city has the most Fortune 500 offices.
$30 an hour
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
@Ice_MF_Mike I was talking with my lead security guy and he says the best security personnel come to tend from systems and network design first, then going into security. Is this true?
The CERTS game been good to a young breh
Just got an offer for a 1st/2nd line support engineer position which would increase my salary by $5k + 15 minutes drive instead of 40 minutes at a deadend data entry role
Had a phone interview with Cisco Meraki just off the strength of putting CCNA certified on my resume
Got a few other interviews coming up and even didn't bother to turn up to one as I consider it below my CERT level :mjlol2:
1 CERT and i'm eating good can't wait till I reach the 6 CERTS 6 figures club
Just got an offer for a 1st/2nd line support engineer position which would increase my salary by $5k + 15 minutes drive instead of 40 minutes at a deadend data entry role
Had a phone interview with Cisco Meraki just off the strength of putting CCNA certified on my resume
Got a few other interviews coming up and even didn't bother to turn up to one as I consider it below my CERT level :mjlol2:
1 CERT and i'm eating good can't wait till I reach the 6 CERTS 6 figures club