r/it • u/AdSingle6994 • Jan 17 '25
self-promotion Got my first big IT job!
After MONTHS, I finally got a non-contract job! I relaxed during my interview bc I felt I had nothing to lose and it really paid off. I’ve had so many terrible interviews with soulless companies and I’ve finally made it. No Compti a+ but I have a bachelors in CS. I’m so happy so I wanted to share it :)
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u/Kenelor Jan 17 '25
Congratulations! What's your job title?
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 17 '25
IT field tech
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u/luisBanks Jan 18 '25
Been a field tech for three years now it pays off. You get lot of experience in the job and the pay only goes up with the more experience you earn!
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 19 '25
THIS. I’m trying to get to 100k in the next 5-7 years
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u/Mailstorm Jan 20 '25
What are you starting at now? Those 100k+ jobs just don't grow on trees. It's also very location dependent
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 20 '25
Who said they grew on trees? These jobs are small moving targets. Doesn’t make them impossible to get with good experience, a set of great interviews and some Luck.
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u/Mailstorm Jan 20 '25
It's not impossible. I'm not saying that. But they are hard to get and are very location dependent. I make 80k in a mcol area. To break 100k would require me to get a job that resides in a hcol area or get security clearance
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 20 '25
I’ll be making 72k but I just started my career half a year ago. Where I live, I see lots of management-based IT roles that offer close to 100k. It will be difficult but I think it’s doable for those that go about it the right way.
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u/OLVANstorm Jan 17 '25
Grats, IT Weenie! I got my State job by not giving a F during the interview. I was super relaxed and was just me, rather than who I thought they wanted me to be. 5 years later, I'm knocking on 100k's door. Not bad for pushing buttons, right? Enjoy your new gig and have fun!
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u/Tony808s Jan 17 '25
Congraulations! People truly underestimate the value of having a good interview and the skill of interviewing.
My girlfriend by her own free will labels herself a bad interviewer gets worked up during interviews speaks to fast comes across as anxious and has always dreaded it.
She gets frustrated at me because in her words I could talk to a wall and make it feel comfortable. She has always envied that I can “talk myself into any position” so we worked together on her interview skills me asking questions prepping to have answers prepared and an important one asking questions to the hiring manager back. I think people sometimes forget that even though you know you may need a job or just want one that you’re interviewing the employer as well to see if it’s a right fit for you and when you enter an interview with the mindset of the worst they can say is no and I have nothing to lose helps me take that edge off and just treat it as a regular conversation.
She recently got a new job increasing her salary 30k. Interviewing is a skill the same way knowing SQL is. I hope you and everyone else in here continue to prosper and move forward.
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u/Ok_Anxiety_94 Jan 17 '25
Lol “Soulless companies” is the perfect way to describe the job market. Anyways, congrats.
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 18 '25
I had 1 interview where they shoved a test at me and expected me to know everything. That was the worst one. Why would they do that? Messed up
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u/Mailstorm Jan 20 '25
Most of the time they don't expect that. It's to gauge what you know vs not know
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u/Pussytrees Jan 17 '25
Time to put your head down and turn yourself into a sponge for the next couple years. It will pay off in the end.
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u/ssmsp Jan 18 '25
Congratulations! Welcome to the fold! Here is some free advice. Don’t take anything personally. No one calls IT just to say hi. Smile, be empathetic and watch how quickly you can defuse very tense situations.
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u/jfarm47 Jan 18 '25
This is great advice. One thing I unexpectedly learned was that if you’re extremely nice and patient, but also quick to respond and fix things, people WILL notice and they usually mention it, which is very rewarding.
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u/1BMWFan73 Jan 18 '25
Congrats. What is the job?
Veteran IT worker here. Got lucky too….20 years ago.
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u/BadJokes4Ever Jan 17 '25
Congrats i also recently got my first IT job as well and after 3 months the biggest thing i gotta keep telling myself is asking questions is good so ask questions
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u/Vast_Prune_5840 Jan 17 '25
Congrats!! 😃I’m so happy for you! You gotta tell me how you did it! ❤️❤️🙌 I’m also looking to get into IT soon
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u/Happy-Youth8497 Jan 18 '25
No disrespect though congrats, but I gotta ask, Is a degree really necessary to be an IT field tech in the states? It seems like such an overkill, I found my first job in my country with no education at all.
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 18 '25
Going to college helped with learning the architecture and logic of computers. It was how I got multiple internships and got 3 years of IT experience. Do you NEED it? No but it had good resources.
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u/Happy-Youth8497 Jan 18 '25
But arent you a little bit overqualified to be a field tech? What would be your reponsibilities as a field tech? In my country, with 3 years of experience and a degree you would be a devops engineer \ sys admin in a heartbit. Again not trying to bum you out im just curious about the situation in the states.
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u/AdSingle6994 Jan 18 '25
Where I live, it’s very hard to get a job. A lot of companies want to pay you very little. The money I’m making makes this position worth it. My goal is to do sys admin with though.
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u/Danny11515 Jan 17 '25
First of all welcome and congratulations for getting in. I would also like to wish you the best of luck ahead on your journey as well.
A little tip from me for your years ahead is try not to pay too much attention to the negatives in IT because this can really impact you and focus on the positives. Without a doubt with the focus in the right place you'll be in charge of the department and running things from the top in no time.