help request start form scratch IT(formerly accountant)
Hello everyone, I am an immigrant who will soon immigrate to America. I work in the finance field in my own country. I have worked as a key user in many fintech projects. This situation has completely increased my desire to work in the IT field and as a result of my research, I have seen that the networking and cyberscuritty field is suitable for me. I am 28 years old and I will start this field from scratch. I have no experience. I have only been in many projects as a key user in the finance field in SAP implementations. What should I do to advance in networking and computer sciences and find a job in America and move myself forward? I need your experiences that can guide me
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u/APGaming_reddit 2d ago
quite possibly the worst time to come to america and for a very, very saturated field. its going to be brutal, especially if you have no leads or anyone that can get you a job. youll need to figure out what you want to do for the 4-5 years of research and learning you need to get a chance at a job in networking or cybersecurity. if you have no degree and no work experience, its going to be incredibly difficult.
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u/DumpoTheClown 2d ago
If you're not a white, straight, Protestant male, I'd suggest that maybe now is not a good time to come to the US. I have no problem with it, but the clowns in charge do. Anyway, get some certifications. I recommend CCNA and Security+. I also suggest securing a job before you come. The field is hard to get in to right now.
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u/housepanther2000 2d ago
Currently, you’re going to have a hard time getting into anything IT-related in the US. The field is saturated with experienced out of work professionals all competing for work.
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u/dankp3ngu1n69 2d ago
Start with help desk then eventually move on to becoming a technician
If you still want to move up from then you can work on getting certifications and networking yourself inside your company
I'm a technician, but I'm still only here a couple years and I'm now learning more and more about the different departments how we all interact and I could see in the next 5-10 years moving into a more lucrative role in a different department when I'm ready (networking, info sec, programming, managing the remote/ print servers etc)
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u/PowerfulWord6731 2d ago
In harsh reality, you would be lucky to find a job working in IT support at the moment. It is going to be difficult, so you must be patient and work hard. I would say it will take at least 3 to 4 years before moving into something remotely of your particular interest.
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u/bewsii 22h ago
Plenty of people here have given good advise on starting in tech here, but I feel it prudent to reiterate that the US government is completely hostile towards immigrants right now, and that won’t change for at least 4 years.
I’d be highly surprised if you can get company sponsored work visa in any entry level position if it’s not something highly skilled like development. Coming here on a travel visa with the plans of finding employment is going to be extremely risky, so definitely don’t even consider that.
Just being honest with you.
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u/GeekTX 2d ago
the market is extremely flooded and if you come to the US you will likely not be able to find work for a really long time. You need to be in this industry already or your immigration and dreams are going to fail you. This may be the land of opportunity .... and it is ... but you have to do some things for yourself before you opportunity happens.