♦♦♦ Career/Education Misc ♦♦♦ V.1 (SRS)

[Scarbarrow]

Tried to suggest that we should have a sub-section in the misc dedicated to this misc for this but so far i haven't heard much word, so here is the alternative.

( http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...=879651351#top)
^ suggestion thread if u wanna bump/show support.

Anyway, this is a srs thread..no trolls please.

This thread will be for brahs helping brahs (female miscers are allowed to join as well)with:

How to find a job asap/career opportunities

How to make an awesome resume

How to make a cover letter

How to send an appropriate email to future employers

How to dress

What do the employer's really look for in each field.

The Do's And Donts

Links to great sites to fill out Online applications

Book Suggestions

Suggestions on what to take/what not to take in Uni/College

Etc.


Again no trolls.

[MillerTime07]

first

[understandable]

reps for chris, also in

[trailblazerbrah]

ok in

[gentao]

Sup. Went to one semester of college to test the waters and didnt care for it. 7yr Network Engineer with CCNA working on CCNP

[matthewbayford]

Ok I understand WMF crew
In

[Scarbarrow]

Brahs,

-Please post what you are currently in
-What you are interested in getting into
-Questions on the career path you want to take


"In'' won't get this thread moving. :/

[Lifting_Taurus]

I shall be in

[Scarbarrow]

Sup. Went to one semester of college to test the waters and didnt care for it. 7yr Network Engineer with CCNA working on CCNP

How did you get the job?

[ManSupra]

In for this brah

[gentao]

How did you get the job?

Worked at a call center after HS for 12 bucks an hour doing support for cell phones. Than got moved to the Bell South DSL department. Gained enough basic networking knowledge and worked at an Independent ISP working with DS3's,T1, etc. My manager at the ISP left so i learned some of the Cisco stuff to take on more of the work load and started my Cisco career there

[redraider86]

I have worked as an HR Generalist/Coordinator for the past few years (hiring, firing, and recruiting.) I will contribute to this thread as much as possible...if anyone has any questions about the hiring process, resumes, cover letters, etc. please post!

[MusclesGlasses]

When applying for a job such as a police officer/fire servive/paramedic, is it true that its not what you know, but who you know?

[trailblazerbrah]

Is it worth getting my 4 year degree or should I just go straight into work

[Fwill1721]

trouble picking a career path. still getting my gen ed done at a CC and want to transfer to state. however, I've noo clue what to major in. halp

[gentao]

trouble picking a career path. still getting my gen ed done at a CC and want to transfer to state. however, I've noo clue what to major in. halp

Cant you do some internships in a field you think you might enjoy

When applying for a job such as a police officer/fire servive/paramedic, is it true that its not what you know, but who you know?

not true. Ive known people who knew someone on the police force and still didnt get accepted

[jj00ee]

mid level sys admin here

started at a pc repair shop making $12/hr mainly selling our services
proved i owned the service aspect, eventually got hired full time and was main repair guy
got my a+
got promoted within said company again

eventually left company, joined an IT consulting company firm as a jr consultant
got a sh!t ton of certifications (mostly microsoft stuff like active directory, server virtualization, win7 desktop admin...also got my network+)
gained enterprise experience that i never had prior (active directory, group policy, remote technologies, hyper-v, vmware)

left company, now work for a company doing in-house IT (ie, i dont have clients like i did before)
mid level sys admin
primarily all microsoft technologies

i recently started going to school on top of that. in school for computer science tho, looking to get into software development.

my dream job is to be a video game developer.

HOWEVER id also be interested in penetration testing/crazy security-related anti-hax0r sh!t

[Scarbarrow]

Worked at a call center after HS for 12 bucks an hour doing support for cell phones. Than got moved to the Bell South DSL department. Gained enough basic networking knowledge and worked at an Independent ISP working with DS3's,T1, etc. My manager at the ISP left so i learned some of the Cisco stuff to take on more of the work load and started my Cisco career there

interesting, i had a job in I.T for 2 years after college, i have no ***** and that job has ended now and im looking for work..what would you suggest i study at home/online in the mean time that would get me a decent paying job in the mean time?

And

Also

Awaring brahs on easy to get Grants, Bursaries, Scholarships will be taking place ITT.

[samaanthag]

IN
luv u, op

[Scarbarrow]

IN
luv u, op

red


This will pick up and be one of the best threads on the misc, ba lee dat, players.

[MiscN00b]

http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/

A very informative website about the world of investment banking. It has a whole tonne of information on CV's, CL's, recruiting, networking, the different areas of IB and so on. Well worth putting this in your favourites if you're interested in having a career in high finance

[MiscN00b]

Is it worth getting my 4 year degree or should I just go straight into work

To get decent advice you need to give decent context: the degree you're doing, where you're doing it, your career aspirations, the work you could get by dropping out and so on. It depends on so many factors

[MiscN00b]

Brahs,

-Please post what you are currently in
-What you are interested in getting into
-Questions on the career path you want to take


"In'' won't get this thread moving. :/

Alright.

- Currently majoring in economics (1st year)
- At the moment looking at a career in finance or consultancy, or pursuing as Master's and going into economic development

Question: Anyone on here in the world of economic development? Anyone working in international organisations such as the UN, WB, IMF, DFID, NGOs and charities? I'd be interested to know how you got into this area and the nature of your work

[2Rude4MyOwnGood]

When applying for a job such as a police officer/fire servive/paramedic, is it true that its not what you know, but who you know?

It never hurts to know somebody at the top, but it doesn't make much difference for fire/ems jobs. It's all about how you test on the written, polygraph, psych eval, medical, and chiefs interview. Having an inside hookup won't allow you to bypass that stuff.

[MiscN00b]

Strong posting in this thread. I've bumped it three times in 10 mins, still no other posts

[Scarbarrow]

Strong posting in this thread. I've bumped it three times in 10 mins, still no other posts

feelsbadman, thread should be a lot stronger then it is

*edit*

So what would you guys say is entry level IT positions- Desktop support/Help Desk, what else?

[trailblazerbrah]

everyone on misc is a fukking loser for not using this. god damn white knights

[nick187]

Subbed

[LoggedOff]

currently in CC pursuing an RN. got a 3.6 cumaltive GPA after taking anatomy this semester. aslo buy and fix cell phones from craigslist and cell on ebay for profit making about $40-$50 a day average now that school is over while working part time at a library.

[Goku3]

In. Studying business at college, also am working on web design on the side.