How to get a job in IT

How to get a job in IT, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.5, with 213 lectures, based on 211 reviews, and has 32358 subscribers.

You will learn about What is IT Different types of IT jobs Different certifications for each job type How to find inexpensive education How to find free education Certifications for each job type Getting experience Getting paid for experience Resume tips Dealing with jobs sites Dealing with Human Resources How to get an interview Interview types Interview tips Types of job offers Accepting job offers Rejecting job offers How to quit a job How to be professional How to become a great employee Managers perspective Negotiation This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone looking for a job in an IT field It is particularly useful for Anyone looking for a job in an IT field.

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Summary

Title: How to get a job in IT

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.5

Number of Lectures: 213

Number of Published Lectures: 213

Number of Curriculum Items: 213

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 213

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

What is IT

Different types of IT jobs

Different certifications for each job type

How to find inexpensive education

How to find free education

Certifications for each job type

Getting experience

Getting paid for experience

Resume tips

Dealing with jobs sites

Dealing with Human Resources

How to get an interview

Interview types

Interview tips

Types of job offers

Accepting job offers

Rejecting job offers

How to quit a job

How to be professional

How to become a great employee

Managers perspective

Negotiation

Who Should Attend

Anyone looking for a job in an IT field

Target Audiences

Anyone looking for a job in an IT field

Have you ever wanted to sit down with a hiring manager and ask them very simply how do you get a career in information technology

How to apply for a job?

Why you never got an interview?

What are resume best practices?

How to have a great interview? 

How to get the job offer?

What to do when you get a job offer?

Applying for a job is challenging, there are so many unknowns. Having a career can be life changing. Often you send your resume and never get a call back. This course is going to teach you everything you need to know to apply for and consistently get a job in the IT field. This course is designed from thousands of hours of personal and professional experience gained from my own career along with the perspective of my peers. I am an IT professional with decades of experience that range from entry level call centers, computer programming, servers, networks, virtualization, cloud computing, databases, mobile devices, project management, and IT management. I have been on both sides of the interview table, and offer a unique perspective on the hiring process.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: About this course

Lecture 1: Welcome to the course

Lecture 2: Course introduction

Lecture 3: About the instructor

Lecture 4: What this course covers

Lecture 5: What this course does not cover

Lecture 6: Proven repeatable patterns

Lecture 7: Read this before posting a question in Q&A

Lecture 8: Help me help you

Chapter 2: Introduction to IT

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: What is IT

Lecture 3: Why get into IT

Lecture 4: How much can you make

Lecture 5: But remember

Lecture 6: Geography matters

Lecture 7: Different pay

Lecture 8: Regional differences

Lecture 9: What can you do

Lecture 10: IT is a huge field

Chapter 3: IT Careers

Lecture 1: Career paths

Lecture 2: IT is a complex topic

Lecture 3: Level 1 support – Call centers

Lecture 4: Call centers

Lecture 5: Level 2 support – users

Lecture 6: Level 2.5 support – hybrid

Lecture 7: Tickets get routed

Lecture 8: Help desk metrics and resolutions

Lecture 9: Desktop and end user support

Lecture 10: About end user support

Lecture 11: Network administrator

Lecture 12: Network administration

Lecture 13: Server administrator

Lecture 14: Server administration

Lecture 15: Cloud administrator

Lecture 16: Cloud administration

Lecture 17: Storage administrator

Lecture 18: Storage administration

Lecture 19: Database administrator

Lecture 20: Database administration

Lecture 21: Cybersecurity

Lecture 22: Cyber security field

Lecture 23: Computer programming

Lecture 24: Computer programming field

Lecture 25: Project management

Lecture 26: Project management field

Lecture 27: Management

Lecture 28: Management field

Lecture 29: Hybrid roles

Lecture 30: Hybrid role example

Lecture 31: My career

Chapter 4: Education

Lecture 1: Education introduction

Lecture 2: School (K to 12)

Lecture 3: College and university

Lecture 4: Formal education

Lecture 5: Getting a free education

Lecture 6: Finding free training

Lecture 7: Examples of finding training

Lecture 8: Finding inexpensive (and free) education

Lecture 9: Let me google that for you

Chapter 5: Experience

Lecture 1: Experience introduction

Lecture 2: The catch 22

Lecture 3: This mentality is everywhere

Lecture 4: Education and experience

Lecture 5: Both are required

Lecture 6: Education and experience expanded

Lecture 7: Free experience

Lecture 8: Getting free experience

Lecture 9: Paid experience

Lecture 10: Freelance work

Lecture 11: Hiring managers perspective

Chapter 6: Certifications

Lecture 1: Certifications introduction

Lecture 2: What is a certification

Lecture 3: Why get certified

Lecture 4: Certification vs education

Lecture 5: My take on certifications

Lecture 6: Vendor specific

Lecture 7: Vendor neutral

Lecture 8: Industry standards

Lecture 9: Common certifications

Lecture 10: Vendor specific vs agnostic

Lecture 11: Call center certifications

Lecture 12: Hiring managers perspective on call center certifications

Lecture 13: End user support certifications

Lecture 14: Hiring managers perspective on end user support certifications

Lecture 15: Server administrator certifications

Lecture 16: Hiring managers perspective on server administrator certifications

Lecture 17: Network administrator certifications

Lecture 18: Personal experience with network administrator certifications

Lecture 19: Database administrator certifications

Lecture 20: Database administrator certifications overview

Lecture 21: Storage administrator certifications

Lecture 22: Storage administrator certifications overview

Lecture 23: Virtual administrator certifications

Lecture 24: Virtual and cloud certifications

Lecture 25: Security certifications

Instructors

Bryan Cairns
Computer Guru

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 2 votes

2 stars: 5 votes

3 stars: 18 votes

4 stars: 77 votes

5 stars: 109 votes

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