How to get a job in IT
What they don't teach you in school but probably should
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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
Why take this course?
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.
Content
About this course
Welcome to the course
Course introduction
About the instructor
What this course covers
What this course does not cover
Proven repeatable patterns
Read this before posting a question in Q&A
Help me help you
Introduction to IT
Introduction
What is IT
Why get into IT
How much can you make
But remember...
Geography matters
Different pay
Regional differences
What can you do
IT is a huge field
IT Careers
Career paths
IT is a complex topic
Level 1 support - Call centers
Call centers
Level 2 support - users
Level 2.5 support - hybrid
Tickets get routed
Help desk metrics and resolutions
Desktop and end user support
About end user support
Network administrator
Network administration
Server administrator
Server administration
Cloud administrator
Cloud administration
Storage administrator
Storage administration
Database administrator
Database administration
Cybersecurity
Cyber security field
Computer programming
Computer programming field
Project management
Project management field
Management
Management field
Hybrid roles
Hybrid role example
My career
Education
Education introduction
School (K to 12)
College and university
Formal education
Getting a free education
Finding free training
Examples of finding training
Finding inexpensive (and free) education
Let me google that for you
Experience
Experience introduction
The catch 22
This mentality is everywhere
Education and experience
Both are required
Education and experience expanded
Free experience
Getting free experience
Paid experience
Freelance work
Hiring managers perspective
Certifications
Certifications introduction
What is a certification
Why get certified
Certification vs education
My take on certifications
Vendor specific
Vendor neutral
Industry standards
Common certifications
Vendor specific vs agnostic
Call center certifications
Hiring managers perspective on call center certifications
End user support certifications
Hiring managers perspective on end user support certifications
Server administrator certifications
Hiring managers perspective on server administrator certifications
Network administrator certifications
Personal experience with network administrator certifications
Database administrator certifications
Database administrator certifications overview
Storage administrator certifications
Storage administrator certifications overview
Virtual administrator certifications
Virtual and cloud certifications
Security certifications
Cyber security certifications overview
Programming certifications
Programming certifications overview
Programming specializations
Programming specializations overview
Project management certifications
Project management certifications overview
Management certifications
Management certifications overview
Combining certifications
Keeping up with certification requirements
Hiring managers perspective on certification
Common certifications
Job hunting
Job hunting introduction
How do you get a job
Basic flow
HR processes vary
Make a resume
Professional resumes
Resume tips
Keep it clean
Resume tips
Job sites
Notes on job sites
Dealing with automated systems
Hunting keywords
Spotting keywords
Automated recruiting platforms
Dealing with human resources
Dealing with recruiters
Be different
You are applicant #6729
Things to google
Interviewing
Interviewing introduction
What if you get no interviews
I never got a call
How did you get it
Types of interviews
Email interviews
Email interviews overview
Video conference
Video interviews overview
Phone conference
Phone interviews overview
Face to face interviews
Face to face interviews overview
Round table interviews
Round table interviews overview
Technical challenge
Technical challenge overview
Interview formats
Interview formats in depth
Beware of buzz words
Industry buzz words
Before the interview
Preparing for an interview
During the interview
Personality gets you hired
Reading social cues
Questions to ask
You are interviewing them as well
Align your interview with their needs
After the interview
After the interview is critical
Handling bad interviews
Turning a bad interview into a great one
The best interview
The worst interview
When I interview people
Things to google
Getting job offers
Getting job offers introduction
What if you get no job offers
Dealing with rejection
Dealing with offers
Evaluating job offers
Dealing with low offers
Dealing with short term offers
Require an immediate response
Dealing with non-negotiable offers
Have unexpected requirements
How to decline an offer
Declining an offer
How to negotiate an offer
The art of negotiation
Accepting an offer
Accepting a job offer overview
Things to google
Quitting your current job
Quitting your current job overview
How to quit a job
Be professional
They may ask you to stay
Dealing with reluctance
Training your replacement
They may escort you out
You can't quit - you are fired
Regardless of how long you remain
Lasting impressions
They kept calling me after I quit
They blamed me
I went back
I became their boss
Exit interviews
I will never hire them again
I wish they stayed
Things to google
Starting your new job
Starting your new job introduction
Be organized
First impressions
Be happy
Attitude is everything
Your first project
Dealing with failure
I took down production
Dealing with success
I did the impossible
Be the best employee they ever had
Be the employee they always need
Major takeaways from this course
Things to google
Screenshots
Reviews
Shivani
July 2, 2022
It's an awesome road map for getting in IT sector and to ace it....
Just like taking sneak peek to the future. I Liked this course from bottom of my heart and gives goosebumps who are working on administrative jobs and want to move forward in their career.
Cary
May 10, 2022
So far this course is helping me so that way when I go back out. The interviews I have had in IT have been really rough.
Mikhail
November 17, 2021
Short videos which get right to the point. Bryan, the instructor, clearly speaks from experience. He is likewise reassuring with his advice and even offers humorous and/or insightful anecdotes in between. Highly recommended instructor.
Nana
August 11, 2021
Excellent course, one of the best resources to have if you are looking for enter into the IT field and need direction from someone with immense experience!
Patrick
June 18, 2021
I didn't have much expectations when I bought this, but was still interested in the subject.
I have to say this went waaaay over my expectations. Bryan has a lot of experience and is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. Kinda bummed I already finished the 7 hours, I really enjoyed listening to his anecdotes.
If you're interested in getting a job in IT give this a try, in fact, in my experience, many of his tips can apply to many other fields.
Ankit
April 27, 2021
This is the best course out there to tell you everything you need to know about starting a new IT career.
Even for experienced people, this course provides great insight.
This man simply shares all his experience of life in IT.
Laszlo
April 25, 2021
He openly talks about all aspects of the topic professionally in a simple and understandable way with a smile in his voice.
Will
February 17, 2021
This course was fantastic. It literally gives you a step by step blueprint in how to get a job in IT and goes into so much detail on all the different paths you can go down within the Industry. Exceeded my expectations without a doubt.
Vukadin
November 19, 2020
A lot of great various information about the IT world. Wish I had such source of information at the beginning of my IT journey. Brian tells it as it is. Although valuable information have been presented, star and a half off because, the videos were combination of a PowerPoint type presentation and Brian in front of some kind of a curtain. Not very stylish :)
Ilan
November 5, 2020
This course is practical and down to earth. It provides real-life examples and addresses what you really need to land a job from a hiring manager perspective.
Rick
October 29, 2020
Excellent, Bryan Cairns delivers courses i love to pay for.
I use them as a quick reference to get shit done. I dont watch them like a netflix series. Most content is selfcontained and that adds to it alot for usability as reference.
Arturo
October 9, 2020
This course is full of useful information. I just finished college so it's helping me understand and get ready to enter the professional world. Thank you Bryan.
Princy
September 27, 2020
My experience is good but i am having issues in language understanding. I can understand english but the voice is somehow disturb.
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