PUBLISHER :- Bryan Cairns
LANGUAGE :- English
PRIZE :-
16.33$0$
How to get a job in IT
WHO CAN ACCESS THIS COURSE :-
- Anyone looking for a job in an IT field
WHAT ARE YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS COURSE ?
None
WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN FROM THIS COURSE ?
- 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
DESCRIPTION
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 CONTENT
11 sections • 213 lectures • 5h 40m total lengthExpand all sections
8 lectures • 7minAbout this course
- Welcome to the coursePreview00:44
- Course introductionPreview01:04
- About the instructorPreview01:06
- What this course coversPreview01:10
- What this course does not coverPreview01:09
- Proven repeatable patterns00:41
- Read this before posting a question in Q&A00:34
- Help me help you00:19
10 lectures • 18minIntroduction to IT
- Introduction00:40
- What is IT01:51
- Why get into ITPreview02:00
- How much can you make03:58
- But remember…01:30
- Geography matters02:10
- Different pay01:26
- Regional differences01:11
- What can you do01:29
- IT is a huge field01:16
31 lectures • 1hr 9minIT Careers
- Career paths00:29
- IT is a complex topicPreview02:16
- Level 1 support – Call centers01:28
- Call centers01:48
- Level 2 support – users01:31
- Level 2.5 support – hybrid01:45
- Tickets get routed00:46
- Help desk metrics and resolutions01:14
- Desktop and end user support01:18
- About end user support02:11
- Network administrator02:38
- Network administration01:55
- Server administrator01:33
- Server administration01:46
- Cloud administrator02:49
- Cloud administration03:20
- Storage administrator00:32
- Storage administration02:05
- Database administrator01:33
- Database administration01:47
- Cybersecurity01:34
- Cyber security field04:43
- Computer programming01:51
- Computer programming field04:02
- Project management03:29
- Project management field04:47
- Management01:25
- Management field03:45
- Hybrid roles02:31
- Hybrid role example02:00
- My careerPreview03:58
9 lectures • 19minEducation
- Education introduction00:58
- School (K to 12)01:49
- College and university02:00
- Formal educationPreview01:47
- Getting a free education04:01
- Finding free training01:49
- Examples of finding training01:26
- Finding inexpensive (and free) education02:25
- Let me google that for you02:15
11 lectures • 20minExperience
- Experience introduction00:36
- The catch 22Preview01:33
- This mentality is everywhere02:49
- Education and experience01:54
- Both are required01:04
- Education and experience expanded01:55
- Free experience02:33
- Getting free experience02:29
- Paid experience01:26
- Freelance work02:27
- Hiring managers perspective01:35
38 lectures • 49minCertifications
- Certifications introduction00:49
- What is a certification02:08
- Why get certifiedPreview00:57
- Certification vs educationPreview01:25
- My take on certifications03:00
- Vendor specific02:19
- Vendor neutral01:00
- Industry standards01:00
- Common certifications01:30
- Vendor specific vs agnostic01:12
- Call center certifications00:52
- Hiring managers perspective on call center certifications01:07
- End user support certifications01:09
- Hiring managers perspective on end user support certifications01:10
- Server administrator certifications00:49
- Hiring managers perspective on server administrator certifications00:44
- Network administrator certifications00:55
- Personal experience with network administrator certifications01:03
- Database administrator certifications00:43
- Database administrator certifications overview00:54
- Storage administrator certifications00:56
- Storage administrator certifications overview01:21
- Virtual administrator certifications00:50
- Virtual and cloud certifications00:57
- Security certifications00:52
- Cyber security certifications overview02:37
- Programming certifications01:13
- Programming certifications overview01:28
- Programming specializations01:05
- Programming specializations overview01:25
- Project management certifications01:49
- Project management certifications overview01:52
- Management certifications00:47
- Management certifications overview02:31
- Combining certifications01:59
- Keeping up with certification requirements01:25
- Hiring managers perspective on certification01:26
- Common certifications00:04
20 lectures • 28minJob hunting
- Job hunting introduction00:48
- How do you get a jobPreview01:17
- Basic flow01:41
- HR processes varyPreview01:58
- Make a resume01:28
- Professional resumes01:13
- Resume tips01:08
- Keep it clean01:57
- Resume tips02:31
- Job sites01:47
- Notes on job sites01:24
- Dealing with automated systems00:42
- Hunting keywords01:24
- Spotting keywords01:07
- Automated recruiting platforms02:07
- Dealing with human resources01:29
- Dealing with recruiters01:18
- Be different01:26
- You are applicant #672901:12
- Things to google00:05
37 lectures • 1hr 8minInterviewing
- Interviewing introduction00:28
- What if you get no interviewsPreview01:28
- I never got a call01:09
- How did you get it01:05
- Types of interviews01:26
- Email interviews00:46
- Email interviews overview00:56
- Video conference01:15
- Video interviews overview01:15
- Phone conference01:09
- Phone interviews overview01:54
- Face to face interviews01:05
- Face to face interviews overview04:51
- Round table interviews01:28
- Round table interviews overview02:39
- Technical challenge01:52
- Technical challenge overview01:46
- Interview formats02:34
- Interview formats in depth05:16
- Beware of buzz words01:30
- Industry buzz words01:56
- Before the interview01:02
- Preparing for an interview02:49
- During the interview00:58
- Personality gets you hired02:32
- Reading social cues04:17
- Questions to ask02:06
- You are interviewing them as well02:02
- Align your interview with their needs01:25
- After the interview00:47
- After the interview is critical01:11
- Handling bad interviews00:49
- Turning a bad interview into a great one02:20
- The best interview01:37
- The worst interview03:53
- When I interview people01:44
- Things to google00:14
17 lectures • 19minGetting job offers
- Getting job offers introduction00:25
- What if you get no job offersPreview01:02
- Dealing with rejection01:18
- Dealing with offers00:48
- Evaluating job offers01:24
- Dealing with low offers01:20
- Dealing with short term offers01:21
- Require an immediate response00:58
- Dealing with non-negotiable offers00:44
- Have unexpected requirements00:48
- How to decline an offer01:36
- Declining an offer01:09
- How to negotiate an offer00:45
- The art of negotiation02:51
- Accepting an offer00:58
- Accepting a job offer overview01:30
- Things to google00:06
18 lectures • 25minQuitting your current job
- Quitting your current job overview00:28
- How to quit a jobPreview02:09
- Be professional01:05
- They may ask you to stay01:10
- Dealing with reluctance02:26
- Training your replacement01:34
- They may escort you out01:44
- You can’t quit – you are fired01:39
- Regardless of how long you remain00:50
- Lasting impressions01:30
- They kept calling me after I quit01:21
- They blamed me01:46
- I went back01:00
- I became their boss01:11
- Exit interviews01:20
- I will never hire them again01:27
- I wish they stayed01:59
- Things to google00:06
14 lectures • 20minStarting your new job
- Starting your new job introduction00:26
- Be organized01:58
- First impressionsPreview01:57
- Be happy01:06
- Attitude is everything01:02
- Your first project00:47
- Dealing with failure00:59
- I took down production01:53
- Dealing with success01:15
- I did the impossible01:19
- Be the best employee they ever had01:39
- Be the employee they always need00:41
- Major takeaways from this course04:56
- Things to google00:05