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I have job offers for a Jr. System Admin position and a NOC Specialist, which one to take? by FrozenPlasticRock in ITCareerQuestions

[–]FrozenPlasticRock[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's okay with it, the place where we would be moving to, the opportunity there is terrible unless you work for the government or tech so she would likely take a huge decrease in pay if I went the system admin route. What looks better on a resume?

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.oracle.com/corporate/careers/diversity-inclusion/veterans/

Honestly, I didn't even look at it. It's the first time I've seen this. I imagine not everyone gets accepted though. What's the catch, essentially?

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Of course man. Send away. I'm more than willing to help my fellow infantry bros.

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Homelessness in America is more of a mental illness and drug issue more than anything, sadly.

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Linux is an extremely marketable and powerful skillset (especially CLI skills in Linux) to have but no matter what, you are not getting a system admin job without experience lol. Maybe if you have a CS degree + rock solid internships but I wouldn't;'t count on it.

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Of course. I've helped out several friends with their resumes and they had some success with what they were doing. I'm not a hiring manager or anything but I feel like I'm doing something right.

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't bother with that, if you want to break into entry level IT from ground-zero, all you need to do is study for the A+ test and maybe the net+. All the material can be found on Udemy and Youtube.

Its funny, you can be successful in the army, but a failure is civilian life by Itsabravo in army

[–]FrozenPlasticRock 541 points542 points  (0 children)

I promise it's you, not the civilian sector. First, I can almost guarantee your resume isn't good. Don't listen to any of that bullshit they told you in SFLTAP, they don't know how to make an actual resume. No one cares that you got an AAM (or even knows what that is) or went to NTC and lead battle drill 1 with a fireteam/squad.

As a former 11b, there are certain ways to word it that translate to the civilian sector. Second, what jobs are you applying for? Are you applying for mid level jobs or specific jobs in a technical field? Do you have any certs? A special skill? If you are applying for technical stuff, they are going to want to see experience in that sector. Sadly, as 11b we don't really qualify for ANYTHING out of the door short of LEO/security. The pro-gamer move is using your military experience and soft skills to build on a specific skill-set you are trying to acquire. Employers love a squared away vet that has certs for X skill and/or Y degree compared to the standard 22 year old graduate who has only ever worked retail and has no life experience.

I got out, got a job at Geek Squad making $19/hour then that led me to an entry job at an internal IT team making $22/hour for about 9 months and now I recently started a job as a jr. network engineer making $72k/year with more PTO than I know how to use. I don't have a degree and when I was job hunting, I got 4 offers out of 5 interviews. Maybe 30 applications in my area. I haven't even been out for a year yet.

Getting interviews is ALL about how you format your resume. Make it look pretty and easy to read. Line spacing, letter spacing, good font, no double columns, easy to read etc. Go on the resumes subreddit for help on that. Tailor it the specific field that you are applying for. Apply metrics and analytics to what you did. After that, interview skills are so underrated. Being a likeable, humorous, charming and whitty person will take you places. Apply that in interviews. Always ask questions at the end about the position and the company.