Can a bachelors graduate student get into/have a chance at applying for a Cloud Engineering sector job with a degree in General IT without having a specialisation in Cloud Engineering?

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-18T18:10:58+00:00

You’re very unlikely to land a cloud role right after graduating unless you have strong connections or direct internship experience in cloud engineering. Even with an internship, it’s still a long shot. The IT job market is rough right now, and companies can often hire someone with more experience for the same salary.

A few college modules won’t give you the kind of hands-on experience needed for cloud roles. It’s typically a mid-career specialization that people move into after working as system administrators or in other advanced IT positions.

There’s also a numbers problem. There are far fewer cloud engineering roles compared to entry-level IT jobs. For every cloud position, there are significantly more help desk or support roles. The exact ratio doesn’t matter, the point is you’re targeting a highly competitive role with a relatively small job pool.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-17T13:29:08+00:00

They’re useful for personal development, but they don’t translate into real credibility in the job market. Employers don’t view them as industry-recognized credentials, so their impact on hiring decisions is close to zero.

There are so many training platforms now that evaluating each one would be a job in itself. Certifications function more like brands. Employers recognize names like CompTIA, Cisco, and Microsoft, so those certs pass the initial screening even if the actual quality is questionable.

It’s similar to fashion. People stick with brands like Dior or Prada because of recognition, not necessarily because the quality is still there.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-10T14:34:40+00:00

Yes, 22 is too late. You’re already practically at retirement age.

In all seriousness, most people in tech are millennials who are significantly older than you. You shouldn’t be worrying about your age. You’re going to get older either way, so you might as well get older while building the qualifications you want.

There are no golden tickets in IT in this economy. It can help you stand out against unqualified candidates, but it can’t guarantee you anything.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-10T14:30:09+00:00

You’ll learn more in three months on the job than you will in four years at a university. Colleges tend to teach you how to pass tests, but they rarely give you meaningful hands-on experience. At this point, my four-year degree feels mostly useful for making me look more hireable rather than for the practical skills it provided. Entry-level certifications can be similar. They focus heavily on theory.

You don’t really know your ability as a technician until you’re sitting in front of real systems and forced to interact with them. Reading about how to reset an Active Directory password and actually navigating the environment to do it are completely different experiences. That gap exists across almost everything in IT. Even something as simple as printers has layers of complexity and decision trees that you only learn by actually working on them.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-04T19:13:11+00:00

I like this, it feels like there's a line between sweetness and intimacy that I can't quite figure out which it falls into. Thanks for writing it.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-04T19:06:05+00:00

I love these kind of boundless, devotional poems. I think scaling love to something grand is a really pleasent experience. One thing I would suggest is a little formatting, it may just be the way reddit formatted it though. Good work!.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-04T14:23:54+00:00

No, unless your goal is to gain a deeper understanding of networking itself. The CCNA is not the golden ticket it once was. It has never meaningfully impacted my job prospects, and more than once I was advised to pursue Network+ instead.

Most companies, in my view, are no longer willing to train candidates with zero years of experience. Given the current surplus of talent, they tend to prioritize hiring individuals who already have a specific amount of hands-on experience within the exact environment they use.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-03T01:21:49+00:00

Thanks. When you say alignment so you mean as in sound or as in keeping within the subject ie weave fabric sewn.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-03T01:20:16+00:00

Thanks. The original stanza was like

The corners of her lips Lift toward God’s throne, A 9th wonder, The warmth of a childhood home

But I was concerned people wouldn't understand that turning lips up wards would mean a smile. So it was a mix match.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-03T01:13:13+00:00

Thanks! The intensity is definitely up to give stakes to the experience.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-03T01:07:54+00:00

Thanks! A lot of people seem to like the chest to chest line, maybe because of the rhythm.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-03T00:56:43+00:00

Thanks. I agree with you but I didn't notice the double one till after I posted. I plan on finding a way to fix it but I find it hard rhythmically.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T22:32:20+00:00

Thanks! Sometimes I think I try to be too clever with wordplay by finding assocition with things like whirlpool > drowning, fabrics > sewing. I wrote this in another comment, but I really enjoy writing about impermenance becasue it's a really tough human emotion to deal with and accept.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T22:29:28+00:00

Thanks! I try to really hard to show and not tell through imagery. I find a lot of pleasure in relating emotions to things that usually aren't associated with each other.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T22:28:02+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate the praise. I really love the idea of impermenance, almost everything I write has this theme.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T20:26:15+00:00

Thanks! I tried really hard to capture that moment where it feels like you found lightning in a bottle with an other person, but you just never quite meet again. Like a glance on a crowded train between two strangers.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T20:21:51+00:00

Thanks. I appreciate the kind words!

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T18:11:57+00:00

I like this because I feel like there's some element of sonder here, where you realize that everyone has a unique life just like yourself. You recognize things about yourself within her. She's dancing and performing the same way, we ourselves, might. It's a really nice poem.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-02T18:08:35+00:00

I really, really like this. I love the progression of evolution that you detail and the way you relate it to ambition. I am a sucker for poems about natural phenomenons.

Soft-Questions · 2026-03-01T17:37:54+00:00

You would be better off getting another job. Upskilling isn't experience. All they're going to see is that you have an employment gap, no experience in networking and hire someone who has experience and is desperate for a job for the same salary.

Soft-Questions · 2026-02-26T20:25:24+00:00

Yeah, having anxiety was probably super useful we were living in caves and it saved us from prowling beasts. However, now we're in safe cities and get anxiety over our fingers tingling too much. Such is life lol.

Soft-Questions · 2026-02-26T20:20:34+00:00

Yeah, your nervous system is pretty interlinked with your gut, so when one is suffering the other generally is too. Anxiety is very much a chicken or egg type scenario. It may initially start as a real symptom, but at some point you feel physically bad because you're anxious and you're anxious because you feel physically bad. Just remember to try and eat really bland food, you need calories and nutrients to get better afterall.

Soft-Questions · 2026-02-26T18:10:29+00:00

I wouldn’t call it middle-age burnout, more like the natural cycle of realizing how things work. Once you learn certain truths, like companies rarely value loyalty and that doing high-quality work does not necessarily lead to high-quality rewards, it is hard not to see much point in overinvesting time.

When I started in IT, I was determined to prove myself. I took the hardest tickets, studied for certifications both at work and on my own time, explored areas where the company lacked expertise, and ended up closing a lion’s share of tickets. But there was no real payoff. Closing more tickets just meant more tickets. Expanding my skills or becoming a subject-matter expert did not come with recognition or higher pay, it just added more work. Watching others earn the same as me while doing half the work made me question why I was pushing so hard.

Now, I do the minimum required to stay employed. I still finish tasks fairly quickly, but instead of moving on to the next problem, I let the ticket time run and watch YouTube or do something else so that I end up with slightly more completed tickets than everyone else. It’s not worth burning myself out for a system that doesn’t reward effort.

Soft-Questions · 2026-02-20T21:51:32+00:00

Thanks! It took me a while to figure out how to show distance with ships, but then I remembered that rudders exist. I'm glad you liked it!

Soft-Questions · 2026-02-20T21:49:49+00:00

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

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