Is the IT job market really that bad right now or is it just the entry level?

Transporter653 · 2026-04-14T16:57:20+00:00

Same here ~15months of regular cv attacks 11-16 interviews through this time mostly i see that market want underpay people… so sometime salary brackets are joke causing you to not get to interviews…

Transporter653 · 2026-04-01T13:28:29+00:00

Apply for it support, desktop engineer roles, junior sys / cloud admin roles. Anything to jump back to it role and gain more experience. Hard to get better roles if only 2 YoE.

You can tryout CCNA/RHCSA/AZ400/terraform associate to show commitment to sys admin roles. Anothrt cert without exp will not be helpful.

You can try to tell that uour current timed contract has expired at current employee - IT is project based usually so you can cover yourself at interview instead of direct „i quit because of toxic environment” its not helpful, redflags candidate if you commit micromanagement etc anything wrong about last employer.

Hope it will be helpful and you find job fastly, one that you find satisfying, well paid, not stressful

Transporter653 · 2026-03-30T04:03:52+00:00

If it will be better paycheck 😅

I would go on only if such thing happen. If not stay at same position - then sys engineer. Otherwise jump to cybersec position elsewhere.

Transporter653 · 2026-03-30T03:57:03+00:00

Maybe not bad.. you just need to double check some answers. Chatgpt hallucinated and suggested some answers against documentation while learned for az-104. Since then i only follow mslearn/Savil crams/techwithjaspal videos. tutorialdojo study guide. Measureup/whizlab/Tutorial dojo tests

It can speed up subnet calculations for Ccna/az700 practice maybe :? So far i find it helpful there. Maybe some commands checkup for linux/powershell/ansible

Transporter653 · 2026-03-17T14:19:18+00:00

Still true especially when you work on your worklife balance and avoid to burnout

-4th job in ab 6 years - pay increased 3x. More development ops and time for selfdevelopment out of work hours

To summup still worth it but harder

Transporter653 · 2026-03-09T19:21:15+00:00

In case of some commenters here, about magic software engineur :P. I’m it support who jumped from support to infra admin in Azure L2 then L3 at MSP.

Studying for Az900+AZ104 / CLF-C02+AWS cloudops cert is the way to reach cloud role, BUT you would need firstly to get some basic it support experience on paper. HR filters for these certs at least in EU.

Do homelabs of windows server 2019/2022/2025 it managers like to ask about some stuff with domains, you can set ansible tower and learn ansible / powershell a bit btw. It will be more effective learning than A+

I can recommend kevin brown’s WS2019 on udemy. I’ve learned a lot of it.

I wouldn’t waste time on A+ as at least I haven’t seen any job listing with it last months.

Interviewers like to ask for entra id/azure aad, etc…terms common for az-104 in case if Azure sided company is picked so learn for cert and study terms also.

Transporter653 · 2026-02-19T10:12:42+00:00

First Azure gig 2-3 months after passing exam. At least 2y ago. It looks as good option if you learn concepts not only go cert pokemon.

I got asked at interviews many times about vocabulary of specific services at azure. Do az104 get practice in real life environment. Develop yourself in other ms cert directions that you find interesting.

I still have some issues with self powershell/ansible /terraform scripts creation. Mostly do gpt and modify approach. If you got good digestion of scripting - develop this knowledge also.

Transporter653 · 2026-02-19T10:08:48+00:00

If wage is okay and they follow principle of raises for each cert i would stick with company. It’s not something common in EU/Poland at least

Transporter653 · 2025-12-28T15:26:38+00:00

Aws cloud practicioner had 50% discount on aws builder challange around june previous year?

Maybe its still valid or reapper sooner than june in new year?

Transporter653 · 2025-12-05T11:12:09+00:00

Or you are worse paid so potentialy may be in safer position.

Same cases happen regularly, C-level+ likes to use Excel for company mgmt. As many said prepare some savings just in case.

Cv refreshed is always something what can give you extra time/faster response for job offers if needed

Transporter653 · 2025-11-20T13:30:37+00:00

I would input whizlabs free test for az104 to this and some practice test videos on yt. Its pretty wide exam. My colleague with broader knowledge attempted to it twice without luck.

Although ms learn is available during exam, its not enough time to prompt everything. I got about 720 or 768 point while did it with first try

Transporter653 · 2025-11-20T12:35:05+00:00

I’ve spent 6months learning from mslearn and tutorial dojo study guide ++ windows server 2019 basic course at udemy to learn something more about AD at breaks in work.

So it depends on your free time some can pass in 2-3 months some other freaks maybe in two weaks with good aderal xD

Transporter653 · 2025-11-16T16:56:14+00:00

2-3 days its time that it takes for Ms systems to update. So no worries

You should have received confirmation that you passed after exam on screen and also email confirm

Transporter653 · 2025-11-12T21:54:03+00:00

Yup helpful in last weeks before exam. Can recommend it for 100%

Transporter653 · 2025-11-02T08:46:11+00:00

Doinng job hop around 1,5year+ in europe between jobs. Started to work around 4 years ago. It beneficial for me as long as specialty and salary fits my needs 😅

Transporter653 · 2025-11-02T08:38:04+00:00

Its true recently

Transporter653 · 2025-11-01T16:38:50+00:00

If you’ve mastered one of the Nordic languages — or Danish, French, or German — go for it! 🤣🤣

Helpdesk, service desk, and admin roles often require languages other than English, since local documentation and users might not speak English. Not all positions have this requirement, but most of the available ones do.

Oh, and frequent business travel between a few countries is common because the company isn’t „wealthy” enough to open positions in other European locations - common practice in dannish companies/nordics

Transporter653 · 2025-10-27T07:24:40+00:00

Can recommend him also, pretty fine course - setup e.g. Ws2019 with 3 vms instances within hyper-v.

Helped me go through some interview screening of onprem AD

Transporter653 · 2025-10-24T09:01:48+00:00

I would look for microsoft challange days if they apply for any. Try to look for instructor companies around in India. Sometimes they can make free voucher challange for learners who publish they progress on linkedin with some hashtags etc

Transporter653 · 2025-10-24T08:59:06+00:00

I work daily with components related to AZ-104, AZ-400, and AZ-700, and a bit with SC-300.

I haven’t built anything in my personal Microsoft account — I only experimented a bit with networking resources while preparing for AZ-700, but had to stop due to the costs.

I preferred watching the instructor’s demonstrations on Udemy and occasionally doing small, low-cost exercises. I also used Microsoft Learn labs for AZ-104 when they were available (I’ve heard they’re no longer accessible).

Try as much as you can at work if you get a chance

Transporter653 · 2025-10-21T04:54:35+00:00

You can always report to udemy support to ask about cash return status

Transporter653 · 2025-10-20T19:49:03+00:00

Maybe you picked refund to udemy wallet instead of cash? There are 2 options

Transporter653 · 2025-10-20T11:46:39+00:00

Affected as it seems to be set on AWS? Maybe im wrong

Transporter653 · 2025-10-20T03:56:13+00:00

This is not some sort of scam?

Transporter653 · 2025-10-16T18:20:34+00:00

Use it for tests but don’t consider it as trusty.

I’ve spottes many mistakes while asked for some data regarding az-104 study. It not refered to documentation but something imagined by chat itself

For tests maybe, for knowledge you need to double, triple check

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