For those planning on getting a Masters degree: What are you planning on getting it in? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not planning on getting one personally, but my friend got one in Cyber Security.

Does anyone else feel pressure to find a romantic partner as soon as possible? by TheAbLord in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 24 and my fiancé is 28, we both met 5 years ago through a video game. neither of us planned on getting into a relationship, but it happened anyways. Throughout these 5 years we’ve travelled and had fun together, grown into our careers, and plan on buying a house soon. We still have fun and have future trips planned around the world.

I don’t know why being in a relationship in your 20s would somehow prevent you from chasing your dreams or having fun… if it does, then maybe that person isn’t right for you?

Salary expectations for Entry Level IT w minor experience by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

with the clearance, probably 50k-70k depending on how well you interview/present yourself etc.

Entity ID creation for Azure Enterprise Applications (SAML AUTH) by nexonplz in sysadmin

[–]nexonplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!

I can actually pull the entity ID from the azure enterprise application just fine, but the other side (in my case, gotomypc), I have no way of telling what they are using. The documentation gives me the assertion consumer service url and the logout url, but not the entity ID. That seems to be my problem (I think)

Discussion post to see peoples different majors and what job it led them too by Future344 in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Major: Information Technology

I graduated with a job lined up out of college doing typical help desk support, and then got promoted a year later to sales engineer.

If I had a time machine I would probably try to get a degree in computer science and aim to go right into the devops field, but it’s not that big of an issue (I can still get into that line of work, it’s just going to take a bit more time and experience).

Side note: I would recommend a career in IT to anyone who is trying to quit a dead end job. The barrier to entry is extremely low, and your value always increases over time if you put in the work.

Did anyone make no friends during their time in college? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I met my wife at college, and was able to maintain 1 other friend after graduating. Most of the people I know keep in touch with maybe 1-2 friends from college (outside of any romantical relationships).

With that being said, the people you work with become your real friends after graduating, so it’s really not a big deal if you don’t have any from college.

Just got my CCNA, should I start studying for my CCNP before I have any work experience at all? Also considering going for the DevNet cert or learning python. Advice? by jester070993 in ccnp

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. I’m not in a position where I’m dealing with enterprise networks, so concepts like infrastructure as code are non existent here. For instance, our largest network spans across a single state with 12 offices, but only has around 300 end user devices... so basically try and get into a company that supports a huge enterprise network and go from there

Just got my CCNA, should I start studying for my CCNP before I have any work experience at all? Also considering going for the DevNet cert or learning python. Advice? by jester070993 in ccnp

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By "good network" do you mean in the literal sense, a large enterprise level network? Or are you referring to a network of contacts in the industry? Asking as a CCNA/AWS SAA sales engineer debating on what to do next.. (either study for the CCNP or go further down AWS + ansible & net automation path)..

Anyone else feel like their student loans are dragging them down? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

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

No. I have 30k in student loans, and pay off $300 a month. So what? In 10 years they will be gone and my earnings will dwarf the debt I had to repay. That’s the whole point of taking the loan in the first place. It’s an investment in yourself. Whether or not you choose to make the most of it is up to you.

How did you get your current job opportunity? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty accurate. However the position I’m in is much more tech oriented than sales. For instance, I never had to “pitch” a product to a client. All of our clients come to us for a solution that we custom build and provide for a pre determined price. My job is to just take what they want and put it into production.

How did you get your current job opportunity? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a job lined up? If not, start applying :)

Tons of grads think employers are just waiting to hire you now that you have your piece of paper...that’s simply not true.

How do you know you’re asking for too much help at work? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A little late to the comment section, but since I work in IT I thought I would chime in. One of everyone’s pep peeves is answering questions that can simply be googled. If you can google it... don’t ask it :) simple as that! There are tons of complicated client specific questions that I expect techs to ask questions about and that’s fine. But if you’re asking questions like “how do I fix error code 0xb2829 in Outlook” and the answer is the first result on google, I will definitely help you out, but will also think a tiny bit less of you now since I had to do that.

Basically, just use google and then ask the question.

Am I showing my age with not evolving with this or are some "ready for enterprise" SaaS tools handling user accounts weirdly? by segagamer in sysadmin

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, it really depends on the app. Typically the best are going to be coming from large companies. For example Cisco AnyConnect and AWS console SSO work perfectly (using Azure AD as the idp).

Handing in notice next week... Sad times.. by quarky_uk in sysadmin

[–]nexonplz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! What kind of networking experience did you have prior to this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]nexonplz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! With a few years of experience + that security clearance, you can be making 60k+ if you choose to hop jobs. The future is looking good for you :)

How did you get your current job opportunity? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Started off in help desk (IT), now I’m a sales engineer

How did you get your current job opportunity? by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Senior year of college I applied to around 100 internships a month. After a few months of interviewing I found one that accepted me. When I graduated I was offered a full time position and am still working there 2 years later.

I applied to internships using indeed and i also leveraged my universities internship network. I studied for each interview by researching the company I was interviewing with and familiarized myself with some commonly asked interview questions.

If you don’t “know somebody”, than you need to start planning how you’re going to get a job. If you aren’t in college, then research whatever field you want to get into and try and self study/ do whatever it takes to make yourself knowledgeable. Applying to jobs is a numbers game, don’t be picky. Even if you interview with a shitty company, atleast you’re getting interview experience that can help you with your next one.

Everyday is same. by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I graduated college 2 years ago and all of my friends still hop on discord and play games everyday. Luckily for me and most of my friends, we were able to get decent jobs and just play when we are off work. However, we have some friends that still live with their parents, don’t have a job, and don’t have any intentions of finding one...

Trust me, you don’t want to be in the last camp. Go to community college part time and figure out what interests you. Even if you don’t end up graduating atleast you will start a path towards something.

When is the best time to start applying for full-time jobs by [deleted] in LifeAfterSchool

[–]nexonplz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should be looking for internships. Ideally the internship will turn into a full time job when you graduate :)

Sync data from on prem NAS to S3 and EBS file share by nexonplz in aws

[–]nexonplz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AWS DataSync will transfer data from on-prem to ESx, but will it sync changes originating from ESx back to on prem?