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How to start a career in IT/cyber security (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hi everyone! I need some help. I'm in my mid-thirties, and I had a growing career that, since covid, has gotten so flaky I can't properly provide for my family anymore. I have always been interested in tech, and would like to start a career but I'm not sure how to.

Can anyone in the field give me some advice? I don't have much college experience, only did 1 year 17/18 years ago. Looks like I need some sort of college degree, which I'm fine with.

I also saw some online "bootcamp" things... are they good? I would like to do something where I was helping companies be protected from hackers and work from home as much as possible. White hat hacker type of thing... if that's real!

Thank you everyone!

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[–] linearchaos 4 points 1 year ago

to admit you don’t know… customer service. not being an asshole.

Well said, I cannot stress not being an asshole enough :)

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  • Treat all people respectfully, don't interrupt.
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  • you are not required to disclose family, disability, age, you might choose to say that you have kids in an attempt to project stability and longevity, that's a decision only you can make.
  • Look up Dunning–Kruger in case they talk about it with you being fresh into the scene. (The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias[2] in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities.)

Do: (at the end if they ask for any questions)

  • Ask questions about the company culture
  • Ask questions about your coworkers. (tell me about your team)
  • Ask questions about the craziest thing they've ever seen.
  • Engage them, get them talking about the things they like.