How To Find Tech Career Advice
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2015
- You need advice to move your tech career forward, but following bad advice can be devastating for you career. I discuss who you should stay away from, and how to find people that will be able to point you in the direction you need to go.
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Eli, you're spot on. I am a linguist (I use programming to further my research, which is why I subscribed to you). When I was an undergrad student, I wrote emails to well known and accomplished linguists to ask for advice. It was a longshot, but I wanted advice from someone outside my college group. Surprisingly, more than 12 out of 20 responded positively, and I was able to discuss my questions with them. These were phDs who write a book every other year, are guest speakers for TED, news channels, etc. They had no reason to help me out, but I guess they figured that if I were courageous enough to write to them, that I was worth helping. I still don't know.
All of this just to say that you are right. People, students especially, should talk to those who went before them.
jbenvenga Some people managed to figure that what we give out comes back to us. So it may be the reason you were successful with some of them :-)
Mariusz Zaleski That's probably true. I know that most of the academics I reached out to were raised in low income situations, so they may have felt more inclined to look out for the little people. I've also heard that academics are usually generous with correspondence.
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Eli the Computer Guy Teach me how to hack facebook plz! I will be ur loyal employer 4ever!!!
google it. no seriously.
pretty good Why don't you BUILD the NEXT 'FaceBook' space, to take it's played like it did with MySpace. Make it for a target set of people.
Eli the Computer Guy Ive been taking Python (intro) in College and on CodeAcademy learning PHP, Python, Java..
I feel like I'm trying to learn to much at once and when it comes time for me to actually WRITE code from scratch it becomes a memory issue, Im so used to basically re-writing the code given via instructions! Whats the best way for me to prosper in the computer programming industry, I want to eventually be a software engineer / programmer.
Love your personality / Videos! Keep up the good work!
Eli can i ask you a question
Thanks for this great advice! Glad your back making videos again!
Really awesome video!! It changed my view of connecting with people professionally. I am definitely going to use your advice and let you know about it.
Thank you Eli. Great Video and great information.
I definitely agree It's the quality of person and the knowledge of the people that have succeeded in the field you are planning on going in is extremely important. I myself am one of those individuals with the A+ mentality and this video definitely gave me a new perspective on the growth of my IT career. It helped get me in the door but it's always a constant path of growth. Networking and connections are huge!!
Thanks Eli you rock.
Hey Eli, love your vids. Gonna ask for some feedback should you see this. I'm currently am finishing up my AAS in Computer Graphics and Programming, and am thinking of getting my BS in Network Security. Its a field I have gained a huge passion for recently and have been teaching myself for a few months (lots of books).
Now, it seems when I read stories from most programmers, they often have a BS in Computer Science. Is getting that going to be a better option, even though I am focusing on security?
Thanks!
Thanks for the advice. I want to grow in the IT world...It would seem that I have been asking the right questions to the wrong people ( non-decision makers ) instead to hiring agents, department heads ( since I am with the government), or directors. I will try them and see how that goes.
I am always looking for advice, glad I found this video.
Such good advice, thank you.
I've been watching Eli for years and am in the tech business (tech employer since 2008). Trust me when I say he sure as hell knows what he's talking about. He's been doing a great job at being a mentor for anyone (serious about) going into business in the tech industry. Thank you Eli. You've helped me and my business in different ways with your wisdom. Keep it up! Have a wonderful day everyone!
=D
Great vid Eli. I kind of realized this the hard way, no real harm to myself, but great case of the things you mentioned.
Due to a relative working at the local college I got to job shadow with one of the techs. My relative was like ask him to show you how he fixed my computer see if he laughs. At the time I thought what is this about? I stayed in contact with him and a coworker over my time as a student going for my AAS in networking. The person I job shadowed with (bad tech) was still doing a little here and there for encouragement, etc.
Eventually I got the info on that joke from my relative. The bad tech was doing something and somehow all my relatives documents just vanished tech is like whatever no apology nothing. Like 10 yrs worth of tests, quizes, etc gone. Finally, the other tech told me what happened and said he deleted the user profile because that was an outlook issue and he didn't understand where my documents, etc were. I thought oh my gosh I knew that in high school that's basic computers.
They had some old servers wanted to make into a NAS type solution. Wanted to install better HDD. The bad tech goes to HP says this is maxed out as is nothing we can do. See if there is a newer BIOS to flash that has better support, just then the admin walks in, the bad tech looks at him says these servers are currently maxed out then he says or we can look into my idea and see if there is a new bios for it the admin just kind of looks at me with a kind of pleased and surprised look.
I was given the opportunity to do internship and I decided to do it at the school. The Admin, bad tech were like I'm not going to be responsible for him. I thought so much for that idea. Then like out of nowhere the other tech I never expected anything from comes up is like okay let's do this.
I was a bit nervous as she is foreign and English isn't the best and I have minor autism. I thought this could be ugly we had a few misunderstandings we professionally resolved them. At one point, she was like I think you need a mentor which when you're about to graduate I kind of found insulting.
I get a call on new years weekend this year it is the foreign tech that I worked with. She is like I have a friend that has an SMB and he had a local contractor do a server upgrade and now things aren't working right and he thought it may be DNS. With my okay she contacts him says okay to call me. He calls go in about 45 min after quick tour and various diagnostics I determine that DHCP was still on the old server, and never moved and DNS pointed to old server. I've been doing small contract work for him about 6 months now. Some good sized and stressful projects for him had some hiccups. She is like your doing good, and when mentioned the issues she is like that will happen sometimes tell her my diagnostic process for this issue she is like that's a good way to go. (This is kind of a person that will just say what's on their mind for most part if you think is mean tough it's better that way.) She used to talk to me like I had a lot to learn, now there's a possible job there and would be a promotion for her it seems she actually sees me as one of her biggest competitors.
After I graduated I started job search got nothing for a year so decided to go for BS degree as that was what most jobs asked for. In this time they cut the tech I did job shadow with to part time, then his attitude went south it seems. Coworker told him to get A+ cert he failed the first part and gave up. Shortly after I returned from winter break I hear rumor the admin walked in in the morning told this tech he had the rest of the day then was laid off.
TLDR: Just as Eli said look for clues, evaluate is the work this person does of any company value. If not they are probly using it to feel good or say look I'm doing ... for so so.
If you want a mentor get one that is not real afraid to speak their mind or give the tough love type treatment. Go for the later one short term you may get some feelings hurt, etc. long run though I think would pay off huge. She even pushed me to do self-study CCNA just to add to my big 3 comptia, fiber cabling certs
Hi Eli.
I love your videos. It is refreshing to have honesty (for example your video on Punctuality). Great stuff.
Tony Wallace
Eli thank you! You know exactly whats up. Everything you say is helping me make better decisions. Helping me build a better future.
Haha BFF what ever you say, Eli! :P
No but seriously. Great advise. I am studying the my second year of my bachelor in IT right now and have some ideas I would really like to try to maybe make startups from someday but the startup world really scares sometimes. It's just so much shit I have no idea at all about and shit I know I am quite bad at that goes into it. But as you said, there is probably someone out there that could give me advise on it and you really made me think a lot over where I could get it from.
What about looking a job announcements for future/ideal jobs?
Sorry for not watching the whole video but I just wondering what advice you can give me? I just graduate with a BA in Computer Science.
Hey Eli can you make a video on socket programming?
hello Eli and youtubers, I am going after CEH..Just started, have completed A+ and CCNA, thinking of RHCSA..I was looking for some advice, which certificates do you think are must, and good to have?
Very nice Eli. Thank you:)
i have done masters in digital communication and networking and i want to build a great career in networking, so can u plz guide me and also do i need any certification in the same field
THANK YOU!!!!
Eli: Hilarious what you said about the bit of grey on the business guys. I couldn't agree more! I've noticed that all of the time. It's almost like those financial advice commercials: It's always some snazzy guy in a suit, walking all confident, with just the right amount of grey in their hair. I don't get why that look hasn't expired.. Thanks for the great vids!
I especially like the part of the video where the Lochness monster poked up out of the lake...lol
So currently I'm in my junior year of high school. What do you think I should do from here? I would like to become an IT. Should I go for a bachelors or a community college associates degree w/ CCNP/CCNA are any of the COMPTia certs worth it?
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Captain Corona teach me how to hack FB plz!
Love these vids
I agree. If a company truly wants a CCNA or MCSA etc they will most likely pay for it. However I have one question though, what about certifications like green/black belt certification?
Thanks for the video. I'm a college sophomore. I've bounded around so many majors but i've finally decided on IST at a 4 year university. Any advice for me? I've got to declare a specialization. Networks/security/design. Any ideas? I enjoy the more hard wear aspect but i enjoy making money far more. Again any ideas?
edit; also my adviser kind of was pushing a technical resource management (TSM) cert on me. Is it worth it? I feel like it is.
My two cents: go with what interests you the most. The money will follow if you are resourceful.
Hey Jordan,
If I were in your shoes I would go into security or big data. Security is going to be crucial as we turn from defending unorganized hackers to defending from organized nation states. And big data is going to crucial for crunching all the data gathered by isp's & local pipe providers to target market/sell stuff to consumers.
So do you want to be superman saving the planet from evil doers or the guy who discovers the key to getting people exactly what they most need and desire.
The one down side to any desk job however is that your future job can be outsourced to cheaper labor or software . However, I think with the insane need in both of these fields you won't have to worry about that for a long time.
I chose to work in the physical world so my job could not be outsourced. I spend most of my time driving around and installing or troubleshooting pretty basic stuff. Some days I feel like a monkey turning screws and pulling wire/fiber. I like that work though and I am happy.
Also look at other factors such as where you want to live, how healthy you want to be, what kind of hours you are willing to sit in front of a screen and so on. Do you want a family, a house, a sailboat...? All of this factors in.
Plan the life you want and figure out which path will help you get there.
Good Luck Sir!
I appreciate your videos; they make sense to me. I don't understand however why you threw in that comment about being caustic and non caring. Of course we're not friends, you have never met me or most of your viewers. I know that you do care about viewers however (even if your primary purpose is the money) because you could easily make up a bunch of bull that would get as many or more viewers, but instead you give us your take on everything, and a lot of good advice. You also said you would give a person an hour of time free. So you claim to dislike us (or not care one way or the other) and yet show you care by your actions and "tough love", not wanting us to be manipulated....keep up the good work, your videos are entertaining as well as instructional.
Hello,
I finished college some time ago and got bachelor degree in Computer Engineering therefore receiving IT Network administrator certificate. Few years later working in IT support i managed to save enough money and got Ethical Hacker certificate. Now I am working as IT network administrator and i am planning on getting MCSE Server infrastructure. People are saying that i should get CCNA and CCNP first but i don't see the point at the moment as current company don't have any cisco devices. So I have plans to get MCSE server infrastructure then MCSE Private Cloud (or maybe you suggest something else for improving skills in cloud technologies). After that i am thinking for finishing WMware course but have no clue about that at all... Some people saying that after MCSE i should got for citrix xenapp courses and etc. Any suggestions? Do you think i am on right path? I want to be proper IT admin and later proper IT security administrator. Don't want to be engineer.. I know what if you have right certificates you could get decent wage (of course with proper experience too). I am even thinking that would be cool to work as cloud security administrator. or Endpoint security admin... Give me suggestions here please? Trying to build up carer where i would earn 35000£ with out thinking about money problem where now i just get roughly around 25000£.
All my friends are programmers ( i don't like programming i like supporting/administrating office/company) so I don't ask their advice as most of the time they don't have clue in IT admin stuff..
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I like how eli gets so used to the gunshots lol
agreed a lucky break is hard to find, but when someone gets it, it IS valuable, then then the rest come with the experience provided in the real world progression...
you kept focusing on certs, what if i don't have one, but i got real professional amazing projects created by me.
Thanks Eli
why dont you do this kind of video in the other channel LIVE?
More subscribers = more views
Great Talk Eli
wait... whaaaat? did you just say that the A+ certification is worthless? hold on.
i wanted to be a computer technician out of high school 4 years ago so i went to my high school job search program when i said that i would like to work in computers.i went to this private school near where i lived that supported the 801-802 exam, i completed the course and took the test only to fail twice. not realizing that the test itself was very difficult and the school i went to didn't really prepare me for it so i dropped out to focus on working. fast forward to now, my passion for computer hasn't gone anywhere. i want to do more with computers like programing, get a degree collage but i still want to get that A+.
you saying that it was and is a waste of time? well what do recommend as far as certifications go?
lazy gizmo In a lenghty video that I watched a while back, Eli recommended Microsoft MCSA Windows Server 2012. Than, on top of that, a CCNA. That's the basic combo for a newbie. Only if you already work in a place that uses other technology (like Exchange or SQL Server for example), than you should think to "derail" from that standard advice.
lazy gizmo The A+ certification is not a waste of time. It's a good certification for getting your foot in the door at your first IT job and the material that you learn while studying for it is valuable information. I have an A+, Network+, Security+ and CCNA and ALL of them have been beneficial to me.
Off topic, but you mentioned, "Raspberry pi," and i thought it would be awesome to have a video on raspberry pi!
Do you have a video on applying for jobs you are under qualified for?
I love these videos
Left law enforcement to go into IT and I can say with a 100% certainity is that no one cares about a CCNA cert without any job experience, even with an A+ thrown on top. I've started using excel to keep to keep track of all the places I've applied to and interviews are rare.
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Great video, great advice. So many con-artists out there willing to take advantage of other people. Can speak of personal experience in the martial arts world. It's easy to sell someone the dream of doing great things and pull the wool over someone's eyes.
What Eli states = 100% accurate! Great video!
excellent, opening the eyes to the audience
You offer the best career advice.
8:15 what do you mean penetration tester isn’t valuable? They get paid $100k a year salary.
I very much need a LDAP tutorial by ELI :(
Westlake is southwest of Cleveland.
Indeed....
Awesome
Thanks for the advice. Watch out for the gunshots😂
looks like a wallpaper there on the background :)
but I checked, clouds were moving. sorry, just a silly thought :))
when I looked at the length of the video before watching this i taught career advice for one and half hour this video is going to suck( honestly did not except any thing for eli the computer guy) this turned to be help full
I like how brutality honest this guy is. Non of that flower scented horse shit.
Eli Why it Seem You are Talking About Me ?
Agree
A+ Exams are Now Brutal Hard
Wish that you did this video 13 months ago
It would have changed everything for my now
I hear a subie at 9:10
the IT business in the USA seems to be very strange. in germany, you get your degree and you will be successful. period.
Oh god.... to everyone who doesn't live in a rural area: Gunshot and propeller planes are a constant. I don't know why gun nuts and vintage aircraft enthusiast gravitate to the middle of nowhere but they do.
I'm a poor poet ya bald hermit! :P
I've found that a lot of people in the careers-for-others world have the up-to-date knowledge & sophistication of typical Fifth Graders.
That tan though.
This didn't age well. I watched this when it was first posted and unfortunately I listened to Eli. My career experience has been the exact opposite of what he said about the CCNA. He was and is completely wrong.
ELI ELI ! how can I get a job doing computer engineering? ps: I hate math.
LOL jk. Love your channel have fun on your trip.
usergroupX psht, you dont need math for that! in fact, math has nothing to do with computers! Run along now.
NOW, SEE; I WISH ELI WOULD HAVE MADE THIS VIDEO IN 2003, "WHEN I JUST GOT AN CCNA" !!!
Lol this video was funny
I'm sure that Eli likes me :D
Wish I saw this video 7 years ago and didn't waste 7 fuckin years.
Can you make a tech video with your shirt off.
Obvious that you talk to yourself more than the viewers.
it amazes me that ppl will spend 1/40th of a standard work week listening to this guy just riff....
lol gun blast
How can any person get an IT job? Oh right you can't. That's another massive problem with this video.
it seems lots of people have wasted lot of your time.
Hey can you teach me how to hack facebook account? please?
pretty good lol he is probably gonna block you now.
***** Yeah it works and it totally won't delete everything!
***** Please don't tell everyone about this powerful script for Facebook hacking, I mean it works perfectly and all, I just don't want to see everyone's Facebook account hacked. :P
***** HOLYSHIT IT DELETES MY WINDOW OMG U PAY ME THAT WHY???????????????????????????????????
teach me how to hack facebook plzzz! you have too many hacking video, it would take me years before I can start hacking
pretty good lol
ethan schreiber teach me brah, I'm so thirsty to learn
You say spaghetti monster. Why would you say or reference God at all if you did not believe in Him to say spaghetti monster? Eli as smart as you are, you honestly believe there is no God. I thought you were wiser than that. Good vid outside of the ref of Spaghetti monster.
Psa_14:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
I normally like your videos, but this one is just pure babble. Everything you wanted to say was said in the first 30 seconds, the rest of the video is just repetition.
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Very nice Eli. Thank you:)