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re: Potential career change
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:46 am to Epic Cajun
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:46 am to Epic Cajun
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If you're starting over in a new career path most will be a step down from 60k. There aren't many entry level jobs that pay more than that.
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Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:49 am to LSURep864
how about finish your degree..switch it to management...which should be easier than an engineering degree if you started out a history major...and then after you finish take your current experience in tech..and your management degree and go run people that are doing tech work...would push you up about 25K a year I would think if you play your cards right
or if money is not an option and you want satisfaction...finish the history degree and get a teaching cert and go teach history or social studies...you could even get an adjunct professor job and teach lower level college history
or if money is not an option and you want satisfaction...finish the history degree and get a teaching cert and go teach history or social studies...you could even get an adjunct professor job and teach lower level college history
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:50 am to Epic Cajun
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Every hospital employee wears a name tag/ID, I guess they are all tools too?
I wear mine hooked to my pants pocket because having that thing hanging from my neck all day would be the worst.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:51 am to LSURep864
Step 1: Disown your parents
Step 2: Find some old rich people with heart problems to adopt you
Step 3: Feed them a bunch of fried foods
Step 4: Profit
Step 2: Find some old rich people with heart problems to adopt you
Step 3: Feed them a bunch of fried foods
Step 4: Profit
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:52 am to LSURep864
There has been some very good advice in this thread. I would scrap going back to a 4 year school, get an associates in CS and start getting certified in areas like many have suggested. I will be cheaper and very beneficial in the long run.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:59 am to ellishughtiger
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He could go the Epic EMR credential trainer route and make double that in a year. That's if he does not mind traveling all the time.
You say that like it's easy to get into those roles. If you look at my name you'll see that I know a little about that life.
ETA: finding a hospital to sponsor you with no prior healthcare experience will be tough, unless you know someone.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 10:02 am
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:59 am to LSURep864
If it were me, and I was young and had IT skills, I would be looking into network security. Every corporation and organization in America should be going bonkers over security, after this past year. And it's always going to be a need going forward.
It's never too early to get an education and get in a new game, especially if you think you can get some help from your company. Go for it. Don't obsess over the cost or the time spent. Cost? It's about like buying a new car. Time? You can find the time for it. You're 25. Now is the time to act. Don't do it when you're 45. It's much more of a sacrifice then.
Don't be afraid, man... take charge of your life!
It's never too early to get an education and get in a new game, especially if you think you can get some help from your company. Go for it. Don't obsess over the cost or the time spent. Cost? It's about like buying a new car. Time? You can find the time for it. You're 25. Now is the time to act. Don't do it when you're 45. It's much more of a sacrifice then.
Don't be afraid, man... take charge of your life!
Posted on 4/19/17 at 9:59 am to LSURep864
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I do love technology so I've considered IT
man. i hope you really really love IT.
because I've been in IT for O&G corporate for 9 years, straight out of college, and for at least the last 5 I wish I would've just finished out an engineering degree.
the IT world is changing quickly. and no, i'm not talking about the actual technology always changing. that's a given. I'm talking about the over all landscape of what companies with large IT installations are hiring. Everything being service/cloud based or offshored to India. Or major players skirting the H1B1 rules to hire and ship over shitty Indian contractors , who completely fricking suck and are lazy as shite for the most part. i'm borderline to getting closer to the business side of things and management, so i may not have to deal with it much much longer. but man, i'm telling you IT, as an exciting fast way to money, isn't what it used to be, unless you are a programming God.
if you are serious about this, as others have mentioned: go down the network/cyber security route. much more promising.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 10:10 am
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:01 am to Epic Cajun
Yea. I did a few implementations across the country a few years back. Money was great - we discussed Epic stuff before.
Based on some of the morons I worked with, surly he could be a credentialed trainer.
Based on some of the morons I worked with, surly he could be a credentialed trainer.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 10:02 am
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:04 am to ellishughtiger
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Yea. I did a few implementations across the country a few years back. Money was great - we discussed Epic stuff before.
Did you get certified, or did you end up taking a different route?
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:06 am to Klark Kent
Yeah. Becoming proficient in cloud based platform as a service and infrastructure as a service, is a must.
Very interesting and exciting stuff, to me.
The h1b1 shite you mentioned isnt as exciting, hah.
Very interesting and exciting stuff, to me.
The h1b1 shite you mentioned isnt as exciting, hah.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:06 am to Epic Cajun
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Every hospital employee wears a name tag/ID, I guess they are all tools too?
no but they do work in the most germ infested environments on earth.
i hate hospitals
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:32 am to LSURep864
Start an entry level IT job and work toward cisco certs if you enjoy it. Or go back to school.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:43 am to SpqrTiger
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If it were me, and I was young and had IT skills, I would be looking into network security. Every corporation and organization in America should be going bonkers over security, after this past year. And it's always going to be a need going forward.
Sorry, going to disagree here. Before anyone should even THINK about going the cybersecurity route they need to have a solid foundation of both networks and systems under there belt, with several years hands on in both.
You can't find what's not normal if you don't understand what normal is.
Not saying OP can't get there one day, but he needs to start out learning networks or systems first.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:46 am to LSURep864
Don't know anything about your field so I can't help but I wanted to say good on you for looking to further yourself.
frick the jackholes on this thread ridiculing you.
frick the jackholes on this thread ridiculing you.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 11:00 am to Centinel
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Sorry, going to disagree here. Before anyone should even THINK about going the cybersecurity route they need to have a solid foundation of both networks and systems under there belt, with several years hands on in both. You can't find what's not normal if you don't understand what normal is. Not saying OP can't get there one day, but he needs to start out learning networks or systems first.
This. I had 10 yrs administration experience before i got into cyber security
Posted on 4/19/17 at 11:12 am to Klark Kent
Software companies in Birmingham are begging people to apply. In fact, a group of companies got together and started a school specifically to train people to code: LINK
I was doing this before getting hired by my current software company. Since we support a lot of small businesses, we get a ton of routine networking calls. Since that's my background, I'm getting those certs first before pursuing a coding career.
I was doing this before getting hired by my current software company. Since we support a lot of small businesses, we get a ton of routine networking calls. Since that's my background, I'm getting those certs first before pursuing a coding career.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 11:12 am to gmrkr5
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I had 10 yrs administration experience before i got into cyber security
About the same for me, but heavier on the networking side (mostly SATCOM).
The only time I don't give out this same advice is if the person is self-taught or a shite hot computer engineer or computer science major coming out of college that is good enough to be picked up as an intern or junior analyst at a security company like Mandiant (FireEye) or Foundstone (McAfee). But those types usually are already snagged by one of them anyway before they even graduate.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 11:16 am to Epic Cajun
I did not get certified, just a credentialed trainer - now I work in a completely different field.
The OP should look into EMR implementations to get his foot into an IT field though. I know a big one is about to start at LCMC and Charity in Nola.
The OP should look into EMR implementations to get his foot into an IT field though. I know a big one is about to start at LCMC and Charity in Nola.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 11:18 am to Centinel
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About the same for me, but heavier on the networking side (mostly SATCOM).
The only time I don't give out this same advice is if the person is self-taught or a shite hot computer engineer or computer science major coming out of college that is good enough to be picked up as an intern or junior analyst at a security company like Mandiant (FireEye) or Foundstone (McAfee). But those types usually are already snagged by one of them anyway before they even graduate.
mainly server side for me. Microsoft and Linux/Unix
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The only time I don't give out this same advice is if the person is self-taught or a shite hot computer engineer or computer science major coming out of college that is good enough to be picked up as an intern or junior analyst at a security company like Mandiant (FireEye) or Foundstone (McAfee). But those types usually are already snagged by one of them anyway before they even graduate.
i agree word for word... every once in a while you find a 20 year old rain man who speaks in assembly
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 11:19 am
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