IT Entry Point Secured!!!
After about a year and half of prep, study, networking and struggle...I've done it. On 8/18 I'll be starting my very first venture into professional IT. I managed to clinch a position that is 100% WFH, a pay raise from what I've been making and in the cyber security sector. I'll be low man on the totem pole within the IAM team for the company that owns my current company. I'm so excited to learn, grow and gain more success along the way.
My tip for anyone looking to find an IT position is to not forget to network within your own company that you may be working with at the moment. You'll never know what resources are available to you if you don't seek them. I had no idea that I had a career coach available to me that, in turn, let me know that the company would reimburse me for whatever IT certification I wanted. (I only have A+ currently, but will be going to Sec+ shortly)
Thank you to everyone here on this subreddit that helped me with answers when I had questions. Thank you so much.
Posted Aug 8, 2025, 4:56 PM UTC