Hey there tech-savvy folks! 🖥️💼
So, let me take you on a wild ride of my recent journey in the tech world. I’ve been crushing it with my CompTIA certs and feeling like a real IT superstar! But when it comes to landing those entry-level gigs, it’s been a bit of a bumpy road 🛣️.
I’ve been applying left and right on all the job platforms but no luck so far. Is it because recruiters expect candidates to have experience right off the bat? Or are they searching for specific skills that I may not have highlighted on my resume? 🤔
I mean, I’ve never actually worked in IT before, so maybe that’s what holding me back. But how am I supposed to gain experience if no one will give me a chance, am I right?
So, fellow tech wizards, what do you think? Have you experienced this same struggle in your journey to break into the IT world? Let’s chat, share our experiences, and maybe even crack the code together! 💬🔍
Don’t leave me hanging, let’s figure this out together! 🚀🤝
Post a redacted version of your resume. The entry level is over saturated to hell and the only way around that is to pump those numbers up.
The market is depressed currently and super-saturated with people trying to start their IT career. The more that people on here know about you the better they can give you specific advice. Things that help include:
* Your location
* Your academic qualifications
* Your work experience (even if not IT as some skills may be transferable)
* A copy of your CV with personal info redacted
* Any limitations you are putting on the jobs you’re considering (e.g. remote only, minimum salary etc)
* Whether you are simply getting no interviews or are getting interviews but no offers.
I appreciate this isn’t helpful in a specific way, but… “You only fail when you give up”.
You only need to be in the right place, at the right time once. Keep learning, keep applying.
Apply directly to the companies it sometimes helps.
To gain my customer service and IT experience, I started as a Tech Support agent for AT&T U-Verse. I did it for almost a year before I landed my first Help Desk job. I had to start at the lowest of lows for an entry level job. Sadly that might be where a lot of people may have to start.
Maybe start at a job at a tech support call center, electronics department in Walmart or something similar or start at a cell phone store. Knowing how to work with electronics, knowing how to troubleshoot them alongside learning how to communicate with customers is the ideal experience IT recruiters are looking for-for an entry level help desk position.
Ok but do you have at least 5 years of experience with Windows 11?
Ok but do you have 5+ years of experience with Windows 11?
No location. No age. No degree information. Please post that.
If you’re applying to hundreds of jobs, you’re probably not tailoring your resume or cover letter at all to individual roles. Many places look for quantity over quality.
>applied for hundreds of entry-level jobs like helpdesk and IT support on LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor. Unfortunately, without success
Got logical troubleshooting skills? Great, apply ’em to your entire job search process.
>without success
That’s about as useful in diagnostics and detail as user handing you their computer and saying “doesn’t work”, and then them walking away.
So … apply relevant logic, e.g.:
* lots of full interviews, no offers, then it’s probably how you are(n’t) doing in the interviews and/or what you’re applying for
* zero interviews or screenings, then it’s probably the resume or what one’s applying for and/or how
etc., etc. So, yeah, troubleshoot the heck out of it, figure out what’s not working and fix it.
I’ve had almost a dozen jobs over the years. Never once got a job from applying. Either I’ve known someone who recommended me, or more often, I make an impression with a recruiter who insists I’ll make a good impression with a hiring manager, and the rest is up to good interviewing.
Do you keep in touch with any recruiters? I find it’s the easiest thing I can do to get a job because if they like me, they have to work for me to succeed at placing me. Plenty of dumb recruiters out there but plenty of great ones, too.
Hop on LinkedIn and look for nearby companies. Find people from that company with a job title similar to what you’re looking for and ask them for a referral or sometimes just their internal job application site. (Obviously be professional about it when inquiring about it) The companies I work for use their internal job postings wayyyyy before they set anything up on LinkedIn/indeed/etc and they could even give a referral bonus to the person who recommended you.