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Hey there, IT enthusiasts! 👋
So, I’ve recently embarked on my IT journey as a Field Service Technician and I’m already dreaming of traveling the world with my career. 🌍💻 But before I can jet set to international offices, I know I need to gain more experience and certifications.
I’m eyeing roles like a FSO Diplomatic Technology Officer, Network Engineer, or Security Consultant in the future. 🕵️♂️💼 But I’m curious to hear from those who have already achieved this milestone in their career.
When and how did you enter your travel the world IT phase of your career? What steps did you take and how long did it take to get there?
Here are a few solutions that have been suggested to me:
– Gain valuable experience in different IT roles
– Obtain relevant certifications like CCNA or CISSP
– Network with professionals in the field and learn from their experiences
I’d love to hear your stories and insights! Let’s inspire each other to reach our career goals together. 💪 #CareerGrowth #Networking #ITJourney
Working overseas in security or even in network engineering is going to be extremely hard. Most USA based companies want you to be living and working somewhere in America. Once you get outside the USA, there are a lot of security issues to be concerned about. Not saying that its impossible for you to get such a job, but its going to be very difficult. You are going to have to find the right company that is willing to do that for you.
I am sure these people exist, but I honestly don’t know a single one personally that is in security and works overseas for a USA based company. I do know some that have taken vacations to England for a couple weeks and taken their laptops with them to work while on vacation, but that is just a temporary thing.
I got offered a position from a cruise ship company to be a datacenter technician, as apparently they have small datacenters on their ships. I’d basically live on the ship for some portion of the year and do their IT work.
I had to turn the job down because they were only looking at candidates who already had a passport, but these jobs are out there.