> first interview for an IT job > blew it

Give up

>>60113974
I know that feel, anon. haha j/k I don't. kys.

I can't even get an interview.

Probably because literally my only qualification is an A+ and "personal experience".

feels real bad not being able to go to school.

> fiftieth interview for an IT job
> blew it

>IT
>rebooting printers and windows pcs
>blew it
How?

>>60114063
impossible standards unless you have a bachelor's and a ccna to get a shitty help desk job.

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>tfw got the job after first interview again

>>60114080
A bachelor's in what?

>>60114098
anything, HR are scum who don't care about actual ability just pieces of paper that says you graduated college.

>>60114115
Another question not really related, can't those that have diplomas in history, philosophy gender studies etc just start programming and get a job easier than in their field of study?

>>60114172
yes, many do. and like I said because they have a degree they have a head start at least in normal work.

I blew a bunch of my first interviews and ended up landing a $64K/yr job with benefits straight out of college that started just days after I graduated. Don't give up OP.

>>60114098
gender studies

>Have IT degree
>Somehow end up working as a team leader in a warehouse, earning $90k per year without much effort

Fugg.

>>60114194
>college
>graduated

10 steps ahead of me.

>>60114063
OP only knows how to compile gentoo from source. GUI utils are too hard.

>>60114214
Ooof. the degree thing is a sticking point with a lot of employers. My sympathies.

>about to graduate with a CS degree from a decent school
>hardly had to write any programs the entire degree
>will never be able to successfully complete an interview

>>60114260
Can you at least invert a binary tree?

>>60114014
underrated

>>60114080
>>60114063
can i get a shitty help desk job with a bachelors in IT from FSU and a 4 month internship at a major city's county IT department? i graduate in a week and havent applied for anything yet HELP

>>60114194
whats the job?

>>60115299
Support Engineer at a major software company.

>>60115305
what did you resume look like? did you have any experience?

>>60115333
Two internships before I applied, interned at the company in my last semester of college with basically no experience with their software (a couple of classes touched on basics of it), got offered full time during the internship. They taught me everything I needed to know after.

>applied for 500 IT jobs
>hardly ever get interviews
>when I do, there is never any return whatsoever
>only thing keeping me sane is lifting
>look really good
>have friend who works as an escort occasionally
>look into it
>insane amounts of money for basically looking good and listening to the ramblings of some lonely guy and pretend to be their boyfriend
>get even more if I let them suck my dick
>I can basically still live like a neet while making mad dosh for a glorified non-work since I think it's fun and sometimes I end up hooking up with some cute misunderstood guy types

Life is good

>>60113974
> get callback email
> schedule phone interview
> The call comes
> "Hello? Anon? Great. Let's get started"
oh boy here it comes
> "So tell me a little bit about yourself."

Well, I'm slowly transitioning back in to a NEET-aholic because every single HR Stacy can't read the three top lines of my resume because that's exactly what I'm about to parrot back to you instead of answering questions relevant to the position.

What are you supposed to say?

>>60115747
talk about your IT background and what got you interested in the field? tie it to some hobby or personel anecdote? all of this can be made up

>>60115591
I sincerely hope you get an STD and or cancer, then die a painful death you fucking faggot.

>finally get job in IT
>I don't have a clue what I'm doing

t-thanks

>>60116212
my biggest fear, got a degree in IT and have no knowledge of anything in IT. my life is a lie

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>>60116212
>>60116307

This happens in every job, not just in IT. Impostor syndrome is real, and your employers and coworkers know this. Just keep your head down, be ready to absorb whatever you can, ask questions, and don't be arrogant if you know something they don't. It's simple.

Now, for anything not entry level, that's where shit gets weird.

>>60114213
Ikea?

How do you even blow up an interview for IT I mean they are expecting insecure autistic neckbeards such as yourself.

Unless you outright told them that you are a lazy piece of shit or a dishonestfag who steals all day I don't see how you could fuck it up

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>first IT job interview
>they cancelled the project I would be working on

>>60117542
dumb frogposter

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>>60117588
>dumb "dumb frogposter"poster

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>>60114014

fpbp

>>60114197
is this a thing?

>>60113974
>>60114061
>interview for an IT job
>blew it
>interview for non IT job
>get told to get a an IT job and stop stealing low class jobs
rinse and repeat

>>60115747
your name, age, adress, degree, school and finnaly your experience. simply recite your resume

>>60113974
I've blown a few OP, it really means nothing after a while. Sometimes you just don't have what they're looking for.

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>>60114213
>get S degree
>become retail manager

>>60117867
CS*

>>60114054
Why are you not able to go to school

>get temp job with 1 minute interview
>"can you type? worked on excel?"
>8 years later, in charge of team of 3 and reporting to directors and SVPs
>job gets outsourced to india
>done nothing for last 5 months

ive still got some redundancy left, dont need a job, still good thanks

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>>60114315
I could if i had them

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>IT interview
>everything is going well so far
>whiteboard gets rolled into the room

oh my god why are you people so fucking autistic

>phone-based tell me about yourself
Tell them about your home network. Tell them about what issues you have in your home network that you're currently stuck on, even if you think this makes you look bad, (it doesn't). Tell them how you're moving forward to resolve these issues. Tell them what you find interesting about it.

Half the idiots I interview say they're tech people but tell me they use ISP-provided routers with "Whatever wireless standard comes with it" and don't know what firmware flashing is. The other half brag over reciting a 'Hello World' in five useless languages but don't understand how certificate authorities work, or tell me that they disable SELinux by default (Instant no-hire).

I don't give a shit about what you already know, I need you to show me that you're growing, not stagnating.

>in-person interview
You need new clothes. I'm 100% positive that if you're getting interview advice from 4chan, you need to hang out in /fa/ and /fit/ for awhile and then get a proper tailored suit and a proper haircut. Just looking better than your competition will land you the job most of the time. Anyone can be trained to fill in the gaps in their knowledge, and no company wants an autist who makes the work environment weird who asks everyone if they watched last night's My Little Pony episode while eating Doritos open-mouthed.

The two months it takes to train up the well-presented person who takes care of themselves will pay off in spades so the office environment isn't made weird by the turboautist for the next who-knows-how-many years they'd be working there.

It doesn't matter what you know off the top of your head. You need to demonstrate that you have a rigorous problem solving ability that will find you the solution. That's what they're looking for, nobody gives a fuck that you can identify all the layers of the OSI model or whatever useless trivia you know that you think constitutes talent.

>mfw my 'internship' ends in may
>going to get an offer next week
>likely get to stay on the team i am now, doing what i am doing now
>no longer hourly, will get salary + benefits

the internship beats all the previous jobs i've had, nothing but crappy minimum wage shit straight to $32/hr, full time should be a bit more just salaried, can't fucking wait

>>60113974
>first interview for an IT job
>there's also a black woman with a quiff waiting

>>60115289
>from FSU
Hey, me too! CS though.

The truth is that IT is slowly fazing out the more easier it becomes to setup servers and to monitor them, the future is companies hiring contract workers so they can fire their IT at anytime if they feel they're slacking off and sending helpdesk to India. I would suggest learning one trade and specializing since more and more kids are growing up with technology you can always be easily replaced by some young punk accepting a much lower wage that can just google what you do.

>>60119941
I can code, but fuck I have mad social anxiety and this keeps me out of programming.

>>60113974
Meh, it's not common to nail your first interview. Some do, but just because tou don't doesnt mean youre fucked for life. Just keep trying and learn from your mistakes.

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>>60113974
which option will give me the most good boy points?

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>>60113974
>First interview for developer job
>Do well, get offer two days later

My last interviewer asked me: "If Richard Stallman was here, what would you say to him?" I of course answered that I wouldn't say anything, I would just listen. I got hired right away.

>>60116153
Don't worry. I'll use your tears as lube the next time I'm fucking your dad.

>>60120729
Where do you work and how do I apply to there?

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Should I get a CS degree and enter software dev? Or should I just give up before I even start?

>>60121481
at a place that sells unicorns

>>60121543
Just give up, less competition for the rest of us.

>>60121543
Hard to say whee the industry is headed. The boon in web/mobile might be a bubble that just bursts in a few years, but I think if you're truly passionate about it, it will be a good choice for the forseeable future. I think it's at least worth giving it a shot.

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>graduated 2 years ago
>only had 4 interviews since then almost every job ad wants 5+ years experience
>blew them all except the last one which went pretty good but still wasn't good enough
>stuck driving a forklift making $18/h

>>60121576
This makes me want to do it more.

>>60121584
Ok ima do it.

>>60121596
>This makes me want to do it more.
attaboy

>>60121591
>every job ad wants 5+ years experience
I guess you're going to have to move to get a job somewhere where that isn't the case. It might mean going to the middle of buttfuck nowhere for a few years, but is that any worse than working as a forklift driver?

>>60121631
I've been applying to jobs in other cities/towns but they always only hire local, I guess I could move with nothing lined up but if it doesn't work out I'm fucked and there goes my savings. Also I live in Canada and there's nowhere to really go for work because the entire country has a shit economy.

I'm just gonna go back to school to study something else and hopefully get hired straight out of school, if you don't get hired straight out of school you're basically fucked.

>>60121591
>complaining about making $18/hr
i hope you get malware.

>>60121717
This is in Canada, that's like $13/h in America

>>60121717
Yeah that $35k/year is real good. One more raise and maybe I can afford to eat 3 meals a day.

>>60121717
That's terrible. In Canada living costs can be quite high, factoring the rest of your bills required to just send in job applications and keep the lights running you're really not living on a lot. Especially so if you're putting part of your paycheck into savings which you really should be doing in [current year]. Certainly shithouse if you ever want a gf who doesn't work or something.

I'm about to leave my job and find an IT Jerb

> Diploma of Applied Finance (Financial Planning)
> Bachelor of Business (Economics, Finance)
> Enrolled in Masters of Computer Science (2018 commencement)
> 11 years in Insurance industry (claims > project specialist > test analyst)
> A+
> Network+

Scared I won't make it.

>>60120169
You're awesome, will use this advice if the college I'm working at makes me redundant in the merger

>>60121694
https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Herman's-Supply-Company/jobs/IT-Help-Desk-9a36b8fba6a283db

First search, literally for "IT", only 1 year required.

You guys do realize that the whole "over 9000 years experience required" thing isn't really required right? If you interview well and know your shit they may just hire you without any experience. It won't happen every time though which is why you apply to every job you find.

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>>60121786
I'm in engineering not IT

Should've studied CS instead of falling for the engineer meme

>>60117867
[spoiler]michael?[/spoiler]

How the FUCK am I supposed to pay for college? just pull out 100k in student loans and hope for the best?

>>60121880
yeah

>>60121880
Go to community/state college. If you don't have income half the time the government will pay YOU to attend.

>>60121900
The fucked up thing is since my family is military my high school diploma is from another state, so even the sate I'm living in now won't give me in state tuition, literally 20k a semester for community college. I tried to appeal the decision but they said I "obviously had residency in the previous state, not this one." Think I'm fucked desu.

>>60114054
I'm in the same situation. Considering suicide or keep working for €350/month. I guess suicide is the best option.

>interview for sysadmin job
>asks if I have any other questions
>autism activates
>"Can you ever really cut off the palm of your hand or would the stuff under it technically be the new palm?"
Guess it's another summer of packing fish.