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I will be relocating to the area Feb 1st. I graduated recently with a B.S. in IT and did a 4 month internship with the county (currently in FL). I will be scouting out the whole Research Triangle area for a entry IT job.
Entry level IT jobs would be mostly support roles like Help desk or Desktop support.
I could use any advice on good ways to make connections. Networking advice. Like meetups I should be aware of or hiring events. I don't know anyone there so networking will be key.
Also any advice on companies I should be looking at would be great. Also recruiters.
Thanks to those who have already helped me on my past post.
I will be relocating to the area Feb 1st. I graduated recently with a B.S. in IT and did a 4 month internship with the county (currently in FL). I will be scouting out the whole Research Triangle area for a entry IT job.
Entry level IT jobs would be mostly support roles like Help desk or Desktop support.
I could use any advice on good ways to make connections. Networking advice. Like meetups I should be aware of or hiring events. I don't know anyone there so networking will be key.
Also any advice on companies I should be looking at would be great. Also recruiters.
Thanks to those who have already helped me on my past post.
1. Check out Vaco (IT recruiting firm with offices here in Raleigh). I think Robert Half has offices also.
2. You mentioned your degree has a focus on Cyber Security. I am not sure I would limit myself to "entry level Help Desk/Desktop support". I have worked in IT since 2005, never once worked on a help desk/support queue team and my degree is in Resource Economics (took one class dealing with Databases in College). Not that Help Desk/Support is a bad gig to pursue, but it can be the "dead end off ramp" of IT; meaning you took an entry level help desk job and after two years try to jump into Cyber Security...the Cyber Security guys I used to work with at a bank up north would not take troubleshooting Windows 10 blue screens of death as "experience" for the roles they are looking to hire for.
3. As I mentioned in your other thread, I would check out companies like Red Hat, IBM, Cisco, Epic Games,any of the banks in town, Marketing firms which handle PPI/NPPI like Harte Hanks are all over Cyber Security, or even specific Cyber Security Firms like LookingGlass. Look at the colleges too. With all the new privacy regulations coming out such as the CCPA here in the US and GDPR in the EU, data privacy is going to be the next wave of IT "gold mine" work.
4. Search Indeed/LinkedIn/Glassdoor/Dice for "Cyber Security Entry Level" or "Cyber Intelligence Analyst" or "Forensics Analyst"
5. I can't help with networking stuff. I brought my job with me here from MA and my client is in Manhattan...further my employer doesn't even have desks for employees below a certain title...I've literally never met anyone in the Triangle who works for the same Consulting firm I do in the three years we've been here.
ETA - You could also check out the Consulting firms like PWC, Accenture, Deloitte and to a lesser extent TATA. They all have Cyber Security practices they RFP out to clients in just about every industry you could imagine. Further, you're a recent college grad....they prefer you to what they call "Experienced Hires" because they have a better chance for you to be a Kool-Aid drinker (which can be a positive since they internally promote lifer hires more than they promote/reward the experienced hires). However, that could put you on the road/client facing on site a lot
1. Check out Vaco (IT recruiting firm with offices here in Raleigh). I think Robert Half has offices also.
2. You mentioned your degree has a focus on Cyber Security. I am not sure I would limit myself to "entry level Help Desk/Desktop support". I have worked in IT since 2005, never once worked on a help desk/support queue team and my degree is in Resource Economics (took one class dealing with Databases in College). Not that Help Desk/Support is a bad gig to pursue, but it can be the "dead end off ramp" of IT; meaning you took an entry level help desk job and after two years try to jump into Cyber Security...the Cyber Security guys I used to work with at a bank up north would not take troubleshooting Windows 10 blue screens of death as "experience" for the roles they are looking to hire for.
3. As I mentioned in your other thread, I would check out companies like Red Hat, IBM, Cisco, Epic Games,any of the banks in town, Marketing firms which handle PPI/NPPI like Harte Hanks are all over Cyber Security, or even specific Cyber Security Firms like LookingGlass. Look at the colleges too. With all the new privacy regulations coming out such as the CCPA here in the US and GDPR in the EU, data privacy is going to be the next wave of IT "gold mine" work.
4. Search Indeed/LinkedIn/Glassdoor/Dice for "Cyber Security Entry Level" or "Cyber Intelligence Analyst" or "Forensics Analyst"
5. I can't help with networking stuff. I brought my job with me here from MA and my client is in Manhattan...further my employer doesn't even have desks for employees below a certain title...I've literally never met anyone in the Triangle who works for the same Consulting firm I do in the three years we've been here.
ETA - You could also check out the Consulting firms like PWC, Accenture, Deloitte and to a lesser extent TATA. They all have Cyber Security practices they RFP out to clients in just about every industry you could imagine. Further, you're a recent college grad....they prefer you to what they call "Experienced Hires" because they have a better chance for you to be a Kool-Aid drinker (which can be a positive since they internally promote lifer hires more than they promote/reward the experienced hires). However, that could put you on the road/client facing on site a lot
Yes. BS in Information Technology Management and Cybersecurity. From an Accredited College in Florida. Indian River State College
Ok, then don't limit your "entry level" search to crappy help desk positions, if you can avoid it. GVoR gave great advice on a job hunt. I'd also mention that there is a local meetup group called TriCy. Not sure if they're still active, but it's worth a look. Also, there is a local ISSA chapter. And in the Fall, there is a big InfoSeCon at the Raleigh Convention Center -- great place to meet folks and network.
Your fields are outside my domain, but here are a couple of meetups for cyber security:
https://www.meetup.com/DefCon919/ - I attended one meetup here a long time ago, because there was a presentation on a topic i wanted to hear more about. Folks were friendly even though I wasn't in the field. And I got the sense that they helped each other. Worth looking into.
I would also suggest attending other tech meetups if time permits, because you never know.
Also, agree with what GVoR says - don't restrict yourself to entry level help desk. An IT acquaintance did some certifications (studying only, no hands on experience) and got offers in an area that they had no prior experience in.
Good luck! You can & will do this.
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