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I recently lost my job and need a new one. I have a 4 year degree and I have a have held many different types of jobs. That being said, I don't really have expertise in any one field. I am kind of in a position in my life where I can and want to start anew, with a career that is actually fulfilling, or at the least, one that doesn't make me want to kill myself. Any ideas? I've thought about going to trade school, maybe become a welder of something, but idk if 2 years of no pay is feasible right now. Regardless I need to figure something out. I am not an idiot, I am a fast learner, and I am fully confident that I could perform almost any job to a satisfactory level (except maybe some jobs that would require some previous specialized training). So does anybody have any bright ideas?

TL/DR: I need a job. Where should I look/apply?

(I almost want to post my censored resume to get some input.... but I'm not THAT stupid. Lol)

I recently lost my job and need a new one. I have a 4 year degree and I have a have held many different types of jobs. That being said, I don't really have expertise in any one field. I am kind of in a position in my life where I can and want to start anew, with a career that is actually fulfilling, or at the least, one that doesn't make me want to kill myself. Any ideas? I've thought about going to trade school, maybe become a welder of something, but idk if 2 years of no pay is feasible right now. Regardless I need to figure something out. I am not an idiot, I am a fast learner, and I am fully confident that I could perform almost any job to a satisfactory level (except maybe some jobs that would require some previous specialized training). So does anybody have any bright ideas? TL/DR: I need a job. Where should I look/apply? (I almost want to post my censored resume to get some input.... but I'm not THAT stupid. Lol)

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[–] • 0 pt

Thank you. Great idea. When you say "laptop/desktop deployment" is that just setting up computers for people/businesses?

[–] • 3 pts

Yup, EASY, Good introduction to IT. You'll probably work alongside helpdesk persons and admins. Proper ones will want to train you if you show initiative. How I got my start many years ago.

[–] • 1 pt

Well considering that my last job was working at a help desk, that could be a good thing. Any suggestions on places to look? The only places I can think of that would hire for a position like that are retail places like Best Buy or big companies that need IT people for their employees.

[–] • 2 pts

Contracting companies. I have had excellent experiences with Robert Half. Avoid Apex Systems. I sued and won as they placed me in a job with an incorrect description. Didn't mention the on call requirement.

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If you've already got help desk. the deployment is cake work, help desk is a step up the tree.

If you are interested in the IT space. a great market entry point is learning linux. Secifically RedHat Linux. I know there are tons of flavors out there and and each has merits, but RH is what is used in the paid business world the most. Windows server admins are a dime a dozen, and its an arguably easier job, thats tougher to compete for. If you learn linux, then youve already learned some of the basics of Unix as well. If you learn windows, you dont learn these things. Most of the internet resources run on a linux backend. Most desktops run Windows.

If you would like to take that a step further, google "openstack" its a free opensource cloud computing platform you can deploy. it will teach you a lot getting that running and learning how to use it. If you submit and get a few contributions accepted to the openstack project, thats a door opener to a 6 figure job in cloud computing spaces.

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Get some certs and you'll move up fast.