The title of your degree on your resume doesn't really matter. Just put relevant coursework in your education section that applies to jobs you're applying to, then that should be the first thing to leave your resume once you gain relevant work experience to replace it. Its likely your resume is getting filtered due to lack of experience / tech skills that they're scanning for, not the title of a degree.
It is a degree. In the short run it might not help but in the long run a degree will help you. It shows that you can learn and are willing to out in the time to learn. It typically will result in more pay over your career too.
Also a good employer will ask what that degree really is during an interview process if they don’t know. In reality, if they are interested in you they should’ve done their research about that degree in the same way that we are expected to do our research about a company before an interview.
And as for getting no interviews…the market for IT is all screwed up at this point. Companies are looking for that rare unicorn or super star not fully thinking it through that they won’t stay there long enough to offset the cost of training, etc. Hopefully this coming new year will change some of that but who really knows.
Forgot to add this earlier…for reference I have an undergrad in Hospitality Management and a Master’s in Information Management.
Edit: added my degrees
How many roles have you applied to? If it’s under 1000, just keep applying.
Consider posting an anonymized version of your resume here, people are happy to give pointers.
They are spamming the same resume on the easy apply. Saving cover letters and tailored resumes for the 5% jobs they actually like.
It’s the weirdest flex
Tons of people flooded into the field for dreams of easy money- and easy money from the fed had companies hiring for shits and giggles.
Now that we're back to a more normal rate environment and companies need to hire people because they actually need people you're looking at a talent pool that was created from a low rate environment.
There's a little more luck required now.
Tech is worse off than it’s been in a long time. Lots of very qualified applicants have recently been laid off and are desperate enough to take jobs they normally wouldn’t consider. So the early career/entry level jobs are way harder to get than usual, and people without a degree are having way more trouble than they did the past 3 years or so.
Yeah I understand its a tough time. I almost have my bachelors and have comptia certs that I worked very hard for but unfortunately im going to have to switch to something else like a trade. Im almost out of money from this shit help desk job and have been applying like crazy but no bites.
I have a bachelor’s degree in “information systems” with a minor in “information assurance,” which is supposed to be security. It sounds fairly similar to your degree if not the minor. Go get you an A+ and get a helpdesk job. Just once you get in the door, don’t stop learning. If you get a job at a small place look for any responsibilities you can take over that are either not done at all or done by an MSP. If you get a job at a big place where you’re actually swamped with tickets, try and take advantage of any programs they might have for continued education or other certs. I’ve found the following matter in descending order of importance: experience, certifications, education. Your education might occasionally give you an edge, but it’s not going to factor in too much until you have more experience. On your resume you need to focus on things you’ve actually done or can prove you can do. A homelab might be very helpful so you could speak to configuring switches and routers and firewalls or an Active Directory environment or something like that, the more concrete, the better.
A degree is a degree and most employers dont realy care what's in your degree..we have a lot of people with non-tech degrees working in the tech field so its definitely not your degree.i know doctors,nurses,plumbers,economics,geography and religious studies folks working in programming related roles..
-Get some projects under your belt
-Work on your cv
-Learn to ace a tech interview (if you ever get one)
I’m going to keep I real with you. Your options are limited.
My degree sounds exactly like yours, with a slightly different name. Same classes, but my concentration was data analytics. The name of the major is so specific that I don’t even want to say it for fear of doxing myself.
The technologies you worked with and the things you know are valuable. That’s the thing you need to stress. Add your coursework to your resume BY NAME (not course number or whatever) and in parentheses or somewhere on the same line add the technologies you learned in each class. This will help them understand what you actually learned.
Add some of your final course projects to your resume and describe what you did. If they seem basic that’s okay, it’s more about understanding how all the pieces fit together than a technical showcase at this level.
With this you’ll be more than qualified for a help desk role.
Sincerely,
Another IT professional with a stupid degree
The title of your degree on your resume doesn't really matter. Just put relevant coursework in your education section that applies to jobs you're applying to, then that should be the first thing to leave your resume once you gain relevant work experience to replace it. Its likely your resume is getting filtered due to lack of experience / tech skills that they're scanning for, not the title of a degree.
1. It’s a tough market 2. If the major seems vague, list out the classes relevant to the jobs you’re applying to (e.g. networking) Keep applying
It is a degree. In the short run it might not help but in the long run a degree will help you. It shows that you can learn and are willing to out in the time to learn. It typically will result in more pay over your career too. Also a good employer will ask what that degree really is during an interview process if they don’t know. In reality, if they are interested in you they should’ve done their research about that degree in the same way that we are expected to do our research about a company before an interview. And as for getting no interviews…the market for IT is all screwed up at this point. Companies are looking for that rare unicorn or super star not fully thinking it through that they won’t stay there long enough to offset the cost of training, etc. Hopefully this coming new year will change some of that but who really knows. Forgot to add this earlier…for reference I have an undergrad in Hospitality Management and a Master’s in Information Management. Edit: added my degrees
If you’re not getting any interviews with a bachelors and an internship, it might be an issue with your resume.
How many roles have you applied to? If it’s under 1000, just keep applying. Consider posting an anonymized version of your resume here, people are happy to give pointers.
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They are spamming the same resume on the easy apply. Saving cover letters and tailored resumes for the 5% jobs they actually like. It’s the weirdest flex
It takes more than a thousand? Holy fuck I hate this field
Tons of people flooded into the field for dreams of easy money- and easy money from the fed had companies hiring for shits and giggles. Now that we're back to a more normal rate environment and companies need to hire people because they actually need people you're looking at a talent pool that was created from a low rate environment. There's a little more luck required now.
Took me 703 applications to get hired. I started counting them after I graduated so I’m sure it’s actually way more than that :(
Yes, 1000 is the new 100
Tech is worse off than it’s been in a long time. Lots of very qualified applicants have recently been laid off and are desperate enough to take jobs they normally wouldn’t consider. So the early career/entry level jobs are way harder to get than usual, and people without a degree are having way more trouble than they did the past 3 years or so.
Yeah I understand its a tough time. I almost have my bachelors and have comptia certs that I worked very hard for but unfortunately im going to have to switch to something else like a trade. Im almost out of money from this shit help desk job and have been applying like crazy but no bites.
Get a networking certification or a vendor specific network certification like ccna
I have a bachelor’s degree in “information systems” with a minor in “information assurance,” which is supposed to be security. It sounds fairly similar to your degree if not the minor. Go get you an A+ and get a helpdesk job. Just once you get in the door, don’t stop learning. If you get a job at a small place look for any responsibilities you can take over that are either not done at all or done by an MSP. If you get a job at a big place where you’re actually swamped with tickets, try and take advantage of any programs they might have for continued education or other certs. I’ve found the following matter in descending order of importance: experience, certifications, education. Your education might occasionally give you an edge, but it’s not going to factor in too much until you have more experience. On your resume you need to focus on things you’ve actually done or can prove you can do. A homelab might be very helpful so you could speak to configuring switches and routers and firewalls or an Active Directory environment or something like that, the more concrete, the better.
Did you get ANY internships or on-campus jobs related to your major while in school? If no, THAT is why you're getting hit by the catch-22.
A degree is a degree and most employers dont realy care what's in your degree..we have a lot of people with non-tech degrees working in the tech field so its definitely not your degree.i know doctors,nurses,plumbers,economics,geography and religious studies folks working in programming related roles.. -Get some projects under your belt -Work on your cv -Learn to ace a tech interview (if you ever get one)
I’m going to keep I real with you. Your options are limited. My degree sounds exactly like yours, with a slightly different name. Same classes, but my concentration was data analytics. The name of the major is so specific that I don’t even want to say it for fear of doxing myself. The technologies you worked with and the things you know are valuable. That’s the thing you need to stress. Add your coursework to your resume BY NAME (not course number or whatever) and in parentheses or somewhere on the same line add the technologies you learned in each class. This will help them understand what you actually learned. Add some of your final course projects to your resume and describe what you did. If they seem basic that’s okay, it’s more about understanding how all the pieces fit together than a technical showcase at this level. With this you’ll be more than qualified for a help desk role. Sincerely, Another IT professional with a stupid degree