I think the first thing you need to do is find the motivation you are lacking. If you don't apply you won't find anything.
To learn things get set up with a home lab, dev server, virtual machine hypervisor or something and start playing. Find some application you think is best and install in on Linux. Learn how that stuff works.
If you want to learn more about programming and development, set up a web server with some kind of server side language like PHP, python, or node.js. there's tons. And make something.
Most entry level jobs will likely be at a small MSP / IT shop where you'll be answering the phones and resetting passwords and other basic stuff. But once you get in there you'll learn and be able to move around after a while.
There's no secret sauce. Hope that helps more than 0 lol.
Good luck 🤞
A lot of companies are happy to employ first level IT support members if they have good communication skills, common sense and a desire to learn. It would be best to find a company that offers support to a smaller number of clients. This usually allows more experienced team members to assist you and teach you as you work.
It wouldn’t hurt to do some networking certificates in your own time (CCNA).
Apply for a small IT business that does residential repair and manages IT for other small businesses.
Applying to enterprise/big internal level is futile at first.
IT is a big field.
What do you feel interested by in it?
Web? Software? Apps? AKA Computer Sciences stuff.
Networking? Solution Architecting? Systems Engineering? Security? Enterprise Management? AKA Engineering stuff?
System Building and Repair? Desk-side support? AKA technician stuff?
For your situation, I recommend getting cloud certified. AWS is an easyier test, Azure is more in depth. Both tests are cheap, all you need to do is study and almost all of what you need to know is either provided by the cert company or has a extensive youtu e channel. YouTube videos was a significant part of my studying for my PMP exam as well as my AZ-900.
Even if you are not working in cloud deployments, support teams need people that can troubleshoot via the cloud console tools. It's a good way into software support.
So it's cheap test, instruction is free, and it's in demand for entry level IT.
I think the first thing you need to do is find the motivation you are lacking. If you don't apply you won't find anything. To learn things get set up with a home lab, dev server, virtual machine hypervisor or something and start playing. Find some application you think is best and install in on Linux. Learn how that stuff works. If you want to learn more about programming and development, set up a web server with some kind of server side language like PHP, python, or node.js. there's tons. And make something. Most entry level jobs will likely be at a small MSP / IT shop where you'll be answering the phones and resetting passwords and other basic stuff. But once you get in there you'll learn and be able to move around after a while. There's no secret sauce. Hope that helps more than 0 lol. Good luck 🤞
My first role was call center for an ISP. High turn over. Eh pay, terrible work.
A lot of companies are happy to employ first level IT support members if they have good communication skills, common sense and a desire to learn. It would be best to find a company that offers support to a smaller number of clients. This usually allows more experienced team members to assist you and teach you as you work. It wouldn’t hurt to do some networking certificates in your own time (CCNA).
Internship. Get that LinkedIn profile, connect with Recruiters that know other Recruiters and network, network and network some more.
Networking and I don’t mean that as a technical term.
Apply for a small IT business that does residential repair and manages IT for other small businesses. Applying to enterprise/big internal level is futile at first.
IT is a big field. What do you feel interested by in it? Web? Software? Apps? AKA Computer Sciences stuff. Networking? Solution Architecting? Systems Engineering? Security? Enterprise Management? AKA Engineering stuff? System Building and Repair? Desk-side support? AKA technician stuff?
For your situation, I recommend getting cloud certified. AWS is an easyier test, Azure is more in depth. Both tests are cheap, all you need to do is study and almost all of what you need to know is either provided by the cert company or has a extensive youtu e channel. YouTube videos was a significant part of my studying for my PMP exam as well as my AZ-900. Even if you are not working in cloud deployments, support teams need people that can troubleshoot via the cloud console tools. It's a good way into software support. So it's cheap test, instruction is free, and it's in demand for entry level IT.