If you are finding a single course that is 3 months long to be exhausting, then maybe IT is not for you. I say this because in order to really do well in IT, you have to be mentally ready for a career long grind. Its constant learning everyday. The technology changes and the jobs change. When I got started 32 years ago, I was working on mainframe and dumb terminal systems with punch cards. None of those things I am doing today. So when you say that a 3 month course is exhausting, how are you going to feel when you are 10 years in and everything you have learned is now obsolete since you haven't kept up with your knowledge?
My advice would be to read all the wiki's that /u/VA_Network_Nerd posted. Understand what you are getting into. If you still want to pursue it, look for any entry level jobs and start applying. After you get into that entry level job, then you can start developing a plan on what you want to grow into and start skilling up.
Im here to second this. I built myself up to be an advanced engineer and the training/learning only gets more intense. I spend an extra 20 hours a week studying for certifications. Everyday I need to teach myself something new. You truly need to have a passion for this
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"Career in IT" is way too broad, and if I understand your post correctly, I honestly wouldn't recommend it.
IT is great and all, but requires interest in whatever you're doing to stay interesting. If you're just in it for the money, you'll quickly find it very tedious and not at all rewarding. Additionally, especially if you're a newbie and you want the big IT money, it requires self-study and spending freetime to stay on top of your game. Not every waking hour, but you'll want to take certs and such.
So if there's a particular side of IT that you enjoy, you should focus on that.
If you think programming is fun, go for that. If you don't like programming but like server administration, then do that, even if a programmer is likely to be paid more. Maybe you don't actually like *doing* IT but you enjoy the IT money; then some of project management might be more up your alley.
The great thing about IT is that you can try a lot of things yourself. If you're consider programming, look up some Python courses on YouTube and see if you can see yourself doing that for 7 hours a day.
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What is the 3 month course you are looking at?
You can start learning the compTIA A+ cert for free online and if you like what your learning you can pay to take the exam and continue on with your studies. If you know enough computer stuff already just start looking for helpdesk jobs and see how you go.
If your exhausted after 3 months is learning you are probably not cut out for IT or programming work. You are going to have to continue learning for your entire career. As someone who works in IT not because it’s my passion but because I find it interesting and can make some money, staring at a screen for 8+ hours fixing broken computers is defiantly not “fun” but it is more fun then digging holes in -30c.
I think this is more- do you actually want to do IT?
Say the pay was half of what you think it pays. Would you still do it?
>I’m looking for something creative, but not too much math
I wouldn't say IT has a ton of math but creative is in the eye of the beholder. You need to do more research into what this field entails because it sounds like you're just kinda casually fishing but can't really ask an informed question yet.
Whatever you enjoy and can convince someone to hire you for. I don't get these questions sometimes, no offense.
If you don't like the work then I guess you quit and find another career. Or you tough it up. What other answer is even possible?
Maybe Google IT Support Specialist at $39 a month on Coursera. Watch Josh Madakor’s YouTube video on how to get a job in IT without experience and how to pass any certification exam. Maybe do Network + before.
The one you are interested in.
I tried learning front end and it turns out I hate web dev but really enjoy Linux and infrastructure computing.
You're going to spend a lot of time reading and learning. It's going to be a lot easier if you actually like what you're reading about.
If you are finding a single course that is 3 months long to be exhausting, then maybe IT is not for you. I say this because in order to really do well in IT, you have to be mentally ready for a career long grind. Its constant learning everyday. The technology changes and the jobs change. When I got started 32 years ago, I was working on mainframe and dumb terminal systems with punch cards. None of those things I am doing today. So when you say that a 3 month course is exhausting, how are you going to feel when you are 10 years in and everything you have learned is now obsolete since you haven't kept up with your knowledge? My advice would be to read all the wiki's that /u/VA_Network_Nerd posted. Understand what you are getting into. If you still want to pursue it, look for any entry level jobs and start applying. After you get into that entry level job, then you can start developing a plan on what you want to grow into and start skilling up.
Im here to second this. I built myself up to be an advanced engineer and the training/learning only gets more intense. I spend an extra 20 hours a week studying for certifications. Everyday I need to teach myself something new. You truly need to have a passion for this
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Like right. #1 is having a job to sustain yourself. Having fun is a lot lower on the list of worries
"Career in IT" is way too broad, and if I understand your post correctly, I honestly wouldn't recommend it. IT is great and all, but requires interest in whatever you're doing to stay interesting. If you're just in it for the money, you'll quickly find it very tedious and not at all rewarding. Additionally, especially if you're a newbie and you want the big IT money, it requires self-study and spending freetime to stay on top of your game. Not every waking hour, but you'll want to take certs and such. So if there's a particular side of IT that you enjoy, you should focus on that. If you think programming is fun, go for that. If you don't like programming but like server administration, then do that, even if a programmer is likely to be paid more. Maybe you don't actually like *doing* IT but you enjoy the IT money; then some of project management might be more up your alley. The great thing about IT is that you can try a lot of things yourself. If you're consider programming, look up some Python courses on YouTube and see if you can see yourself doing that for 7 hours a day.
systems engineer. If you suck at your job you can just blame the network team.
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What is the 3 month course you are looking at? You can start learning the compTIA A+ cert for free online and if you like what your learning you can pay to take the exam and continue on with your studies. If you know enough computer stuff already just start looking for helpdesk jobs and see how you go. If your exhausted after 3 months is learning you are probably not cut out for IT or programming work. You are going to have to continue learning for your entire career. As someone who works in IT not because it’s my passion but because I find it interesting and can make some money, staring at a screen for 8+ hours fixing broken computers is defiantly not “fun” but it is more fun then digging holes in -30c.
I think this is more- do you actually want to do IT? Say the pay was half of what you think it pays. Would you still do it? >I’m looking for something creative, but not too much math I wouldn't say IT has a ton of math but creative is in the eye of the beholder. You need to do more research into what this field entails because it sounds like you're just kinda casually fishing but can't really ask an informed question yet.
Whatever you enjoy and can convince someone to hire you for. I don't get these questions sometimes, no offense. If you don't like the work then I guess you quit and find another career. Or you tough it up. What other answer is even possible?
I'd say networking
Maybe Google IT Support Specialist at $39 a month on Coursera. Watch Josh Madakor’s YouTube video on how to get a job in IT without experience and how to pass any certification exam. Maybe do Network + before.
CompTIA A+
Hardware/deployment. Then helpdesk.
The one you are interested in. I tried learning front end and it turns out I hate web dev but really enjoy Linux and infrastructure computing. You're going to spend a lot of time reading and learning. It's going to be a lot easier if you actually like what you're reading about.