I have been in IT since 2010. I started out doing HP warranty support, hardware. Then I was lucky enough to be called out of the blue by a temp agency and got a really good job working with a defense contractor doing desk side support. I did that for two and half years. I left because during that time I had graduated college, bachelor of applied arts and science//applied technology and performance improvement(so it's not a computer science degree), I also had acquired my CCNA. With that I put my resume out there. Later a temp agency called me about a level 1 technician job at a large financial company working in their NOC. I did that and within 3 months I was let go. They knew I was new, and I had just had an interview with my manager and he said I was doing well. I know they were really needing Spanish speakers, because we had lost a bunch of them and the ones that were left were always on the phone. Anyway, so I then got a part time gig with a friend of a friend that had some clients and he did their IT support. Then I was hired on with another small company and there I was able to touch servers, deal with city organizations(we provided support for 3 small cities) this also meant helping the fire and police personnel. I was just let go from this job 2 months ago. Was told that I lack confidence, even though he still wanted me to continue to support another client and he would pay me to help them.(they were "my" client, and to be real I was constantly asking the other techs if they had work that I could help them with. I really think he just didn't have the work for me)
The first month I was in disbelief and just did nothing to look for another job. Looking for a jobs now I find that desktop and helpdesk jobs are plentiful but finding a network job that is for an entry level person like myself is almost non-existent.
So, how can I gain the experience to get a network admin position when it seems they want experienced people? Is this where I am supposed to say I can do all this work and that I know how to do the things they want, knowing that I have no clue how to do them, or honestly say I have not done that but I can learn?
-Donovan B.
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