How's IT security?

[invidia]

Since I can't find a decent job with my physics degree, I'm going to give IT a shot. I'm doing a Masters in Information Security back home (it's pretty damn easy, I should of went for a CE degree back in undergrad if I knew how easy this stuff was). There are some entry-level IT jobs opening around here, from IT help desk to entry-level network admin.

I hate dealing with customers. I've spent half of my 23 years on this earth doing customer service jobs. I'm trying to avoid all the help desk types of work as much as possible. I've never been in the IT industry before. Please info this ignorant ATOTer.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: invidia
Since I can't find a decent job with my physics degree, I'm going to give IT a shot. I'm doing a Masters in Information Security back home (it's pretty damn easy, I should of went for a CE degree back in undergrad if I knew how easy this stuff was). There are some entry-level IT jobs opening around here, from IT help desk to entry-level network admin.

I hate dealing with customers. I've spent half of my 23 years on this earth doing customer service jobs. I'm trying to avoid all the help desk types of work as much as possible. I've never been in the IT industry before. Please info this ignorant ATOTer.

You've been doing customer service jobs since the age of 11 1/2? Ok!

"I don't have work experience"

 

[her209]

So you lied?

 

[invidia]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: invidia
Since I can't find a decent job with my physics degree, I'm going to give IT a shot. I'm doing a Masters in Information Security back home (it's pretty damn easy, I should of went for a CE degree back in undergrad if I knew how easy this stuff was). There are some entry-level IT jobs opening around here, from IT help desk to entry-level network admin.

I hate dealing with customers. I've spent half of my 23 years on this earth doing customer service jobs. I'm trying to avoid all the help desk types of work as much as possible. I've never been in the IT industry before. Please info this ignorant ATOTer.

You've been doing customer service jobs since the age of 11 1/2? Ok!

"I don't have work experience"

I started working in a restaurant at 13.

Close to half though. Resaurants (13-16), Walgreens (16-18) then moved out to college, Walgreens in college again (18-21), and a building manager ((21-23). I'm not going to put cashier in walgreens in my resume. The building manager job was the closest I've gotten to being "professional".

Originally posted by: her209
So you lied?

I wasn't serious.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: invidia

I started working in a restaurant at 13.

Close to half though. Resaurants (13-16), Walgreens (16-18) then moved out to college, Walgreens in college again (18-21), and a building manager ((21-23). I'm not going to put cashier in walgreens in my resume. The building manager job was the closest I've gotten to being "professional".

Originally posted by: her209
So you lied?

I wasn't serious.

Child Labor Laws what?

" I'm not going to put cashier in walgreens in my resume. "

Why not? You don't think companies don't understand that new college graduates may work remedial jobs? You seem to have AT LEAST 6-7 post asking about jobs, but you think you're above putting a certain job on a resume? Ok!

 

[FoBoT]

with the recession starting , security will get cut first, but if you slide into a compliance spot, that should be good

 

[cjvon]

From my exposure to the corp IT world IT security is a joke. I did some work last year for one of the major online banks and was shocked to see that some of their apps were running on NT 4.0. They argued with me that NT 4.0 was still suppported by Microsoft.

And I totally agree with FoBot, security at every place I've worked at was the first to get cut and the least funded. Your results may vary.

 

[ultimatebob]

You hate dealing with customers but you want to get into IT security? HAH! This is going to work out well

Why do you think that most folks hate IT to begin with?

 

[Anghang]

Originally posted by: cjvon
From my exposure to the corp IT world IT security is a joke. I did some work last year for one of the major online banks and was shocked to see that some of their apps were running on NT 4.0. They argued with me that NT 4.0 was still suppported by Microsoft.

And I totally agree with FoBot, security at every place I've worked at was the first to get cut and the least funded. Your results may vary.

They may not admit it openly, but Microsoft will support NT 4.0 if you pay them enough to continue to support your legacy apps.

btw, to the OP's question...not sure how stable IT security operations would be, but if you don't mind customer facing then go with IT security compliance...it'll always be around...