Information technology / System administration
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I currently work at a bank and work in their Bank Secrecy Act division as an Information Systems Analyst. I got a minor in cyber security and took a course in Tableau through DataCamp. I also took a class in SQL through Codecademy. The minor did nothing for me really but the DataCamp and Codecademy courses skyrocketed my potential, I had employers reaching out to me on LinkedIn left and right. 
That’s awesome do you think I should try and take some courses and do some sort of freelancing job to start since I’m still in high school? Is that a thing in the IT world? I plan on going to college for it but I was told to get really good in one department so I’m not just average at everything. Is that good advice?I currently work at a bank and work in their Bank Secrecy Act division as an Information Systems Analyst. I got a minor in cyber security and took a course in Tableau through DataCamp. I also took a class in SQL through Codecademy. The minor did nothing for me really but the DataCamp and Codecademy courses skyrocketed my potential, I had employers reaching out to me on LinkedIn left and right.
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I work for a safety tech company in the gaming industry as the Product Manager. I have no formal training. I dropped out of college after 2 years majoring in vocal musical performance. After that I worked in food service while doing web development and technical writing for websites on the side.
Eventually I got a job teaching some after school clubs at local schools (including Minecraft). I went head-to-head against a Minecraft plugin developer who was harming some kids, and that led me to meeting the Director of a non-profit who shared my concerns. I joined her non-profit as a volunteer contributing to the Privacy Framework for emergent tech, where I met my now current boss who was an Advisor for the non-profit. She offered me a job just over a year ago and everything's been amazing since.
My role doesn't really fit with "IT", but we are a safety tech company so I work with tech and code constantly. Luckily, I have other people (some who I am the direct supervisor) who do the actual full stack of development these days who are much smarter than me. But when hiring I don't care about formal education or accreditation- the #1 priority is making sure they have a good culture fit and portfolio.
Long story short- there's no one path to success. Just move and don't stop making yourself better along the way. Biggest reason I think I ended up here was because I kept challenging myself to do better, and made good relationships
Eventually I got a job teaching some after school clubs at local schools (including Minecraft). I went head-to-head against a Minecraft plugin developer who was harming some kids, and that led me to meeting the Director of a non-profit who shared my concerns. I joined her non-profit as a volunteer contributing to the Privacy Framework for emergent tech, where I met my now current boss who was an Advisor for the non-profit. She offered me a job just over a year ago and everything's been amazing since.
My role doesn't really fit with "IT", but we are a safety tech company so I work with tech and code constantly. Luckily, I have other people (some who I am the direct supervisor) who do the actual full stack of development these days who are much smarter than me. But when hiring I don't care about formal education or accreditation- the #1 priority is making sure they have a good culture fit and portfolio.
Long story short- there's no one path to success. Just move and don't stop making yourself better along the way. Biggest reason I think I ended up here was because I kept challenging myself to do better, and made good relationships
Finding freelancer jobs in that is difficult, especially when young. It isn't impossible though. I would focus on getting the absolute best grades possible and being an expert at the specific niche you find. You'll learn fast that adults in any field are just like us and don't have any real answers. If you can become extremely knowledgeable at whatever you do, you won't have the imposter syndrome later.
Imposter syndrome - To put it simply, imposter syndrome is the experience of feeling like a phony—you feel as though at any moment you are going to be found out as a fraud—like you don't belong where you are, and you only got there through dumb luck.
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But yeah thanks for the help guys,
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But yeah thanks for the help guys,
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Knowledge is everywhere, especially in today's web-centered society. Take some courses and join some apps and websites that offer lessons and learning programs.
You might also check out sites like LinkedIn, Meetup, etc. and find local events that are about IT, Programming, Software, and so on. By attending these it's a great way to meet people who work at places you might want to work at, which can easily lead to being offered a job or being recommended a position.
You might also check out sites like LinkedIn, Meetup, etc. and find local events that are about IT, Programming, Software, and so on. By attending these it's a great way to meet people who work at places you might want to work at, which can easily lead to being offered a job or being recommended a position.
