This is on Google today:
https://blog.google/topics/grow-with-google/it-support-professional-certificate/?utm_source=HPP&utm_campaign=IT Cert

@zennuts said in Advice on career:

Some of the most successful people in IT got no degree. However, one trait they do have is the ability to work well with others and they never stop learning new skills.

Most starts in PC repair/support but I would caution against joining a small outfit or go out on your own. Home and small business customers are very difficult to deal with. I would rather seek a basic desktop support position in a larger company. Move to a larger city with more opportunity if you have to.

Agree. I’ve seen where I work a person lacking a four-year college degree advance to the top because he had a knack for IT. He took loads of community college courses, along with self-teaching and learning on the job.

If I was hiring, I would hire the person who is easy to get along with over the person who knows everything about IT, but has an attitude. People skills are a must, even if a lot of IT work is working alone.

Agree with the above comments. My suggestion is to stay employed, hopefully in the IT field as you complete a degree, if possible. My feeling is dropping out of the workforce as you pursue your education leaves you at risk of a possible poor economy in a couple years. It’s hard to predict what the economy and jobs will be like down the road. If you were younger, then a traditional full-time school schedule might be better.

As far as IT, see if you can intern and/or get tours and advice from some local IT companies. Maybe there’s a Microsoft, Google or Facebook office nearby. Expand your programming experience beyond JavaScript. My suggestion is know Visual Studio well, using stuff like aspx.net, C#, MVC, etc. Know a relational database (SQL and SQL server) and how to build apps that connect with it. Although I don’t like the product, know advanced features of SharePoint and its administrator functions.

Good luck.

It looks fixed. No more constant spinning donuts.

When using my android phone browser on PWF, I usually only see a spinning donut on the lower right of the screen after accessing a forum. No topics show, just a blank screen. On my desktop and laptop, things are OK. Just saying. You’ll probably need to call in all your thousands of programmers from around the globe and have them work 24/7 overtime until it’s fixed.