Career Paths for Software Engineers and how to navigate it.

[@TechLead]

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[@komrad4life]

I get "This site can’t be reached" navigating to that link

[@anthonymorford8804]

I already signed up. Thanks for the daily question. Wish I could answer the questions.

[@harvey7771]

Where did you get your glasses?

[@masternobody1896]

I want to be like tech lead I am a high school student and once I got credit card I will buy your course

[@nathanaelyang1543]

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[@choothohong]

Topics covered: 1:22 - Backend web engineer 2:41 - Web frontend engineer 3:54 - Web fullstack engineer 5:20 - Mobile engineer 7:02 - Game/Graphics engineer 8:35 - Data engineer 9:30 - ML engineer 10:11 - Dev Ops engineer 10:36 - QA engineer

[@QuadraAce]

.NET eco, desktop dev? Dead?

[@STRanastassis]

@@QuadraAce Well I guess google does not prefer microsoft tech stack

[@tkod33]

@@STRanastassis xDDDDD

[@jumpingcrazybanana]

Low key wishing there was more info on how to build towards becoming a QA engineer. I'm a QA tester learning to code for test automation.

[@HimanshuSharma-mk6zn]

what is Dev ops and qa engineer?

[@jomakaze]

Finally, some actual tech content

[@TechLead]

they don't call me the "techlead" for nothing.

[@chrischappell7643]

@@TechLead i think the techlead is now my position, mate

[@austin6633]

I’m the real TECHLEAD !

[@HarshRajAlwaysfree]

@@chrischappell7643 why would u name urself Chris chapell ? The guy from china uncensored ?

[@HarshRajAlwaysfree]

@@Y2Kvids u dare oppose us mortal !!

[@kCeciliaNightRain]

This calmed my anxiety over the amount of tech skills/ coding languages available to learn... my focus was too all over the place and I would get overwhelmed. Cool Video. Thanx TechLead!

[@rickyc1991]

@Mr. 8-Bit Doggo one day at a time my friend, you'll make it

[@4xHitler]

and here I found myself very interested in python after getting a quick 2 hour tutorial and coding a little. good thing not everyone seeks to start with py

[@CraigalFun]

I was thinking python but now I'm thinking mobile development

[@MrDeeb00]

Ikr I was mess up and depressed before watching this video

[@VivekYadav-ds8oz]

Same thing with me. "Web dev is so saturated, gotta go for something else" "Mobile dev sounds nice" "Dude embedded is so awesome, so cool to directly interact with hardware" "Yo ML is so awesome too" "I really wanna know how OSes work. I wanna build my own kernel." "Hacking sounds cool too." "How do compilers work again?"

[@SheWhoTechs]

Thank you for the awesome advice. I took the front-end web development path, with teaching myself HTML/CSS/JavaScript/WordPress and built a good handful of websites. I landed a nice intro job building Wordpress websites for Dealerships in the top floors of a beautiful skyscraper overlooking the water. I LOVE my job! I learned a lot from great advice from developer’s like you and a few other favorites on KZbin. I appreciate all you great developers that share their wisdom. Thank you.

[@turbz1626]

What do you do at ur job and how’s ur work life?

[@SheWhoTechs]

@@turbz1626 I describe my job in my post, back then. But that was almost two years ago. I have done much more in IT now. I am on my 10 project now. I have done platform front-end web development, Technical Writing, IT Service, Internet Security, Quality Assurance Testing, etc…. That first job gave me a ton of opportunities in many career fields in IT. But the downfall is those opportunities arise because I am cheap help, I get paid less than half a jr. web developer should get and I can’t show off my amazing things I have created because of Confidentiality contracts. So in all things there is a balance of goods and bad.

[@duoduo9058]

Hey! Can you recommend some similar helpful KZbinrs for me？ Thanks a lot!

[@uhhsynchro1610]

@@SheWhoTechs i wanted to know, is the amount your are paid a year atleast 6 figures or no?

[@chef_rg.2]

@@uhhsynchro1610 well a jr developer earns $69,000-$88,000.. if she gets less than half she's pulling in $30,000- $40,000... I think that's bad for a developer. Considering she's self taught maybe after 3yrs her salary will jump with experience.

[@xSayllusx]

Damnit the Techlead is so fucking knowledgeable. All jokes aside u have dropped some serious knowledge that took me years to understand in just 10 minutes. In fact u do it whenever u decide to get serious, all while still working full time, mentoring Jomas noob depressed ass, going thru a nasty breakup, launching a business, managing assets worth millions, cracking jokes and drinking coffee. RESPECT THE FUCKING TECHLEAD PEOPLE!!!

[@mareq8649]

Hey *TechLead* here, and welcome back to another episode of the *TechLead* , it is tea time with your host the *TechLead* , the *TechLead* . Now as an ex-google *TechLead* . . .

[@Scragg-]

That’s the joke

[@schwemmm]

Im starting to think that he was a techlead..

[@TechLead]

couldn't have said it better myself

[@shalokshalom]

@@TechLead Hey TechLead :D

[@TheRealAlas]

Gotta spread them keywords!

[@corynorell3686]

Obviously the person who studies machine learning and JavaScript is preparing themselves to be the most prolific hacker of the 21st century.

[@SouravendraKrishnaDeb]

lmfao

[@nate-lin]

Hey that's me.

[@lordblazer]

@@HettyPatel lol

[@harsh9558]

@@HettyPatel wow

[@swojnowski453]

using the most shitty programming lang the world has ever seen.

[@JeanRauwers]

I do agree with you , I have started as a front end engineer and learned backend development on fly, and that’s how I moved from a sales job to a Software Engineer position at BBC. Thanks for sharing tech lead 🙏

[@denniszenanywhere]

Jean Rauwers any tips? I am coming from journalism who went to a bootcamp so I can get a job as a software engineer for a media outlet? What exactly do you do btw? I am not interested in data, though. Thanks

[@JeanRauwers]

Basically I studied for 8 months, keeping my full time job until I got my new job by the time as a junior Frontend developer for a small agency. Did lots of online curses and tutorials and that’s why I decided to give back creating my KZbin channel, please check it out as I talk about my journey!

[@GreenTSupreme555]

@@JeanRauwers did you went to school for it ? front end back end engineering. which program at first you start learned.

[@sunnycapri8544]

as someone who only knew "coding" from high school classes and online tutorials this is immensely helpful. I felt like I have an actual goal to work towards and what I want. thx!

[@justloveandpeace4010]

I keep coming back to this video it really gives me perspective, I also started as game developer then AR/VR now doing mobile Android.

[@MicCheckMemoirs]

I wore the, "all code is garbage" shirt during my internship. Now I have an job.

[@TechLead]

see that? it works.

[@sebmandal]

Naser Rezayi ya don’t need good english if you’ve got good java (or any other programming language)

[@bobross3880]

@@sebmandal the inverse is also true.

[@blank003]

@@trucnguyenthanh7610 u clearly don't have good English tho.

[@cheayto9085]

reverse karma, what do u work btw?

[@gurtindersingh3338]

Don't let this video distract you from the fact that he is an Ex-Google Tech Lead !

[@dnynu]

This should be a disclaimer 😊😄

[@1anre]

How does this disclaimer affect the information he’s dishing out, that is should be highly respected & appreciated or?

[@balloney2175]

Don't let Gurtinder Singh distract you from believing that he is right... he is just super jealous who cannot land a job anywhere.

[@dnynu]

@@balloney2175 😅😅 don't take it seriously , he is just joking

[@anascarlet]

Now also an ex-Facebook tech lead lol

[@VixGuyOfficial]

Thanks so much for the MASSIVE values you have been providing to all of us, Tech Lead!! Keep your good work up!! :)

[@KrsteToshev]

Thank you for this explanation of the industry. I started uni a long time ago and I got discouraged by professors talking about all of the different technologies and how difficult they are, but not talking about the different directions you can take to focus on some tech stacks and not all. I really appreciate this video and engineers like you that take the time to explain all the different paths you can take.

[@efsane221]

TechLead something something TechLead. TECHLEAD

[@TechLead]

that's pretty much the whole video

[@simonliu9417]

Excellent video sir. You just solidified my role in Web Full-Stack engineer. Why spread your focus on many languages when you can study and practice your skills in that specific role and be the best at it. Thank you again.

[@vimalsheoran8040]

This man is my virtual mentor.

[@henryhogge8422]

Sending strength to you Mr Tech Lead. You are the Tech Lead, the ex-Google Tech Lead. Tech Lead.

[@TrustNoOneEverEver]

This by far the best orientation video I have ever seen. Thank you Tech Lead!

[@Salehieh]

Just found your channel and have binge watched your videos. Best channel I've found in a long while. You're very likeable and funny, as you're so truthful. Keep at it, best of wishes with everything personal life-related! Thank you for creating this channel.

[@dsdssdsd283]

Thanks for putting together this video it’s imo of the highest value of information so far.

[@TimothyRonald]

this is really useful for somebody thats starting in tech, thanks a lot techlead !

[@shafinnahian75]

"It is tea time with your host of TechLead, the TechLead." *Sips tea like a boss* jokes aside, I love how transparent this man is about his contents. Truly a great guidance!

[@426Hemidodge426]

Embedded Software Engineering doesn't get enough attention. As microprocessors and microcontrollers are getting more and more powerful, the need for SOLID developers in the embedded world is growing. It's very much less of an EE role today than it was 10-20 years ago.

[@coreyorndoff9417]

I came down to the comments to say pretty much the same thing. I'm not in the embedded field but it is huge around me with all the aerospace companies here. I wish someone would address this field someday cause its one that there is almost zero information on.

[@426Hemidodge426]

@@coreyorndoff9417 yeah I actually am an embedded software engineer and it is growing really fast especially with the growth of IoT

[@coreyorndoff9417]

Yea I'm seeing the growth. I see new embedded jobs posted almost daily and I'm wondering if it's something I should be looking into as I graduate with my CS degree.

[@kenshamir2113]

@Lane, what device would be good to practice implementing embedded softwares? Arduino?

[@426Hemidodge426]

@@kenshamir2113 absolutely! Arduino and Raspberry Pi are great places to get your feet wet. Then you can start moving on to some NXP development kits or something

[@MrJed010]

"I've seen some people going around learning Machine Learning and Javascript" LOL! This is actually me right now!

[@realhomegadgets7104]

Hey bro you nice

[@evzyl8409]

hei u so nici bro omg

[@jaspercherry920]

Thank you, Tech Lead, for the excellent advice...as an aspiring software engineer, it is an honour to get advice from the ex-Google tech lead. Your introductions are pure gold...they crack me up every time.

[@benukasz]

how do you know he was a tech lead at Google?

[@Pryside]

The first step in right path of life and career is always subscribing to techlead.

[@Sam-qz6gn]

Only Techlead can get these many likes and comments with no views

[@MaoDev]

yeah, he's got over 5000 views though...

[@欺软怕硬]

Pick up EE and it opens up hardware architecture, and embedded system, firmware jobs. Some you don't even need much EE knowledge at all. Writing in assembly, or even individual architecture's own instruction sets.

[@asishbalu9771]

Yeah he kinda forgot about this one

[@aaronbell5994]

I feel like I'm listening to an SEO-optimized article, read by the TechLead, directed by the TechLead, produced by the TechLead.

[@hassanmirza2392]

Hello TechLead. I enjoyed your description of all the job roles in the software industry. However, you missed out two important areas. 1. Embedded Systems Software Developer This job is done by Electrical / Mechatronic engineers. 2. Scientific Software / Numerical Simulation Software Developer This is done by scientists, applied mathematicians, and research engineers. It is a highly scientific area, and comparable to Machine Learning and Data Science jobs and requires tons of applied math. The area is also called Scientific Computing.

[@TheOzman99]

This video really helped me set clear goals and understand what I actually want to do. Thank you.

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[@linacomet]

Excellent. Thank you for sharing all that info with us. Lesson: we need to focus on something.

[@TechLead]

focus helps for sure.

[@realhomegadgets7104]

What are doing now?

[@indexplus]

Awesome video, as always. No fillers, just pure gold

[@quirkyquester]

Tech lead, you should go to Joe Rogan experience talk show! That will be epic!

[@factsondeck1552]

I agree

[@trydigama3]

That would be really weird... I’m down for it though

[@lisajoao4915]

Count me in!

[@doorey2]

This is one of the few channels on youtube that is actual tech content. This is something people actually working in the field understand and can relate to. All the other youtubers are great but cast thier content across the wider audiance of people who aren't YET in tech, or for those just getting thier feet wet. Thats why the title is so fitting, Ex Google Tech Lead - its legitimate content. This is EXACTLY like the conversations of two experience programmers or what "coffee is like" with your actual tech lead.

[@charatkakkar5739]

"Tech lead word" count : 5 , Time: 0.09 secs

[@retropaganda8442]

Yeah. That's quite annoying, as much as being recommended these types of BS videos from some failure of an AI.

[@BigBoi1312-f7u]

@@retropaganda8442 Really? I love it lmao. I find it hilarious - It's just part of his dry humor which is incredibly appealing to me.

[@veryrandomuser468]

All you need today is JS. You can do backend, web, mobile (react native), desktop (electron). Forget REST, learn graphql (apollo). This stack is super powerful because with little knowledge I can build everything.

[@TechLead]

Yeah, JS can definitely do a lot. I think React Native is dying out though, so it can't quite replace mobile, though you can at least get something up & running. It's a great language to pick up!

[@RVRVRVRVR]

Cool vid! I haven't managed to get an internship or tech job yet (Physics bachelor, ECE master-in-progress, 0 business skills) but your videos + my new uni career center are giving me hope!

[@maggiemauno]

Same boat... Law Undergrad Degree Software Masters in progress Did you get a job? How is it going for you🙏🏽

[@tigana]

Thank you so much for this, deciding on a path can be so overwhelming and this cleared things up

[@kevinsjournal]

If you can already do coding and software engineering, better option, go entrepreneurial and create your own app, website, or business services!!

[@spinLOL533]

@Peter Mortensen which is why you get a job and do it on the side heh

[@easycoding766]

I think it is really important to know what you are passionate about and focus on the specific field. There's a lot of languages and skills to study for beginners if you don't know what you like. Thanks for the amazing video.

[@DrSirmacek]

App development is truly rewarding 🙂

[@BabaDee08]

and Tai Lopez is still such an insufferable douche

[@daple1997]

What kind of app? There are a lot of types.

[@thetommantom]

If you can learn one language you can learn pretty much anything especially with notes public information or even real simple meetings with people where you can ask a few questions. I remember changing the "Slide to unlock" on old iPod Touch 3s. All depends what you do with it.

[@SajeelCodes]

I am an Ex-Google TechLead - TechLead Always in every video

[@jonathancampbell3700]

I was confused on where to start but now i know i'm going to started on learning Swift and Objective C to become an IOS developer. Thank you Tech Lead

[@SimonzicekCz]

Dont learn Objective C. Focus on Swift.

[@OperationAndrewDocumentaries]

The ONLY time TechLead isn't sarcastic, is when he is doing a sponsorship.

[@jimcarriesa1911]

Thank you for this video it is exactly what I needed to hear as I travel down this career change path.

[@gk77ful]

php is a common language... so you can develop wordpress sites, very logical of you TeachLead

[@JohnTube2K]

Some actual good advice here. Also was a full stack dev for half of my career. Then went into architecture and so on.

[@OdyOwnz]

Dang, why did he not mention Cloud careers? AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.

[@trucnguyenthanh7610]

Sir, is he Vietnamese?

[@swojnowski453]

Who cares about these products ? An ordinary person, comes, spends 2 days on learning them, uses what they need. That's it. Do not attach yourself to proprietary tech, in 2 years you will find yourself completely outdated. Reason, these techs change rapidly and with no warning. No point.

[@Average-Lizard]

@@swojnowski453 you can easily get a job specialized on dev ops. Sure you want to be able to use resources from multiple specific providers, but knowing how to manage cloud infrastructure in general is very valuable right now. (Although admittedly, it is a specialized position so you’d probably have to find jobs at larger companies or contracting gigs)

[@collinkeahey1]

You do a good job of answering the questions I have and then including the details like the relevant languages. More please. Id like to hear your perspective on whether or not the current VR trend is a gimmick.

[@pandaDotDragon]

And keep in mind there are TONS of jobs in the "old industry": energy, health, aeronautics, defense, transport, finance, etc. Web/mobile/game apps are a huge thing but... a whole world exists outside :-)

[@genjioto]

Best intro to tech video so far.

[@aquepaique]

I don't know which career path take, I just love doing everything :(

[@TopFlightSecurity415]

same lol trying to figure it out fast since im pushing 30

[@swojnowski453]

Product path. Nobody cares about what you know, till you show them what you have done.

[@MadTofan]

I studied electronics on college but I really liked computer science. Landed a job as a QA engineer, writing automation test scripts using Java and python. 10 months later I finally got myself to a full stack engineer 😊

[@victornyamu2547]

How is the pay?

[@MadTofan]

Engineering in my country is being paid peanuts and computer science career is nearly double the pay I had as a robotic engineer. Automation tester and fullstack is being paid the same, but most importantly I am a lot more happy with my current job.

[@victornyamu2547]

@@MadTofan thanks for the reply. I thing I'll go CS. I want to start my own company someday

[@MadTofan]

@@victornyamu2547 good luck on your endeavor 💪

[@victornyamu2547]

@@MadTofan you too Cheers

[@Rosebox1111]

Finally I found a good informative video on KZbin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@ianoboyle7632]

I would love if you did some videos for developers who have a few years experience, and things you wish you knew then. Primarily about building personal branding, since many developers are expected to write blog posts, and be active in the learning process.

[@MrDeeb00]

Thank you very much I was mess up and depressed and so confused before watching this video

[@AvalancheOnline]

#7:50 Google announces they build in-house game studio, led by Jade Raymond with stadia reveal.

[@sonicdagreat426]

Good point! It's easy to fall into the trap of trying to learn EVERYTHING.

[@廖俊翔-e1w]

QA is vastly overlooked, and notorious for low pay, bad benefits and limited career progression. Many companies even prefer to hire contractors. It’s partly the result of being too many layers removed from immediately tangible/revenue generating sectors of a company.

[@asajjad4542]

That’s why I’m studying to become a full stack front-back end mobile graphics game data machine learning QA dev ops engineer who’s also an Ex-Google tech lead.

[@aalailaoussama5182]

The word "Techlead" has been repeated "5" Five times in "9" nine seconds..Wow.. guess another hidden record 😅😅

[@kakashi99908]

Web dev seems like a great start and probably the easiest way to get the ball rolling and keep you on track while you keep working to your ideal path, much better than a non tech job hoping some day you will land your dream job by firing off dry resumes.

[@jonathansun396]

I don't know, I'm not attracted at all to the idea of having a career path. I have ideas for projects that can potentially change the world or at least greatly benefit the people around me. I find it much more natural and effective when I learn whatever I need to see if an idea is possible to do and hack it together despite learning very difficult topics. Honestly who wakes up in the morning and say to themselves, " I want to study programming for hours and hours so that I can find a job!". Okey some people may want that and thats fine, but for me that's so depressing.

[@4xHitler]

a career path can get you financially backed up until you manage to launch your own product. also it can sharpen your skills in the meantime so I think that picking a job that also helps you get better at what you need for your future project is the smartest answer

[@MM-vr8rj]

I got into programming because I wanted to create stuff. I love every single aspect of IT so it doesn't matter much what kind of techniques I will use or things I will create when I get my first job.

[@yonaxl]

That’s what he meant by being entepreneurial. So you need to know enough to be able to create somthing on your own.

[@realhomegadgets7104]

hello guyz,iam from india ,am a full stack developer,can u plz touch with me for helping each others

[@miguelfernandez4051]

That is just me as well. I study to create opportunities and bring ideas to light... not to get a job.

[@andrealopez9556]

Thank you for talking about this! I would love to hear in more detail about other entry level jobs for a software engineer :D

[@YazanAlaboudi]

Nice video. I have always found backend development to be much easier than front end development 🙊. There are few reasons to why I say that. 1. You have no control over the execution environment as a front end engineer but you do have control in the back end. You have no idea what browser the user will select to run your app but you can always use a specific runtime in the backend with a specific OS. 2. Aside from persistence, batching, and orchestration, most of the backend concerns have shifted to the front end these days. Concerns such as state management, session hydration, security are now every days concerns due to the fact we are in a Javascript heavy front end era. There is very little difference between mobile dev and front-end dev. Actually all the concepts are now interchangeable. I think it's beyond just a "rendering layer". This is of course, just an opinion.

[@alfonsoramirezelorriaga1153]

Just what I needed to hear. Focus your learning.

[@phichau90]

I just got accepted into an SE apprentice. Stepping into the tech would be highly interested. Been an personal trainer for 8 yrs wanted to change and challenge myself. Cant wait to see what happen next in this new chapter

[@micahbrinson7950]

Hows everything been going? its been 3 years.

[@krest2012]

How’s the hosts doing ?

[@rs1118931]

Thank you for calmly explaining this foreign world to me. It sounds to me that I should use my beginning learning c++/ python .

[@flamur7271]

I wish maybe he went over careers related to Software Engineers that you can make a switch to. Maybe more business oriented?

[@1anre]

Exactly!, it was those alternatives higher management roles post the software engineer career phase that I expected him to touch on here.

[@realhomegadgets7104]

Hey bro ,are you software engineer?

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

One major area you didn't mention is embedded engineering. I think it's great fun! I'm happiest when I have an oscilloscope and power supply on my desk, hooked up to a $2000 board with very small chips on it. FPGAs, DSPs, all kinds of inter-chip and inter-board buses and protocols. It's not for everyone, of course.

[@johnstanfield7406]

More of a job stemming from an EE degree...

[@hiimnormal7048]

This was actually so helpful, thanks!

[@Youtube_ban_me]

this is his best video imo

[@kSergio471]

Hi Techlead, please make a video on how to make an effective path to a technical manager (sorry, tech lead) role.

[@sahasreddy1168]

This guy deserves more views!

[@miteshkumar5557]

Make a video about distributed systems, map reduce.

[@kevincritelli1029]

Signed up for the free daily interview pro questions, it’s great thanks for putting that together.

[@The30115]

It's great that you mentioned Graphics Engineer and that it is getting attention. Computer Graphics is my favourite field and I'm considering pursuing a master's degree in this field. Can anybody who is working in this field mention more about being a Graphics Engineer?

[@DiggOlive]

It's your host, the tech lead, The Tech Lead.

[@the-zodiac8235]

take a shot everytime he says tech lead in the intro

[@gamemoves2415]

One of the best videos I've seen.

[@tiamabderezai5374]

Hi TechLead, I really like your videos and I've learned so much from you. I'm about to finish my BS degree in software development with emphasis on developing apps for Android. I would really like to hear your thoughts on not just mobile engineers, but especially those who pursue the Android route, and explain more why the industry is so much sought after and highly paid, and tips on what we can do to hone our skills/success in this field and your overall recommendations in general. Thank you, and I wish you all the best!

[@Cocolo_TV]

4:18. "If you're able to launch a website backend to frontend, you can run your own companies". That's a golden nugget.

[@aname9969]

Thanks techlead for the guidance

[@dennisartstudio1389]

Thank you for this video! I am getting into coding myself

[@dianasvideos123]

Thank you for this video, Tech Lead!!!

[@ashimoda9732]

Wow, one of the best videos on this topic! It's very helpful!

[@xidentity872]

What about more hardware related, scientific computing, optimizing parallel algorithms/etc?

[@qx-jd9mh]

Go go grad school.

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

Yeah! I've worked in scientific computing. Ugh, the source code you have to deal with! Written by physicists, or other scientists who fancy themselves smart but don't realize that's not as important as keeping stuff organized, readable, maintainable. Grads students and undergrads who read the GoF book and think it's a recipe book / bible that must be made heavy use of everywhere. But if talented developers can keep control over things, science is great. There's obtaining the data from lab equipment or distant spacecraft. "My camera is only 1 megapixel monochrome, but it's a billion miles away. Try to beat that!" Then filtering and analyzing the data. Then plotting it, fitting curves, 3D data viz using VR, and publication quality plots in LaTeX. The good news is, cutting edge tools, plenty of standards to follow to keep life manageable. The bad news is, once in a while some atmospheric or planetary scientist will give you some 1970s VAX Fortran source to try to port to IDL or Python.

[@minscj]

@@DrunkenUFOPilot can you guide me on how to get into scientific computing jobs?

[@Jillian.Dreams]

thank you so much for clarifying these different roles and the skills associated with them.

[@khadijahalsmiere3718]

If I could give million likes I would give it to this video . Thank You So Much For This Video

[@NigelCoutinhodec]

your videos are an eye opener. Really worth looking

[@generalreign3483]

I am taking a bit of a right turn in my journey, I am currently close to getting into a System Admin role. This is a 'family' run business so I am put at the front of the line because they like to hire within the family. Other than my own personal knowledge, which i'v always been naturally adept at my knowledge in technology. However, i'v never actually worked in a business as tech support, nor worked hands on with a server. I have almost completed my degree in Software Development, am I biting off more than I can chew? I have told them very straight forward my experience, and they seem okay with knowing it may take a few years of having to pay someone else to mentor me and deal with major problems, as they will always hire within the family. I do not want to create a bad impression, would you or anyone reading this know how difficult it would be to become even mediocre at being a System Admin? It is probably less than 30 users, but will more than likely be growing over the years.

[@swagboss10000]

Rusty Shackleford why you worrying? You said they would pay someone to mentor you until your competent enough so if I were in your shoes I’ll just focus on learning on my own and with the mentor and in time you’ll be good enough to handle things in your own

[@moniashelli9502]

Thank you so much I was getting overwhelmed and learning little bit of everything ( didn’t help me at all) now i know what to do and i can write my plan for the future 💜

[@gabrielshiu]

Thanks for taking your time to educate us so much. Just wondering, what do you think of Joshua Fluke's content? Is it accurate?

[@johnpaulpalermo8715]

I am watching your vlogs this year, I learned many things from your vlog. I was also fired from a software IT company. I am now still hoping and praying to achieve to my goal, to become a software Engr. I used to study coding every night.

[@kinstar]

its so weird him giving advice instead of the straight up roasting xD

[@shugyosha7924]

Regarding the last point, it's better to tailor your CV to the job position. So if they're using LAMP stack, emphasise your LAMP skills. You want your CV to tell a story whose natural next step is the position you're applying for. I've used so many different languages and technologies and I'd be comfortable working in many of them, but space on your CV is precious, and they might not merit more than an, "I also have experience in other languages such as C++, C# and Java." If they care about it they'll ask about it.