Need some career advice.

[Dimetime35c]

I'm wanting to get outta my current dead end job and into the IT field. I know what I'm looking for in a job but don't know if there is one for it. Also I'm worried that once I get into IT and do it for a living I'll eventually hate it. I have a deep passion for gaming and building pcs. I would love to find a job where I get to work with others that share that passion. I want to help others build and upgrade there gaming rigs and work where I can stay up to date on the latest and greatest tech. I'm just afraid as I said that doing that day in and day out I'll eventually lose that love I have for pcs and gaming. Any advice on what I should do????

[AlwaysFSX]

Your best bet is working with professional modders or not at all, there's not really money in "building pcs."

[Castdeath97]

Just keep it as a side hobby or a small part time job at best.

 

Your best bet is working with professional modders or not at all, there's not really money in "building pcs."

Who said there isn't, from where do you think Linus got his lambo? /s

[Venomz1337]

All I will say is, where there is passion, there is success.

[arronleeds]

you can make a lot of money from building pcs, a lottttt, you just have to have the dedication, time and patience.

[f5alcon]

There is enough in IT so that you don't stay on one thing too long, but the real careers are in enterprise products, virtualization, cloud, database, hardware is only getting less complex to manage, anybody can manage a server,storage and networking with a bit of training, but that is a good starting place. 

[Kevguy]

I'm wanting to get outta my current dead end job and into the IT field. I know what I'm looking for in a job but don't know if there is one for it. Also I'm worried that once I get into IT and do it for a living I'll eventually hate it. I have a deep passion for gaming and building pcs. I would love to find a job where I get to work with others that share that passion. I want to help others build and upgrade there gaming rigs and work where I can stay up to date on the latest and greatest tech. I'm just afraid as I said that doing that day in and day out I'll eventually lose that love I have for pcs and gaming. Any advice on what I should do????

Become a Chemical Engineer.

[Da Don Giovanni]

Just keep it as a side hobby or a small part time job at best.

Who said there isn't, from where do you think Linus got his lambo? /s

if Linus has a lambo, I need to seriously start you tubing, twitching, podcasting....

Career advice: Networking #1 it's all about who you know and where you are, if you're like me in the middle of nowwhereville, you'll never have a tech job, and if you don't know anybody in the tech field, just forget about it, if you live in a major city, and know people in the tech field, you're set.

#2 Degree, if y don't have the degree to prove you're a SuperGeekGenius, then they'll hire an Asian or Indian guy who has the degree over you, whoever is the most qualified, not who gives the best interview.

#3 preparation: I would extensively research the company you're applying for and find out what it is exactly they are working in right now if possible etc. that way hen you interview for the job you can name drop things they are "actually" looking for instead of the generic resume crap.

I have a good friend who works for IBM here in Raleigh, North Carolina (Research Triangle Park RTP) and could point you in the right direction, Epic studios (gears of war, unreal tournament engine) right here in Raleigh.

Just off the top of my head @Dimetime35c

[Dimetime35c]

if Linus has a lambo, I need to seriously start you tubing, twitching, podcasting....

Career advice: Networking #1 it's all about who you know and where you are, if you're like me in the middle of nowwhereville, you'll never have a tech job, and if you don't know anybody in the tech field, just forget about it, if you live in a major city, and know people in the tech field, you're set.

#2 Degree, if y don't have the degree to prove you're a SuperGeekGenius, then they'll hire an Asian or Indian guy who has the degree over you, whoever is the most qualified, not who gives the best interview.

#3 preparation: I would extensively research the company you're applying for and find out what it is exactly they are working in right now if possible etc. that way hen you interview for the job you can name drop things they are "actually" looking for instead of the generic resume crap.

I have a good friend who works for IBM here in Raleigh, North Carolina (Research Triangle Park RTP) and could point you in the right direction, Epic studios (gears of war, unreal tournament engine) right here in Raleigh.

Just off the top of my head.

What type of degree? I'm going to be taking classes this spring to get my comptia A+ certification. I kinda wanna work at like microcenter in the system building section, or in the back doing tech repair. Just a place I can use my knowledge of pcs to help other gamers build there dream rigs.

[Kevguy]

What type of degree? I'm going to be taking classes this spring to get my comptia A+ certification. I kinda wanna work at like microcenter in the system building section, or in the back doing tech repair. Just a place I can use my knowledge of pcs to help other gamers build there dream rigs.

Go work for Dell or hp slapping together office PCs

[Yoinkerman]

you can make a lot of money from building pcs, a lottttt, you just have to have the dedication, time and patience.

No, you really can't. That's why we don't see custom boutiques anymore.

[Kevguy]

What type of degree? I'm going to be taking classes this spring to get my comptia A+ certification. I kinda wanna work at like microcenter in the system building section, or in the back doing tech repair. Just a place I can use my knowledge of pcs to help other gamers build there dream rigs.

No money in that plus the market is flooded with dirtbags doing that kind of work.

[arronleeds]

No, you really can't. That's why we don't see custom boutiques anymore.

And how would you know? Have you tried it yourself? Doubt not.

[Yoinkerman]

And how would you know? Have you tried it yourself? Doubt not.

The money is in servicing pcs, its not rocket science.

[Castdeath97]

if Linus has a lambo, I need to seriously start you tubing, twitching, podcasting....

Career advice: Networking #1 it's all about who you know and where you are, if you're like me in the middle of nowwhereville, you'll never have a tech job, and if you don't know anybody in the tech field, just forget about it, if you live in a major city, and know people in the tech field, you're set.

#2 Degree, if y don't have the degree to prove you're a SuperGeekGenius, then they'll hire an Asian or Indian guy who has the degree over you, whoever is the most qualified, not who gives the best interview.

#3 preparation: I would extensively research the company you're applying for and find out what it is exactly they are working in right now if possible etc. that way hen you interview for the job you can name drop things they are "actually" looking for instead of the generic resume crap.

I have a good friend who works for IBM here in Raleigh, North Carolina (Research Triangle Park RTP) and could point you in the right direction, Epic studios (gears of war, unreal tournament engine) right here in Raleigh.

Just off the top of my head @Dimetime35c

It's a joke, he has a 2003 civic.

[emille26]

All I will say is, where there is passion, there is success.

This.

 

If you want to get more into the system building scene ( or anything else for that matter) start to network and socialize with people around you that do that sort of thing. Go find events and meet ups. Building a strong network of people can be significantly more helpful than what degree you have sometimes. 

[Big_Chief]

Join Cloud9. Done.

[Flytezero]

Each day i am dealing with complex datacenter issues answering questions of customers, replacing hardware upgrading software.

If i have long days and have to work overtime i don't want to use the computer anymore when i come home. But the next day when i am having a normal day i love to do some tech research and gaming.

This is also a way for me to relax and release some steam even when i am full time behind the pc.