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CS noob here: any advice? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/cs_career_questions

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So I'm getting my associates this semester, technically under compsci. Can't really do much with an associates though, and I need a job in the mean time, so I've been studying CompTIA certs (A+, NET+, and soon I'll be taking a course for Sec+).

Except, I don't really know where to go from there. Like, sure I get my associates, then these certificates, and start my bachelor's, except I'm lost in the sauce about anything after that. If I'm honest, I don't even really know what I could do or what options are available to me with a CS degree. My relevant skills so far are basically none; I mean I grew up around computers and I've installed Linux mint on my daily laptop, but it's not like I know how to do much other than surface level or just above surface level stuff. I don't even really know how to code.

I guess, I'm just kinda lost. I don't really know what to do and I'd like some answers but don't even know where to start looking for them. Does anyone have any advice?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'd be surprised what you can do with an associates.

Just remember, you're getting technical training, but your business social training is what you'll learn in any job.

It's a common saying in the business world that we can teach most anyone the technical stuff, it's the social stuff that's hard. Negotiation, leadership, team building, partnership, risk analysis, etc.

Since you really don't know what you want to do, just go do something, anything, in the field. You'll get exposure to how it really works (vs what school teaches), so you'll have a better idea what direction to go.

Your career is anything but a straight line. It's more a river, where you'll cut some corners, and other corners you'll hit granite and flow around it. You really never know what you're going to run into.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

love that last quote, pretty good.

I always thought an associates was like a mandatory pre req, that a bachelor's is the real degree you need.