How to explain a 9 year gap in IT?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My spouse is older and no issue getting a job. But, instead of focusing on SAHD, focus on what you have done, especially certifications and keeping up with new technology.

Your spouse was out of market for a decade?

He didn't get his IT degree till his early 40's and had to start from the bottom. OP will have to work his way up again. The issue is getting his foot in the door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you kept up on new IT tools (AWS, Azure, K8s, etc...)? if not, I would start there.

I have not kept up. Should I focus on AWS or Azure? It looks like I need to pick at least one of the cloud providers.

That's for you to decide on where you want to focus. If you have not kept up you should take classes and certifications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you kept up on new IT tools (AWS, Azure, K8s, etc...)? if not, I would start there.

I have not kept up. Should I focus on AWS or Azure? It looks like I need to pick at least one of the cloud providers.

That's for you to decide on where you want to focus. If you have not kept up you should take classes and certifications.

I understand. Just wanted to get an idea of what might be better in the DC area. One might be a lot more predominant than the other. Before spending 6-12 months on something I wanted to make sure I am picking the better choice. Especially given my Java background I wanted to see if it would tip the scales one way or the other. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you kept up on new IT tools (AWS, Azure, K8s, etc...)? if not, I would start there.

I have not kept up. Should I focus on AWS or Azure? It looks like I need to pick at least one of the cloud providers.

Azure. JEDI

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My spouse is older and no issue getting a job. But, instead of focusing on SAHD, focus on what you have done, especially certifications and keeping up with new technology.

Your spouse was out of market for a decade?

He didn't get his IT degree till his early 40's and had to start from the bottom. OP will have to work his way up again. The issue is getting his foot in the door.

Getting a degree older is way different than 9 year gap. OP should consider returning to school if he can’t get any leads

[Anonymous]

Look at Azure Fundamentals course (AZ-900) and other AZ courses that follow to get an idea of how much time each cert will take you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at Azure Fundamentals course (AZ-900) and other AZ courses that follow to get an idea of how much time each cert will take you

Where can you find a good online course, just the MS pages?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My spouse is older and no issue getting a job. But, instead of focusing on SAHD, focus on what you have done, especially certifications and keeping up with new technology.

Your spouse was out of market for a decade?

He didn't get his IT degree till his early 40's and had to start from the bottom. OP will have to work his way up again. The issue is getting his foot in the door.

Getting a degree older is way different than 9 year gap. OP should consider returning to school if he can’t get any leads

He needs to return to school with that long of a gap and not keeping up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My spouse is older and no issue getting a job. But, instead of focusing on SAHD, focus on what you have done, especially certifications and keeping up with new technology.

Your spouse was out of market for a decade?

He didn't get his IT degree till his early 40's and had to start from the bottom. OP will have to work his way up again. The issue is getting his foot in the door.

Getting a degree older is way different than 9 year gap. OP should consider returning to school if he can’t get any leads

He needs to return to school with that long of a gap and not keeping up.

OP here. I already have an MBA and a Masters in Computer Science. What would you recommend taking in school?

[Anonymous]

My husband did this. Data security/privacy is very hot right now. He started at a smaller shop where an acquaintance put in a good word for him and in a couple of years parlayed that experience into a much better job in a much fancier company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband did this. Data security/privacy is very hot right now. He started at a smaller shop where an acquaintance put in a good word for him and in a couple of years parlayed that experience into a much better job in a much fancier company.

Well yeah, networking into ANY job is the key first step. Then you can prove yourself, and always easier to land a job when you have a job.

OP do you have a network to draw upon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband did this. Data security/privacy is very hot right now. He started at a smaller shop where an acquaintance put in a good word for him and in a couple of years parlayed that experience into a much better job in a much fancier company.

Was he out for 9 years for daddy tracking? That is cool if it’s a trend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband did this. Data security/privacy is very hot right now. He started at a smaller shop where an acquaintance put in a good word for him and in a couple of years parlayed that experience into a much better job in a much fancier company.

Was he out for 9 years for daddy tracking? That is cool if it’s a trend.

10 years. Yep, daddy tracking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband did this. Data security/privacy is very hot right now. He started at a smaller shop where an acquaintance put in a good word for him and in a couple of years parlayed that experience into a much better job in a much fancier company.

Was he out for 9 years for daddy tracking? That is cool if it’s a trend.

10 years. Yep, daddy tracking

Love it.

- another family with “untraditional” gender roles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband did this. Data security/privacy is very hot right now. He started at a smaller shop where an acquaintance put in a good word for him and in a couple of years parlayed that experience into a much better job in a much fancier company.

Was he out for 9 years for daddy tracking? That is cool if it’s a trend.

10 years. Yep, daddy tracking

Love it.

- another family with “untraditional” gender roles

I think this maybe a subset of tech guys; you have the brogrammers who in another life would have been in I-Banking, but guys who grew up geeky and are more computer scientists than ad-tech wizards are definitely family orientated. But they also don’t make those mad tech dollars.