823 Advizers

Harold

IT Manager

Public Bay Area Biotech

CUNY, NYU
NA

25+ Years in Information Technologies
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Cyber Security and IT
Computer Science
Took Out Loans
Worked 20+ Hours in School

Q1Career path

Career Path

IT Sales

College Experience

2:51

"I feel like what I learned in college didn't apply at all to anything I, I did."

Q2Main responsibilities

Project Oversight

Team Management

IT Operations

1:28

"If there is an incident, an outage or something happens, right? I'm responsible for that."

Q3Day in the life

Problem-Solving

IT Management

Team Leadership

1:18

"Of course in IT you have these always, you have these unexpected things and at the worst times, right?"

Q4Most important skills - role

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

1:09

"Then what justifies your existence in the company?"

Q5Favorite parts - role

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

0:42

"I enjoy solving issues...because solving issues brings them joy...you're kind of like their savior."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Communication

1:17

"The biggest challenge would be that breakdown of communication, because then that kind of erodes the, the trust that we should all have."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Biotech

Gene Editing

Healthcare

1:26

"So we were developing crispr adjacent viruses to use to target, uh, different areas of the body."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Communication

Technical Knowledge

Problem-Solving

0:57

"be very scientific...very learned...most of the roles require, at the very least, a master's degree, if not PhD."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Candid Advice

Workplace Challenges

Industry Realities

0:42

"You have that work hard, but play hard mentality. So I will still say, at work, make sure you're on it and on top of your game."

Q10Entry-level positions

Technical Skills

Entry-Level IT Roles

IT Certifications

2:08

"To be honest, you don't even need a college degree or the, the tech field, you just have to kind of know the stuff, right?"

Q12College ideas for success

Relationships

Communication

Networking

1:38

"Take advantage of, of everything, not just the technical knowledge you could get, but also that relationship and that communication that you could build..."