823 Advizers
Harold
IT Manager
Public Bay Area Biotech
CUNY, NYU
NA
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..."