A small home server helped turn into a better IT job
A l homelab became a practical advantage in an IT career move. About 15 months earlier, homelab experience helped land a first IT role. The new job raises pay from $50,000 to $65,000 and also brings a more fixed schedule.
There were three interviews, and homelab experience came up in all three. Near the end of the final interview, the candidate heard that the choice had come down to two people who both ran . The setup was not expensive: a cheap running , low-cost SSDs, and a homemade NAS.
The previous role was IT support specialist work at tier 2, with little access and many middle steps for basic tasks. The new role is help desk analyst work across tier 1 and tier 2, with what seems so far to be more access.
Key points
- Homelab experience helped in both the first IT job and the later move to a better job.
- Pay increased from $50,000 to $65,000.
- The setup used a cheap , , low-cost SSDs, and a homemade NAS.
- Homelab experience came up in all three interviews.
- work can be treated as practical experience when it is explained clearly.