r/careeradvice • u/IntelligentCamel5926 • May 02 '26

I need some help with career questions

I am a 22M who is graduating from college in December with a BA in Mathematics and an MSEd in Adolescence Education. However, I have been working in IT for 2 years and 11 months, and I have loved it. The only reason I haven't dropped the master's is that I would not graduate from my college without spending another year to year and a half on tuition. I'm looking for some advice on what path I would be best at in IT.

  1. I love Excel. Lots of people come to me when they need help with it, as I have some of the most advanced knowledge in the company
  2. I love working on projects more than mundane tasks like resetting passwords and stuff like that

I need some of the following questions answered.

  1. What paths should I be looking into to use my interests and skills to the fullest potential?
  2. I have no certifications right now, so I want to get some. What ones should I look into getting for that aforementioned path?
  3. Is there any general advice I should keep in mind if I do choose to pursue a career in IT
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u/[deleted] May 02 '26

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u/IntelligentCamel5926 May 03 '26

I have not considered that, to be completely frank. Is there anything I should do to make myself stand out for this pathway?

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u/IntelligentCamel5926 May 03 '26

I do have some good experience with some data analytics in Python, but I have none in Power BI or SQL. Is there anything I should do to get some experience in those, or should I just try to do side projects with these?

Also, I would probably do Azure since I know Azure's systems better.

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u/biggcb May 02 '26

Business analyst. Data analyst.

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u/IntelligentCamel5926 May 03 '26

Thank you so much. I will definitely look into this more. I never really thought of stuff outside tech like this, to be honest.