There's really no starting point for these issues but here's a noble try. When people say they want to transition to IT, it really needs to be a bit more granular because IT as a discipline really isn't a thing. I view it as philosophy with multiple (broad) sub-topics So as a starting point. There needs to be some information gathering to kick off this transition. What part of IT are you interested in? Programming? Devops? Networking? Machine learning? Data analysis?

As you can see the list is pretty pretty long and can get confusing.

Ok , so here it is , the thread on job search and interview tips. A few housekeeping rules.

These are based on a combination of my personal experiences and books I read.

They're for tech but easily applicable elsewhere

So here we go There are a few reasons people look for jobs. The obvious reasons typically include either not being employed or being employed and being underpaid. However there are a few more reasons to consider - job satisfaction , work life balance etc