Youseenmywork
KING
I wanna add im in the military and i hear it all the time that its not enough brothas in the IT field.
Black man goes from 37k to 6 figures 6 certs in two years
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Currently on the mission, two years from now I’m finna act a fool....
Mirin4rmfar
Superstar
I can attest to this. I now make $120K a year in the field. I self studied for close to two years. I was making 70k and met a Nigerian breh making close to $300k a year in I.T. and knew I had to grind.
The six cert thread has EVERY THING you need. Everything. In two years or so, I want to hit $150k to $200k.
The six cert thread has EVERY THING you need. Everything. In two years or so, I want to hit $150k to $200k.
I said people make it sound easy
Mirin4rmfar
Superstar
I should have did IT instead of spending 200k on a law degree
Maaaannnn get some data privacy certs like a CIPM or CIPP/US and eat on the legal side of cyber cyber security.
For brehs that are good with people, get a PMP and Sec plus and eat on the project management. Lol it ain't just the technical side. You are good at selling, you can eat way more than others since you the one bringing business.
David_TheMan
Veteran
If you are open to moving you can get bread out here, eapecialy goct said if you get the clearance.I'm currently trying to get out my entry level web dev job to a higher paid one I relate to bro
Covid fukked me up mane
Contracting is switxhingg up now, so get that sec+ first because they are phasing out the 6 month wavers for contrcators. Get all your certa applh for any position you can that will get you a clearance. Its an incredible investment.
The illest shyt is
There are ways to get advanced certs without actually knowing the material and just paying for the testing and a big ass fee
then taking a high paying IT position that doesn't even utilize the skills from that cert
So u don't get exposed
Then u build up ya resume and ya 1st gig is already some mid level shyt
An associate of mine (cac)
Married a Bih in Thailand
And he opened up an IT School there
U paying like 7k tho
There are ways to get advanced certs without actually knowing the material and just paying for the testing and a big ass fee
then taking a high paying IT position that doesn't even utilize the skills from that cert
So u don't get exposed
Then u build up ya resume and ya 1st gig is already some mid level shyt
An associate of mine (cac)
Married a Bih in Thailand
And he opened up an IT School there
U paying like 7k tho
Yeah, just sec+. You will start out on help desk. It’s not as complicated as you think. Just focus on getting that first job.
I got a degree in it getting high honors. It was a lot of work. It's a skilled based field, you gotta grind like crazy. One of the biggest blessings for me is I been in all levels of IT. From making pennies and getting paid more at Belk's, to working for 10 dollars an hour in DC to eventually doing well and having a shyt ton of mastery in the field and respect globally from my peers. IT is where it is for Black folks. Nothing else comes close but they treat you like a foreigner in this field. Cacs get a cushy life, we gotta grind like a bytch.
It takes way more than two hours a day for mastery. I am on this new grind and between work hours and grind hours, I spend 18 hours a day just killing shyt. Reading anything I can get my hands. Listening to shyt. Recording shyt. Just grinding. Mastery is a skill gained by hard work, will, and talent.
You went to a T14 school, I ain't gonna let you shyt on yourself like that when you got those credentials but there is a reason Nigerians are moving away from law in record number. Law is a rich Jewish man's world like economics. You just hope you earn a spot by luck because shyt ain't given to Blacks who don't go to top tier HBCUs on any level. I advise any computer savvy nikka to get into IT. I was in banking when I first started, them crackas ran me out as if they had a noose.I should have did IT instead of spending 200k on a law degree
IT is really one of the most difficult fields to break into. You really gotta be crafty. My homie from Memphis who used to be run shyt there put me on the game how shyt really is in this industry. It's all about skills. Blacks can't play the same IT game as cacs do but we can get just as far in a shorter amount of time as well. You just gotta be crafty.
Malik1time
What you looking at?
Self teaching is hard for some people
Like me for instance I’ma slow learner at school, that’s why I’m always the one asking questions and study more than others... this would not work for me
I would need to get a degree
Like me for instance I’ma slow learner at school, that’s why I’m always the one asking questions and study more than others... this would not work for me
I would need to get a degree