Black man goes from 37k to 6 figures 6 certs in two years

[Youseenmywork]

One of my first IT mentors was a breh on this site. I am grateful for what this site was especially in the mid 2010's. I can't even lie, these nikkas 100%.

yeah it some good info on the certs side of this site ....

 

[-deleted-]

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

This shyt all about finesse especially if you black

the game run by Indians and whites, lots of them tend to be socially awkward too

 

[-deleted-]

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.

exactly what I just posted, for blacks we have to run a different style of play when it comes to getting into IT, but once you in you in

there are Ppl on this site that started help desk positions and went up $30K+ in positions half a year to 2 years later just like son in the OP

 

[-deleted-]

You don't have to go to school for this to learn it? Cyber-security I mean. Also what if you have a felony?

The thing with getting a degree in IT/Cybersecurity is that for the most part you will only "need" it the further you go into your career for more managerial positions

In IT a degree is a substitute for "years of experience," that is why they are not necessary because you can simply buy a used computer, download the programs, and practice yourself and use that practice as "experience" with that being said having it does help when it comes to what you are paid

Certificates are more important than degrees, you cannot get into the good spots without them at a certain point, they are worth the investment you just need to focus and learn more than you "study." Learn not only the how but why shyt works and you good....For cybersecurity the Sec+ cert is a good place to start, the A+ and Net+ certs aren't really that serious in terms of making you look good, but a good idea is to learn the contents of both of those exams to help for Sec+ if you do not know anything.

Regarding the felony that is up to the employer I guess but the best thing about cyber security is that the industry wants the "criminals" on their side

 

[Voice of Reason]

I love stories like this. IT is one of the few industries where black folks can really flourish provided you put in the work.

Never imagined making 200k at 30

Doing what?

 

[Voice of Reason]

Dope

 

[Voice of Reason]

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.

What certs did the Nigerian dude have and what are yours?

 

[Shadow King]

I guess I'ma have to bite the bullet and get in tech.

 

[num123]

Yup
Network + ,then sec +, then CCNA

All can be done in 15months

Never got the sec+ but got the Network + and CCNA R/S (i let that expire since i am not doing much R/S anymore), but now i am focused on wireless right now given my certs in my sig. I need to take this free time to get my CWAP, and study for the ACDX and/or ACMX.

 

[Hardest Since MC Ren]

Yep every coli nikkas wants to study cybersecurity now

 

[Johnny Kilroy]

Yeah I remember them non-6-figure 6-cert days.

 

[buzzkill]

If you are open to moving you can get bread out here, eapecialy goct said if you get the clearance.

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.

Im not in that part of IT.. im a self taught Front End Developer. I should be good soon I have a mentor right now and he's coaching me on what i need to learn to get to around the 90k+ range and we starting a business together soon.. building the site for it as we speak

 

[Vaselclean]

For those who want an IT degree, I'd recommend Western Governors University https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/bachelors-programs.html#close. Tuition is about 7K/year.

IT is really one of the most difficult fields to break into.

This doesn't get mentioned much, but it really is. You can rack up a gang of certs and still be stuck in help desk.

I had a A+, Network+, Security+, Project+, and a CCNA (but no degree at the time) and could not get a job in networking/security. I wasn't able to get anything beyond help desk roles until I got my degree and switched to development.

 

[#1 pick]

For those who want an IT degree. I'd recommend Western Governors University https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/bachelors-programs.html#close.


This doesn't get mentioned much, but it really is. You can rack up a gang of certs and still be stuck in help desk.

I had a A+, Network+, Security+, Project+, and a CCNA (but no degree at the time) and could not get a job in networking/security. I wasn't able to get anything beyond help desk roles until I got my degree and switched to development.

To add: If you have an excellent community college around you, I would truly advise you to take advantage of it, get in all of the honors societies, and get all of that free money for four-year college as well as work while you earning your degree.

 

[buzzkill]

I guess I'ma have to bite the bullet and get in tech.

If you artistic you should get in to programming. Specifically front end development... there's a big bag once you get a few yrs experience and u get to do cool shyt like design and animate web apps

here's some recent shyt i did:
React App

this was a technical test my mentor was given for a 140k/yr job

he had me give it a shot