That's a low barrier type job. An A+ could get you in. I remember Comcast trying to recruit me while I was in school to do that.
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Only an A+? I'd assume you'd need also need Network+ knowledge.
xXMASHERXx
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I wouldn't consider anything he mentioned network related.
Those guys do limited troubleshooting. It's just a job to get some experience under your belt. Don't sell yourself short.
Transcender is actually tougher they say if you're consistently getting over a 70 you're ready for the A+
McTwerk
Dreams and Nightmares
If you can mirror your browser to those devices it should work, otherwise just plug your laptop into tv/display if it has an HDMI port. I'm not sure if you can download them natively and don't think there is an app, but check their website out to see what options you got with your setup.
yea thats why i said that one. I tried a couple including test that came the A+ all in one book, and trancender is the closets to actual test.
Honestly if I was taking it again. I wouldnt buy any books. JUST
Professor Messer vids (free)
Professor messer notes (901 10$, 902 10$) 20$ total
Buy transcender practice test only ( cheep pricing option you can find)
save the money u would spend on a book and use it on a good practice test.
I read All in One and didnt help me anymore than Messer and wasted a lot of my time because Im a slow reader.
havoc
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Get up in the morning on Monday to visit an IT advisor at your local community college. Your advisor can provide all the info you need.
havoc
Superstar
Yes, you can pursue other IT career but you have to be very knowledgeable on other IT skillset. The A+ and N+ are used as a key to open the pathway to other IT career, so focus on entering the pathway, than venture off to more advanced skills.
Not any more (took a new job that paid more) but I used to.
It was basically just taking tech support calls. Company gave me a laptop and headset to use, so as long as I had Internet I could just boot it up, log into the VPN, and wait for calls to come in. Was a pretty cool job
but not much opportunity to move up and the pay was meh so I left after a couple years. What kind of experience do you have in IT?
If you're just starting out then you don't have much chance of getting a Sys Admin job, companies are not trying to let somebody off the street with no experience into the server room. If you don't have any experience you're better off getting your A+ and trying to find a helpdesk or desktop support job and trying to move up from there.
Not any more (took a new job that paid more) but I used to.
It was basically just taking tech support calls. Company gave me a laptop and headset to use, so as long as I had Internet I could just boot it up, log into the VPN, and wait for calls to come in. Was a pretty cool job
What kind of experience do you have in IT?
If you're just starting out then you don't have much chance of getting a Sys Admin job, companies are not trying to let somebody off the street with no experience into the server room. If you don't have any experience you're better off getting your A+ and trying to find a helpdesk or desktop support job and trying to move up from there.
No i have experience i have worked for 3 month , i got bachelor in IT , certification N+ and CCNA
Im trying to move up to system admin
School me on this
You already got enough certs and education for somebody starting out. Low key I'm a Systems Engineer and I don't even have my CCNA yet.
Most important thing for you is getting more work experience. My advice is to have somebody look over your resume and then start applying for jobs. But like I said, be realistic. You don't have enough experience for a Sys Admin job at this point (although you might be able to find a Jr. Sys Admin job if you're lucky), so start applying for jobs like helpdesk technician/tech support/desktop support/etc. Once you got at least a year of work experience you can start looking to move up.
Right now you should be more focused on applying for jobs than on certs. If you're not getting interviews then you probably need a better resume.
xXMASHERXx
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You have to understand that you would be working on production systems that would cost to company money if they went down. So like posted above no one is going to give you access to these systems without any experience just because you have a cert. Now if you established some trust with the company you are at, they might be willing to slowly give you that access but I doubt that with just 3 months experience. My advice, keep gaining whatever experience you can. Build a home lab, spin up some VMs, and start learning.