IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Mainevent_7]

Just started my GCIH. Seems like it's fun

But I'll do one more GIAC exam to be a GSE and call it a day.

paying for it out of pocket?

 

[StretfordRed]

paying for it out of pocket?

Hell no!

The course is like $6500

I like SANS, but the shyt is too damn expensive. But I guess it keeps it one of the more "valuable" cert organisations

 

[Apollo Creed]

Is PluralSight the best Course Site?

 

[Kitsch]

About M101P

 

[semtex]

Is PluralSight the best Course Site?

for developers yeah it's hard to beat

 

[Spin]

Just passed the 801 portion of the A+ today . I was gonna wait another week, but I saw a Saturday opening in my area and didn't want to take a day off work. I didn't pass by much, but it's one less thing I have to concentrate on now with the upcoming 802 before June 30. I might try the Test Out website as it seems the exam cram book was too textbook memorization for me and the exam wasn't written in the same style. I watched the Messer videos, but still feel I haven't found anything that resembled the wording that I saw on the test today.

One test away from joining the coli cert gang!

 

[Apollo Creed]

Bought some UDEMY courses, gonna do the ITIL one first since I barely failed the real test, I think this should be enough to pass.

Then gonna finish up Python on Code Academy, then look at the RHCSA, then eventually the AWS Sol Architect Cert and maybe the Azure MCSD in the future.

 

[kickz]

For those those that want to switch from the IT side to more Software Development you need to get into a Software Bootcamp, I attended one called the Software Guild last fall and these nikkas had me hooked up with a full time junior software development gig that paid alot more than my previous Network Analyst job 2 weeks before I had even finished the course. I can't recommend the process enough.

 

[GollyImGully]

For those those that want to switch from the IT side to more Software Development you need to get into a Software Bootcamp, I attended one called the Software Guild last fall and these nikkas had me hooked up with a full time junior software development gig that paid alot more than my previous Network Analyst job 2 weeks before I had even finished the course. I can't recommend the process enough.

at the bolded, I know a few people who would love to do somthing like that

How long was the camp? And what was the day to day training process like?

 

[kickz]

at the bolded, I know a few people who would love to do somthing like that

How long was the camp? And what was the day to day training process like?

The best camps make it a full time commitment. So mine was for 3 months 9-5pm days, so 12 weeks in total. shyt was so intense though people usually stuck around until 8-9pm before heading homefor sleep. Day to day it was lectures in the morning, then we did straight project work. Simple stuff at first like making a tic tac toe calculator like game, but at the end you would build an enterprise level web app that you show to employers. The process leaves you a changed man, because of how hard you struggle to succeed

 

[Apollo Creed]

The best camps make it a full time commitment. So mine was for 3 months 9-5pm days, so 12 weeks in total. shyt was so intense though people usually stuck around until 8-9pm before heading homefor sleep. Day to day it was lectures in the morning, then we did straight project work. Simple stuff at first like making a tic tac toe calculator like game, but at the end you would build an enterprise level web app that you show to employers. The process leaves you a changed man, because of how hard you struggle to succeed

What did you do for income during the time

 

[kickz]

What did you do for income during the time

Was getting paid by agency I did IT contracts with, I had just finished a contract and they had me on standby, so I made a percentage of my usual pay.

shyt was tight for a bit, but it was worth it in the end.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

is anyone here an IT project manager?

Im trying to get into this field gonna get prince2/agile certified and try and get sone experience I aint built for that technical shyt coding classes at college had me questioning my existence

 

[GollyImGully]

The best camps make it a full time commitment. So mine was for 3 months 9-5pm days, so 12 weeks in total. shyt was so intense though people usually stuck around until 8-9pm before heading homefor sleep. Day to day it was lectures in the morning, then we did straight project work. Simple stuff at first like making a tic tac toe calculator like game, but at the end you would build an enterprise level web app that you show to employers. The process leaves you a changed man, because of how hard you struggle to succeed

they had that shyt running like a full time job

Interesting tho..If you submerge yourself into it that makes learning it soooooo much easier

What languages did they teach you? Java?

 

[Dave24]

Hello everyone:

I am 30 years old and live in Americus, GA. Small place with very little opportunity.

I graduated in December 2015 from a two year college with an Associate's Degree in Business Management. Previously, I went to a 4 year university but didn't get nothing out of it. I was lazy, procrastinated, and was mentally weak. I ended up taking out many student loans and ended up incurring a lot of debt. I was placed on academic suspension so I went to the two year college to get my Associate's Degree.

I now have $60,000 in student loan debt. I am unemployed and live with my mother. Also, I only have 30 dollars in my savings account. I am obese and any money my parents give me goes to junk food, fast food, etc. I am horrible with impulse control.

I would like to become financially successful one day. From where I'm at is that possible? Or, is it too late and should I just accept that fact?


What are IT Careers like and can I be successful in that?