IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Dat Migo]

A local hospital near me has an opening for a help desk analyst that only requires a degree or an A+ cert. I graduate with a BS in IT in December and in the mean time between now and December I could probably get a A+ cert also. I won't be able to start until mid December though, so would it be worth it for me to apply?

Yes, I would just put on your resume your expected graduation date.

 

[Mike809]

So im currently in college for computer science , but im also thinking about doing this as a plan B.
is there any roadmap i can follow on which certs to get?

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

So im currently in college for computer science , but im also thinking about doing this as a plan B.
is there any roadmap i can follow on which certs to get?

If you're doing computer science you don't need certifications.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

So im currently in college for computer science , but im also thinking about doing this as a plan B.
is there any roadmap i can follow on which certs to get?

Check out this link to get an idea of what certs will help depending on what path you go down.
(IT) Information Technology Jobs & Careers | CompTIA IT Certifications

 

[Silkk]

Sunday July 30th,

70-698



No hoes gonna have me distracted this time around either.

 

[No Homo]

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[Silkk]

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Must've got some cutty last night

 

[ViShawn]

GitHub recently contacted me for a remote position. I am excited to say the least.

 

[Silkk]

I prefer reading from a hard textbook, but i'm hoarding all them shyts

 

[acri1]

Question bras...what's the most y'all lied about on ur resume


I'm not talking about fluffing up ur job responsibilities

I'm talking about adding jobs and volunteer experience u never did. I did that for some a few dumb warehouse jobs like said I worked for UPS for 2 years

But I know this shyt more serious

You could probably get away with embellishing your previous job responsibilities and making them sound more important than they were, but I wouldn't recommend flat out lying about your education or experience.

For an IT job, they'll notice pretty quick if you don't have the skills you claim.

 

[#1 pick]

Most likely CAC and BOSTON

Not taking away from his grind because he worked for it.

And getting that foot in the door is very hard, and how is he getting 20 a hour with no experience with a A,N+?

that's quite difficult.

Cities matter and race matters as well. What you can do in Dc is easier than Atlanta.

When you are white, white people are begging you to be qualified. When you are Black, they are forced to hire you when qualified. The reason why I say this is, you can have no experience and be hired as a white person but as a Black person, no. Most did it by contracting then became stable.

 

[King45]

How hard is it to get a help desk job with a bachelor degree in Atlanta?

 

[KingTut]

How hard is it to get a help desk job with a bachelor degree in Atlanta?

You can get a help desk job damn near anywhere with just a High School Diploma. When I started my help desk job earlier this year and told my boss I had a bachelors degree he laughed at me.

In other news I finished up my last week at my help desk job and I must say I will NEVER do that shyt ever again. I can't believe so many brain dead and entitled idiots work for a 500 Fortune company that don't know how to reset their password or even worse, log off the fukking computer. My last call of the job was an idiot who couldn't understand basic password requirements. Had to reset her password 8 times because she kept forgetting it. Took damn near an hour

I have enough stacked up for 2 months so I'm gonna go ahead and get this CCNA next month.

 

[GollyImGully]

You can get a help desk job damn near anywhere with just a High School Diploma. When I started my help desk job earlier this year and told my boss I had a bachelors degree he laughed at me.

In other news I finished up my last week at my help desk job and I must say I will NEVER do that shyt ever again. I can't believe so many brain dead and entitled idiots work for a 500 Fortune company that don't know how to reset their password or even worse, log off the fukking computer. My last call of the job was an idiot who couldn't understand basic password requirements. Had to reset her password 8 times because she kept forgetting it. Took damn near an hour

I have enough stacked up for 2 months so I'm gonna go ahead and get this CCNA next month.

you quit?

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

Most likely CAC and BOSTON

Not taking away from his grind because he worked for it.

And getting that foot in the door is very hard, and how is he getting 20 a hour with no experience with a A,N+?

that's quite difficult.

Eh. I don't know about that.

My progression:

41K - Helpdesk (Sec+)
55K - Systems Engineer
65K - Same
75K - Security Engineer (CISSP, CCNA, Sec+)
85K - Network Engineer
105K - Security Engineer

- Another company is looking to bring me on at 125K in the next two weeks.

Certs: Security+, CCNA, CISSP
Degree: None, didn't even graduate high school.
Experience: ~5 years

Honestly, I'm just coasting right now. For a long time I wasn't concerned about money so I didn't push for anything. Pushing, I should get to 130k+ in the next year or so.