xXMASHERXx
Superstar
We should really create a wiki or some type of page for resources and common questions. There's a ton of good info in this thread but it needs to be consolidated in an easy to access form.
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Silkk
Can't Change My Damn Avi :beli:
2nd company finally ready for me to start friday
I want to cause lord knows I need this Security experience on my resume and the money would be great. But maaaaan id be spreading myself thin as hell.
I want to cause lord knows I need this Security experience on my resume and the money would be great. But maaaaan id be spreading myself thin as hell.
Ice_MF_Mike
Pro
you can sleep 20 years from now when you sittin on your yacht. for now, stay grindin!
So now you have 2 IT jobs & school? Please tell me you're not doing all 3 fulltime?.
Silkk
Can't Change My Damn Avi :beli:
Desktop is fulltime M-F 7-4
School on Wedn/Thurs 6-10, + online class
Security Ops M & F 5-11, and either Tues/Sun
Sup brehs...
I've been lurking for a little bit, and decided sign up just recently. This thread caught my eye just as I was gaining interest in the IT field. Before I ask some questions, I'll give some details about myself. I'm 25, live in FL, and went to school for Animation/International Relations/Nursing initially (didn't work out lol). After changing a ton of majors, and trying a ton of different jobs since HS I've decided to give this IT thing a shot. As I've always had a soft spot for the ins and out of tech and software, plus I need to be making better money.
I'm going back to school in January (hopefully for something IT related since a lot of jobs require it). But your boy wants to find a Help Desk job ASAP. I bought two Mike Meyers Udemy courses in A+ and Network+ because they were pretty cheap and I plan on studying hard and hopefully scheduling it early next year. Cats have been saying Help Desk is entry level, yet some of these jobs require a 4 year degree or 1-2 years of experience which I do not have. So if I'm being real, I'm a little discouraged early, and I have so much catching up to do if I want to be competitive. I know I got a long road ahead but I'm willing to put the time and work in.
Thoughts on how I'm approaching this?
I've been lurking for a little bit, and decided sign up just recently. This thread caught my eye just as I was gaining interest in the IT field. Before I ask some questions, I'll give some details about myself. I'm 25, live in FL, and went to school for Animation/International Relations/Nursing initially (didn't work out lol). After changing a ton of majors, and trying a ton of different jobs since HS I've decided to give this IT thing a shot. As I've always had a soft spot for the ins and out of tech and software, plus I need to be making better money.
I'm going back to school in January (hopefully for something IT related since a lot of jobs require it). But your boy wants to find a Help Desk job ASAP. I bought two Mike Meyers Udemy courses in A+ and Network+ because they were pretty cheap and I plan on studying hard and hopefully scheduling it early next year. Cats have been saying Help Desk is entry level, yet some of these jobs require a 4 year degree or 1-2 years of experience which I do not have. So if I'm being real, I'm a little discouraged early, and I have so much catching up to do if I want to be competitive. I know I got a long road ahead but I'm willing to put the time and work in.
Thoughts on how I'm approaching this?
Reading this entire thread is a low barrier of entry to IT. Unbeknownst to the reader; they will learn a principle that all successful people live by - ABL (always be learning). If they take the initiative to read this entire thread and execute what they learn. Their trajectory will be exponential; whereas average career growth is linear.
tl;dr If they can't read this entire thread; they not built for this.
Start here
Hol' it dine fa H tine mayne
u ah 6 figga hitta, now? 
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Redguard
Hoonding
How many classes are you taking? What degree are you going to school for?
GollyImGully
Too many wavy women, gotta log outta IG
man im not gonna lie that shyt sounds crazy
Im assuming the jobs are close together to fall within that hr commute?I've been reading the thread and that's one of the things that got me to sign up. I'm probably gonna start over again and start jotting some notes down, and come up with a plan.
The main reason I posted was because I noticed the thread was made in 2012, and I'm not sure how much has changed. I'm trying to be as up to date as possible with my approach, but I do agree that you'll get whatever you're willing to put in. Either way, guess I'll read through it and see what I can learn.
With 300+ pages y'all probably covered literally every question lol.
JuditeTormentor
Rookie
Yea, you don't necessarily need to try and read all 700 pages. If you went back 100 pages, you'd still be ahead of the curve. BUT, the further back you go, the more you will learn. So it's up to you how much info you need to see before you're comfortable making a decision. The most important step is making a decision. If you sit back vacillating, you will have wasted unnecessary time with nothing to show for it.
As long as you have that "I can figure this shyt out on my own" mentality; you will make it in this field.
To my knowledge; there are three brehs from Florida (
). All of them are doing great. Two of them skipped help desk. One is a Network Engineer, the other is a Security Engineer. The other breh just got promoted to a new role. He has a lot of room for growth, but idk his title.Follow Judite's advice If you tryna make moves now. Just go back 50 - 100 pages at a time. Make sure you execute what you learn asap. That should give you enough game for a solid resume to get interviews. Finesse a few interviewers and next thing you know - you got ya first IT job.
@JuditeTormentor Look into the OSCP if you still interested in Penetration Testing. A free alternative would be to join Bugcrowd.
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xXMASHERXx
Superstar
You need to focus at one task at a time,. Just judging from your post you seem to be all over the place. Do you have any IT background? If not, focus on getting the A+(if you start today you should have it no later than Feb next year). Then you should be applying to as many help desk jobs as you can, even if they ask for a degree or experience. Jobs titles don't always match up but 90% of the time, help desk people are just picking up the phone and putting in tickets. Now once you get a help desk position, your main focus should be getting out of there as fast as possible and finding out which area of IT you want to specialize in.
CISSP boot camp next week 
This is the moment I've been waiting for
This is the moment I've been waiting for
Damn thanks brehs, ya'll have already been really helpful. To answer the question above, I don't have much IT experience at all. So I'm working on getting these certs so I can find a point of entry to gain some experience.
I bought a A+ Udemy course that I've been going through, and once I'm through with that I'll go for my Network+. I'm setting up long term goals and taking them step by step while frequenting the thread.
I'm gonna try to grab a hold of some practice test and mess around with some old computers I have around the house while I study the hardware part of A+. Thanks fam, I will be coming back to post progress or if I somehow have a question or two.
I bought a A+ Udemy course that I've been going through, and once I'm through with that I'll go for my Network+. I'm setting up long term goals and taking them step by step while frequenting the thread.
I'm gonna try to grab a hold of some practice test and mess around with some old computers I have around the house while I study the hardware part of A+. Thanks fam, I will be coming back to post progress or if I somehow have a question or two.