IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Lil Diddy]

After gaining quite a few Red Hat certs i need help rearranging my resume to include them. Is this a good way to do that?:

bruh got the splunk joint lmao I never thought about that .

and to be honest when I have more than 3, I'm just gonna keep the most relevant ones to the job posting on resume and the rest on LinkedIn.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

I should know if I got the job in New Hampshire this week

Network Specialist job interviewer hoed me to my face when I got up early to meet them, was very snarky and disinterested, AND was a client for my current job

I got a call today about a contract opportunity

Got it

 

[#1 pick]

Been out of work for awhile. I am now going to finally transition to cybersecurity. I have a degree in it but I got a six figure offer many years ago and just never came back. I am now studying to get at least 3 certs in 3 months. Hopefully I get a job, even if it's just 20k. With my background and certs, I can get on quick and after a year, get back to 200k and better.

 

[LiquidMasterSwords]

Been out of work for awhile. I am now going to finally transition to cybersecurity. I have a degree in it but I got a six figure offer many years ago and just never came back. I am now studying to get at least 3 certs in 3 months. Hopefully I get a job, even if it's just 20k. With my background and certs, I can get on quick and after a year, get back to 200k and better.

What certs are you targeting?

 

[Big Boss]

Been out of work for awhile. I am now going to finally transition to cybersecurity. I have a degree in it but I got a six figure offer many years ago and just never came back. I am now studying to get at least 3 certs in 3 months. Hopefully I get a job, even if it's just 20k. With my background and certs, I can get on quick and after a year, get back to 200k and better.

Which certs you going after??


I'm going after Security+

 

[Lil Diddy]

anybody here took the AZ-800/801? I'm going for that and trying to gauge how difficult it is. I've heard the 801 is the tougher part since it's more cloud focused.

Which certs you going after??


I'm going after Security+

I can send you some PDFs if you want. Video courses too big for me to upload but you can find some out there.

 

[JT-Money]

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[Tr0yTV]

I've lurked long enough.
I Appreciate the gems, fellas.


Title: Professional password resetter (30k)
Length: 15 months
Certs: Sec+

Game plan: 1. LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified SysAdmin) + 70-533 = MCSA: Linux on Azure
2. MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
3. Python (Learn to code. Maybe a lil Algorithm too)
4. OSCP

I read so much of the thread it's like I know y'all. Only right that I do the same.

It’s funny looking back at this post. I ended up either attempting the cert or working with each technology I listed here. Which took me from help desk to engineering and architect roles at really big tech companies. I sometimes think about where I would be in life if I never found this thread. I Appreciate everyone that’s shared their journey over the years.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Second day at my new job and already thinking about leaving in a year

Great work environment, im one of only 2 people of my team in the office but they dont do raises, and im going to learn a lot

I make 65k and I want to buy a house soon

I would have asked 75k but I assumed we were going to be doing shyt like designing networks too and that I would have a lot to learn, but we're just break fix

I also hate the city

My official title is Network Engineer II

 

[Lord Beasley]

for y'all that got Sec+, how much time did y'all prep?

 

[HovaNas]

for y'all that got Sec+, how much time did y'all prep?

I was reading a Sec+ book whenever I had free time, doing practice exams whenever I had a chance, reading more about networking along with ports and then coming home to do labs at night.

 

[#1 pick]

What certs are you targeting?

@Big Boss,
Google Cybersecurity
Sec +
CISSP