So you saynikka the UC trades job pay damn near $30 an hour I’d be goofy to pass up on that
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cartierhoe
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Salute for the knowledge breh, I wanna get my security+ by the end of this year hopefully I wanna go into cyber security. How long did it take you to study for security+?A+ is a certification that covers the knowledge you need to do basic hardware/software and OS troubleshooting and so on. It covers a fair amount of useful material for people trying to get a helpdesk or desktop role , Please dont listen to nikkas who tell you the A+ is worthless, IT's one of the most recognized certs , even if its not the most prestigious. It's name recognition alone will get you past alot of HR filters for Tier 1 /2 Support positions making on average from $18 - $25 an hour depending on how you work it and the hiring season. Stack that with the Sec+ and Net+ and your resume will be solid.
However if you really want to get a bag, I'd stack the CCNA, MCSA, and Security +,
2. MCSA - Same as the CCNA but moreso in the realm of Windows-side System admininistration, Will you be a full system admin right out the gate? That's up to you and your eye for opportunity, 80% chance you land a Desktop Engineer or Jr Sys Admin role paying 65 -72k (or more) if you got a 12 -18 months of Exp. in IT- you can move up fast with this cert as well, stack it with the CCNA.....
- CCNA- Is the more prestigious networking cert, highly in demand, possibly even moreso than the the more advanced version like the CCNP, because of it's name recognition and the fact alot of the desktop support/engineer roles prefer you have it, IT's worth more as mid to high tier desktop support/engineer cert than it is a pure networking cert if you lookin to boost your earnings fast, due to the network discipline having a higher bar to entry. If pure network admin/engineer is where you want to be, still pursue it as its the gold standard, especially now that Cisco is revamping all of its certs to address more in-demand skill-sets for modern networking. It's gonna be more respected than it already is. Worst case scenario you get a NOC position paying $25 - $32 hourly, again , depending on how YOU work it. Also, from what I've witnessed, NOC technicians can move into Network Engineers in the right circumstances (about 25%) depending on how dedicated and hungry you are about your certs, learning new shyt and so on. Reason is due to there being a skills gap and alot of IT departments are either short staffed or dont have an adequate technolgy stack. The CCNA is very important and guarantees you good money regardless of what path you take. trust me.
3. Security + - Straight to the point... I've never seen a serious job posting requiring this cert that didnt pay north of $25 an hour. It's basic as hell if you're pursuing security solely as your preferred path in IT, but it can open a shyt ton of of doors for you in other areas. IT's a requirement for a lot of government jobs due to the DOD compliance something something etc. You can easily get a government job paying around 30 an hour with this alone. I got put up on game by some more experienced brehs about this cert when I was at a career fair. They're not lying at all. worst case scenario, you land a good paying gig at a SOC making $23 - $27 hourly barely doing shyt besides working in active directory and knocking out basic tickets. It's a good start to a career in IAM too (Identity & Access Management).
My advice to nikkas looking to get them real bags and willing to put in the work.
Stack the aforementioned certs , go work for an MSP ( Managed Services Provider) for 6 to 12 months, and you will absolutely FEAST. MSPs are like the hyperbolic time chamber in DBZ for budding IT Professionals, you can get 4 yours worth of experience in a short amount of time and be skilled the fukk up with a bullet proof resume. Most nikkas got only 2 years of usuable experience and they been in IT for over a decade, please dont be like these super duper helpdesk god ass nikkas, I mean we all got our roles to play in this machine, but if you a hustler, why settle for less
FreddyCalhoun
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No.....by the you live school, there will be some new i.t shyt you need to learn on the fly. You just have to get into a habit of self learning.
Yeah, that my point. The people with the singular focus on that trade are always more will to learn.
You can't be serious
what websites do you use to look for fed jobs?
SuavePrince
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I currently have the A+ What should be my next cert? I’m thinking of going the usual route of obtaining the Net+ next.
Wink Beaufield
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SheWantTheD
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How did you do that? And what was your job positions at those companies?Reddit and Quora are full of muthafukkas like this... Thats why i avoid those places when looking info to to base my career planning on,
I work with an old head now who thinks a person has to have 2-4 years in IT to make 18 an hour; he's been doing IT for 15 years and only makes $25, super Desktop support ass nikka, with a masters degree in IT,
mean while, I been doing this shyt for 10 months and managed to go from $18 hourly to $28 hourly with just a measely A+ that allegedly "no one cares about", dude cant stand to hear people talk about studying and learning new shyt and his excuse is he's too old and his kness bad. Where they get these muthafukas from? thank God for people like him though.
SheWantTheD
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Did you have any work experience or relevant work experience?It took me 6 months and close to a thousand applications to find a job with a CS degree. You'll be fine.
What languages do you know well enough to do on the job? What applications do you know?
No legitimate work experience, just side projects and a couple of "independent game studios", which was really me and some guys' half assed attempt at making games. But compared to other people in the same situation I had more capacity to write useful code.
When I started all I really knew was Java and a touch of Javascript. These days I'm in and out of Java, Bash, Python, Javascript, whatever I need to accomplish the task at hand. I'm not quite sure what you mean by applications.
SheWantTheD
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Database and server applications like Spring Boot, React, etc
If you had no legitimate work experience did your resume highlight your side projects and skills? I"m looking to getting a programming job in 6 months. I need projects under my belt and to prep for the coding interview though as it relates to OOP and data structures etc.
During those six months of applying were you getting call backs, interviews? Why do you think you couldn't find work?
My job pays for udemy. What are the salaries like if one gets certified in sales force?Anyone fukk with SalesForce? My boy told me to get on it, according to him its a dumb easy cert and you don't need to be so tech savy, also opens up doors for you.
I just bought a training course from Udemy on it, bout to get on it this week, for $11.99 shyt why not
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Spring Boot, Node.js, Jenkins, Maven, Git, and a handful of internal tools.
The game studios were written as if they were work experience, my projects were listed as that. Everything was written to highlight some feature I implemented or some technology I used. I got a few callbacks (a couple big name companies) but only 3 or 4 on sites. Part of the problem is I was applying to jobs that I probably wasn't qualified for - but then again I applied to stuff that I fit to a T and still got rejected immediately. The other part is that I just wasn't prepared for the technical portion of interviews. I hate that shyt with a passion because most of the time you aren't asked questions representative of a real world scenario.
My advice is apply to college grad programs and start applying now. Many places are already filling spots for a June/July start date. Next thing, no matter how tedious it is, get time in on those coding questions. Some. Interviews, like myself, don't mind if you don't get a question correct, but you shouldn't get in front of that white board and be clueless. Make sure your soft skills are up to par too. Be able to carry a conversation, be (and show that you are) a team player, be genuine.