Super Ramon Jr
Banned
Whats some entry level jobs to get in this field for a breh with no experience
Over 1m IT jobs are open in the U.S.
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The Comptia A+ is an industry standard computer and IT services certification created by a consortium of companies meant to verify that holders of the cert are competent at entry level functions of IT. Regardless of what other people are saying, getting mine changed my life, word to @bdizzle.
As for CCNA, It is worth getting, but cloud computin is hot so a lot of forward-thinking companies go from on premises servers to cloud computing for logistical reasons, and the median income for AWS certified workers, even for merely the associate certified solutions cert, are higher than the CCNA path(routing and switching roles at least).
blues_funk_reggae
Veteran
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
I just bought a training course from Udemy on it, bout to get on it this week, for $11.99 shyt why not
Im not certed, but salesforce has a place and if you can get it with little expense, it can open you up for some niche positions.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
Child_Of_God
Jesus is king of kings and lord of lords.
I don’t have a degree and I had a few people look over my resume and they didn’t see nothing wrong with it. Admittedly my resume does highlights more of my customer service skill since I don’t have experience in the IT field so that could be the reason why I’m not landing anything.
Right so you can be at the mercy of management & get bounced out at any moment
mfs I work with show up hungover, steal shyt, damage vehicles and property and still keep they jobs.
so the qualities you look for in a job is “how much can I not give af before I get fired”?
His motivations is why he's looking for another job now and drives a 20 year old Toyota.
Sadly they're not. People watch these vids, buy the courses by the 10,000s and drop out by the masses . Alot of these course hold your hand, act like you doing something. But go out and try to build something yourself... cant do it. And obviously, most people dont got a friend or tutor to help them out in person. Nor do they have the Google skills to figure it out.
Hell, i see people with Computer Science and other degrees in the field look clueless as fukk sometimes
Most people hate math. So 99.9999999999999% of them damn sure not gonna put in the time and effort to practice pass these algorithim interview questions from Leetcode Easy / Medium companies use to filter out candidates
Its good for my job security
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Make the job work for you not the other way around
Make the job work for you not the other way around
Rhyme n Tekniq
Superstar
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 +,
- 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
Rhyme n Tekniq
Superstar
Tech Support- No certs
Asset Management Specialist- Make sure its a role that's not just a glorified shipping and receiving job, At the very least you should gain experience imaging PCs and doing break fix for old desktops, because you may have to reuse them when new shipments are slow, you're low on supplies and you need to meet SLA deadlines.
Help Desk- A+
Desktop Support / Field Technician - A+
NOC Support - Net+ or CCNA
SOC Support - Security +
IF you hate that phone shyt I'd be a desktop support or field technician, or Asset Management
nikka the UC trades job pay damn near $30 an hour I’d be goofy to pass up on thatHis motivations is why he's looking for another job now and drives a 20 year old Toyota.
