5 years in IT no certs just hit $45/hr

[Entropy Fan]

You need to have documented experience before you are eligible to have a CISSP. You also need to have a sponsor that already has one.

Request Rejected

Thought it was a regular cert

I'll edit my last post

 

[Rich Spirit]

Was gonna get my A+ but talked to my cousin who suggested I get a Security+ instead

My book came in today

Finally time to start this career change bruhs

Bout to get on this shyt. Need to get out of this damn job.

 

[JAY?]

Would any of y'all like to work on some projects together and learn together?

How can we do this?

 

[ViShawn]

How can we do this?

Google Cloud

You can get a $300 credit for 12 months!

 

[Kaydigi]

Wish me luck, I'm about to start over and try to get a A+ cert. 13 years in retail management and they pushing me me to run my own store, but I can't do it.

So A+ for dummies it is...

 

[Truefan31]

Wish me luck, I'm about to start over and try to get a A+ cert. 13 years in retail management and they pushing me me to run my own store, but I can't do it.

So A+ for dummies it is...

Can u do both? Til u get a few more certs?

 

[Kaydigi]

Can u do both? Til u get a few more certs?

I can just stay in the position I am in, if I run a store I'm looking at 55 to 60 hour weeks and having to go out of town on trips.

 

[Entropy Fan]

Wish me luck, I'm about to start over and try to get a A+ cert. 13 years in retail management and they pushing me me to run my own store, but I can't do it.

So A+ for dummies it is...

Best of luck to you.

 

[Kaydigi]

Best of luck to you.

Any issues with these two?

 

[Entropy Fan]

Any issues with these two?

The cert test is done by comptia so they should be legit.
I did a for dummies version but I knew zero when I started.

 

[Kaydigi]

The cert test is done by comptia so they should be legit.
I did a for dummies version but I knew zero when I started.

I'm ordering them tonight, going ham for a minute. Props on everyone for the info.

 

[SubConscious]

In.

 

[Gonzo]

Just started to work with Airwatch MDM 6 months ago. I learned alot of admin level knowledge . I can build the organizational infrastructure that mobile devices use to be managed.

I got curious and applied for an admin role and within a week a got a job making $45 an hour. I started last week. Highest before that was $27 an hour.

It was easy stuff to learn too.

I got an A+ cert in 2012 when I first got into IT but it expired a few years ago. Experience is what most companies usually care about not certs.

Don't think coding or networking is only way to go. There's tons of IT options that pay alot

How do you get your foot in the door though? That's my problem...yes experience is great but how do you get it with entry level asking for experience?

 

[Entropy Fan]

How do you get your foot in the door though? That's my problem...yes experience is great but how do you get it with entry level asking for experience?

I lied about my experience in the beginning

But if the job is entry level it shouldn't be hard to disguise that lie.

If I kept it 100 in all my interviews I'd have almost none of those roles. Keep it 70% and it won't blow up in your face.

 

[GollyImGully]

I lied about my experience in the beginning

But if the job is entry level it shouldn't be hard to disguise that lie.

If I kept it 100 in all my interviews I'd have almost none of those roles. Keep it 70% and it won't blow up in your face.

@Gonzo

Yeah in the beginning I lied too on a position I had. Claimed I had an internship that did basic level work and used that as my experience

I knew my shyt I just couldnt get anyone to take a chance on me Until I lied

Just make sure you can backup anything technical you have on your resume brehs Worst feeling is getting an interview and you sit down and they asking you all types of shyt you dont know because you put it on your resume

I remember a time they had me in there like

Thats when I realized I cant go full dumb and lie about everything