IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Mirin4rmfar]

2 for 2 with Comptia


Sec+

Now Linux+ certified

What's your next goal, once you get the Network plus, you will have all the foundation. The company I work for usually look for these three things.

 

[Marc Spector]

What's your next goal, once you get the Network plus, you will have all the foundation. The company I work for usually look for these three things.

I'm in a apprenticeship program for a company who I wont mention

Linux+ was part of our curriculum. Now on to python.

 

[FastEddie215]

AWS Solutions Architect-Associate Certified
I remember asking for study materials in here last October. Finally got it done before the current version expires July 1st

 

[GollyImGully]

AWS Solutions Architect-Associate Certified
I remember asking for study materials in here last October. Finally got it done before the current version expires July 1st

congrats breh

how was the test? what did you think of it?

 

[FastEddie215]

congrats breh

how was the test? what did you think of it?

Thanks Breh. The test wasn’t too bad. Ive been studying for it on and off since last October so i would say I was prepared.

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

I'm in a apprenticeship program for a company who I wont mention

Linux+ was part of our curriculum. Now on to python.

Nice.

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Just had my first ComTIA A+ and N+ Certification class and not gonna lie, it was pretty boring. Tomorrow I'm going to have a coffee with class. How often is Hexidecimal's used? that's the first thing the Professor went over and i'm terrible at math so that just left me dazed but once he got into IT terminology I felt a little more comfortable because it's just literally reading terms and understanding

2^8
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[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Realistically I plan on continuing to learn both since I'm already knee deep in both of them. I'm just trying to figure out which one to focus on and prioritize at the moment. Like I'm sure once I'm done with my comptia stuff I'd qualify for IT support/help desk jobs... But also if I finish my JavaScript and PHP courses I'd be eligible for web development jobs. Guess I'm just trying to see where's the best place to start

You should prioritize the one you want to do the most.

 

[Carlton Banks]

You should prioritize the one you want to do the most.

I also gotta consider job opportunities... But I've just been focusing on both

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Just had my first ComTIA A+ and N+ Certification class and not gonna lie, it was pretty boring. Tomorrow I'm going to have a coffee with class. How often is Hexidecimal's used? that's the first thing the Professor went over and i'm terrible at math so that just left me dazed but once he got into IT terminology I felt a little more comfortable because it's just literally reading terms and understanding

7 sec subnetting
Watch it few times

 

[L&HH]

I'd just jump in. Use Virtualbox and get you a distro on there. I'd go with Centos as it's the equivalent to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but free. Most corps are gonna use those two or Ubuntu. The main thing with Linux is getting use to the Linux File System/Directory and how to move around with just the command line. My job is 100% command line. No GUI. If you coming from Linux this a major adjustment.

Sign up at linuxaxademy.com. I think they got a free trial. Start with the Linux Essentials course. They literally start you from the bottom.

I'm taking the RHCSA later this month. I know about 3-4 brehs who already took it and passed first time too. What questions you got.

Linux + AWS + Scripting (Python for example) and I'm telling you the calls and emails will be coming fast af.

Would you recommend the Linux+ cert or just jump into the RHCSA? How long that take you to study for?

 

[L&HH]

AWS Solutions Architect-Associate Certified
I remember asking for study materials in here last October. Finally got it done before the current version expires July 1st

You seen this article?

The cloud skills shortage and the unemployed army of the certified

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

You seen this article?

The cloud skills shortage and the unemployed army of the certified

meh, Just a bunch of negatives Nancy's in that article. They would rather discourage people than encourage people to keep learning. I would encourage people to just keep learning in demand skills. The goal is to open up doors for you that were previously closed. My cloud certs opened up doors for me to learn other in demand skills.

Some hiring managers hire differently, some want experience while others will hire someone that is hungry to learn and contribute. If you have no experience, you can only show the latter with certs so f them.

 

[JT-Money]

You seen this article?

The cloud skills shortage and the unemployed army of the certified

From what I'm seeing companies are only letting certain individuals internally work on cloud technology. I've had to switch jobs twice just to find an employer that doesn't limit what you can learn. They know it could lead to you getting better offers elsewhere once trained.

 

[L&HH]

meh, Just a bunch of negatives Nancy's in that article. They would rather discourage people than encourage people to keep learning. I would encourage people to just keep learning in demand skills. The goal is to open up doors for you that were previously closed. My cloud certs opened up doors for me to learn other in demand skills.

Some hiring managers hire differently, some want experience while others will hire someone that is hungry to learn and contribute. If you have no experience, you can only show the latter with certs so f them.

Didn't mean to send that to discourage you just wanted to provide some caution to the wind and suggest a pivot. Maybe start off with the Linux admin route first. And while working that for a year strengthen your cloud skills using this guideline:

Spoiler

The second half of this eBook actually does a rundown of how to do most of the stuff in that guideline above: The Good Parts of AWS

Also @Mirin4rmfar check this guys cloud resume challenge below. He had a challenge if you can do and have an AWS cert he'll reach out to all his contacts and try to get you hired. The blog post has some solutions however some parts he's removed and you have to figure on your own but some ppl in the comments describe some parts of it:

The cloud resume challenge

How to build a free static resume site with AWS S3, Cloudfront, and Route 53 - Sean Ziegler