even if you do your 3-12 months & leave?
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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As I understand it, COBRA insurance from the government is supposed to cover for this type of situation. I don't know if it applies if you voluntarily quit though. I know unemployment in my state doesn't allow this.
ryda518
Randy Orton=Legend Killer
Guess who just pass the muthafukking CCNA
Aws and CCNA in the same year
I studied so much this year I forgot what I used to do.
I’ll drop some notes when I can if anyone else is taking the exam
Aws and CCNA in the same year
I studied so much this year I forgot what I used to do.
I’ll drop some notes when I can if anyone else is taking the exam
ryda518
Randy Orton=Legend Killer
BTW I went to a testing center because O heard way too many horror stories with the online exams
the center has a mask mandate, temp checks and everyone is separated anyways for the exam so besides adjusting my mask from time to time everything else felt the same
For the test just like everyone says, Boson Boson Boson. I took 5 random practice exams in the past few days and was getting around 800s and 900s. In my opinion the exam was easier than boson because in the exams the wrong answers were more obviously wrong than with boson where two answers may seem similar
There’s no labs just slides. What I recommend is to get the official cert guide and get access to the bonus content on Cisco press. The slides there and on boson where similar to the exam
Even though there’s no labs I highly recommend to do labs because you’ll get a better understanding on how things work and it sticks to you better. I am actually going to go back to the labs just for more practice
If anyone has any questions just @ me. We all need to eat
the center has a mask mandate, temp checks and everyone is separated anyways for the exam so besides adjusting my mask from time to time everything else felt the same
For the test just like everyone says, Boson Boson Boson. I took 5 random practice exams in the past few days and was getting around 800s and 900s. In my opinion the exam was easier than boson because in the exams the wrong answers were more obviously wrong than with boson where two answers may seem similar
There’s no labs just slides. What I recommend is to get the official cert guide and get access to the bonus content on Cisco press. The slides there and on boson where similar to the exam
Even though there’s no labs I highly recommend to do labs because you’ll get a better understanding on how things work and it sticks to you better. I am actually going to go back to the labs just for more practice
If anyone has any questions just @ me. We all need to eat
GollyImGully
Too many wavy women, gotta log outta IG
congrats brehGuess who just pass the muthafukking CCNA
Aws and CCNA in the same year
I studied so much this year I forgot what I used to do.
I’ll drop some notes when I can if anyone else is taking the exam
xXMASHERXx
Superstar
Have you started a portfolio of different home projects you have done? Do you currently work some where they use AWS/Azure?anyone done a Red Hat cert? currently going for the RHCSA soon
I already passed 2 AWS associate exams and Azure 104 and they made 0 difference to my career
I work for a large IT consulting firm in their cloud practice. I've been mostly assigned to Citrix/Win10 migration projects with no AWS/Azure involvement besides Office 365.
Thought if I get a linux cert it will allow me to get my foot in the door for linux server admin roles that pop up from time to time since I don't have any other related on-the-job experience. The plan is to branch into Ansible/Docker from there but I haven't really thought that far yet.
ryda518
Randy Orton=Legend Killer
Im going to be labbing more for more networking knowledge and also start doing projects for the AWS cert that I got this year
any advice on how and where you would put it on your resume? I also know Reddit has some projects but is there any books you would recommend?
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Rhyme n Tekniq
Superstar
anyone done a Red Hat cert? currently going for the RHCSA soon
I already passed 2 AWS associate exams and Azure 104 and they made 0 difference to my career
I have a RHCSA and it hasnt done anything for me either, YET...
How long you had your certs breh? and do you have any hands-on experience with AWS that you can speak on when getting grilled with questions?
some of these hiring managers take it as a personal challenge to test you on what you know and sometimes will do fukkboy shyt like ask you obscure questions to trip you up. in that case , fukk it.
with certs, I've come to find out its one of those , "better to have than not have" deals
If you're dealing with recruiters, alot of them are still stuck on the MCSA/MCSE even though that shyt is about to be retired next month, It's pure ignorance on their part,
to them its just acronyms to cross out on their qualifications checklist, with no regard for the skills you pick up in pursuit of these certs.
all of this shyt is a dice roll honestly,
Long as you keep certing up, wording your resume right and able to talk your shyt with confidence than you good money, It's a numbers game beyond that.
When I didnt have my RHCSA I was seeing all kinds of Linux Admin jobs with barebones minimum qualifications and preference for RHCSA holders.
Since I've gotten this shyt back in September, Nothing. I'm not seeing a huge demand or none of the shyt the industry hyped up about Red Hat Certs, But then again it's the 4th quarter of the year
shyt can turnaround fast during the start of the new year and peaks during May-August.
If you truly want to, I'd say pursue RHCSA, because even though, I'm personally not benefitting at the moment from it, Iwas put on this path because I saw what it did for other people's career. Just aint my time yet,
You have 2 AWS Certs and the Azure Administrator, you should be good, truthfully, looks like you want to work in Cloud infrastructure sector, so adding some sort of Linux cert is a no-brainer, It'll be a hell of a stack to have on your resume for sure
I love working with VMware, and its kept me eating for a while now but i'm clawing and scratching to get into some Linux/Devops shyt
Might have to leverage my VDI experience to get a role in that space, I feel
shyt will work out breh, focus more on homelabbing for the hands on experience than chasing any more certs in hopes that it will get you results, you've done enough cert-wise, Just keep labbing it up
Outside of RHCSA/RHCE I wouldnt stress over getting any more certs .....for the time-being
Rhyme n Tekniq
Superstar
RHCSA is a performance based exam so it counts towards hands-on experience, anybody saying otherwise is just being an elitist gatekeeper
It shows that you have foundational Linux skills; a good base to build from
and with them adding Openshift to the curriculum for the new RHCSA, it will be an even more powerful cert to have on your resume
I'm on the same path as you when it comes to Linux, I also never held a fulltime linux admin and only have the RHCSA, I'm working on the RHCE right now, Do that shyt breh
I know its frustrating looking for positions that will beef up your skillset, alot of these companies are still stuck on this on-prem legacy infrastucture bullshyt,
some MFers are still using windows 8.1 and 7 like it doesn't violate security best practices. Unsupported OS in production is a no-no
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xXMASHERXx
Superstar
So my first question is where are you trying to go in your career? If you are trying to go the linux route, you should be focusing on that. A cert is no guarantee especially with the way IT is going right now. You will need to get some home projects going if you can't get any experience at your work. If you have the funds, invest in a system you can install a hypervisor(I use Proxmox) and start setting up DNS, DHCP, Email, Web Server, etc. Break it down and then learn how to build templates to automate the process. Unfortunately like I said in another thread but there is a huge disconnect in IT. Most managers/directors want to hire a rockstar instead of trying to create one. So you have to do more to sale yourself when you don't have any experience.
Where you put it on your resume isn't really the problem. The problem is showing that you that you didn't just pass a test and actually know the material. That' why projects are so important imo when you don't have experience.
anyone done a Red Hat cert? currently going for the RHCSA soon
I already passed 2 AWS associate exams and Azure 104 and they made 0 difference to my career
This is the one thing that always holds me back and stresses me out. All that studying, just for zero job offers. I like having a plan, and knowing my plan has a good percentage chance of being successful.
I am going the cloud route as well and have zero experience but I am going to do a bunch of projects to make myself marketable and learn even more tech skills non cloud related.
You have to always be in a position that stands out from the rest.
Rhyme n Tekniq
Superstar
This is the reason I've been trying to line up a 2nd job in the evening, just to get the experience in something other than what I primarily do. Aint really bout the money, because I'm good off just one job.
But you're right, there is a huge disconnect, Higher ups are unreasonable and delusional
That exact advice is the shyt I been doing out the gate because i realized early on that I was gonna have to do for self and grind and scrape for anything I wanted to learn because these MFers will pigeonhole you to just doing grunt work and dont want you to grow professionally.
That's why I stay in gorila mode
people always ask " how Am I supposed to get experience when these companies wont give me the chance to get it in the 1st place"
the answer: Homelab your ass off, put it on your resume and be ready to back it up and hope shyt goes well
MFers will try to tell you it doesnt count and all this goalpost moving bullshyt but it does and truthfully is the only way to play in this industry.
To my brehs, Dont let your fear of embellishing a little stand between you and a high paying job,
if you dont know something, there's plenty of resources to bring you up to speed prior to interviews and whatnot.
If these hiring managers keep trying to grill you after you've already demonstrated your knowledge, then they wanted to get you out the paint anyways, or already had a candidate in mind
dont take it personal, just rinse and repeat.
sometimes your answer wasnt good enough or wasnt the exact 100% gruesome detailed answer they was looking for and they'll bush you over that.
L's will be caught, but keep pushing and sharpening you mouthpiece as well as your skills and you will land a gig in short time
I stayed at my last job for barely 6 months because they had tons of old outdated insecure garbage. That nobody was interested in upgrading or decommissioning. I'm not wasting my time working on garbage that's long past end-of-life.
If you don't allow me to constantly upgrade my skills then I'm not sticking around long. The problem is so many companies lie about the environment and job duties. I had to quit this other dump before a year because they wanted Security Analyst to fix technical issues for help desk people. Claiming they hired them for customer service skills rather than technical skills. But that's not my problem and I'm not doing some other groups work in addition to mine. Unless you willing to pay me two salaries for doing two different jobs.
