IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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RealCrownHeights
All Star
So this guy is saying skip A+, Net and Sec and just get CCNA
DaRealness
I think very deeply
Update:
Leidos themselves set up an interview; just completely went around the recruiting agency. Sent me a calender invite @ 9:00 PM
I've never had a company try so hard before
all I can think about is WTF is going on there for them to be so pressed to interview me despite repeated rejections
That's like a chick you don't even know showing up at your front door after repeated rejections. Something's obviously up with those people. I know from personal experience that any company who tries so hard is bad news.
RealCrownHeights
All Star
Do I need to take SY0-501 and SY0-601 ?
BlaxOps
Pro
Sounds like the recruiters all trying to get that commission. Cutting out the middle man and going straight to the company sounds like the best bet. Quiz them during the interview. If you don't like their answers, just decline it.Update:
Leidos themselves set up an interview; just completely went around the recruiting agency. Sent me a calender invite @ 9:00 PM
I've never had a company try so hard before
all I can think about is WTF is going on there for them to be so pressed to interview me despite repeated rejections
RealCrownHeights
All Star
Go with the 601
KingTut
Green diamonds like a dill pickle
Got a devops position offer this past week but the on call is twice a month. Probably gonna reject it. So sick of having to do on call duties. Literally the worst thing about IT.
Dumb as hell that on call is a thing in a 24 hour world. All the outsourcing they like to do, they could have off hours teams to fill the overnight gap.
At my job, the contractors are complaining that they can't access an online tool that they need to use. But they can access the site when their VPN is off. It's the contractor company's VPN.
I don't understand what they want me to do about it. I talked to my soon-to-be-gone coworker about it:
Me: The contractors are having trouble accessing the site
Him: Yeah, they had this problem like a year ago with Salesforce. It's their VPN that's the issue.
Me: Oh. What'd you do to fix it?
Him: Nothing, it's their VPN.
I think I'm gonna have to set a meeting with me, them, and probably my manager. I just don't want to.
I don't understand what they want me to do about it. I talked to my soon-to-be-gone coworker about it:
Me: The contractors are having trouble accessing the site
Him: Yeah, they had this problem like a year ago with Salesforce. It's their VPN that's the issue.
Me: Oh. What'd you do to fix it?
Him: Nothing, it's their VPN.
I think I'm gonna have to set a meeting with me, them, and probably my manager. I just don't want to.
BlaxOps
Pro
Most likely their VPN changes their IPs to an auth tier subnet that isnt allowed by the tool. Ask them if anything has changed recently.
Could this be the case even if the application they're trying to access is just a public website?
BlaxOps
Pro
If it is a corporate tool with internet accessibility, usually access to it is restricted by firewall rules to only allow certain IP ranges. If it is a regular website, those protections aren't normally used. First thing I'd do is have them traceroute while on VPN to see where the drops/blocks happen.
Brehs wanting to get into IT, especially the cloud, AWS just opened a free training center called the "Skills Center". First location is in Seattle for any brehs who live out there, but they will be opening more locations around the world starting next year.
AWS Skills Center Seattle | Free Classroom Training | AWS
Why Amazon is opening an in-person cloud skills center to train workers for other companies - CNN
AWS Skills Center Seattle | Free Classroom Training | AWS
Why Amazon is opening an in-person cloud skills center to train workers for other companies - CNN
It’s just a SaaS app though. Like anyone can sign up for this thing and it isn’t hosted by my employer.