IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[JT-Money]

Tech workers are getting ready to switch jobs - here's why

Employers resisting pay rises or ending remote work for tech employees can expect tech staff to start job hunting.

www.zdnet.com

Over half (57.1%) of employees surveyed are planning on looking for a new job in the next six months, and 22.2% are considering it. Part of the reason could be that workers still just about have the upper hand in the job market, even though some fear that situation is about to change.

 

[JT-Money]

Doesn't bother me at all when this happens. If money ends up being an issue I just leave and get my pay bump elsewhere.

Is your boss 'quiet firing' you?

Watch out: Bosses are "quiet firing" employees by ignoring their meetings, giving tiny pay increases, and freezing them out until they quit.

www.businessinsider.com

Have you ever received a tiny raise when you know your coworkers got more? Does your manager frequently cancel, reschedule, or ignore your check-ins? Are your bosses leaving you out of decisions that affect you? If so, you may be getting "quiet fired."

When I first heard about quiet quitting — the workplace trend in which employees are supposedly "slacking off" by doing exactly what their job requires and no more — I had questions. When did doing what's expected of you become equated with quitting? And even if there were some epidemic of "quiet quitters," what would cause so many people to decide to cut back and just do the bare minimum?

As someone who's managed teams for most of my career and interviewed thousands of people, this doesn't match my experience. I've found that the real issue among workers isn't that people are "quiet quitting"; it's that employers are leaving them out in the cold. People aren't choosing to not excel at work; their bosses aren't supporting or rewarding them. The issue isn't employees; it's employers.

So what is quiet firing? ​

Quiet firing is when an employer does the bare minimum to keep their employees: no support, no development, no growth, no rewards. Employers can "quiet fire" employees intentionally in an attempt to freeze the employee out, or it can happen because of simple negligence and poor training on the manager or company's part. But the effects are the same: The employee loses confidence in their work and becomes less engaged, and their productivity eventually nosedives.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

Been studying for the Network+ and RHCE certs, but don't plan on taking the exams anytime soon cause I'm broke. .

About to start a help desk job though making $18, and will stay there for 6 months to a year, then plan on moving to sysadmin role. After that Jr Cloud Engineer. Hopefully I can complete all this within 3 years.

Have you done RHCSA?

 

[HoldThisL]

RHCSA?

No, I completed a RHCSA course 2 months ago, but too broke to go take the test for that too. Figured I would start studying for the RHCE too, that way I can try to take both of them around the same time.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

No, I completed a RHCSA course 2 months ago, but too broke to go take the test for that too. Figured I would start studying for the RHCE too, that way I can try to take both of them around the same time.

I feel you. them shyts is expensive.

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

crazy how things change. One moment it was the great resignation, everyone is celebrating their new job and now hella people are getting fired n shyt. Google is laying off 10 percent of their staff. The company I work for, got zero reqs open.

lol same things with stocks. We were all eating and now are down tremedously.

 

[Buddy]

Checking in. Any brehs still in Identity Management? I'm at a bit of a crossroads.

Got tapped today by our director for an opening... it's a lateral move in terms of pay (Cot DAMN I want more money ) and I think it's more Identity Access LITE... really just assigning groupers. At the same time, there's an opening on the more A+ side with computers and a manager over there is interested in me joining. My experience has been with MDM (WorkSpace One) and I'm really interested in the deeper side of that but I'm so damn fed up with Help desk Leaning towards the Identity gig.


Pros:
- Get to fiddle with Azure AD once we finally migrate there
- Should complement my MDM experience
- No more weekends and I can work 2-3 days or possibly completely from home... Lots more time to get back in shape and hustle my side biz

Cons:
- I NEED more money
- Not trying to move laterally

Unknown:
-The experience is either valuable AF or the burnout is insane cause they've been running thru bodies

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

Tech workers are getting ready to switch jobs - here's why

Employers resisting pay rises or ending remote work for tech employees can expect tech staff to start job hunting.

www.zdnet.com

Over half (57.1%) of employees surveyed are planning on looking for a new job in the next six months, and 22.2% are considering it. Part of the reason could be that workers still just about have the upper hand in the job market, even though some fear that situation is about to change.

Do you believe this is still valid? It is looking like it will be a blood bath in the next few months with all these companies shrinking staff.

 

[JT-Money]

Do you believe this is still valid? It is looking like it will be a blood bath in the next few months with all these companies shrinking staff.

I'm still seeing people in my org leave for new jobs. I think things won't get really bad layoff wise until next year.

 

[ba'al]

 

[Dave24]

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[ba'al]

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Yeah, that's a good resource. You won't need all those certs but it's a good guide. And some of those certs like the CCENT are retired. And some I don't even think employers ask for like the ITF+ or Cloud+. Any brehs in the thread who work with the Cloud? Is the Cloud+ worth it?

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

When it comes to certs, this is what I was always used for guidance.

Top 20 IT Certifications with the Highest Pay

The highest-paying IT certifications, according to Skillsoft's annual report, include credentials from Google, AWS, ISC2 and several others. See the list.

www.globalknowledge.com

All the certs I have are from this list. Lol kill your competition and aim for the cissp. You will get the associate of isc designation And given like 5 to 6 years to be a full cissp.


You can search LinkedIn n indeed to see how many hits you get per certification. With that said most of them like cisa, crisc, cissp with no experience you won't be eligible for submission for 3 to 5 years.

 

[Dave24]

When it comes to certs, this is what I was always used for guidance.

Top 20 IT Certifications with the Highest Pay

The highest-paying IT certifications, according to Skillsoft's annual report, include credentials from Google, AWS, ISC2 and several others. See the list.

www.globalknowledge.com

All the certs I have are from this list. Lol kill your competition and aim for the cissp. You will get the associate of isc designation And given like 5 to 6 years to be a full cissp.


You can search LinkedIn n indeed to see how many hits you get per certification. With that said most of them like cisa, crisc, cissp with no experience you won't be eligible for submission for 3 to 5 years.

Thats a good resource, gonna look through that later

 

[Lord Z]

Checking in. Any brehs still in Identity Management? I'm at a bit of a crossroads.

Got tapped today by our director for an opening... it's a lateral move in terms of pay (Cot DAMN I want more money ) and I think it's more Identity Access LITE... really just assigning groupers. At the same time, there's an opening on the more A+ side with computers and a manager over there is interested in me joining. My experience has been with MDM (WorkSpace One) and I'm really interested in the deeper side of that but I'm so damn fed up with Help desk Leaning towards the Identity gig.


Pros:
- Get to fiddle with Azure AD once we finally migrate there
- Should complement my MDM experience
- No more weekends and I can work 2-3 days or possibly completely from home... Lots more time to get back in shape and hustle my side biz

Cons:
- I NEED more money
- Not trying to move laterally

Unknown:
-The experience is either valuable AF or the burnout is insane cause they've been running thru bodies

Peace breh,

If I were you, I would take on the promotion with one goal : skill up. Find a way to build up on everything possible especially on Azure security. In interviews, link your Azure IAM knowledge and WorkSpace One (mention to older interviewers that it is the newer version of Airwatch). That is a very valuable set of skills right there.

Look at DLP strategies / policies (via Azure and entreprise level even) as a complement to your MDM experience. Try to see what other controls you can get experience on (antivirus, vulnerability management, firewall...).

Are you also doing patching via WS1 ? If yes, learn also entreprise vulnerability management or strategies.

The only way to get to the money is to skill up, then switch jobs. Take the promotion for a year (or at least 6 months) and do the appropriate certs before applying to another job to get more money.

If you really want the money, get your experience during the week then work on your certs on the weekend (at least half a day). If you follow this plan for about 1.5 years, you can possibly double your salary depending on how you interview.