IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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NeilCartwright
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Im sitting for the Sec+ in about 2 weeks. I went through all of Prof Messer's vids, and have access to Comptia's learn n lab and their practice questions for each domain. Im gonna start taking Jason Dion's practice tests soon to check my scores and see what areas im weak on.
What else do you all normally do to get ready for a cert?
What else do you all normally do to get ready for a cert?
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
Update on my job
So whenever there's a weird issue and I have to hand it off to another person I flow up to see how they fixed it
For example, a person's PC who was not connected to the domain, and was using a VPN to access share drives
Was having their share drives get disconnected and their domain password stop working every few days and had to be reset
So a tech figured out they got a new modem, by seeing that the dns server was showing as the default for the ISP, instead of the one on the server like it should be
So I researched more into DNS, until I got why you would have different DNS servers(because for private networks)
I was going to build my own Domain Controller anyway on a VM, but when I do that will help me understand more
Want to learn as much as I can here before I leave once I'm ready in a few months
So whenever there's a weird issue and I have to hand it off to another person I flow up to see how they fixed it
For example, a person's PC who was not connected to the domain, and was using a VPN to access share drives
Was having their share drives get disconnected and their domain password stop working every few days and had to be reset
So a tech figured out they got a new modem, by seeing that the dns server was showing as the default for the ISP, instead of the one on the server like it should be
So I researched more into DNS, until I got why you would have different DNS servers(because for private networks)
I was going to build my own Domain Controller anyway on a VM, but when I do that will help me understand more
Want to learn as much as I can here before I leave once I'm ready in a few months
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open an account at lunanode and play around with the small 5 dollar a month-sized servers ..
play with namecheap domains.
connect the two ...
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also dyn.com (back then mainly DNS, domain names and ssl certs) used to be an independent company but oracle has it now.
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how else is "free software" company Red Hat supposed to achieve 4 billion USD turnover p/a.
Clearly my job disagrees if they're paying $400 for each one
Nah but in all seriousness, certs are nice to have. Especially if you studied for them. I learned most of my cyber terms through sec+
Yep. Certs are used to disqualify applicants all the time who don't have any. I've seen people hired for 6 figure jobs only because they had a CISSP overly clearly more qualified individuals technically. People gotta understand those making hiring decisions usually don't have a clue about technology themselves. They'll base everything off your certifications because some other entity is able to vouch for your skills. It used to be degrees but now certs have become the standard.disagree, I would not have been able to land a cyber security job if I did not load up on certs. Yes, the technical experience I gained on the job makes me more valuable now but you need something to allow you in. That was my way in.
Hell I would even take some of the free ones because its better than nothing. Especially if I didn't have a ton of money and was just starting out.
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Billy Ray Valentine
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It's been a while and I took the old exam before the switched to the new one. If your networking knowledge is solid, you should do fine. I don't remember the questions being that difficult but then again I don't remember that many questions.
Another thing is you don't get to flag and review questions at the end like other exams. Once you hit next on a question, that's it. You have to be resolute and not waste time doubting your answers.
I wish I would’ve came to this thread before resuming my college studies. I would’ve just got certs instead of spending the bread and time returning to university.Yep. Certs are used to disqualify applicants all the time who don't have any. I've seen people hired for 6 figure jobs only because they had a CISSP overly clearly more qualified individuals technically. People gotta understand those making hiring decisions usually don't have a clue about technology themselves. They'll base everything off your certifications because some other entity is able to vouch for your skills. It used to be degrees but now certs have become the standard.
Hell I would even take some of the free ones because its better than nothing. Especially if I didn't have a ton of money and was just starting out.
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LiquidMasterSwords
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It's funny that you should say this. I don't know if my new job requires a degree, but they just sent me an email asking for my transcripts and they definitely drug tested me last Friday without telling me that would be required. I've been in IT for a decade and this is the first time I've had a company do this.
Friday is my last day, I can't wait to leave!!!
I just took it in January. Make sure to also get some practice with Packet Tracer. There are a couple of simulations where you have to input commands as well. Good luck
Aceofspades404
Superstar
this looks like a good opportunity
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Rhyme n Tekniq
Superstar
Went from having a 6 Month contract to hire > needing to find a Job by June > only having 15 days before my assignment is cut short
All because these MFs wanted to outsource and wipe out the entirety of the current Full time IT department + any contractors.
So they dont even know they are about to get axed, only reason I know is because they have to tell this to the staffing agency.
I hated working here anyways but still
I'll never do retail IT again,
EDIT:
Team Lead just called.....Now the rest of the team knows, suddenly all those status are set to away and people claiming to have power outages lol
EDIT 2:
within an hour, our department alone got sacked with like 130 new tickets, guess the news got out. and they think im gonna be like the band continuing to play while the titanic sank, fukk them,. I'm not prioritizing this shyt no more, I got applications to fill and phone calls to take.
taking half my shift to do 1 ticket like
Glad I started looking else where over a month ago.
I'm about to be on some two remote job shyt for at least a year and some change cause the market kinda suspect
lesson for those new to IT, Always be applying....Always
All because these MFs wanted to outsource and wipe out the entirety of the current Full time IT department + any contractors.
So they dont even know they are about to get axed, only reason I know is because they have to tell this to the staffing agency.
I hated working here anyways but still
I'll never do retail IT again,
EDIT:
Team Lead just called.....Now the rest of the team knows, suddenly all those status are set to away and people claiming to have power outages lol
EDIT 2:
within an hour, our department alone got sacked with like 130 new tickets, guess the news got out. and they think im gonna be like the band continuing to play while the titanic sank, fukk them,. I'm not prioritizing this shyt no more, I got applications to fill and phone calls to take.
taking half my shift to do 1 ticket like
Glad I started looking else where over a month ago.
I'm about to be on some two remote job shyt for at least a year and some change cause the market kinda suspect
lesson for those new to IT, Always be applying....Always
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