IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[yourgod]

Thinking about transferring to wgu, gonna take a 40 credit hit, but being able to go at my own pace and the certs make It seem worth it

How long it take you?

About 2.5 years since i work fulltime. After going through it I can see how some people can get it done much quicker, especially if you got the time to dedicate towards knockin out classes.

 

[Brandsdale]

been looking towards a career I could maybe transition into and I started looking into QA

Are there any skills I should develop before going into a boot camp? I ask as someone who's working currently in marketing

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[Sonny Bonds]

Why do I want to work at a company? Specifically, why do I care about HR software? In the last interview, the guy said that the person who left role was asked this question and said he didn’t care. And they had to pull strings to get him the job

 

[JP_614]

What’s the best way to study for the Security plus cert. I just moved to the DMV area. I’m going for a GS job has anybody used the comptia websites self pace study guide and cert master practice?

 

[Billy Ray Valentine]

Anybody work out of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?

I did years ago. The company I was with at the time used OCI to host instances so I don't know about any other services. My only memory was how terrible the experience was. Some of the VMs were insanely unstable regardless of their use. Reboots took forever even if you disabled update services. It's possible the VMs were poorly built and maintained but I doubt it. Different applications made by different vendors on different VMs would have the same problem. OCI is a shyt service IMO.

 

[Billy Ray Valentine]

What’s the best way to study for the Security plus cert. I just moved to the DMV area. I’m going for a GS job has anybody used the comptia websites self pace study guide and cert master practice?

I used Mark Ciampa's CompTIA Security+ guide. I thought it was a good read. I did have a good understanding of networking, which is a big part of the Security+ so that helped. But I think Mark's material is easy enough to understand. Or it was to me.

 

[semicko82]

I'm A+ certified
Finally passed that bytch on my third attempt

 

[Brandsdale]

anyone in here work in Quality Assurance Testing?

 

[skyrunner1]

I'm A+ certified
Finally passed that bytch on my third attempt

Congrats breh, whats the move?

 

[semicko82]

Congrats breh, whats the move?

Working on Network + now, and job hunting

 

[skyrunner1]

Working on Network + now, and job hunting

You gonna get your foot in door with help desk? I would say make a list of everyone you know who has a corporate type gig and see if they can get you in door or make connection with IT dept. You would be surprised. Most dont do that but that is quickest way to get hired, you probably overqualified. Thats how you do a quick job hunt.

 

[semicko82]

You gonna get your foot in door with help desk? I would say make a list of everyone you know who has a corporate type gig and see if they can get you in door or make connection with IT dept. You would be surprised. Most dont do that but that is quickest way to get hired, you probably overqualified. Thats how you do a quick job hunt.

I have no experience so I'll have to start at help desk.

I'm trying to network right now, but fast money has slowed up

 

[SupaVillain]

Any accountants/CPAs in this thread? I'm interested in looking into these certs, i want more bread lmao

 

[WHolla09]

I'm A+ certified
Finally passed that bytch on my third attempt

Congrats. I got A+ in September. Much harder test then people think it is due to vast amount of knowledge you have to retain.

 

[semicko82]

Congrats. I got A+ in September. Much harder test then people think it is due to vast amount of knowledge you have to reretain.

Has A+ helped you with finding employment or promoting to a different I.T. position?