SEMO, and I talked to my advisor about the pre-reqs and all that, my math is low though so Im gonna take summer math classes and try to improve my ACT and SAT scores.
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Don't give up. If you can take any classes at a juco - take'em there. (Typically easier). And don't be afraid to get a tutor...
Good luck! & Keep us posted.
Thnx bruh n I will keep yall updated.
To my Network Engineers brehs. I'm planning on getting those CCNA Certs, thing I wanna know is how's the market out there for recent graduates with minimum experience in the field?
If you deal with them in a good manner and always try to address an issue of theirs, the rep will automatically come.
I built an eCommerce site for 2 clients last month, they showed the website to colleagues and friends... the result is I got 3 new clients queuing up for my services.
If you deal with them in a good manner and always try to address an issue of theirs, the rep will automatically come.
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Get a help desk gig and move up, unless you have a connect. It's pretty dificult to get a company to trust you with their infrastructure with little to no exp.
If he can prove himself he knows the material after he gets the CCNA, some company will give him a chance(maybe a low salary but that's a start)
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It's possible, but I always say, take the path of least resistance. There's way more level 1 help desk gigs than there are junior network analyst gigs. I know when I was trying to be a network admin,I couldn't get one to save my life. I had my CCNA and actually knew a lot about routing, switching, and could configure those devices. Kept getting the same answer, not enough experience.
So I just gotta help desk job and transitioned to the network side
The reasons why I disagree with this approach is, some people start becoming comfortable at helpdesk and forget about why they even took the CCNA.It's possible, but I always say, take the path of least resistance. There's way more level 1 help desk gigs than there are junior network analyst gigs. I know when I was trying to be a network admin,I couldn't get one to save my life. I had my CCNA and actually knew a lot about routing, switching, and could configure those devices. Kept getting the same answer, not enough experience.
So I just gotta help desk job and transitioned to the network side
I say he goes straight for a lower end network gig...like a NOC role where he can be checking port status, vlans, T1/DS3//frame-relay lines etc..., status of routing protocols, basic switch configuration etc..
That will even help him to go CCNP route. Helpdesk kills a lot of dream man, it may sour him on IT all together LOL too much abuse.
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If you're the type of person who'll get comfortable in help desk, you're the type of person who'll get comfortable doing level 1 shyt in the NOC. Either way, he'll be stuck making 30-50k his entire career.
If he can get a job in a NOC great, that way he won't have to deal with helpdesk hell
But IMO it's just easier to get your foot in the door going the help desk route. At least it was for me.
Forgot about this thread.... Since November I've been a QA Engineer at a Russian software company...its alright. The money in software in ridiculous brehs, if you own and distribute some sort of licensed software...your set for life, i see it first hand everyday...Sales, licensing, support. you can make money on all these fronts, its absurd
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Forgot about this thread.... Since November I've been a QA Engineer at a Russian software company...its alright. The money in software in ridiculous brehs, if you own and distribute some sort of licensed software...your set for life, i see it first hand everyday...Sales, licensing, support. you can make money on all these fronts, its absurd
You ain't never lied breh. I'd like to start a software company one day. Something in the security space or AD administration. Need a lot of bread for startup capital though, at least half a mil to hire competent developers and a 2 year dev cycle just to release version 1
Freelance is the way to go.
Find a company that hires a lot of contractors and basically try to undercut the competition. For instance if a company uses a place like Tek systems to find a programmer, Tek may bill them $85 per hour for the position and the contractor may get paid $55 per hour. Now $50 an hour is good money but if Tek was out of the picture, that person could make $75 per hour, save the company money and have the same on the job experience. You'd just be responsible for your own benefts, taxes and retirement. That's basically what I'm trying to do over the next year or so. My position is billed at $61 per hour and I don't make that much AT ALL. If I could get closer to $50 per hour, I would be golden.
Say brehs take a look at this position for me and tell me what you think. Im not crazy about being a contractor tho 
https://www.appone.com/maininforeq....4591&Refer=http://www.indeed.com/jobs&B_ID=91
https://www.appone.com/maininforeq....4591&Refer=http://www.indeed.com/jobs&B_ID=91
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Say brehs take a look at this position for me and tell me what you think. Im not crazy about being a contractor tho
https://www.appone.com/maininforeq....4591&Refer=http://www.indeed.com/jobs&B_ID=91
sounds like a desktop upgrade job that would be good for getting started in the IT field. my only problem with this position is it doesn't tell you the length of the job. if you already have a permanent job then i would look elsewhere, but if you need something then go for it.
the thing about being a contractor is that they can let you go any minute, regardless the length of the project. i worked as a contractor for my first job and have seen ppl let go after only a month. if you do pursue a contracting job, then continue to push your resume out while working.