IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Scott Larock]

You got an associates, A+, & N+? You should be eating well depending on where you live.

As far as going back to school, its never too late

Those certs ain't really considered "eating" fam.

 

[Silkk]

Those certs ain't really considered "eating" fam.

You must not have any experience or something.

I been getting all types of offers with my associate and A+, Network+ on the way

 

[Scott Larock]

You must not have any experience or something.

I been getting all types of offers with my associate and A+, Network+ on the way

So would you say with those certs you don't need to go back to school?

what school you went to and where you live?

 

[Silkk]

So would you say with those certs you don't need to go back to school?

what school you went to and where you live?

I got a 2 year associate and my A+, but i got like 5 years of experience for big telecomm companies.

In baton rouge now, Looking to move to texas soon, job field is very abundant there

 

[Scott Larock]

That's where I'm trying to go as well. Im 35 and I don't have much experience so a degree might help me more than you.

 

[intruder]

I didnt call you, You called me, punk!

A Verizon recruiter called me about a job back in January. The hiring manager finally called me 2 weeks ago and interviewed for it last week and just found out i didnt get the gig.
I have my reservations about working in huge shops like that but it seemed like a cool gig. Oh well

 

[patscorpio]

That's where I'm trying to go as well. Im 35 and I don't have much experience so a degree might help me more than you.

breh i dont have any certs like the majority of brehs in here...just 2 degrees..you can find a well paying job in IT without them

 

[patscorpio]

good article i came across



A nonprofit in Queens taught people to write iPhone apps — and their incomes jumped from $15k to $72k - Vox

There's a booming tech scene in New York City with over 70,000 open jobs, but it's always been somewhat insulated from the city itself — a problem that's led to only one in four of those jobs getting filled.

That situation led the non-profit Coalition for Queens to start Access Code, a unique training program that teaches people from the Queens community to code iOS apps, while receiving mentorship and guidance on career development and entrepreneurship from notable figures from the New York startup scene. Six months after the first Access Code class of 21 students completed the 18 week course, the 15 graduates who accepted job offers have seen their income rise from under $15,000 to an average of $72,190; the other six students are either still in college or have chosen to launch their own startups. And the class as a whole is commendably diverse in an industry that has been struggling to attract women and minorities: it's 50 percent women, 50 percent underrepresented minorities, and 40 percent immigrants.
The issue of access to an major part of the city's economy is particularly important as the city's tech sector grows in influence — San Francisco is beset by tensions between the moneyed tech industry and the rest of the city, with no resolution in sight. "We want to ensure that as Cornell NYC Tech develops and as the Queens tech community grows, the broader community feels included and can fully participate," says Hsu. "We can mitigate some of the tech-as-economic-development issues seen now in SF."

Access Code students worked in small groups to conceive, design, and develop actual iOS apps from May 18th to October 1st of last year — none of them are terribly original, but the real achievement is that the results are live in the App Store. There's Shutterchef, which lets you share food photos and recipes with friends; Delockr, a secure password manager; BusyBee, a to-do app, and Score, a simple dating app. Not bad, considering 85 percent of the participants had never coded before. "The apps were really a vehicle for learning," say Hsu. Each group had a mentor from the larger NYC tech community, and the program was bracketed by weekend-long hackathons.

Moawia El Deeb, an Access Code student who worked on the Score app, found the program invaluable. An Egyptian immigrant who was raised in Queensbridge Public Housing in New York City, El Deeb was interested in programming but found the coursework at CUNY Queen's College lacking in practical utility. "After I finished the class, I would think about my accomplishments, and I didn't feel I could make anything special." The lack of access and networking opportunities were similarly frustrating. "My only aim was just let me finish, just let me get a degree so maybe I can get a job," he says. "Queens College didn't offer any resources — no one knew how to get an internship."

Meeting startup figures like Pat Moberg, who worked on the hit game Dots, changed that perspective. "I had no idea what a startup was, or if that world was even reachable," says El Deeb, who is now working on his own fitness startup. "But meeting other creators who were normal people, that really built the entrepreneur in me." Building those networks is crucial, says his fellow student Andrew Bennie, who worked on the Delockr password app and is now working on his own startup as well. "We have a community to keep in touch with others who got jobs — we have a network," he says. "We know what jobs are open as they open."

Buoyed by the results of this first class, Coalition for Queens founder Hsu wants Access Code to grow even bigger in the future. "We plan to train 100 students this year, and 500 over the next few years," he says. "I believe there are extraordinarily talented people outside the usual audience for tech."

 

[daboywonder2002]

does anyone know how to get into healthcare IT? i wanna get a job at the hospital or one of these medical software jobs where you train doctors and nurses on the different software. stuff like epic and emr implementation specialist.

 

[Silkk]

does anyone know how to get into healthcare IT? i wanna get a job at the hospital or one of these medical software jobs where you train doctors and nurses on the different software. stuff like epic and emr implementation specialist.

I got a possible job dealing with that, no idea what it is

 

[Sonny Bonds]

I just wanted to thank you guys. This thread made me commit to going in on IT. I got my A+ cert a couple weeks ago because of the #certgang.

Now, I'm not sure what to put in my cover letter when I've got no IT experience. I do have a BS though.

 

[Fujiman]

does anyone know how to get into healthcare IT? i wanna get a job at the hospital or one of these medical software jobs where you train doctors and nurses on the different software. stuff like epic and emr implementation specialist.

It helps ,but it is not necessary to have a clinical(Nurse,Emt,Paramedic, etc) background. Comptia has a healthcare cert that you can get that I am looking into myself. Someone spoke on Epic a few pages back.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

I got a possible job dealing with that, no idea what it is

EMR is an electronic medical record. Big ones are Epic and Meditech

 

[Solano707]

Those certs ain't really considered "eating" fam.

those cert's are only good doing low level help desk shyt or working at best buy

You should be looking at CCNA and up if you trying to eat

 

[Tony D'Amato]

That's where I'm trying to go as well. Im 35 and I don't have much experience so a degree might help me more than you.

Breh, go back to school. U dont want to be 45 saying "I shoulda went back"

Im not in IT by the way, and younger than u, so I don't know if u care what I think. I just feel its never too late to learn.

breh i dont have any certs like the majority of brehs in here...just 2 degrees..you can find a well paying job in IT without them

2 degrees in what?