IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Scott Larock]

You gotta be honest with yourself and figure out where you wanna be and work backwards from there. Let's say I wanted to be a network engineer.

Take CCENT/CCNA(If you're on your grind you can knock em both out in a month or two), get a job at a NOC, tier 1 support, tier 2 support, network engineer. If nothing else, you have to use your knowledge or you will lose it. Build networks in GNS3. Break them. Troubleshoot them. Some stuff you won't fully understand until you see it in production, but if you lab well enough you can at least sit in an interview and not look like you are totally out of your depth.

Can I get a NOC job without experience? I got a A+ and a old 2 year from back back in the day, I'm not a young breh like most of yall. I got a A+ but don't get any offers, do I need to get real equipment and network them or can I sim lab of boson netsim?

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Can I get a NOC job without experience? I got a A+ and a old 2 year from back back in the day, I'm not a young breh like most of yall. I got a A+ but don't get any offers, do I need to get real equipment and network them or can I sim lab of boson netsim?

I guess the best answer would be it depends. If you're just doing tier 1 crap in a NOC(remote hands, watching alerts for outages, crap like that), you can get on the job training and be up to par in a week. Had a couple of friends that did that working the night shift, all they did was play xbox and read all night

 

[Scott Larock]

I guess the best answer would be it depends. If you're just doing tier 1 crap in a NOC(remote hands, watching alerts for outages, crap like that), you can get on the job training and be up to par in a week. Had a couple of friends that did that working the night shift, all they did was play xbox and read all night

That ain't bad

 

[RubioTheCruel]

That ain't bad

Like I said, it depends. Not all NOCs are created equal. Some of them just expect you to be glorified receptionists, some expect you to do router configs, open/close ports on firewalls, yadda yadda

 

[kevm3]

Yeah its no joke, gonna take a while to learn. Wondering if other fields would be easier.

You need to find an aspect of IT that you like. None of it is 'easy', and if it was, you will be in a situation where you can be easily replaced. You have to find that segment that you just love to do and go extremely hard with it so that you are distinguished. Being in a field that's 'hard to learn' is what helps give you job security. You just have to find one where your passion lays so you can push past that initial learning period.

 

[Rayzah]

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[semtex]

I wonder why you don't see any junior positions for software architect

 

[Silver Surfer]

I wonder why you don't see any junior positions for software architect

We got architect and SR architect....that's the highest you can go here on technical path...after SR architect you have to go management if you want a promotion....

 

[Mook]

I'm 26 and just getting medically discharged this week, didn't even make it past reception brehs

What path should I take to get this IT bread?

 

[JT-Money]

I'm 26 and just getting medically discharged this week, didn't even make it past reception brehs

What path should I take to get this IT bread?

Don't take the Microsoft technology path.

5-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person Ever Qualified to Install Microsoft Windows
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/mcpkid/

 

[Scott Larock]

What yall think about contractor work for field techs? Basically those little jobs that hire dudes who have a car to go to places and fix computers for people or other businesses.

I get offers but I got full health and dental where I'm at but it's not a it related job. Debating if I should leave it but I lose out on my benefits. What you think? It's experience on my resume, it's entry level.

 

[Hahahaha]

What yall think about contractor work for field techs? Basically those little jobs that hire dudes who have a car to go to places and fix computers for people or other businesses.

I get offers but I got full health and dental where I'm at but it's not a it related job. Debating if I should leave it but I lose out on my benefits. What you think? It's experience on my resume, it's entry level.

If you really want to get into IT, and can get by without the benefits, do it. Keeping it 100% real it can take years before getting full time employment in IT with reasonable benefits. All depends on your living situation.

 

[JT-Money]

What yall think about contractor work for field techs? Basically those little jobs that hire dudes who have a car to go to places and fix computers for people or other businesses.

I get offers but I got full health and dental where I'm at but it's not a it related job. Debating if I should leave it but I lose out on my benefits. What you think? It's experience on my resume, it's entry level.

Those types of jobs are a dead end and the experience won't be worth much. You can do that same type of work in your spare-time without quiting a job with benefits.

 

[el_oh_el]

CCENT is hard brehs, really hard... I got the offical study guide and videos and I still have issues grasping it.

Its a lot of information and it takes a while to absorb. The book for just the CCENT is over a grand pages. Ive been studying hard for the last couple months but im starting to fizzle out..been configuring my routers for ipv6 now. SLAAC is not working for me though.
Gotta get back on it cause my job states they will pay for 3 CCNA attempts (300 bucks each)

 

[FastEddie215]

Don't take the Microsoft technology path.

5-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person Ever Qualified to Install Microsoft Windows
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/mcpkid/

i don't understand what you are trying to say breh, I assume you are saying the Microsoft path is easy. I have my MCSA Server 2012 and Windows 7 config certs and I wouldn't say they were easy. as far as taking another path, what would you recommend?