IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Data-Hawk
I have no strings on me.
Ive Had My A+, Network, & Security Books For Months & Havent Opened Them
I use to be this way also.. best advice. Book one of the tests a Month out. It helps to force you to study.
Data-Hawk
I have no strings on me.
after a couple of interviews it seems that help desk is like 90% customer service...i went into a couple of interviews and most of the workers and supervisors didn't know shyt about computers. the supervisor that interviewed me didnt know any cisco or microsoft certs and some of the workers didnt know how to set up dual monitors
i feel like you can lie that you have your a+ to get interviews and just sell customer service to them to get the job.
Breh, hate to tell you but at least 80% of the people working at a help desk have little computer knowledge( basically because they have such a HIGH turn over rate or they expect you to be able to read the troubleshooting docs ). But if *you* know your stuff you will stand out. So use it to your advantage.
Data-Hawk
I have no strings on me.
Even though it doesn't teach you a whole lot, I would get the security+ cert anyway. After last year, so many companies were exposed and made the news, *some* companies are starting to take security more seriously. even though probably as many were hacked the years before, Incidents never made the news as much. So anything security related will help.
But heres the thing, you really dont want a bunch of certs w/o the experience to go with them. If you have say "CCNA/CCDA/MSCE/Linux+" etc and you're applying for the help desk, theres a good chance your resume might get tossed. why? because the manager will think you are job hoping or looking to get out of the help desk ASAP. I've seen it time & time again.
and going for the CCENT or CCNA is up to you. personally I would go straight for the CCNA.
The CCNA is 2 tests...
the first test IS the CCENT. So u can't really skip it. There is a single test version but it's not easy and it's meant for people who are renewing their cert rather than people trying to get it.
ahomeplateslugger
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major props for the info brehs. i guess my next cert will be security+ then icnd1. lets get it fellas
I'm seeing alot of mentions of the CCENT and CCNA but no one's talking about the MCITP. Isnt the MCITP the most direct route to being a system admin? Most companies dont have an everyday need for cisco techs, aren't they subcontracting those guys on an as needed basis (ie changing office locations, hardware upgrades)?
What about Virtualization..aint that the new wave?
Good info in this thread tho
What about Virtualization..aint that the new wave?
Good info in this thread tho
↓R↑LYB
I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
If you want a job in security, you need experience either in networking, or development. I went from help desk, to sys admin, to network admin, to security admin. The CISSP is vital, and you need to understand security frameworks (PCI, FISMA, HIPAA, ISO) as well as security technology (firewalls, DLP, IPS, VPN).
Security is big though, so you have to figure out where in security you want to be.
Microsoft certs have become so devalued most employers could care less about them.
Virtualization is huge and Vmware is pretty much the standard for most Enterprises I would encourage anyone to download their hypervisor since its free.
Very easy to cheat on Microsoft certs...
Cisco certs not so much because of the increase simulation of question on the exam.
In short if you don't know your sh!t 70% of the time you will fail a Cisco exam.
↓R↑LYB
I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
100% false breh. You can find brain dumps of every exam up to the CCIE written exam. It'll even give you a step by step instruction on the sims.
c/s
I can find a accurate brain dump for one of the ccnp exams right now with sims and everything
VDI is the shyt right now. We made a small VDI team for out transition but didn't get a pay increase
. Once we finish this roll out, I'm getting certed and bouncingTry that on a CCIE lab
↓R↑LYB
I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
what part of up to the CCIE written went over your head?Also there's dumps detailing the various versions of the lab topology and the questions on there.