The God Poster
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Where and how did you start breh breh
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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The God Poster
LWO representa
Did you go for certs or degree.
What field are you in?
Im starting to dig security more & more
I have my A+, I "have" my associates
, a lot of experience, and willing to move for a job so im always good
especially in Houston
Do you have a degree?
The God Poster
LWO representa
No...its funny because I took a few classes bout 3yrs ago. Alot of shyt happened and well here I am. Im pretty good with computers tho.
The God Poster
LWO representa
What about chIcago breh, If I see anything I'll pass it on to you.Im starting to dig security more & more
I have my A+, I "have" my associates
Might have to witness a few bodies here and there but
I'll passWhat about chIcago breh, If I see anything I'll pass it on to you.
Might have to witness a few bodies here and there but
If you like Java and web design, then I'd say learn the Spring Framework. Lots of jobs there.
The God Poster
LWO representa
Good looks bro
You'll need Certs then. Go for the vender neutral certs like A+, Network+ and Security +
The God Poster
LWO representa
Thanks breh
FreshFromATL
Self Made
This.
Okay, I only have A+ and about a year of help desk-esque experience. I'm also tired of being underpaid. I stayed because the company I work for has all their employees on-site at a really good company. I'm moving to Atlanta (from New York) soon and I'm wondering what my next step is. I figure my next job is going to be help desk. I've been studying the network+ material because even I feel like my knowledge of networks is weak. After that though, I'm not sure what to do next.
I'm interested in systems administration. So... MCSA: Windows 2012? Then learn Linux and then eventually RHCSA? I guess what I'm asking is: If you had a bunch of free time in between job searching, what cert would you get? I figure with the downtime I'm about to have it's time to step it up and go for a more difficult cert.
From what I've read in this thread, the typical path is:
-CompTIA A+
- Network+ (don't necessarily have to get the cert, but the information is necessary)
- MCSA: Windows 7
While you're doing all this you should be hunting for a help desk job because experience trumps all in IT.
After that, you start to narrow your focus and specialize in whatever aspect of IT you're interested in. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I still pretty early in my career.
I'm interested in systems administration. So... MCSA: Windows 2012? Then learn Linux and then eventually RHCSA? I guess what I'm asking is: If you had a bunch of free time in between job searching, what cert would you get? I figure with the downtime I'm about to have it's time to step it up and go for a more difficult cert.
For A+: Search YouTube for "Professor Messer A+." There's also a book by Mike Myers. I was lucky because I got a job like a month or 2 after I got the cert. On the other hand, the pay is pretty awful and it distracted me from getting more certs.
From what I've read in this thread, the typical path is:
-CompTIA A+
- Network+ (don't necessarily have to get the cert, but the information is necessary)
- MCSA: Windows 7
While you're doing all this you should be hunting for a help desk job because experience trumps all in IT.
After that, you start to narrow your focus and specialize in whatever aspect of IT you're interested in. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I still pretty early in my career.
The God Poster
LWO representa
Thx breh. Let me ask before you started what was your skill level?
From all acct is seems like Houston and atlanta are the hot spots