IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

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Here's a tip....if you have the cert but don't have the experience, make sure there's a section on your resume where you list out your technical skills. So if you got your MCSA but you're still doing basic help desk shyt, in the skills section put your proficient in DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, and anything else that was covered on the exam. Make sure its at the top before your work experience.

Once I started doing that I started getting a better response with my resume.
You'd say
Tech Skills/knowledgable in
Work Experience
Education/Certs

is the best order for the resume?
 

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You'd say
Tech Skills/knowledgable in
Work Experience
Education/Certs

is the best order for the resume?
Thats similar to the format that I use:

1. Short paragraph describing how Im a hardworker, quick learner and how my prior experience has afforded me the opportunity to work in a large enterprise, etc etc

2. Few sentences stating my objective: to secure employment @ an innovative company and contribute to the infrastructure team etc etc

3. Technical skills: hardware

4. Technical skills software

5a. Job experience @ current role sorted by technology
5b. Vmware vsphere
5c. Server
5d. Exchange
etc

6. Key contributions (small projects, make up something that youre knowledge about if u dont have anything)

7. Previous jobs and same format as 5a-5d
8. Technicial certs
9. Education
 

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Thats similar to the format that I use:

1. Short paragraph describing how Im a hardworker, quick learner and how my prior experience has afforded me the opportunity to work in a large enterprise, etc etc

2. Few sentences stating my objective: to secure employment @ an innovative company and contribute to the infrastructure team etc etc

3. Technical skills: hardware

4. Technical skills software

5a. Job experience @ current role sorted by technology
5b. Vmware vsphere
5c. Server
5d. Exchange
etc

6. Key contributions (small projects, make up something that youre knowledge about if u dont have anything)

7. Previous jobs and same format as 5a-5d
8. Technicial certs
9. Education
Yea i have a good resume but i need to tailor it to emphasize accomplishments in my career
 

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I just hope people wanna play my games:sadcam: #supportastarvingdeveloper #keepingmymain #butgotaside lol

What kind of games?
 

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Anybody know if the CASP worth getting?

Easier to fukk Beyonce than qualify for the CISSP so im trying to see what security cert to go for after the Security+

@bdizzle
 

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There is no screening. Take the exam, pass, submit your resume and work references, and get another CISSP to endorse you.

Like I said, it's all on the site breh :francis:
You the only other one i know:lupe:
 

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Thats similar to the format that I use:

1. Short paragraph describing how Im a hardworker, quick learner and how my prior experience has afforded me the opportunity to work in a large enterprise, etc etc

2. Few sentences stating my objective: to secure employment @ an innovative company and contribute to the infrastructure team etc etc

3. Technical skills: hardware

4. Technical skills software

5a. Job experience @ current role sorted by technology
5b. Vmware vsphere
5c. Server
5d. Exchange
etc

6. Key contributions (small projects, make up something that youre knowledge about if u dont have anything)

7. Previous jobs and same format as 5a-5d
8. Technicial certs
9. Education

1 and 2 is irrelevant. Nobody cares about you being a hard worker or your career objectives, I never understood why people put that on their resume. When a job is posted on those job boards, literally hundreds of resumes come pouring in. I was looking to hire a repair technician for my company and within 3 days I had about 80+ resumes in my inbox, and that was just from craigslist.

They're gonna skim your shyt for 3 seconds then throw it in the bushes if nothing stands out. I've done it myself when hiring people and I've had a bunch of recruiters tell me they do it as well (unless they're desperate to fill a role).

At the very top of your resume list your credentials. Your degree, certification, and technical skills. Within 5 seconds they should be able to tell what you're proficient in without having to scroll down your resume.
 
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