You're a contractor? They'd probably tell you to kick rocks. I would take a new job; it's the easiest path to a major pay raise.
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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You're a contractor? They'd probably tell you to kick rocks. I would take a new job; it's the easiest path to a major pay raise.
ottorocket
All Star
Anyone self-studying for the A+ cert right now?
With only 1 year of experience tho
With only 1 year of experience tho
Better than 0
IT is one of the last few meritocracies, generally speaking. You can't bullshyt your way through work, you can either do the job or not. If you're on top of your game you can write your own ticket
Klyk21
Hate is Rising, Love is Dying....
Anyone have CCNA? I'm about ready to start studying for this cert. I don't have any networking experience (well, not on paper) but I need that bread. Is this a HUGE plus? Or should I just stick with the net+ first ? I have only A+ right now and I use my skills daily for my job- @bdizzle
@ottorocket I have my A+ (finished it up in 2013 before the 801-802 phase popped in
). Currently working as a pc tech. If you need help with anything, pm me. Professor Messor on youtube helped a lot
@ottorocket I have my A+ (finished it up in 2013 before the 801-802 phase popped in
). Currently working as a pc tech. If you need help with anything, pm me. Professor Messor on youtube helped a lot
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I am. I don't know how others that've already gone through it feel, but my suggestion is to get your hands on as much info as you can. I bought Mike Myer's book and that's my main study guide, but I downloaded another and skim through it for any additional information. My job also offers some training materials, take advantage of that if you have the opportunit. I'm Making flash cards, taking notes, verbalizing what I've learned in personal essays. I'm still going thru it of course, but I wanna make sure I know my shyt and am able to prove it when it comes time for interviews. I plan on making this my study method for all certs I pursue, should it be successful. Hope this helps
Evil genius Jay
The TSC PLAYAZ!!!!
Im looking for any good penetration test or ethical hacking book?
The title of this thread should be the "Networking/Security careers" 
You're a programmer right?The title of this thread should be the "Networking/Security careers"
I'm just getting started and wanted to know how long do you think it should take before I start applying for jobs?The title of this thread should be the "Networking/Security careers"
FreshFromATL
Self Made
lol.
big data/data science is here to stay but certain fads with specific technology/tools e:g hadoop would come and go. if you really want to get into it learn to code (you already do) and learn some of the techniques.
The thing with big data is knowing what your doing with this data and making sure you're translating it correctly for end users. Too many people are designers who don't know how to prep data correctly, or are technical people who know about databases and maybe even prepping data, but don't design correctly. If you can't do one part of the process, please get someone who can (until u can learn, of course). The end users will be much happier, and IT will be much happier.
My tool of choice is Qlikview cause I can do data prep in there and I can actually use my web development skills. I hear Tableau is really popular for self service BI though. And Excel seems to have gotten an upgrade from MS.
My tool of choice is Qlikview cause I can do data prep in there and I can actually use my web development skills. I hear Tableau is really popular for self service BI though. And Excel seems to have gotten an upgrade from MS.
I always see tableau on BI jobs, I plan on taking a BI class as an elective to get hip