IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[J-Nice]

I keep telling brehs how easy it is to move up glad to see someone follow the blueprint .

Here's some areas to focus on if you wanna blow past 100k:

Powershell - learn it very well. If you know it, it'll put you right at the front of the line.

Group Policy - you gotta be very familiar with group policy. Learn it in and out.

SCCM - its huge and pretty much all big companies use it to manage their infrastructure

Exchange - it pretty much dominates the messaging landscape. It's everywhere

AD CS - if you can become proficient in PKI, you can easily start getting security gigs (an extra 20-30k a year easy).

Setup some vms and start testing out all of those systems and put that shyt on your resume (get your MCSE too). Then you just back, relax, and watch how many recruiters start blowing your phone up for 6 figure jobs

How long would it take to learn all of this?And what certs do you need for all of that?

 

[NYtymes]

Yesterday i didnt know anything about this IT life, today im feasting on the free informative courses on youtube etc. The plan is to get that compTIA A+ and build from there... I hope its worth it

 

[↓R↑LYB]

How long would it take to learn all of this?And what certs do you need for all of that?

Pass the MCSE.

 

[J-Nice]

Pass the MCSE.

And what study materials do you suggest? And how long should I study?

 

[↓R↑LYB]

And what study materials do you suggest?

Breh, you been in this thread long enough to know you should look shyt up on your own. Is Google broken ?

 

[J-Nice]

Breh, you been in this thread long enough to know you should look shyt up on your own. Is Google broken

I was being a little lazy

But help a nikka out though

 

[↓R↑LYB]

I was being a little lazy

But help a nikka out though

I just posted about 6 gigs paying from $70-100/hr and you still being lazy

Looks like @aXiom is the only one who really want this paper

 

[J-Nice]

I just posted about 6 gigs paying from $70-100/hr and you still being lazy

Looks like @aXiom is the only one who really want this paper

You ain't have to put it like that:yeahiight:

Thanks to your advice, I got my A+ got another job a few weeks after through the recommendation of a friend and I'm on the path. I just had a temporary lapse of weakness

 

[aXiom]

I just posted about 6 gigs paying from $70-100/hr and you still being lazy

Looks like @aXiom is the only one who really want this paper

Nah, it be like that sometimes.. sometimes you fall off the wagon, but it's more about how fast you get back on.. I had a 4 month gap between my ccent and ccna that I could've fit this MCSA between, now it's just wasted time that I can't get back.. being around people that's eatin, seeing legit results and seeing there's a a legit pathway to it if you apply yourself and stay motivated helps too, so keep posting them job offers


I just got a cisco 800 series router that I integrated into my home network.. got the whole crib setup as a domain with a network printer and 2 dhcp scopes for lan and wlan.. learning is so much better when you can see shyt happen in the physical

If anyone is looking to get into ccna, they should definitely grab one of these off ebay for $35..

 

[Scott Larock]

I'm trying to get the N+ because I don't understanding routing too well with the ccent.

I have the A+ and have been applying for some field tech/ tech support jobs.

I'm older than most brehs in here so I don't even know what the future holds.

I can always go back to being a security guard



If I don't get job soon I'll go get that LPN license and lift up fat fukks all day and stick my hand in a nikka ass for 20 dollars a hour

Worried over my age and race

 

[Scott Larock]

Nah, it be like that sometimes.. sometimes you fall off the wagon, but it's more about how fast you get back on.. I had a 4 month gap between my ccent and ccna that I could've fit this MCSA between, now it's just wasted time that I can't get back.. being around people that's eatin, seeing legit results and seeing there's a a legit pathway to it if you apply yourself and stay motivated helps too, so keep posting them job offers


I just got a cisco 800 series router that I integrated into my home network.. got the whole crib setup as a domain with a network printer and 2 dhcp scopes for lan and wlan.. learning is so much better when you can see shyt happen in the physical

If anyone is looking to get into ccna, they should definitely grab one of these off ebay for $35..

What city you live in breh?

 

[aXiom]

What city you live in breh?

I stay in Broward

I now know what they all mean

Well in my way to passing 70-410

How long you been studying for the 410 breh.. and what reading material you using?

 

[Scott Larock]

Nah, it be like that sometimes.. sometimes you fall off the wagon, but it's more about how fast you get back on.. I had a 4 month gap between my ccent and ccna that I could've fit this MCSA between, now it's just wasted time that I can't get back.. being around people that's eatin, seeing legit results and seeing there's a a legit pathway to it if you apply yourself and stay motivated helps too, so keep posting them job offers


I just got a cisco 800 series router that I integrated into my home network.. got the whole crib setup as a domain with a network printer and 2 dhcp scopes for lan and wlan.. learning is so much better when you can see shyt happen in the physical

If anyone is looking to get into ccna, they should definitely grab one of these off ebay for $35..

What city you live in breh?

I stay in Broward


How long you been studying for the 410 breh.. and what reading material you using?

shyt I'm in Miramar, where you work at?

 

[Splash]

How long you been studying for the 410 breh.. and what reading material you using?

I been studying for about 5 weeks now. My idea was to take 2 months for each exam but I started a new job at the same time so I had to Back on it, every night about 1 - 2 hours then I lab for a while till I'm tired so I'll see how it goes in about a month.

Because of CCNA I can breeze through certain bits without too much trouble, what really cements my knowledge is to read a chapter then watch vids based on it. Really helps me connect the dots, going from vids to book, not so much. I also will have 2k12 open as im watching a vid and just poke around at the options.

I got CBT Nuggets n shyt but I found that is too long in one sitting and I zzzz found a nice course on udemy from this guy

John Savill

5-10 min videos so I can concentrate 2 or 3 vids, take a break for a couple mins then hit the next one. Holla if you need it I don't even remember where I got it

The physical book Im using is by William Panek from the Sybex guys, I love the format, passed my ICND2 with the same guys so had to re-up


Ebooks I got it all, what you need , I'll soon be ordering the Month of Lunches series for PowerShell and AD as those seem pretty good, I dont think I will actually learn it in a month but I like the format and will be something to do on my lunches besides the coli

My plan is to pass within 6 months, then sit and learn for another 6 by which time I'll be with this company for a year and then bounce

I took the same approach for CCNA and it worked well, got out in 10 months now working with Cisco equip Still level 2 helpdesk tho

 

[Splash]

Thats all 3 exams in 6 months btw