IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Ghost Like Swayze]

If you're interested, get that A+ and start applying for jobs. Just be willing to accept that you'll have to start at the bottom (probably helpdesk/desktop support) and work your way up. Depending on what you make now, that might mean a pay cut. The degree won't make that much difference right off the bat, you'll still probably start out taking calls like everybody else.

When I got out of college I started out only making like 30k or so and working with a lot of people that didn't have degrees. But when that Systems Engineer job opened up I pretty much got automatic preference over my coworkers with no degree, and I know if a management position opens up I'll be on the short list of candidates. So it'll probably help you in the long run.

A+ got it.

So after that where is it best to go next in terms of certs? Is there a comprehensive list of all certs and what I can look to make from each. I really want to get involved as quickly as possible.

 

[G-Zeus]

u flexxin on us dam

Nah fam.. This is 5 years in the field.. Everyone gets that.. If inwas deployment I would be thinking about my own company now.. I got people willing..

Th

 

[Silkk]

Tired of trying to be pideon holed into Helpdesk positions

Might take off Nov & Dec to knock out Powershell & My CISSP, ima show they p*ssy ass

 

[Sonny Bonds]

My job is getting stupid. I've been working 50-60 hours a week because my manager doesn't like the candidates HR sends him.

I worked 7am to 8pm today.

 

[Silkk]

My job is getting stupid. I've been working 50-60 hours a week because my manager doesn't like the candidates HR sends him.

I worked 7am to 8pm today.

Get you some adderall and

I was straight KILLING my last company

 

[Sonny Bonds]

Get you some adderall and

I was straight KILLING my last company

Nah, breh. For 118.5 hours, my take home pay was $1600. Taxes take a chunk outta the overtime. It's time for a new job.

I have a technical interview coming up in a couple of weeks. Where can I learn OSX command line?

 

[Silkk]

Nah, breh. For 118.5 hours, my take home pay was $1600. Taxes take a chunk outta the overtime. It's time for a new job.

I have a technical interview coming up in a couple of weeks. Where can I learn OSX command line?

118.5 hours....net pay $1600

Aint in the mood to do the math. As far as the other question, try Khan Academy or Codeacademy

 

[GollyImGully]

Sooo last week i made this post

Yup i need to get the fukk outta this job asap

Today I had an interview and got offered a tier 2 role at cablevision and I passed my ICND1 an hour later with a 894

The goal is not to stay at this tier 2 role past 6 months. Once I have my full CCNA I will transition in a networking role at cablevision or some where else.

I needed to leave this spot Im at now because I've been there a year and half still as a contractor wasnt getting paid anything worthwhile at all. But i did get A LOT of experience dealing with servers and just general help desk work. It was my first IT job and with no A+ or anything to my name they just took a risk on me and it paid off for me in the end. Had to sacrifice some cash for the experience

free cable

 

[Splash]

 

[tofuspeedstar]

My job is getting stupid. I've been working 50-60 hours a week because my manager doesn't like the candidates HR sends him.

I worked 7am to 8pm today.

Right there with you. Been working 4am-6pm past 2 weeks. Zombie mode activated.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

My job is getting stupid. I've been working 50-60 hours a week because my manager doesn't like the candidates HR sends him.

I worked 7am to 8pm today.

Right there with you. Been working 4am-6pm past 2 weeks. Zombie mode activated.

I come in at 930, take 2 hour lunches, and leave by 4

 

[Splash]

one day soon
Did 8 till 8 yesterday had to deal with these polling issues with some ollllllld ass legacy software but I claimed that overtime Had pizza on expenses

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Tired of trying to be pideon holed into Helpdesk positions

Might take off Nov & Dec to knock out Powershell & My CISSP, ima show they p*ssy ass

This could be you breh

And I remember the cac admissions person trying to dissuade me from getting into IT

 

[GollyImGully]

And I remember the cac admissions person trying to dissuade me from getting into IT

Why in the world was he tryna do that?

What was he tryna get you into?

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Why in the world was he tryna do that?

What was he tryna get you into?

fakkit cac basically told me "******, you're not smart enough "

Kinda like this scene: