IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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@Silkk this just came in my inbox. AD + Security =
↓R↑LYB
I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
Throw in a remote gig making $50/hr and you sitting on almost 300 racks a year :brehwow:
I would have never guessed when I decided to get into IT as a 17 year old that I'd be seeing that kinda paper
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Bugatti Biceps
Supreme Hacker
Word, now i know what the phrase "Work smarter not harder means"Throw in a remote gig making $50/hr and you sitting on almost 300 racks a year :brehwow:
I would have never guessed when I decided to get into IT as a 17 year old that I'd be saying that kinda paper
↓R↑LYB
I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
all i want
My next goal is six figures a month breh
The crazy shyt is I low key think I can do it
Ice_MF_Mike
Pro
i mean thats only 1.2M a year..... you get some shyt to go viral you could get that easy.My next goal is six figures a month breh
The crazy shyt is I low key think I can do it
shyt, if that stupid be like bill shyt can go viral............
Can someone school me on if the MCSE certs are worth it? the Business Intelligence and Cloud ones looked interesting.
StretfordRed
Afro-European
I'm just jumping into the thread as I randomly came across it again, but remember unlike other certs CISSP needs documented experience of 4/5 years in any of the 8 domains and you need to know another CISSP person who can vouch for you. Otherwise you won't be a CISSP, instead you'll be an associate of
Depending on your experience it maybe worthwhile waiting to get the experience. The studying will be a lot easier as most if it can be learnt on the job.
Additionally the security field takes a lot of work in and out of the office. A lot of extra curricular work is necessary to know the current exploits, the current threat actors and their TTPs, scripting languages, the way OS work, the way malware works, etc.
The CISSP is a management certification. It's not entry level, hence why most jobs asking for it will also ask for a few years of experience too
havoc
Superstar
In 2014 I was making minimum wage, I had to hustle hard in fixing computers as my side job. I was financially struggling and experience difficulties to get an IT job. After I got my A+ certification and updated my resume, I had many companies calling me for a job offer, but I couldn't accept those job offers because I didn't have car at that time 
. Finally, some one whom I know promised to hire me if he has a help desk position available a year earlier. He kept his words and got me in the field. So, I started my first IT career in 2015. I worked for a state agency for 8 months as a contractor and got hired permanently. My pay scale increased from $14.00 an hour with no benefits to $19.50 an hour with benefits. Plus, the benefits come with a tuition reimbursement program that I can used to pay for my education. I haven't been in the IT field for a year and I'm already making decent money. This is the most easiest job I ever have in my history of working. I'm getting pay and rarely do any work since I got promoted
. This forum really changed my life .
. After I got my A+ certification and updated my resume, I had many companies calling me for a job offer, but I couldn't accept those job offers because I didn't have car at that time . Finally, some one whom I know promised to hire me if he has a help desk position available a year earlier. He kept his words and got me in the field. So, I started my first IT career in 2015. I worked for a state agency for 8 months as a contractor and got hired permanently. My pay scale increased from $14.00 an hour with no benefits to $19.50 an hour with benefits. Plus, the benefits come with a tuition reimbursement program that I can used to pay for my education. I haven't been in the IT field for a year and I'm already making decent money. This is the most easiest job I ever have in my history of working. I'm getting pay and rarely do any work since I got promoted. This forum really changed my life .
Let me clarify on where im going with this.
Right now im an ITSM BA, when i finish my masters next yr im going to explore potentially moving into a Solution Arichtect type role or continuing down the BA career path and eventual management. Cloud anD BI are hot, and i could maybe eventually tie in the CISSP to keep things well rounded.
Ice_MF_Mike
Pro
Thats a good path. Honestly, i have both those certs and they have helped me. However, if you have the experience i would just jump right to the CISSP. Either way though, browse the job descriptions for solution architect roles you are looking for and see what they are asking for and then get those certs. I feel like the CCNA would pair better with CISSP though and you can get solution architect roles in the networking space that pay very good money and then step into the security space. Keep your eye on storage too.