Ice_MF_Mike
Pro
sometimes yes, but the reality is, if there are folks out there who will take 65k for that job, then hey, they priced it right. But usually its just to make you feel inferior which puts you in a worse negotiating position.
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Rayzah
I'm Everywhere you ain't never there
Whats worse is when they say
Desired Certs CISSP, CCNP
Required Certs Security+
How you go from sec+ to CISSP and only want to pay 65k
If I have a CISSP I aint taking nothing less than 100k and I damn sure aint taking a job that can be done with a sec+
In high school I got my a+ cert. Was working towards mcse back then than stopped. Went to college and became a social worker.
Now I'm thinking of going back the IT route cause I ain't making no money. Am I too late? What route should I go to secure a job as quick as possible. What certs do I need? How hard is it to land a work from home position. Any feedback is welcome brehs. Thanks!
Now I'm thinking of going back the IT route cause I ain't making no money. Am I too late? What route should I go to secure a job as quick as possible. What certs do I need? How hard is it to land a work from home position. Any feedback is welcome brehs. Thanks!
If curious, I'm sure you can ask the recruiter if that rate is negotiable. Otherwise, wait for a couple months and look again and see that their still looking to fill that position with someone competent, lol.
Lord_nikon
Veteran
As you can see by the previous post the IT job market can suck sometimes,everything depends on your location, where I stay you can't even get a help desk job without 2 or 4 years of experience and certs , the fastest way in where I stay is PC/laptop repair,if you don't know anyone to get you on at a job you probably would have to lie on your resume to get out that shyt hole of repairing PC's. lol
you all ready have your A+ so -----> N+ ----------> mcsa/mcse etc
But all of this depends on how much information you retained from your A+ and studying for your MCSE,, they will try and test your knowledge at interviews also.
Usually I just scroll past that listing because I see jobs that pay just as much, if not more for half the requirements. It's more of an amusement than anything.
FreshFromATL
Self Made
Good stuff. I'm rooting for you bruh, I know you've put in work. You should be good.
FreshFromATL
Self Made
For your first job, they're gonna play you on the salary because they can always fall back on the "you not having much experience" line. That's why I tell cats, consulting >>> being perm. You take on 6-12 month contracts and its an easy way to get experience/exposure and increase your pay by 5-20k a job. But most people aren't hustlers, they're rather have the false sense of "safety" being a "perm" employee and wait 2-4 years just to get a 2-5k raise, lmao.
Whats your thoughts on the whole W2 Contract vs 1099?
Definitely sounds like the right strategy to me. I heard if you're not moving around in the software biz, you're not doing it right. I'm going to really focus these next 3 years. I finally picked up some SQL. Right after I get C# and Java under my belt and possibly python, I'll be focusing on mathematics and algorithms and data structures to really expand my horizons.
FreshFromATL
Self Made
This is an excellent question, but the comparison is really between W2 and corp-to-corp. W2 vs. Corp-to-corp is a strategy all the OG's use to save on taxes. For instance, on W2, say you have a job that pays you $75 per hr, here your employer is likely paying your benefits, however you're getting hit on the taxes heavy because you've moved into that next tax bracket. With corp-to-corp, the consulting firm you're working with writes a check to your company (the full check with no taxes taken out) each pay/expense period (two weeks or once per month). At the end of the year however, you have to pay yourself a salary (maybe 25 grand) and that's what you're paying taxes on. Keep in mind I'm speaking from the stance of having an S-corp setup (let's you avoid double taxation). Also keep in mind that whereas you're asking for $75 per hr on W2, you're asking for $100-110 per Corp-to-corp.
Gotcha main thing that seems would be annoying would be insane cost of insurance and then going through the BS interview process every 6 months to a yr.
Would you reccomend the Corp to Corp grind early in ones career? Or once they have gotten a decent chunk of experience to be able to compete for the top dollar roles?
Side note, I know your in BI. Does the MCSE:BI cert hold any weight? Or are people better off just learning the tools?
This is real shyt. The only way to get a large pay increase is to move jobs, but most people aren't built like that, to go through the job interview process every 12-18 months, or they just get plain old comfortable
FreshFromATL
Self Made
Not early in career because you probably won't be at that tax bracket were you're getting killed on taxes.
I would say if you're in the $50+ territory you should want to look at corp-to-corp because you're going to get killed on taxes. Also, you need to be an individual that's good with keeping up with receipts etc.
I would definitely say you would be better off for learning the tools and how they integrate within the BI architecture. I haven't meet anyone with a BI cert.
Gotcha, this was actually something I was thinking of in the past but didnt really know how to write it out to set the goals. But starting my own Consulting company in the future and being an "architect/consultant" for hire. A lot of companies in the A pretty much hire contract only now so might as well cut out the Staffing Agency/Consulting agency middle man.