IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Silkk]

Career Academy running a special til 6. They giving access to ALL their courses for only $29

When i bought a singular one the groupon for mine they were $65 apiece.

This shyt is a STEAL
IT, Cyber Security and Project Management Online Certification Training | CareerAcademy.com

@thaKEAF

 

[thaKEAF]

Career Academy running a special til 6. They giving access to ALL their courses for only $29

When i bought a singular one the groupon for mine they were $65 apiece.

This shyt is a STEAL
IT, Cyber Security and Project Management Online Certification Training | CareerAcademy.com

@thaKEAF

Copped thanks breh

 

[Silkk]

Copped thanks breh

Fasho

 

[Apollo Creed]

Anyone ever interview for a Job directly with a company and then shortly after see a Contract job with same description and details that hit it was the job you just interviewed for pop up?



I`d assume if a Company just wanted contractors they would have just stuck to the Staffing Agencies posting gigs, but then again the company would have to have a posting up first. Thing is I saw the Staffing Agency position posted AFTER the other role was closed for applications being that they are currently interviewing candidates.

 

[Silkk]

Anyone ever interview for a Job directly with a company and then shortly after see a Contract job with same description and details that hit it was the job you just interviewed for pop up?



I`d assume if a Company just wanted contractors they would have just stuck to the Staffing Agencies posting gigs, but then again the company would have to have a posting up first. Thing is I saw the Staffing Agency position posted AFTER the other role was closed for applications being that they are currently interviewing candidates.

You talking about a job you applied for and didn't get?

 

[Apollo Creed]

You talking about a job you applied for and didn't get?

Applied, position was open for applications for 3 days then closed. The day after applying my job app status sad "App fwd to Hiring Manager", and 2 hrs later I saw dude looked at my linkedin , an hour later got email from director for interview (with Director and entire team, so none of the multiple interview stuff with HR,etc). At close of interview dude says "we have a a lot of interviews to do so whether you get job or not you will hear from HR in the upcoming weeks,so lets say in two weeks we do offer you the role how long from the offer would you need before you can start?". So two days after my interview the following week I see my status update from "App fwd to Hiring Manager" to "You meet min qualifications" with a full description along the lines of "congrats you are currently in the running, sit tight as we continue to work towards selecting best candidate". So 3 days from my status changing I notice on Indeed I see a job with very similar description for what I interviewed for (keep in mind company is now longer taking apps directly on their site), and their description of the client pretty much fits exactly the one I interviewed for, seeing this I shoot my resume to them that day, and recruiter for that listing actually hit me back today (will chat with her tomorrow).

Friday would make two weeks from original interview. So I`m asking is it weird that a staffing agency posts what appears to be the same job (in description they mention it as being Contract to hire, while direct job application mentions it as purely full time). It could be the same position with a different team, but I dont want to have her send them my resume and it end up being same gig I interviewed for and they looking like .

 

[Silkk]

Applied, position was open for applications for 3 days then closed. The day after applying my job app status sad "App fwd to Hiring Manager", and 2 hrs later I saw dude looked at my linkedin , an hour later got email from director for interview (with Director and entire team, so none of the multiple interview stuff with HR,etc). At close of interview dude says "we have a a lot of interviews to do so whether you get job or not you will hear from HR in the upcoming weeks,so lets say in two weeks we do offer you the role how long from the offer would you need before you can start?". So two days after my interview the following week I see my status update from "App fwd to Hiring Manager" to "You meet min qualifications" with a full description along the lines of "congrats you are currently in the running, sit tight as we continue to work towards selecting best candidate". So 3 days from my status changing I notice on Indeed I see a job with very similar description for what I interviewed for (keep in mind company is now longer taking apps directly on their site), and their description of the client pretty much fits exactly the one I interviewed for, seeing this I shoot my resume to them that day, and recruiter for that listing actually hit me back today (will chat with her tomorrow).

Friday would make two weeks from original interview. So I`m asking is it weird that a staffing agency posts what appears to be the same job (in description they mention it as being Contract to hire, while direct job application mentions it as purely full time). It could be the same position with a different team, but I dont want to have her send them my resume and it end up being same gig I interviewed for and they looking like .

Nah i've seen that multiple times before. I thought you meant like they passed on you, and you were going try again as a contractor. I've seen some dudes pull it off.

Whats the job title?

 

[D1renegade]

I'm thinking about taking the security+. This tier 1 job that I applied for turned me away because of my lack of experience, but they told me to reapply after I got 6 months of experience at my current help desk job. This job provides tech support for one of the biggest air force bases in the nation and the interviewer name dropped sec+ as a good future cert, so attaining it would solidify me as a top candidate. That cert price tho..

I think I'll get the COMPTIA bundle that comes with the retake voucher and online training. If I start studying now I'll be ready to take the test by April, and that would mark 6 months at my current job.

If everything falls into place...

Just copped that Security+

Now the next round of job applications begin

 

[Apollo Creed]

Nah i've seen that multiple times before. I thought you meant like they passed on you, and you were going try again as a contractor. I've seen some dudes pull it off.

Whats the job title?

It's a BA gig. I`m going to see what the Staffing lady is talking about. If it is for the same job I`m just going to tell her no thanks, and wait and see what these folks talking about. I asked via email if she could disclose client but she didnt respond.

 

[C-NICE]

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[Makavalli]

Career Academy running a special til 6. They giving access to ALL their courses for only $29

When i bought a singular one the groupon for mine they were $65 apiece.

This shyt is a STEAL
IT, Cyber Security and Project Management Online Certification Training | CareerAcademy.com

@thaKEAF

Thanks breh i just copped now time to lock in and soak up the info

 

[Splash]

Back in study mode, I want this MCSE

Anyone certified in VMWare? I see more and more jobs with it thats gonna run me like 2k tho

 

[Apollo Creed]

Back in study mode, I want this MCSE

Anyone certified in VMWare? I see more and more jobs with it thats gonna run me like 2k tho

my current gig offers discounts in VMWare Certs, Im not doing summer school this summer so I`m trying to decide on what cert to get. Which MCSE you looking at? I was thinking SQL MCSA and then Bus Intel MCSE but I dont even see job descriptions that mention them.

 

[Splash]

my current gig offers discounts in VMWare Certs, Im not doing summer school this summer so I`m trying to decide on what cert to get. Which MCSE you looking at? I was thinking SQL MCSA and then Bus Intel MCSE but I dont even see job descriptions that mention them.

Yeah im goin for server...breh at work is currently studyin for SQL.
I never even know there was a business intel MSCE

If you got a summer with nothin to study for go for it, you sat any MS exams before?
From the ones i've taken they just throw some complete bullshyt at you sometimes Preparing for that sort of thing is like.. harder than the content lol having to remember options on menus and sub menus and shyt

 

[Apollo Creed]

Yeah im goin for server...breh at work is currently studyin for SQL.
I never even know there was a business intel MSCE

If you got a summer with nothin to study for go for it, you sat any MS exams before?
From the ones i've taken they just throw some complete bullshyt at you sometimes Preparing for that sort of thing is like.. harder than the content lol having to remember options on menus and sub menus and shyt

nah never did any Certs before. Being that I`m in school now I figured it would be easier to study since I`m back in the mode for it. I want to teach myself Python also, there was a time I was thinking about moving into DevOps but I`m currently a BA and I probably could not get into DevOps without experience as a System Analyst/Engineer which would be a move backwards to get into that. IDK man AWS and Salesforce certs looked interesting too as I was thinking about being a Solution/Sales Engineer for either but even then it seems they prefer tech guys transitioning into business roles from the qualifications Amazon jobs ask for.