IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[GollyImGully]

Yup yup, whatever video series you using I would recommend Bryants vids along side he filled in alot of gaps that the CBT Nuggets vids tend to have.

Be warned though, his voice literally put me to sleep on multiple occasions

If your interested and can't find the vids I still should have then on my NAS

send them if you can my brother

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Just passed the CCNP Route exam

904/1000

Honestly I thought i'd get a lot lower than that. What a bytch of an exam, topics that I thought would be emphasized more on the exam were barely there or nonexistent Some stuff from the Cisco blueprint for the exam werent even in the books but was all over the test

The labs were pretty easy, good thing the past couple weeks I been studying the lesser known stuff from the books. If i didnt I would have failed for sure

1/3rd of that CCNP down

Once you pass your CCNP, make sure you go straight into your CCIE. Don't take any time off. By this time next year you could have your CCIE and be guaranteed 6 figures for the rest of your life.

 

[Splash]

send them if you can my brother

I got you, ill find and upload to google drive at some point this weekend.

 

[GollyImGully]

Once you pass your CCNP, make sure you go straight into your CCIE. Don't take any time off. By this time next year you could have your CCIE and be guaranteed 6 figures for the rest of your life.

How would employers look at at a CCIE with lets say less than 2 yrs network experience?

 

[TRFG]

How would employers look at at a CCIE with lets say less than 2 yrs network experience?

You should move to the DMV. You'll get hired on the spot

 

[soulfuljah]

JUST BLEW 600 BUCKS AND FIALED THE ITIL EXAM 3 TIMES IN A ROW, ONCE BY 1 DAMN QUESTION IM SICK RIGHT NOW


ISH AINT EVEN HARD ITS JUST WORDED SO TRICKY

I know that feeling. That Microsoft 70-640 was the devil. I took that joint 4 times....

 

[↓R↑LYB]

How would employers look at at a CCIE with lets say less than 2 yrs network experience?

Doesn't matter what they think really. With a CCIE you'll always be at the head of the pack. Obviously if the position requires 10 years of exp and you only have two you won't qualify, but you'd be eating well for the rest of your career.

 

[Milk]

Once you get decent enough I recommend hitting up HackerRank and running through some shyt too.

@Mainevent_7

HackerRank | Technical Recruiting | Hiring the Best Engineers

To add, here's a place where you can apply your python skills: Practice Python

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

Been studying for the A+ a lot lately and its pretty easy.

From there ill tweak my resume, get an entry level help desk/support job for experience while I work on either a Microsoft or Cisco cert (MCSA or CCNA).

I havent decided which part of IT is my fav yet (networking, security, etc)

 

[River_trey]

Hey I dont really know much about this at all but I need some income to get on my feet. I was practicing SEO but it was more time consuming than I expected it to be. Basically I would be looking for an easier cert to get that can land me a lower wage just to get out of my current job, so I can free up some more time on my schedule.
I currently work an overnight job which is pretty physically demanding and doesnt give me much time to study.

 

[Kitsune]

How do you know when you're ready, you look at job requirements and they all have their own specifications so I'm all over the place studying areas that had no relation to what I initially focused on which is networking. Ive been studying Active Directory, Group Policy, Virtualization, SANS, Security/VPNs, etc. Seems you have to be a jack of all trades to make it or maybe I'm looking into wrong job title, network admin is what i assumed networking would solely specialize in.

 

[Kitsune]

that study music to help put a battery in your back, have it playing in the background and inherit immaculate tunnel vision with only 1 objective on your mind, lets get it

 

[bnm8907]

Are there any books or videos that help you with practical work for certs like A+, N+ ect? Like work you can do at home to mimick some of the things you will do on the job?

 

[Ice_MF_Mike]

How do you know when you're ready, you look at job requirements and they all have their own specifications so I'm all over the place studying areas that had no relation to what I initially focused on which is networking. Ive been studying Active Directory, Group Policy, Virtualization, SANS, Security/VPNs, etc. Seems you have to be a jack of all trades to make it or maybe I'm looking into wrong job title, network admin is what i assumed networking would solely specialize in.

i mean all of that has to do with networking though in some way. But reality is noone knows everything. So go in there and convince them you can figure out what you dont know and that you know the major stuff and you should be good. And if your preparing for the role, just starting learning as much of that stuff as you can.

 

[duncanthetall]

Okay. So I'm tired of working two shytty jobs and not even getting real opportunities at anything decent that's full time. How do I break into IT? Is there a definite "how to get started" post in this thread? Starting from the beginning. I'm more than smart enough to learn, I feel. I've just got to put in the time.