IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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CISSP isn't a technical cert, I assume the scripting Comment is unrelated?
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What are you guys thoughts on Contract 2 Hire? I hear companies use it to just get you in and just keep extending the contract opposed to full time offer, or even get you in the door to knock out some short term work, and then don't renew.
Anyone have experience with this? I know they say its for companies to be able to "try you out" but still.
Anyone have experience with this? I know they say its for companies to be able to "try you out" but still.
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ahomeplateslugger
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i took on a contract to hire job as my first IT job and they only renewed it even tho i was handling business there. my friend who's a programmer went through the same thing. they renewed her contract every 6 month for the 3 years she was working for the company. i'm avoiding contract to hire for now. maybe when i get to a higher level and can handle big projects then contract 2 hire will be an option.
Worked the crap desk aka Help Desk, then lateral moves in the dept while in college, then upon graduation, my resume at least got interviews and my eventual start in the industry.
GollyImGully
Too many wavy women, gotta log outta IG
Getting hard to study for these certs with this nice weather 
Mainevent_7
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you ain't never lie.Getting hard to study for these certs with this nice weather
I postponed studying tonight to fix up my resume. Back to the grind tomorrow though wanna knock out this RHCSA by September 
Getting hard to study for these certs with this nice weather
Any of you guys ever take Lateral Moves to gain technical experience?
ahomeplateslugger
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i have my ccent but feel like i'll never use this shyt...especially since the company i just joined uses cisco meraki which is easy and nice to manage. thinking of dropping the ccna and just focus on finishing my mcsa and pick up a language but i dont know what i'll benefit from the most
i was set on doing network security but feel like i should go with servers since i work with them more and have more knowledge.
i was set on doing network security but feel like i should go with servers since i work with them more and have more knowledge. trying to still figure out a career path 5-6 years deep in IT is frustrating
yup. my 2nd job was at a school and it wasn't what i expected (did basic break fix, printing issues and resetting passwords and creating accounts in AD) so i went to a big medical company that had 18 sites and more advanced technology. the pay was the same but the workload and responsibilities was more so i really benefited from it. i left the school after 1 year and the medical company after 2. i couldn't take making 17$/hr for 3 years
i was set on doing network security but feel like i should go with servers since i work with them more and have more knowledge.i was set on doing network security but feel like i should go with servers since i work with them more and have more knowledge. trying to still figure out a career path 5-6 years deep in IT is frustrating
yup. my 2nd job was at a school and it wasn't what i expected (did basic break fix, printing issues and resetting passwords and creating accounts in AD) so i went to a big medical company that had 18 sites and more advanced technology. the pay was the same but the workload and responsibilities was more so i really benefited from it. i left the school after 1 year and the medical company after 2. i couldn't take making 17$/hr for 3 years
Mainevent_7
Pro
i have my ccent but feel like i'll never use this shyt...especially since the company i just joined uses cisco meraki which is easy and nice to manage. thinking of dropping the ccna and just focus on finishing my mcsa and pick up a language but i dont know what i'll benefit from the most
i was set on doing network security but feel like i should go with servers since i work with them more and have more knowledge. trying to still figure out a career path 5-6 years deep in IT is frustrating
yup. my 2nd job was at a school and it wasn't what i expected (did basic break fix, printing issues and resetting passwords and creating accounts in AD) so i went to a big medical company that had 18 sites and more advanced technology. the pay was the same but the workload and responsibilities was more so i really benefited from it. i left the school after 1 year and the medical company after 2. i couldn't take making 17$/hr for 3 years
You have to make that move to the DC area to put those network skills to use. Endless jobs in network and servers.
