IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Thinking about taking the Certified ethical hacker cert. can anyone give me the run down I'm graduating soon with with an information and assurance degree what other certs should I be looking at that ties close to my degree? I looked at the requirements for the cert, can I take the exam without having work experience?
I was thinking Security+ and the CEH?
I was thinking Security+ and the CEH?
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xXMASHERXx
Superstar
Adding some devOps skills to my repertoire. Learning docker. Ain't an easy thing to make it play nice with Windows tho.
What are you guys doing to learn ansible?
Been learning it from a udemy class and applying it at work. Pretty neat tool
Are they still hiring and what certs was needed to get into that job? And are there any other black people at the job?The job itself is great, the people are, eh, okay. No- they don't pay for certifications. I actually do have a few jobs lined up in Atlanta but none are solid yet. I've done tests and interviews- what I'm waiting on now is the final call for a decision. I applied with ADP tech support, did everything from their assessments to their phone interviews. Waiting for their decision. CarMax tech support, did assessment and one phone interview. Have another phone interview tomorrow morning. Applied for the city government tech support for waste management, they want me to schedule an in-house assessment. I already got turned down for 2 other jobs because I'm not there at this very moment. I would eventually have to appear in person for the other 3.
I spoke to the HR at eBay yesterday. She said they don't want to lose me as an employee so if I would like, they have a training class that starts July 10th (I would need to go back into training as a refresher). If nothing works out, I can come back without having to go through the hiring process again- she said she will put me down as doing a leave of absence & I would just need to be back by the 10th.
I think I'm going to take them up on that
I understand some of the posters are fighting to get their first crack at an IT job but why exactly can't they do what I did? I drove 20 hrs from Miami to Austin to get my foot in the door. Most of these people don't want to leave their comfort zone to get into their field, that just shows how far their ambition goes- I was willing to leave even with nothing but now that I have offers back at home I'm more than capable of moving back AND still having a job being held on the back burner just in case it doesn't work out.
GoGetMyDamnBelt_
All Star
I believe they're still hiring. Check their website on their career page. No certs needed. A few black people. It's a big ass department so I haven't seen everyone.
Appreciate the reply. Going to work on A+ and Security + this summer. Just trying to get a heads up on what areas I can get into.
If you want to do sales you dont need any of that.
Look at job requirements first for what you want tk do and go from there opposed to wasting time doing things you may not need.
I've searched for some positions, majority require experience with IT.
Not sure if IT sales is the route I want to go.
I was offered an SOC analyst role. 
Total comp is 10k more than I make now.
I would learn more.
Vs.
Commute would take over an hour each way
(current gig is 20 mins away.)
Would have to actually work (all I do is listen to music and study at my current gig
)
Would give up the freedom to come in late, leave early, and take 2 hr lunches
.
The new gig is technically a step down from my current role. (SOC's are the help desk of cybesecurity
)
Had I not found this thread the 'new gig' would have been my only option off help desk.
If you knew better you'd do better. Read the entire thread if you haven't.
Total comp is 10k more than I make now.
I would learn more.
Vs.
Commute would take over an hour each way
(current gig is 20 mins away.)Would have to actually work (all I do is listen to music and study at my current gig
)Would give up the freedom to come in late, leave early, and take 2 hr lunches
.The new gig is technically a step down from my current role. (SOC's are the help desk of cybesecurity
)Had I not found this thread the 'new gig' would have been my only option off help desk.
If you knew better you'd do better. Read the entire thread if you haven't.
David_TheMan
Banned
I was offered an SOC analyst role.
Total comp is 10k more than I make now.
I would learn more.
Vs.
Commute would take over an hour each way
Would have to actually work (all I do is listen to music and study at my current gig
Would give up the freedom to come in late, leave early, and take 2 hr lunches
The new gig is technically a step down from my current role. (SOC's are the help desk of cybesecurity
Had I not found this thread the 'new gig' would have been my only option off help desk.
If you knew better you'd do better. Read the entire thread if you haven't.
Take the new gig and try to move closer to it, learning more skills and implementing those skills are going to help you in the long run big time.
Trust me.
Breh, my ex makes 125k a year doing software sales for Citrix. She was a pysch major and didn't know Jack shyt about computers. Your gift of gab is more valuable than most of these certs.
I'm currently a Security Consultant and I plan to take the OSCP in August. Because of those two factors I figure it won't make sense to leave for a high stress SOC while I'm planning my pivot into pen testing.