IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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Redguard
Hoonding
Through contract work?
Yeah, and OT. Current job don't have OT. Straight 7-4 M-F which is great but that OT used to be lovely
ben anderson
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Where do I stat with books? And what steps a+ to net+ to sec+? Then from where and can you link books plz. Also plan on taking classes in it this semester coming up.
The BasedFather
Task Force
ben anderson
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I keep reading do ccna then net
xXMASHERXx
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Here's a link to the A+ book and some stuff from Professor Messer:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7uM3ey663VSVkNkNHpyd0IydkU
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7uM3ey663VSVkNkNHpyd0IydkU
ben anderson
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Do you think a+ is worthless? Should I jump straight into sec+? I think the courses I'm taking this semester will give some knowledge on a+ stuff. After I pass sec* I wanna take my ccna or ccent then join the military for experience and to get a clearance. Good or bad?
xXMASHERXx
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Some people would say the A+ is worthless. I think its a good cert for someone new to IT to get their foot in the door and its not a hard cert to get. I personally wouldn't take courses for it. It's easy enough that you can self study from one of the many books and pass it. I don't know much about the military but one of my boys is eating pretty good from the experience and clearance he got while in without any certs. If you're going to join the military I would just hold off on the certs until you get in, gain some experience, figure out what route in IT you want to go, and then have them pay for the training/certs while you're in.
ben anderson
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I got 6 months to lose 30lbs anyway before I join. I want 1 or 2 before I even go in to get it out the way. So you think a+ and sec+ is possible in 6 months?
The BasedFather
Task Force
@xXMASHERXx
Do you thing I should go for the IT Fundamentals certification? I'm about to buy the book but want to be sure.
Do you thing I should go for the IT Fundamentals certification? I'm about to buy the book but want to be sure.
xXMASHERXx
Superstar
I would just start with the A+
xXMASHERXx
Superstar
Definitely should be able to get the A+ in that time but trying to get that and the Security+ in 6 months might be a bit too much. That said I always been a believer that if you truly want something you can make it happen so go for it just try not to burn yourself out.
ben anderson
Superstar
Good looks bro. You don't think I should just skip to the sec+? Hopefully with this clearance. And military work experiences A+ wouldn't really matter would it? I plan on getting ccna ccnet cissp from the military. And should I get a BA in cyber security if information technology.
xXMASHERXx
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Well it was because you said the A+ and Security+ that I wrote what I did. If you spend the next 6 months focused solely on the Security+ then you should be able to get it. As far as degree, as long as it's IT related you should be fine. There's plenty of people in IT who don't IT related degrees.