IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[King Sun]

ok I figured out networking isn't something I want to do going forward. Where should I go from here? I have a A+ with 6 years of desktop/help desk experience. Should I go for the MCP? I want to be a system admin

 

[Tr0yTV]

Any Coli brehs headed to DefCon this week?

I'm not going to defcon. Do you have any advice for aspiring pen testers? I plan to relocate to the DMV after I pass the OSCP.

 

[Dat Migo]

ok I figured out networking isn't something I want to do going forward. Where should I go from here? I have a A+ with 6 years of desktop/help desk experience. Should I go for the MCP? I want to be a system admin

You could easily get a junior system admin role with that type of experience. From there you would be exposed to servers and whatnot and work your way up.

 

[McTwerk]

I'm not going to defcon. Do you have any advice for aspiring pen testers? I plan to relocate to the DMV after I pass the OSCP.

I am working on the OSCP too, def a great class! Advice for aspiring pen testers is a broad subject. PM me with where you are at, and where you want to be and I will do my best to help fill in some gaps and link you to info to help you out.

 

[ViShawn]

I'm getting a little stressed out. Had a few conversations late last week that went well and waiting to hear back to them

also this Github thing I'm not sure what they will give me

I'm thinking a bash or Ruby exercise to extend upon so I've been reviewing Classic Shell Scripting and Eloquent Ruby.

I've only been out of work for a month though.

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

I am taking the cissp in four days. If I passed, I am focusing the AWS and putting my resume out there. Hopefully I can get a Cloud Security gig or I might even put might name in the bucket for government jobs out in DC.

Update: passed, thought it was pretty easy honestly. Only a few questions I didn't study for. If anything, I overstudied.

AWS here I come......

SDN next too.

Edit for those who want to take sybex practice exams (both apps), cccure, youtube, sunflower notes 2017...i hate reading so i only read sections where the answer explainations werent enough for me.

 

[SAINT]

Aight so I'm heading into my senior year at my uni as a MIS major, right now I have a 6 month internship as an I.T intern for a high end company. My goal is to eventually start my own cyber security firm. How do I build that foundation brehs?

 

[Tr0yTV]

sunflower notes 2017...

Congrats on the pass.

Edit: Found it.

Spoiler

Sunflower

 

[SonIsNiceWitHis]

Update: Hadn't been in here in a while. I've been working a Contract with VA in DC since late March as UC Engineer Tier II. Had been working on my CCNA Collab cert. Failed the first test and haven't been able/motivated to study with my commute. I've been commuting from Richmond to DC M-F totaling about 5 hrs on the road daily , Which is about the same amount of sleep I've been getting. I just put in my 2 weeks with nothing lined up. So i plan to get back into studying and knock out this cert and find something local. Keep grinding brehs.

 

[King45]

Does anybody know of any help desk jobs that's hiring in Atlanta?

 

[Scott Larock]

Talked to a few people here at the job, essentialy my title is a Mail Clerk to most other companies, so I don't know if it even makes sense working, I can do something overnight with no clout and I think I'm gonna do that. I need to hurry up and get into IT. I don't really have time to waste doing this anymore at this age. Document Scanning is something that gonna be obsolete anyways so I see why companies wouldn't see no value in that, you process mail muthafukker, don't let them crackers tell you all this shyt to make you feel good. lol

 

[MF DRUGS]

i'm trying to get into IT and I have no certs and no experience outside basic computer use but I work at a retail pharmacy so I was heavy mentioning customer service experience on my resume. I have 2 interviews tomorrow , 1 over the phone and 1 in person and i've read a lot about how getting your first job is one of the hardest things to do.

The in person interview doesn't seem like a great place, well at least compared to the other places i've applied. No extended application process, no phone interview first just one click through zip recruiter, a couple basic questions and i'm scheduled for an interview.

I know help desk jobs aren't good that doesnt matter to me I just need to get my foot in the door and get experience. should I just take the first job that offers?

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

I'm not going to defcon. Do you have any advice for aspiring pen testers? I plan to relocate to the DMV after I pass the OSCP.

abatchy's blog: How to prepare for PWK/OSCP, a noob-friendly guide

I also really like Georgia Weidmans book;

 

[Scott Larock]

i'm trying to get into IT and I have no certs and no experience outside basic computer use but I work at a retail pharmacy so I was heavy mentioning customer service experience on my resume. I have 2 interviews tomorrow , 1 over the phone and 1 in person and i've read a lot about how getting your first job is one of the hardest things to do.

The in person interview doesn't seem like a great place, well at least compared to the other places i've applied. No extended application process, no phone interview first just one click through zip recruiter, a couple basic questions and i'm scheduled for an interview.

I know help desk jobs aren't good that doesnt matter to me I just need to get my foot in the door and get experience. should I just take the first job that offers?

where you live?

 

[xXMASHERXx]

For anyone looking to get into IT, mainly security, check out the following for some good info: Breaking into InfoSec: A Beginners Curriculum