@dtownreppin214 @Geoffrey_Chaucer Is this info still good? Is that Kevin dude who I should reach out to? Is he a Breh?
@BrothaZay Did you do the online courses?
IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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@dtownreppin214 @Geoffrey_Chaucer Is this info still good? Is that Kevin dude who I should reach out to? Is he a Breh?
@BrothaZay Did you do the online courses?
Redguard
Hoonding
I'm still in the same situation. It's been 2 months since I passed the A+ 901 exam & the Career Navigator/Program Service Coordinator woman still ain't sent me a voucher for the 902 exam. She replied to my email a couple days ago saying I might as well go ahead & pay for the voucher myself because she don't know when she gonna have the voucher ready.
I might as well start reaching out to the recruiters since I already have Google IT Support cert, a couple MTA certs, & the A+ 901 exam.under my belt. This 2-month wait for each of the A+ vouchers, really fukked up my plans. Back in early April, I wanted to knockout the Net+ by mid-June. I thought I'd have Sec+ by now.
Are you studying for the Net+ right now?
Never wait for a cert to apply to jobs. You get jobs off knowledge, not certs. The issue is your resume. Add a skills section. Add the objectives (protocols you learned) from the google cert to that section. Apply to every position (especially jr security analyst or jr sysadmin); even if you don't meet the experience requirement. Create another resume for service desk. Apply to everything.
Post a sanitized resume if you want feedback.
Lord_nikon
Veteran
Can you brehs give me your thoughts and advice on my situation and should I move to another state that is more diverse in IT?
Basically I can't get hired any more off of experience, certification, education, customer service and charisma. 97-99% of my interviews are inconsequential behavioral questions. Right now I can't even get a tier 1 help desk position.
Basically my interviews go like this HR reaction/phone interview
hiring manager reaction/phone interview onsite interview/ faces 
right now I'm in Tennessee, 15+ years in IT with fortune 500 companies, basic certs , right now I am working tier 2 and tier 3/jr admin support.
To me it feel like corporate department segregation.
Basically I can't get hired any more off of experience, certification, education, customer service and charisma. 97-99% of my interviews are inconsequential behavioral questions. Right now I can't even get a tier 1 help desk position.
Basically my interviews go like this HR reaction/phone interview
hiring manager reaction/phone interview onsite interview/ faces right now I'm in Tennessee, 15+ years in IT with fortune 500 companies, basic certs , right now I am working tier 2 and tier 3/jr admin support.
To me it feel like corporate department segregation.
David_TheMan
Banned
Can you brehs give me your thoughts and advice on my situation and should I move to another state that is more diverse in IT?
Basically I can't get hired any more off of experience, certification, education, customer service and charisma. 97-99% of my interviews are inconsequential behavioral questions. Right now I can't even get a tier 1 help desk position.
Basically my interviews go like this HR reaction/phone interview
right now I'm in Tennessee, 15+ years in IT with fortune 500 companies, basic certs , right now I am working tier 2 and tier 3/jr admin support.
To me it feel like corporate department segregation.
Try to look at the contracting game in Huntsville, AL and in Oak Ridge, TN. A lot of government sector jobs there and if you can get on and get a Sec clearance, it will really open up a lot more doors for you regionally.
Lord_nikon
Veteran
Yeah that's my down fall I'm disqualified for government service
I have people and relative in Texas and Florida thoI may have to get out this IT shyt and go into medical or something
David_TheMan
Banned
Well what certs do you have, have you tried looking at higher level certs or upping your formal education to get more advanced jobs?Yeah that's my down fall I'm disqualified for government service
Lord_nikon
Veteran
net+ A+ apple, juniper certifications, MTA networking , MCTS etc, that's problems , I get lots of call backs dudes be on that
I want to get some cloud certification but hell I can't get a basic entry job these daysMy career goal is to work for self, I just trying to work and save...... this corporate IT shyt isn't for me,
David_TheMan
Banned
You shouldn't even be applying to entry level jobs, you are over qualified.net+ A+ apple, juniper certifications, MTA networking , MCTS etc, that's problems , I get lots of call backs dudes be on that
My career goal is to work for self, I just trying to work and save...... this corporate IT shyt isn't for me,
If you do want entry, change you resume to remove half the shyt you have and look like an ideal candidate for an entry position.
What specialization are you looking at?
Lord_nikon
Veteran
Okay I will try that, basically here there are more mid level temporary position than permanent entry level, right now I need something permanent.
Before the layoff some years ago, my specialization was in server administration. Data center admin
right now i'm doing IT support, I really want get back into servers and get some wmware cloud certs
David_TheMan
Banned
Yeah try to tailor your resume for specific jobs.
So for advance IT support jobs have one, for server jobs have one tailored specifically for that.
That helped me a lot.
Lord_nikon
Veteran
Okay
Question are you changing your job title and deleting skills and duties?-
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Never mind I got it ,,, thanks
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StretfordRed
Afro-European
This OSCP ting is pretty smooth so far.
Some tough parts like programming a buffer overflow in C.
But besides that, easy going.
Not started the labs yet. Just the course work
Some tough parts like programming a buffer overflow in C.
But besides that, easy going.
Not started the labs yet. Just the course work