IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[se1f_made]

What ya'll certs lookin like? Hard to believe someone can be this stagnated while qualified for high positions....


....unless the job scene lookin like

Lack of motivation + comfort at current job
Bout to get on the grind and get this Network +. Might just say forget a network admin, go back to school get a MBA and become an IT director making 6 figures

 

[se1f_made]

If you have the A+ cert that could be a bargaining chip for a $2-3 bump for entry level. But it'd top out at about $14.

After that you just gotta grind it out to get to lvl2/lvl3 techs and eventually move into that admin role.

Do you have a bachelors degree?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Do you have a bachelors degree?

I'm a mech engineer, been workin for a good 6 years, making damn near 70K/yr

I wanna switch but entry level in my field is like... 50K. So dropping to 25-30K for a few years..... whew. The ceiling in IT is a lot higher though, thats the thing.

 

[se1f_made]

@sheagree respect. I live in the south and most entry level helpdesk position will start around $16 hourly. Originally, I graduated with a management degree then went back for a year to get the IS.

Definitely a good field where demand is high. Just takes some work & networking (social) to move up

 

[Data-Hawk]

Lack of motivation + comfort at current job
Bout to get on the grind and get this Network +. Might just say forget a network admin, go back to school get a MBA and become an IT director making 6 figures

All the IT directors at my job have been there for at least 15+ years.....You not making IT director outright unless it's some small company( like 5 people type small ), you have to start @ the bottom like the rest of us...lol

 

[Data-Hawk]

What ya'll certs lookin like? Hard to believe someone can be this stagnated while qualified for high positions....


....unless the job scene lookin like

Certs is one thing, but getting the experience is the hardest part. I was @ the helpdesk for 5 yrs . It wasn't until I stopped being scared to put myself out there and start talking to other depts is when I finally got my chance.

 

[qwerty_jones]

You said CCNP. You are a professional like an Architect or Lawyer - act like one. I know CCNP's - they don't ask any damn questions, they know everything, and if they have a question they are professionals and go find it themselves. School me on how much an American would make.

I don't know bruh that's why I'm asking. In America I would get 70K plus in Canada 50K meh. I haven't monitored the market I want out though I'm done with I.T.

 

[qwerty_jones]

You sure starting a company w/no experience/certs is a good idea?

Do you know basic networking how to setup TV's repair computers etc just things the simple people cant understand. Undercut Best Buy you might have a good part time job to rely on.

 

[acri1]

What ya'll certs lookin like? Hard to believe someone can be this stagnated while qualified for high positions....


....unless the job scene lookin like

Degree, A+ and Net+.

But I live in the Detroit area and the job market is awful. But you probably haven't graduated in the last couple years, or you'd realize how bad it was breh.

There were people with Master's Degrees applying for my job (true story).

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Do you know basic networking how to setup TV's repair computers etc just things the simple people cant understand. Undercut Best Buy you might have a good part time job to rely on.

Yea I am proficient at all that shyt, I have my girl's Mac set up to access a desktop server in my apt etc.

Best Buy though

 

[Spliff]

Degree, A+ and Net+.

But I live in the Detroit area and the job market is awful. But you probably haven't graduated in the last couple years, or you'd realize how bad it was breh.

There were people with Master's Degrees applying for my job (true story).

Just graduated in the health field lol job offers aren't hard to come by. I thoroughly enjoy the health and sciences, but tech/computers was my first love I was just wondering what its lookin like out there.

 

[JT-Money]

Just graduated in the health field lol job offers aren't hard to come by. I thoroughly enjoy the health and sciences, but tech/computers was my first love I was just wondering what its lookin like out there.

You should stay in health care if your smart. Technology jobs aren't really stable careers like other professions. Most companies these days bring in IT contractors to do all the heavy lifting. So if you don't gain experience in some really HOT technology your earning potential and job security will be severely limited. The IT job market gets hot and cold and some years they'll be tons of jobs and others nothing. And during any economic downturn IT people are the first to get the boot because management considers them to be an cost center.

 

[acri1]

You should stay in health care if your smart. Technology jobs aren't really stable careers like other professions. Most companies these days bring in IT contractors to do all the heavy lifting. So if you don't gain experience in some really HOT technology your earning potential and job security will be severely limited. The IT job market gets hot and cold and some years they'll be tons of jobs and others nothing. And during any economic downturn IT people are the first to get the boot because management considers them to be an cost center.

I gotta agree, I love computers but if I could do everything over I would've majored in Medical Tech instead.

 

[Silver Surfer]

If I had to do it over...I would do Pharmacy

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

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