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[Trollio]

I did semi research and saw a+ certification is not that bad of a thing to do.I am a avid fan of computers so the more the i learn the better.After i finish up with my school grind i was thinking of going into a+ for a little side knowledge and hustleDo work as geek squad then run my own maintence on the low.Plus with technology advancing i could use the a+ as a stepping stone to move up if i pursue a career in the industry like some of you have.Thoughts/advice/hook ups/etc?

personally i have my a+ but i didnt know much about the industry when i got it. they changed it now to be like cisco and now you have to renew your comptia certs every 3 years. imo its a waste of time. Comptia doesnt hold much weight in this industry anymore.

networking, virtualization and VOIP is the future and you can make alot more $ than fixing computers. But, we've all done helpdesk i.e. geek squad etc to get experience and its like a right of passage. You dont need a cert to work at the geek squad. I worked there for 2+ years in college with no certs, just had basic pc hardware/software knowledge.

So if i wanted a tech job after i do the geek squad for experience..should i take a few courses?

What degree should i have to be able to hold my own?

Shoudld i learn more of voip?

 

[Broddie]

OK so in december I graduated after deciding at random to give IT a try with no experience whatsoever. After wasting 2 years of my life getting a networking degree from a tech school I basically feel as dumb about the shit as I was going into it and regret acquiring the debt.

I did get the comptia books out of it (A+, N+) and I'm considering going for those certs soon to start applying at least for help desk and entry level jobs because I need to get my foot in the door already. I know those are general certs and don't really amount to much at all in terms of getting a job like CCNA would. So will it be worth it considering I have like 0 experience in the IT field and to really use CCNA as a trump card it requires you to at least have some level of experience with cisco switches and shit anyway?

 

[King Erauno]

I did semi research and saw a+ certification is not that bad of a thing to do.I am a avid fan of computers so the more the i learn the better.After i finish up with my school grind i was thinking of going into a+ for a little side knowledge and hustleDo work as geek squad then run my own maintence on the low.Plus with technology advancing i could use the a+ as a stepping stone to move up if i pursue a career in the industry like some of you have.Thoughts/advice/hook ups/etc?

personally i have my a+ but i didnt know much about the industry when i got it. they changed it now to be like cisco and now you have to renew your comptia certs every 3 years. imo its a waste of time. Comptia doesnt hold much weight in this industry anymore.

networking, virtualization and VOIP is the future and you can make alot more $ than fixing computers. But, we've all done helpdesk i.e. geek squad etc to get experience and its like a right of passage. You dont need a cert to work at the geek squad. I worked there for 2+ years in college with no certs, just had basic pc hardware/software knowledge.

So if i wanted a tech job after i do the geek squad for experience..should i take a few courses?

What degree should i have to be able to hold my own?

Shoudld i learn more of voip?

experience trumps college courses anyday. its really up to you. do your research and get into what interests you. Everybody and their cousin and their baby mama's friends aunt fixes computers on the side. I've done it. its already tough when you have big companies like geek squad to go up against. plus its not alot of money. we got people on here in networking like myself, somebody said they were into the microsoft server stuff, someone else mentioned databases and programming. in all these various disciplines is where you can really get paid. just see what interests you

 

[King Erauno]

OK so in december I graduated after deciding at random to give IT a try with no experience whatsoever. After wasting 2 years of my life getting a networking degree from a tech school I basically feel as dumb about the shit as I was going into it and regret acquiring the debt.

I did get the comptia books out of it (A+, N+) and I'm considering going for those certs soon to start applying at least for help desk and entry level jobs because I need to get my foot in the door already. I know those are general certs and don't really amount to much at all in terms of getting a job like CCNA would. So will it be worth it considering I have like 0 experience in the IT field and to really use CCNA as a trump card it requires you to at least have some level of experience with cisco switches and shit anyway?

CCNA takes time but its worth it. if you interview a candidate with a Net + vs CCNA, CCNA will probably get the job because its more in depth and Vendor Specific. go back and read this thread from the beginning and you'll pick up some valuable info

 

[King Erauno]

some motivation for yall niggas. this was in my linkedin inbox today. showing yall where the money is..

salary is 120k+. if this was a security role id jump all over this.

My name is Gloria with TEKsystems and I’m looking for a Sr. Network Engineer in Atlanta, GA for a Direct Placement opportunity. Our client is looking to interview and hire immediately.

Top Skills:

1. Experience with Nexus 2K/5K/7K data center gear, ideally with Cisco UCS Blade Server

2. Solid knowledge of Network Routers & Switches L3/L2, CCNP minimum

*Fabric Path experience is a plus

Our client is a major Cisco Partner that continues to grow at a rapid pace. They offer relocation assistance and will cover costs associated with Cisco certifications, including the CCIE Lab.

This Sr. Network Engineer will focus on Data Center upgrades in a Post Sales position. Most of their time will be spent redesigning and upgrading Data Center solutions utilizing Nexus gear with fabric path that will also integrate with Cisco UCS and VMware.

 

[DaBull]

hope yall niggas been grinding...its been madd quiet in here.

anybody interested in cisco routing and switching on a professional level...ipexpert has some free shit. they have a streaming video on demand (instructor led course) for CCNP route exam for free. ipexpert.com and go to ccnp routing and switching. create an account and purchase it (no promo code, its free, just add to your cart) and you can stream it on your pc. good shit

i'm def interested, I'm a unix admin at netapp currently after 3 years of desktop support. I really dont like it that much because I do alot of cabling and hardware swaps. I think i want to enter networking field, so i am gonna start the process of ccna, im 24 btw

 

[Trollio]

@DaBull

How did you get into desk support?

I want to get the ball rolling on getting into computer tech

Do i take courses and buy books to read from?

Time isnt a essence to me since i know with effort i will move up

 

[Ounceman]

Right now I'm currently on track to getting an MCITP cert with hyper-v added to appear more marketable. Once im done with that, I'll move on to obtaining my MCSE for the employers who have no interest in moving past server 2003 and because they last long and I won't have to renew them every 3 years

You may want to go to 2008, the cert will be retired soon, but that depends on your cert track
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/mcitp-certification.aspx#fbid=wY3Mj5ATbs9

good looking out. i know this already though. reason being my instructor made me fully aware in the beginning of the course that it would be retiring around the time of july. luckly in my case ill be finished around late may early june just in time. and windows 7 and 2008 is incorporated into the cirriculum. as is hyper v like i stated earlier which is also good because some businesses are moving to the cloud.

 

[traestar]

Ok just wanted to make sure

 

[longmeat]

Brehs I just realized $500/hr as a consultant is def a possibility. That's over a million a year

 

[Broddie]

OK so in december I graduated after deciding at random to give IT a try with no experience whatsoever. After wasting 2 years of my life getting a networking degree from a tech school I basically feel as dumb about the shit as I was going into it and regret acquiring the debt.

I did get the comptia books out of it (A+, N+) and I'm considering going for those certs soon to start applying at least for help desk and entry level jobs because I need to get my foot in the door already. I know those are general certs and don't really amount to much at all in terms of getting a job like CCNA would. So will it be worth it considering I have like 0 experience in the IT field and to really use CCNA as a trump card it requires you to at least have some level of experience with cisco switches and shit anyway?

CCNA takes time but its worth it. if you interview a candidate with a Net + vs CCNA, CCNA will probably get the job because its more in depth and Vendor Specific. go back and read this thread from the beginning and you'll pick up some valuable info

Will do. Thanks a lot.

 

[DaBull]

How did you get into desk support?

I want to get the ball rolling on getting into computer tech

Do i take courses and buy books to read from?

Time isnt a essence to me since i know with effort i will move up

@top cat

I got into desktop support after during 8 months of helpdesk phone support.

I interned at wells fargo on the Helpdesk for a summer

then put that experience on my resume and did helpdesk phone support for 8 months

turned that into desktop support job for about 3 years, (i shouldve left sooner but the job had me traveling to national meetings and I got sucked in, i eventually left and started at Netapp (fortune 500 number 5 best place to work in 2012) as a Unix System Admin. i really dont like it tho because i do mostly hardware installs with filers and very little software installs of Rollingrock and Ontap. I am gonna start getting focused and take the ccna by August to get on this networking path.

 

[King Erauno]

its been quiet in here...hope yall grinding

 

[traestar]

Always, I don't announce it on forums, I do it

 

[longmeat]

Took two weeks off. I'll be back at it this weekend.

 

[John_Blazini]

I got a contract job for now its only 63k but I'm working on my CCNP and fucking with F5 load balancing ..figure its a good thing to learn .

 

[black caesar]

Almost ready for the test. I hope this is worth it.

 

[longmeat]

I got a contract job for now its only 63k but I'm working on my CCNP and fucking with F5 load balancing ..figure its a good thing to learn .

My nigga

 

[King Erauno]

Almost ready for the test. I hope this is worth it.

it is fam. keep at it

 

[King Erauno]

I got a contract job for now its only 63k but I'm working on my CCNP and fucking with F5 load balancing ..figure its a good thing to learn .

good shit. f5's stuff is good. its just expensive as hell so not alot of companies use their products. good skill to have