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[Bcotton5]

Im guessing network administrator is the job title I should be looking for when I have the cert?

 

[Bcotton5]

@thereal_ba I got that newest packet tracer if you want it still

Should I and is it worth it to take the CCENT exam ICND1? Im about to finish the 2nd of 4 classes in a few weeks and they recommend taking it after the 2nd class

@John_Blazini @King Erauno @King_sorrow

 

[Thereal_ba]

@thereal_ba I got that newest packet tracer if you want it still

Should I and is it worth it to take the CCENT exam ICND1? Im about to finish the 2nd of 4 classes in a few weeks and they recommend taking it after the 2nd class

@John_Blazini @King Erauno @King_sorrow

yeah, ill take it.

 

[John_Blazini]

Depends I did two test routecert really doesn't matter but some less knowledgeable employers might be fooled by it

 

[King Erauno]

@thereal_ba I got that newest packet tracer if you want it still

Should I and is it worth it to take the CCENT exam ICND1? Im about to finish the 2nd of 4 classes in a few weeks and they recommend taking it after the 2nd class

@John_Blazini @King Erauno @King_sorrow

the sooner you get it out of the way the sooner you can focus on ICND2 and knock that out and youll have your CCNA

 

[valdez21]

@thereal_ba I got that newest packet tracer if you want it still

Should I and is it worth it to take the CCENT exam ICND1? Im about to finish the 2nd of 4 classes in a few weeks and they recommend taking it after the 2nd class

@John_Blazini @King Erauno @King_sorrow

i would. i took my CCNA in two parts as well. Employers don't recognize the CCENT though

 

[King_sorrow]

@thereal_ba I got that newest packet tracer if you want it still

Should I and is it worth it to take the CCENT exam ICND1? Im about to finish the 2nd of 4 classes in a few weeks and they recommend taking it after the 2nd class

@John_Blazini @King Erauno @King_sorrow

i would. i took my CCNA in two parts as well. Employers don't recognize the CCENT though

I would go ahead and do it to while that information is still fresh, I did mine in one test though

 

[Thereal_ba]

I didn't realize that the ccent and network+ information is damn near the same. Could it be possible for me to land a network engineer role with only 6 months of help desk experience and a ccna?

 

[King_sorrow]

I didn't realize that the ccent and network+ information is damn near the same. Could it be possible for me to land a network engineer role with only 6 months of help desk experience and a ccna?

It's possible but the employer has to be willing to take a chance. Like king erauno said earlier the experience requirements can usually be cut in half.

 

[Bcotton5]

I didn't realize that the ccent and network+ information is damn near the same. Could it be possible for me to land a network engineer role with only 6 months of help desk experience and a ccna?

yea everybody in my class said if you pass the 1st class you should be good to pass the Network+ test

 

[Thereal_ba]

I didn't realize that the ccent and network+ information is damn near the same. Could it be possible for me to land a network engineer role with only 6 months of help desk experience and a ccna?

yea everybody in my class said if you pass the 1st class you should be good to pass the Network+ test

I may go for the first half of the ccna next month then.

 

[King Erauno]

ignore the network + and go for your ccna. N+ its really a waste of time

 

[bununs alias]

how saturated is the market ? is this guy full of shit? can someone expect to get a job that isnt in the help desk with a ccna and work your way up? im referring to south florida

[youtube]jKxXCzKYO6o[/youtube]

 

[King_sorrow]

He made a few good points, although the market isn't saturated and experience does trump all in I.T

 

[King Erauno]

dude explained it very well. exactly what i did to get to my position now.

work at the helpdesk for 2-3 years. then went to a new company and became the sole IT person where i did networking, systems admin and helpdesk and worked on my CCNP. 3 years later i dipped out for a network engineer job

 

[Thereal_ba]

I hate help desk already

 

[King Erauno]

I hate help desk already

i think most people do but...its sort of a right of passage. because even in networking, database, anything else... folks will always ask you to fix their computers lol

 

[valdez21]

I hate help desk already

That's the time to grind homie...help desk helps you narrow down what path you wanna take

 

[Bcotton5]

I hate help desk already

lol

 

[Thereal_ba]

how saturated is the market ? is this guy full of shit? can someone expect to get a job that isnt in the help desk with a ccna and work your way up? im referring to south florida

[youtube]jKxXCzKYO6o[/youtube]

doing this already, I spend 5 hours a week in the noc talking to the managers