re: IT Certification

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except in any competitive market you need at least the baseline certs to have a chance to get that experience

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No not really. I literally am a living example. My last 2 jobs said told me after i hired, its more about the interview than any piece of paper.

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No not really. I literally am a living example. My last 2 jobs said told me after i hired, its more about the interview than any piece of paper.

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your anecdotal experience aside, you gave really bad advice. your experience is not the norm, and the whole point of the thread is how to get someone from 0 to an IT job. Half of that battle is getting the interview - and certs are incredibly valuable to that process.

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You're also just now up to 60k...Not a knock, its above the norm here but look at what it took to get you there

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Because i chose that.. i also only work 220 days a year plus my 20vacation days. I have had other opportunities.

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What certification are recommended for a programming language?

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Since I have started studying to take the CCNA, I've seen quite a few guys on twitter that I follow talk about Python. There have been some others, but Python is mainly what I see mentioned more often than not.


Also, just to add to the conversation. Most of the people I listen to and read online, who know trends in the IT field, those who teach certifications, have said, do not pigeon hole yourself into a specific vendor/sector of IT. Unless you are going to become an expert at one. For example CCIE. Don't just get a CCNA and coast. Get a CCNA, and branch out into other sys admin technologies such as mx, virtualization, security. Become a jack of all trades, or a top expert at one or two. Don't go entry level and coast.

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Get a CCNA, and branch out

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Fun fact, you can obtain a VCP in network virtualization from VMware as a CCNA without having to take a course. Once you get that, you can take other VCP exams without the course requirement.

However, this will require some experience with VMware NSX virtual networking but in doing so, you're going to need to learn the fundamentals of virtualization.

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got a job at hospital as network administrator

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have zero certifications.

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you are telling a lie

you need HIPAA certs to work on hospital networks

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you need HIPAA certs to work on hospital networks

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No.. no you do not.

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the frick is that

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In a nut shell hipaa is basically patient privacy stuff that cant get out.

As far as a hipaa cert to work for a hospital being a requirement goes

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i've been in cyber security in healthcare for 10+ years.. i know what hipaa is

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Sorry, i was confused with your question

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i've never heard of a hipaa certification that's for sure

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yes i was in it for 9 years, never heard of such

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i've been in cyber security in healthcare for 10+ years

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Do you use or have you heard of SecureLink?