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re: IT Certification
Posted on 7/18/19 at 9:28 pm to jcole4lsu
Posted on 7/18/19 at 9:28 pm to jcole4lsu
First get your CCNA and learn python or another basic scripting language. Maybe even get devops certified.
Second move to any metro city and you will have no problem getting a job starting around 60k.
Third bust your arse for 10 years and learn as much as can about every aspect of IT.
Forth get paid what you are really worth and retire in your fifties.
Second move to any metro city and you will have no problem getting a job starting around 60k.
Third bust your arse for 10 years and learn as much as can about every aspect of IT.
Forth get paid what you are really worth and retire in your fifties.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 11:35 am to jcole4lsu
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except in any competitive market you need at least the baseline certs to have a chance to get that experience
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.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 11:39 am to oleyeller
You need the piece of paper, and some experience, to get the interview in the first place.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 11:43 am to oleyeller
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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.
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.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 1:56 pm to oleyeller
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I literally am a living example
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
Posted on 7/20/19 at 10:14 am to GrammarKnotsi
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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
Because i chose that.. i also only work 220 days a year plus my 20vacation days. I have had other opportunities.
Posted on 7/20/19 at 9:25 pm to oleyeller
What certification are recommended for a programming language ?
Posted on 7/22/19 at 8:55 am to Geauxtiger27
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What certification are recommended for a programming language?
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.
This post was edited on 7/22/19 at 9:02 am
Posted on 7/22/19 at 1:26 pm to Kracka
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Get a CCNA, and branch out
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.
Posted on 7/22/19 at 1:29 pm to oleyeller
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got a job at hospital as network administrator
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have zero certifications.
you are telling a lie
you need HIPAA certs to work on hospital networks
This post was edited on 7/22/19 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 7/22/19 at 1:33 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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you need HIPAA certs to work on hospital networks
You sure about that? Three years ago I consulted on a production storage array installation for a hospital which was a three month project. Their Epic systems data lived on these arrays. I was not required to have a HIPAA cert.
Posted on 7/22/19 at 5:20 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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you need HIPAA certs to work on hospital networks
No.. no you do not.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:03 am to StraightCashHomey21
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you need HIPAA certs to work on hospital networks
the frick is that?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:11 am to gmrkr5
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the frick is that
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
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:28 am to oleyeller
i've been in cyber security in healthcare for 10+ years.. i know what hipaa is
i've never heard of a hipaa certification that's for sure
i've never heard of a hipaa certification that's for sure
Posted on 7/23/19 at 7:44 am to gmrkr5
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i've been in cyber security in healthcare for 10+ years.. i know what hipaa is
Sorry, i was confused with your question
quote:yes i was in it for 9 years, never heard of such
i've never heard of a hipaa certification that's for sure
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:42 pm to gmrkr5
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i've been in cyber security in healthcare for 10+ years.. i know what hipaa is
i've never heard of a hipaa certification that's for sure
to be fair, its as new and useful as Pentester +..Make sense now ?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 8:55 pm to gmrkr5
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i've been in cyber security in healthcare for 10+ years
Do you use or have you heard of SecureLink?
Posted on 7/24/19 at 8:03 am to tlsu15
I’m guessing your referring to the security vendor and not this remote access gateway thing... No, never done any business with that outfit.. Are you looking to utilize some services they offer?
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