successfull stories with ccna and no experience

luberguilarte

Hi guys , I always see negative thread about ccna without experience , I wonder if any one have a different story to tell , so, we the new born can take that as a soul lift .
Thanks

jovan88

CCNA helped me get my first job and I didn't have any experience in anything, but I was willing to start at the bottom.

smoothdude11

It probably depends on where you live. In North Carolina there is currently a need for people with networking skills. I do know of quite a few people who managed to get jobs with a CCNA even without experience.

CodeBlox

I've got CCNA with no experience and where I work, they are giving me small task to get experience. They gave me a project just yesterday to configure a clean switch to deploy on the network (of course after they've looked over my configuration). Really great!

jamesleecoleman

Wow!!! That is great!

astrogeek

I didn't even have my CCNA when I got hired, I was still finishing up the CCNA academy course and unemployed with no prior IT experience or certifications. I was interning and shortly after it ended someone left the company and they needed to fill the position. That's why you might notice in some of my other posts I highly recommend internships

GOZCU

Well, I got my CCNA and then I was hired at my first interview. I am still working for the same company (almost 2 months). Dealing with VPN, to DMZ, almost everything including IDS logs or Dell iDRAC 6 configuration...

luberguilarte

Great , the reason I started this thread is because people like me (new born) just see so many senior guys telling us how hard it is and we would like to see some positive stories too , motivation is a hugeeeee part of our learning process , thanks all of you that have succeed already , congratulations.

kurosaki00

Great thread!
Would like to read more about people landing that job with CCNA.

networker050184

I think the thing is to keep your expectations in line with reality. I see a lot of people that think they should be able to get a job managing a Cisco network right after they finish their CCNA. The CCNA will absolutely help you in getting a job, but again keeping realistic expectations is key.

VAHokie56

I got moved onto the network team ( was on desk side) while I only had my CCENT...but I had also been staying after and coming in on weekends for no pay with the network dudes to get experience and get my face in there. SO when they needed more help on that team my ugly mug was the first one they thought of .Been rocking and rolling in Cisco ever since...changed my life and income!

Jas21

VAHokie56 wrote: »

I got moved onto the network team ( was on desk side) while I only had my CCENT...but I had also been staying after and coming in on weekends for no pay with the network dudes to get experience and get my face in there. SO when they needed more help on that team my ugly mug was the first one they thought of .Been rocking and rolling in Cisco ever since...changed my life and income!

that's the way to do it - a little willing goes a long way

well done and good luck all!

dave330i

I got my first IT job with CCNA & Sec+. Took about 3 months of searching. Really lucked out. Small company needed someone cheap to look after their IT infrastructure.

THA_DOC

smoothdude11 wrote: »

It probably depends on where you live. In North Carolina there is currently a need for people with networking skills. I do know of quite a few people who managed to get jobs with a CCNA even without experience.

I have been watching the Charlotte NC job market, I do see a few entry level position. So your insight does offer so incouragement.
I believe is bleak and to be fair no one wants put someone in position in which they will be over whelmed with. So we may have look at it from the potential employers view as well.

HackedAlias

I was hired with very little experience and no CCNA, one of the hiring requirements they asked of me was to have my CCNA in 6 months. Best thing about it was getting thrown right into the fire at the beginning so the experience piled on between remote support and projects that they sent me on. Now almost a year later I'm CCNP working toward more. IMO I think adaptability and eagerness to learn out weighed having a cert and has paid off in the end.