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Re: Is it too late to start a career in IT at 28?
Welcome to the forums!! You are never too old to pursue what makes you happy!! I would definitely look at some entry level certs such as the CompTIA path to get you started before you venture off into the more advanced level (CCNP/MCSE) etc.. You already have degrees so I would put more focus and emphasis on the IT… -
Re: AWS Certification Progress Thread
Comment by wahrheit · · Home› Certification Preparation› Cloud Certifications› Amazon Web Services (AWS)I took the exam, and passed, before Christmas 2015. It's not an 'easy' exam per say, but if you have been setting up applications in the AWS environment (namely IaaS wih Spot instances and autoscaling) you can pass. I was surprised, most vendors have 'gotcha' style questions (even Comptia to an extent), AWS does no such… -
Re: PASSED - Configuring Windows 8.1
@XxNooniexX Great, thank you! The wealth of information is incredible, you would make a good teacher, perhaps someday in IT. Yes, Professor Messer is wonderful especially as a visual reference to the CompTIA books. For now I think I will stick to passing the Security+, I have already purchased Darril Gibsons book, which… -
Re: Pursuing a Networking Career?
My networking career started when I landed a NOC role in June 2006 and I only had CompTIA/Microsoft certs at the time. My IT experience prior to that was 2+ years of building/delivering/installing pc's and 2 -3 months of pc refreshment (back up data, take away old pc, set up new pc, move data/programs to new machine). I… -
Re: Tier 1
I would consider CompTIA A+, Net+ as well as Security+ all help desk oriented certifications. It's kind of a vague question because depending on the help desk depends on what technical skills you need. I worked at the help desk at one company where you did nothing but troubleshoot a specific application - something where… -
Re: I hate PearsonVue so much
PV is, indeed, horrible. I had a situation where I couldn't log in to the CompTIA membership site and I, for whatever reason, ended up with a second login. When I realized that, I called CompTIA, they resolved the issue (merged accounts), then told me to contact PearsonVue to make sure that everything is good-to-go… -
Re: Everyone saying "get some hardware experience"?!?!
I just recently passed three A+ exams. 601, 602 and 604. While plenty of experience naturally helps it CAN also hinder you a little bit. Not to sound like a maverick technician, but the right way or the correct answer is not always the CompTIA way. For instance, Apple OS X isn't really a proprietary version of Linux, it… -
Re: Resume Critique Please
This any better? John Smith _____________________________________________________________ 101 Fake Street, Faketown, Dublin 123456789 – JohnSmith@gmail.com Cisco Certified Network Associate Certified Information Technology professional with a year of industry experience involving the support of over 60 users, desktops,… -
Apply for CISM Certificate
Hi, I passed on CISM exam 2 DAYS ago and I expect to receive the result after 8 days. As you know ISACA has prerequisites to be certified as below. I have around 2 years experience in three of CISM domains plus bachelor of Information Systems. The question is, is these prerequisites enough to be certified? please advice..… -
Passed on 2nd attempt!!
I passed the exam in my 2nd attempt yesterday. I have no prior experience in networking. Took around 3 months to prepare well. Spent almost 5 hours per day in preparation. Here are my recommended readings... Exam preparation: Mike Myers Lynda videos (Gave me a very good intro to networking) Professor Messers videos…
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