If I had to start over...which IT path would I take?
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5:40 CompTIA A+
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14:50 CompTIA Security+
16:20 CompTIA Linux+
16:40 (maybe) CompTIA CySa+ and/or CompTIA PenTest+
17:17 CCNA
25:58 choose cloud
Clutch!
I would skip Linux+ and go with a RHSA esp for Sysadmin/Cloud Sysadmin
Is all of this still relevant or would you change anything if you wanted to get into IT security?
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@@dustinhaygood8963 You necessarily need half if that. I below past HelP Desk and Desktop Support without any certs. I would only study the funerals and go for vendor certifications from Cisco, Microsoft and Amazon. Security Plus would be the only comptia cert I would go for.
This video is exactly the type of content we want to see, Transparency and honesty. No pushing some cert thats the latest flavor of the month. We want to hear the truth so we dont waste time studying for a cert that will be worthless by the end of the year.
We appreciate the honesty, even if it may burn bridges with vendors, who cares. What we need is someone to provide insight in what direction to go.
Also...unforeseen circumstances...
I'm in the field without a degree, so certs are the way to go. This helped a lot!
@@mitchmalik8963 what certs did you receive if you don't mind sharing
@@mitchmalik8963 tell us what certs u learned to get a career
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Thanks for this video Chuck, I watched it about 2 years ago, got into IT and now into cyber security. Very clear path you laid out in this video for getting started in IT.
This is a bigger picture+down to earth video 😯 thanks for helping us with this huge time saving decisions Chuck !!
I’m 31 and am starting in IT from scratch. Thank you for this video!
Right there with you!
I scratch and won 5 bucks🤣🤣🤣
Same as you
Hey Phill, how goes your IT journey so far?
I’m 33 and starting over
I rarely ever watch an hour long CZcams video. But this content is just so freaking good I couldn't stop listening and watching. Network Chuck you are the freaking man!
25:40 is a good summary point for any viewers that need a refresher for his recommendations.
Omg thank you!
Thanks mate!
Thank you Legend
You're a legend! Thank you
Was just about to do the same thing 🤣🍻
Thank you for this video. I am past my time to go back to school but I am a mother of a recent high school graduate. He doesn’t know his plan but honestly I keep pushing for IT. Glad to have something to show him especially in our Dallas area.
This is so helpful and honest. I am so happy I found you on CZcams!! You are amazing to do this all for free. Your resources are fantastic. I can’t wait to get started. This really explained everything that overwhelmed me researching IT jobs.
I’m so happy I found u babe. How u doing ;-)
@@serviceprovider6956 Yikes bro.
@@serviceprovider6956 chill out
A+>Net+>Sec+>Linux+>CCNA> pick a cloud... work like an ant doing grunt work
Great summary!
What do you mean?
thanks for the summary!!
Substituting that Linux+ for a LPIC-1 makes you look big pro
@@gokurocks9 what is that
There's some solid advice in this stream! On the note of getting your first experience; just go out and make you own. Volunteer, blog, vlog, or do what ever you can to play with the technology and put something out there to show what you know. Also, go participate in local meetup groups to meet others in the industry and make connections within your local market. These activities will help you greatly! Good luck, and you can do it!!
I’m currently 35 years old , started school for computer programming and information last fall. Currently taking network 2 , Computer maintenance. Stumble on to your channel and I do appreciate the information your giving. Thank you.
How's it going?
Im so glad I came across your channel. You have helped me so much. Thank you a ton.
I love it. I’m studying for my a+ right now and I have network+ is coming up in a couple of months. It’s so exciting learning new things and trying them out and then helping people with their tech issues. Even if it’s just friends and family right now. But thank you for the idea to start applying now. I’ll get on it.
Yeah ..helping people in in tech issues is our major goal ,rathey than money.
Ha ha Chuck, what you outline in the start of this is so similar to my current story and the first few steps I am taking. It is uncanny.
Almost 30
First kid due in a few weeks.
Hard Job for the last decade that's taken me away from family a lot and damaged the body a bit.
Transitioning to the IT world with a goal of Networking and Cyber Security work oneday.
Studying A+ and CCNA.
Your guidance and content is life changing.
Thank you.
I'm also 31 I have been trained inA+ before (government job requirement). This channel amongst others has been very inspirational and stimulating pushing me back into the IT world. I'm kicking myself because a few years ago I was experimenting with Linux, python raspberry Pie etc. And then due to position changes took a break from it. I too hope to one day achieve a remote IT job. I love that there is so much room to learn more and grow.
Thanks for your videos! Definitely gives me a hope of getting out of construction 🤙
You are the most entertaining IT & Engineering instructor I have ever seen & believe me I have seen a whole bunch of them; You get an A.
Thank you for this. I've been a refuse worker in north TX for 5 years and hit a brick wall in this field just had two kids and I love coding, this gave me new hope for the future and got the gears working again. Thank you man.
I can’t tell you how much you helped me with this video. Thank you so much. I am transitioning careers.
I wasn't planning on moving into IT or anything, I'm studying something completely different. I just installed Linux on a computer for fun and loved it. Also during quarantine I was thinking of starting to learn how to code just for fun and was specifically thinking of learning Phyton. Funny how you said those are the two most requested skills in the industry. Maybe the universe is trying to tell me something.
I switched to programming at 47, 8 years ago.
Inspiring 👍
New2Golf - What as your previous experience and what path did you take?
@@JustDalton I worked at NASA for the Space Shuttle Program supporting Shuttle Guidance in Mission Control. My degree is Aerospace Engineering. After the Shuttle retired, and they let 6k engineers go, I used my limited python experience as an alternate skill. I have been doing it ever since. It helps that Python is in high demand. I have zero certifications.
@@New2Golf Yes but you're a rocket scientist dude. It's not like you went from driving trucks to programming. Lol!
@@ericg3065 I was litterally a truck driver contracter for the Post Office before I went to college for areospace engineering, 10 years after graduating high school with a 1.8 GPA. I graduated college with 3.78 (on 4pt scale). If I can do it, anyone can.
Thankyou for this.. CZcams is really helping me find my internet fathers most crucial helpful video's when starting out!
Thanks Chuck for clarity. I’m in the beginning of my IT career and will start with A+ despite having a couple years of experience. Looking forward to starting.
I switched to IT from an electrical maintenance career at age 32. I'm now 34 as a NOC Specialist, work for a medium sized service provider (MSP and CSP), have 2 certifications in ITIL and A+. I've learned so much in the last 2 years. I've studied CCNA, AWS practitioner, and Linux systems. I seem to have a knack for monitoring software as well, Solarwinds MSP and LogicMonitor. Sky's the limit. The new CCNA is boring but still worth it for now like Chuck said. I was told by the network guys that Network+ was harder. The network guys are kind of dicks. Im leaning towards systems and hoping to work in cloud eventually before I turn 40. Learning containers, serverless computing, and security are big right now.
Are really network guys dicks ?? I literally couldn't decide between systems and networking. Which has better future in the cloud ?
@@ciprianghenghea7779 depends on who you meet, I've only had tier 1 tech experience in NOCs before and I've met both assholes and kind people. But if you show em respect and show them that you're willing to learn then they'll respect you in return .
Tyler, I'm sorry to hear you have that impression of a particular jobspace. I'm my opinion, if they are dicks, it wouldn't matter what area they are in. Unfortunately there are a lot of people in IT who have a god complex.
Yeah it really just depends. I don't mean to say ALL network guys are like that. Depends on the type of day they're having and all that. They seem to be pretty busy all the time and making multiple changes daily. And sometimes they are on their own on-call schedule for specific customers outside of the company on-call schedule, so maybe some of them become bitter over time. Working with multiple different carriers can be stressful too when therer are issues. There are some systems guys that don't like to be bothered as well, so it just depends.
I'm looking to get into IT as a network engineer at the age of 35, hope I'm not too late . I've got a degree in IT about 10 years ago but I didn't use it . Recently I've passed my A+, N+ , Sec+ , currently doing CCNA but I don't have much experience. Any tips that you can recommend
Chuck, this is my 1st time making a comment on a CZcams video ever...
But I am 34 and I have traveled the world, had so many different jobs, just life...
I have always loved IT, or just the technology world...
Watching just the 1st 15 minutes of your video rang loud and clear.
I'm gonna make it happen! Thank you!
How is it going sir
Thank you Chuck.
I enjoy your videos. I am trying to get back into the IT world after being out of it for 30 years.
Also trying to get into the security side of IT and ethical Hacking..Will be spending many hours behind the computer watching these videos and playing with hard ware and software. Thank you again for putting this kind of stuff out there.
Glad I found this page. Less than 10 seconds in you said the exact words IT support. 👊🏾👍🏾❤ Bingo. Veteran looking to get my foot in the door.
Its not easy your right. I went from 13 years of Real Estate to IT at the age of 44. Now I have my degree in IT (just got it at 46) and run the IT dept for a large pharma company.
It's never too late to start!
dreams
Come to my country: no one hires after 35 as junior. Even in IT. You are consider "too old" to keep up.
That is the worst! Imagine staying in the company for 10 years trying to climb all your way up to the top, you pass all certs, you do all you can for the company - only for someone with 0 prior background in IT become your boss, taking all your hard work away... I mean I am happy for you that you got such position, but that is complete bollocks for people under you.
@@M4V3RiCkU235where are you from?
I related to this soooo much! I myself just got A+ and I'm constantly popping my head in the IT department where I work and getting to know everyone 😁
This was literally my plan before I even found this video! Yessssss thank you 🤍
Hello from Afghanistan Mr. Network Chuck I learn a lot from your great great videos here in Afghanistan there is no job since the fall of gov for network engineer my favo is your CCNA videos and hopefully you make CCNP videos I am having fun with your teaching method specially when you make funny moments it really make more interesting your lectures Thanks.
I'm in a low point right now, this video helped me so much thank you.
In my opinion cloud and DevOps are the best careers. I left my last employer to work for a cloud provider.
Working remote is the way to go. You’re right. More freedom as well not having to look after hardware and datacenters, I’ve always hated cabling and installing hardware and racking servers. Let the vendor deal with that side is my opinion
Agree, I'm 51 and was a engineer most of my life. Lifting cabling and sweating my balls off.
I'm done with that now.. I need a easier life.
What exactly do you do now?
Looking to get into Helpdesk first, I want to be a Cloud Engineer .. how did you get to that point ?
Is this a google shill? seen a lot of them lately
DevOps is not an acutal role in IT. It's a cultural methodology. A DevOps Engineer is really a Systems Administrator under a different name that utilizes a DevOps approach with automation. Many IT job titles are ambiguous these days for the same role.
This is a really nice video. Most IT guys need direction. Great job 👏
great video theres a lot of great information on what the space looks like going forward
Love your stuff Chuck! I work in Dallas as well. "Breaking" in to Network and Cybersecurity stuff is not easy for a 50+ yoa guy. Luckily I've had 2 couple of decades experience in IT in application support. Do you have recommendations for someone such as myself? ...and thank you again sir for putting all the great content out there. Love having you as a local hero!
This was done 2years ago. Can you please update it to 2022. Educative
NC...you're hilarious! Great videos - keep'em comin'! 😁
I just wanna thx u man and yes I’ve been into computers / it since I was 8 and I’m 31 now and every time I talk about something tech related I get excited which is another reason why I appreciate you man the energy is on point 🤎🤟🏿
I have been doing network engineering since 1994 started in the USAF. I have my Microsoft MCSE, A+, Security+, CCNA, CNA (Certified Novel Administrator) and I have been using Linux as well on a daily basis since 1994. I'm currently studying C++ and C#. I also have many many years of experience setting up and configuring firewalls and VPN. I have set up VPNs between hospitals and many other businesses in the Tacoma/Seattle area.
This guy is the real deal. Love the straight talk. Listen n learn
Me too! so much value here..
Oh how I wish I would've seen this year's ago. Great info and perspective Chuck. thank you!
Im new to IT and looking to get my start in it after 23yrs as a certified car stereo installer so thank you for this
Very interesting video and great and honest discussion, amazing stuff. As a networking guy I am focused on wireless and security and actually I'm doing both, also advanced my value with linux administration course with redhat and centOS and cloud fundamentals. Cloud is getting huge attention and absolutely deserves it, but I have to say wireless and security are out there and will be for a long, long time.
Hello Chuck,
I had changed my career and I followed ur advise and studied comptia n+ and watched lots of videos preparing for interview as a help desk job and applied for all the help desk jobs in my area and landed a job as a help desk finally !! Am in the IT WORLD and moved to the proximity department in same company but I want to move towards a bigger income so I am thinking of CCNA
Best clear and authentic advice on helping people in their IT journey on CZcams.
Thank you for your suggestions and good talk!
Solid advice 👌🏼 job descriptions give it away for what companies look for
I'm getting into pentesting at 45 and I've never worked in IT.
Any success? I'm not far behind you, at 43.
I'm in my thirties and we are all screwed, they are only hiring people with experience or in their 20s, the economy everywhere is crap, and thanks to everyone selling out to china, they have millions of people taking all the jobs. It's basically the end of the world for 1+billion people at least.
@@susanmorton4262 Better tighten up those bootstraps and get to studying! The world wont slow down for you!
This is so inspiring! Good luck to you on your journey!
@@jeremykelly8446 I went back to school from truck driving locally. Got my Certification in Web Design and Associate Degree in Web Design/IS. In between that I studied all the frameworks like Vue.js and React.js. Then moved into IT and Pentesting with Kali Linux. And my college hired me in the IT Department and Web Design and Marketing Department. Still there full time paying the bills for me, wife and kids and branching out to other companies soon building my LinkedIn resume and resume in general since I hate Linkedin.
Love your channel man still very value information a year later watching this.
This is the situation I am on at the moment, I have been working great jobs but getting tire of them after 2 to 3 years, I love computers been working with them for several years now.
Now that I am 31yrs old with 2 kids I just started my first IT job in Temple, TX. Is exiting and nerve-racking for me because I want to be good at this and grow in this field all the way to retirement. This video is really laying it down for me I really appreciate all this information.
I work for a college, I tell my student workers about the same, you should be able to knock out the comp tia trifecta relatively easily if you are just coming off of a 2 year degree. Also as an employer I love it when applicants have a home lab git hub or youtube channel.
Dallas here as well. Forty-six years old and moving into IT. Just started studying for Comptia exams. I don't even own a laptop but I'm going to crush this!
Did you crush it?
YOu MAKE the best IT advise videos ever!!!! Thank you for all that you do man!!! You are amazing! I have been stuck trying to figure out what to do? what route to take? How to start? How to get in, And you nail it every time. I have to have a notebook handy when I am watching a new video.
Which path is Should be choose in 2020???
Keep up the good work Chuck.
Personally - if I was just now getting into the IT industry I would still put a lot of my focus on networking and cloud! What can I say, I love plumbing :)
You love following burried lines.
I'm a plumber that loves tech. And hopefully getting. Job in networking and cloud.
Dude thank you so much for this motivation. I'm in school for electrical engineering and I'm so lost on my journey in tech. I appreciate your honest opinion on this. 🙏
Finally the practical discussion about which jobs are desired and make more money. Passions die out. But skillsets and rewards that are great for them and match them is the highest motivation for me long term.
Thanks for this wonderful guild 😊
I am following the collaboration route as well. I am currently working at a noc and thats something we are missing is a voice sme. I am trying to fill that role. I am almost finished with course on cbtnuggets, you have any advice on material. Also when i pass the core, what specialty should I really focus on?
I just received my A+ this past Friday. I'm a senior IT major with a concentration in enterprise systems. I'm also about to start a part-time service desk position this Tuesday on my college campus as my first IT job. I'm trying to figure out what my path is from where I'm at now. After A+ I can't really say what I want to focus on per se. I was hoping the service desk job will help me figure it out but, I don't think it will. So I'd rather not wait and go ahead and prepare for the next step of my career.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom 😊
i love your work man looking forward into being the best technician ... if i were to be retrenched to america i would not even look back i would take the offer with open arms..... love and admire new tech skills from your country [Thanks again for the best knowledge and skills that you offered ] your newly student andries from south africa
I'm looking into starting over but I don't need to start as low as these certs. I have about 15 years in IT from Tier 1, 2, 3 helpdesk, to network admin to server admin to cisco VoIP admin. The only areas I have no experience in are programming and security. I technically retired in 2017 at age 50 but I am looking at getting back into the field (mostly out of sheer boredom) and starting out in pen-testing or a similar role as cyber security interests me now. Back in 2017 when I exited IT the hot cert for the sec guys was CISSP so what is the hot cert to get right now if you've already been around the IT block and can "start over" at a much higher level than T1 Helpdesk?
I got my first IT job as an English major student. I was lucky because they needed people with good English communication skills and they had exceptionally good network engineers for 3rd line support who were willing to pass on their knowledge. I actually have not finished my English studies but really want to continue working in IT, but don't know what path to take. My father was a programmer, my little brother is learning software engineering and I started learning programming not so long ago and I like it.
what did you end up choosing?
new subscriber - your path seems very solid advice - I recently graduated from coding bootcamp and while it was cool, deployments were not pie but straightforward - that all changed when I got my first DO droplet and wanted to install Wordpress but with a load of domains and SSL certs - after a bit of splashing about I came to realise Comptia Security+ is really required to move forward.
I’m really glad jobs have become less specific as far as your required abilities go. I’m not much of a specialization guy but know enough about various aspects of IT and that’s been really helpful finding work.
Thanks Chuck. Been very educational, I had a life changing injury and was going to go down the open uni route. This seems a lot more stream lined
depends they have courses on coding and algorithms, and now a CCNA course (still not updated yet to 200-301 exam, but its studied over 2 years though).. Its good as you can get funding but its a slow route. Depends if you want to get a job with it or a sideline sort of thing
I'd avoid open uni. I'm in my last year and I'm yet to learn anything that isn't covered in certs or short online courses. Get a decent mix of CompTIA and AWS and anything else you're interested in plus scripting, git etc and start marketing yourself
I started the first year but had to defer due to the pain. It started on the history of computers which was interesting but not what I was expecting. I was hoping to jump in to coding etc not mixing a speech to music on audacity. Don't get me wrong the course interesting I'd just prefer to pick my own route and get back to work in the quickest possible route after the op.. thanks for the advice 👌
@@N1njaoncrack there are Java Certs, and various dev stuff on the microsoft track
@@N1njaoncrack level 1 stuff showd you how to study etc. Done some of TU100. But M250 in level 2 is quite good java course, there are others.. depends.on your concentration
"Wide base of knowledge" ... that's a yes, boarding on duh. In the IT department I work in we all have a separate specialties but we can fill in temporarily for each other's positions. I can be programming one day and deploying a printer in a remote office the next. Learn, learn, learn, all the time.
Thanks for your CZcams channel training Chuck
Hy Chuk, Just cuz of you I keep watching the ads. good luck man.
Be careful of working those extra hours, because it isn't always appreciated, I worked through lunches when I was on service desk, not only did no one notice, I was also reprimanded for it because they thought I was working up a case to take them to court for making me work through lunch.
If they had spoken to me about it before bringing me into a HR meeting when they found out, my answer would have been that I am not hungry through out the day and I might as well spend the time on the phone rather than trying to find something else to do during lunch. Also, a lot of the time I was just too invested in what I was doing that I would lose track of time and miss my lunch anyway.
Just saying that a lot of advice like "Do extra hours for free, they will appreciate the help and notice you and you will move on up to be the CEO in no time" etc, is a little bit of outdated advice. Your mileage may vary, it might work out for you... you might work for a company that will appreciate it. But if you don't, it could come back to bite you.
I think with a lot of advice Chuck's advice on this depends on where you work. Once you land that first IT job, put in a few months of extra/hard work and if it isn't noticed, go to the next company.
I am watching this video at 21 with 4 years of SysAdmin experience (Military), I have my Security+ and am halfway to my bachelors in Cyber Security. This made me realize the opportunities beyond the military, still anxious to separate in a couple years but this really made me confident in my decision to pursue IT straight out of high school.
how many months did it take for you to get your security + cert?
and how many hours did you study for a day
@@updateserver They get it through tech school - I would try looking up how long the Cyber tech school is or call a recruiter and see if he can help you out.
I love your content man. Beared gentlemen as well. 30 years old this year.
I went back to school from truck driving locally almost 2 years ago, a big decision to make, and CZcams Revenue was decent enough to pull the plug.
Got my Certification in Web Design and Associate Degree in Web Design/IS. In between that, I studied all the frameworks like Vue.js and React.js.
Then moved into IT and Pentesting with Kali Linux. And my college hired me in the IT Department and Web Design and Marketing Department.
Still there full time paying the bills for me, my wife, and our kids and branching out to other companies soon building my LinkedIn resume and resume in general since I hate Linkedin.
And I cannot move anywhere since me and my family owns our home here. Not just a lease break and don't want to sell my home.
Can I just say thank you so much for this vid. i was on the ropes about what to do in life. I am in cloud computing In collage thank you for helping me with a path.
I'm 12 but I've been interested in a IT career and ethical hacking since I was 5 years old and I really enjoy all of your videos
I wish you all the luck in the world. Follow your dream. Sometimes it won't be easy, but it will be worth it.
Cannot stress looking for a job ASAP as you said. I looked for my first job, still in school with 0 experience.. Ones way out of my knowledge curve, thats how I got my first entry level, and thats how I got my first systems engineer job. Especially in the MSP Space (you really need to like being stressed all the time), there are a lot of companies willing to train and help certify people.
More and more companies are going managed IT.
Have you tried putting your resume on indeed? I get offers on there frequently. Just got an offer this month. Didn't take it do to everything going on right now with the virus and everything plus studying for my CCNA but I've got offers on Indeed every month this year.
@@barshd1 Jay, I'm currently an engineer for a larger MSP 😊 I used to have my resume out there but honestly even when you're not looking there's a lot of crap that came in, at least for me.
Are you still working at an MSP, and stressed out?
@@potatoes1234 I still work in the MSP space. Yes it's stressful, but I'm one of those sick people that work well under stress.
@@shadymf My first IT job was on helpdesk. I'm in my 2nd IT job somewhere else on imaging. I could go back into helpdesk, but the stress is what concerns me.
"I'm one of those sick people that work well under stress" Haha, sick you are.
Thank you! This has been helpful in finding a starting point.
This was amazing! Thank you!
WAIT WAIT you chose my path!!! Im im at the security+ lvl probably gonna go for aws
Did you have any certs beyond A+ when you landed your first job?
For entry level best route, I suggest getting a Data center network tech job. We do tons of remote hands work for the who is who in the Silicon Valley. You get to learn all sorts of systems from over 100s of companies. Company will also help you get certs once you decide what you want to do. I've seen these Techs move up pretty quick going this route.
How can I get it? I am new in IT with zero background
@@jahanz3bkh4n21 If u have a basic idea about computers and Hardware Do CCNA Routing and Switching or If u have Nill knowledge About Computer and Hardware go for CompTIA A+ & N+ this is the pathway for IT . after Landing a job and working there for 6 Month you can concentrate with Cloud Or Security Or Data Centre Or Wireless Or R/S.
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Switching to IT at 38, here we go, thanks for the videos, subbed
JUST RECENTLY STARTED DRINKING COFFEE!! Never care for it until studying your videos. You are so spot on here for the present time as I started in the late 90s at Verio/SBC/ATT at the DALLAS Info Mart. I wish I'd done the A+ first in retrospect had to know TCP/IP, the 7 layer OSI, etc and the CCNA was required to better understand systems. The network guys of course went further into Cisco studies and certs of course. And yes networking of course means with people as you mention!
OMG, the thought in my head, right this second...
Google is tracking your brain 🧠 🤣
Nice, another Dallas dude.. The CompTia path I went was A+, Net+, Sec+, then Linux+.
Did you do classroom based learning or elearning?
What was your first job offer ??
Great video. just discovered your channel today after deciding that I should get some qualifications instead of just being a nerd and this is so helpfull.
Thanks > this almost exactly describes my situation at the moment and is very helpful
aws and linux all the way, its the future (devops/cloud in general)
Linux is old. Under the radar for over a decade. I doubt it'll shine brighter than corpo closed source apps. The greater world dont care about the details just the working application
Linux? You really think Linux can be revived and beat out windows
@@creolekolbytv1252 Linux isn't dead its just not mainstream
Ughhh... Linux is listed in the majority of Cloud job descriptions. Though it maybe old, its not going away
@@creolekolbytv1252 linux is the number one operating system companies use to hose their servers
I work at Starbucks rn.... you’re right it doesn’t pay well
Content is good ,,,,,,heck great! Your music outros are great also at the end of your videos. Great music selections.
I currently work in counseling and am very much over it. I have always had interest in IT and am going to make the switch. This video was very helpful. Thank you. Starting my A+ studies today!
Im in this situation at 27, ive learnt the A+ content but im skipping the A+ and doing the Network + (saves money), then i think I will go Security + and CySA + (could change but Im pretty confident)
For python, what about Tensorflow certification ? I know it’s an AI framework but you need to be proficient in python to use it.
I'm 52. Always been a JOAT. All self-taught. Been SysAdmining for 22+ years. Thinking of going between Network+ and Security+ for awhile, even if it's just to add to my collection of skills. Thanks for your insights. Never needed to get a cert or a degree before. Besides the HR Gatekeeper, not sure which one would carry more weight.
I have been taking the more traditional route - college/university Comp Sci degrees, focus on software engineering, entry-level IT job. It's been more of a grind but I feel like I am getting a serious foundation, so when you mention the ability to pivot jobs, to learn new technologies quickly, being comfortable with code, programming and engineering, my ears perked up. I also think being able to move between working with people and working with technology also helps fill out a robust skillset to stay agile in the technology industry.
Thanks, lots of helpful info. I am a 55 yo woman trying to get into IT & out of clerical hell. Have Community College work in programming COBOL & a few others, plus A+ & Network courses, but no certs. Also trying to learn Python. Feel like I'll be stuck forever.
One thing at a time. Watch the iptv pro A+ video series, then review an A+ book, then review a few practice exams, watch another A+ video series, then take the A+ exam. One cert at a time, one language at a time👍🏿
I'm 50 this year and have 16 years of experience in IT. I would hire someone like you in a heartbeat! What I don't want as a manager is a script kiddie, someone who thinks they know everything or that arrogant person you tend to get in every application pile...I'd be looking for A+ as a minimum and a passion for all things IT. More than lots of certifications, I would ask you to tell me about how you use technology at home and in what ways you help other people use technology. What soft skills do you have? Capitalise on them in your CV. More than all of that -- do NOT give up!!!
Knock them all down one at a time. Pretend you’re collecting gym badges or something.
The one that can't be automated so easily.
Either software or web development or even both would be good.
Software developement in a field that involves some kind of math skills, like finance or simulations.
Thank you so much for this video 🙏🏽
Thanks man when i feel bored of studying i just watch your vids to charge up some batteries, keep up the inspiring work man