How to get a job in IT in 3 Months - ULTIMATE HAND HOLDING GUIDE
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 25. 07. 2024
- In this video, I go over the best way to get a job in IT under 3 months. This is the best, most realistic guide on CZcams!
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đ 12 Personal Stats (Pillars of Employment) đ
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0:00 Intro
0:40 CourseCareers Partnership
1:00 How to start working in IT
1:40 12 Personal Statistics
2:21 Consistency
3:14 Job Application Execution
3:44 Self Presentation
4:13 Written Communication
4:38 Resume Quality
5:24 Portfolio Quality
6:00 Experience
6:33 Social Network
7:18 Interview Skill
8:51 Technical Ability
10:00 Certifications
10:40 Education
11:25 Probability of Finding a Job
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Hello Josh, your videos are so informative and practical. You see with me i recently got laid off as a system admin, however this is the best video i've seen regarding finding a job. Question.. do you by any chance have a downloadable link to the spreadsheet featured in this video? I'd really like to put in into practice.
@@jayogden7695 Yes! So sorry, I put it in the description :), I meant to do that in the very first place lol. I'm sorry you got laid off, but I'm glad you have a plan of action!
I have 5 yrs of experience in IT more or less one issue I have over and over is these h1 visa recruiters, body shops, and employments agencies like panzer is they call me about jobs that are not even in the state I am in and are not qualified to screen people for in the first place. Finally, FYI T -mobile has a 3rd party background check that will pick people apart when it comes to a background checks period!
Hey Josh. I was wondering if I took this course if I could break into cybersecurity? What's the 1st job I can do?
Here is how I got into IT. I earned my Security +, Network +, CYSA + , and AWS Cloud practioner while i was working at a local restaurant. After I got those certs I interned at my local school district over the summer as IT support. Then I decided to enroll in my community college that has a student work position as a Cyber security analyst. I did that for 8 months. Now I have a real Cybersecurity job at a top 10 Fortune company and currently enrolling in WGU to get my degree next month. Right now im currently 21 and have 1 year and 3 months experience in IT. Hope to see a six figure salary once my degree is complete at WGU.
Tbh you donât even need a degree to get 6 figures since you have experience and certs. Apply now lol.
@@korigocrazy2262 Yeah but it more or less a personal goal of mine to get it
@LiLMark 989 I work remote
@LiLMark 989 After my community college job i got my Cybersecurity job i do rn. Its fully remote. My first certification i ever got was security+ and its only been 2 years since then.
I work in Tech Support. Certs before the job: Google IT Pro, JAMF 100, CompTIA ITF+, took that and got a great job at a top IT company, no degree, for now, but working on my associates degree in Cybersecurity from a notable community college in my area, then will transfer into WGU, for next year, but also working on ACSP and AITP certs right now as well.
Took my sec+ in march this year. Shortly after I enrolled into WGU for Cloud Computing and started applying to places. About a month and a half later in May, I started off as a service desk administrator (it is a dod position and they sponsored my clearance)it paid about 65k a year.
Worked that position for about 3 months mainly waiting for my clearance to get fully adjudicated while learning as much as i could.
Then in august, I was offered a Sr. It Specialist position I currently work for 90k/yr.
I've been in the field for roughly 6 months but i am still pursuing my degree in cloud computing. What worked for me was spending a lot of time making sure my resume was strongly worded and showcased my skills, applying to a multitude of jobs, and being patient.
Daaaang that's so good! I had such a hard time getting a clearance before. Like a REALLY hard time, I almost joined the military cuz I wanted to get one lmao.
_What worked for me was spending a lot of time making sure my resume was strongly worded and showcased my skills, applying to a multitude of jobs, and being patient._
This sounds about right! Congrats to you, this is a great success story, thanks for sharing
Them IT specialist positions are no joke. You can easily land a 80-90k job with a couple years experience and the right attitude.
@@JoshMadakor thanks josh i appreciate it! watching your videos definitely helped and inspired me a lot and i just wanted wanted to return the favor with my insight/input!!
Good stuff man! I just started my 1st IT job as a "Client Tech Support 1" role, its remote and pays $18/hour. Going to learn much as I can in this roll while going for my Sec+ and AWS cert on the side while still working. I still have my secret clearance from the military because I just separated in September, hopefully that will help. Gonna try to get another job by summer 23.
I need to do this like rn lol thank you this gave me some motivation
Josh, just got my first IT technician job with no related experience! Wanted to thank you for your content it was a big help in getting acclimated with IT/terminology/being able to sound relevant in an interview.
Hey Luke, that's great news, really appreciate you letting me know! Also, thanks for watching :)
Would you mind elaborating on what kind of path you took to land that 1st job with no experience?
I'm looking to transition from teaching to IT. I currently am paid on the side by my school for providing assistance for my colleagues who need help with our software (and unofficially I can troubleshoot some hardware needs too). I realized that I enjoy helping people with their technology needs, I enjoy technology and finding solutions to issues that pop up. This video was incredibly helpful, and I'm looking forward to checking out your course careers course as well. I appreciate the video, and I'm sure I'll be watching more of your content as I continue to explore this field.
So far the labs with computer within the computer is cool. I messed up a couple times. That help me troubleshoot it and remember to to do it. Thanks for your class.
Just wanted to say I appreciate the content. I just landed a job as a network engineer. Your content definitely helped.
You are a great person bro for helping people like this! People are lucky to have you in their life. Thanks for the video man and I look forward to checking out the course.
You are too kind, I seriously appreciate that. Thanks so much for watching :)
Hey Josh! Iâve been watching your videos for quite some time and love the content youâve put out. Itâs super helpful and although Iâm in the process of applying to entry-level IT jobs I feel like your videos have not only motivated me but I feel like youâve also been a mentor throughout my journey so far! Keep it up with the amazing content! đđœ
Hey David, Iâm really glad the content had been helpful and I appreciate the nice comment! Thanks so much! Good luck with the applications!! Hope you find a good one âșïž
You're good bro in that you always share da knowledge. U are appreciated
Have this saved to watch later. Thanks again Josh! Brava!
Thanks so much!!!
I ended up going to community college and while I was their I used my time and got my A+ and security plus. Had a lot of low offers for IT jobs, but just stuck it out until I found a decent one. I finish my associates next month and then going to WGU for Software development.
Thank you for the video. Itâs very helpful.
Thank you!! Iâm glad you think so!
Thank you for this video!!
For sure! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the comment too!
Josh coming out with another banger of a video
Thanks David, haha :D
Thanks for dropping this. Currently studying A+ as a prerequisite for the USAF. They have a position know as Cyber System Operation. As a reservist that paired, with any certs earned will definitely help jump boost my career.
Having your videos helps guide me.
That's really exciting and sounds like a dope job. Best of luck with the studies :)
Somebody has to maintain that garbage software that USAF over pays the taxpayers dollars on.
Youâll also get a Top Secret clearance with that AF job being reserve too. They will send you to tech school to learn Sec+ automatically
Look into âinformation operatorâ.
For military. Ts clearance. I think black har. Possible hot zone Deployable.
What a pro!
Omg,đ your thumbnail is so corny and funny at the same time!!!!!! I can't!!!đ I love this one!
Thank you josh
Hi Josh! Thanks for the video. Iâm graduating this December with a management information systems degree. Iâm thinking of going to WGU for either cyber security or cloud computing. Which do you think I should pursue?
Thereâs so much information on everything im getting tired of consuming it haha.
Well said đđŒ
Thanks Jason!
Got my degree in CS & information security while being a Teachers assistant. Just got a gig as a Junior Tech Analyst. Looking to get my Security+ , Network+ and AWS Cloud
Thanks for this vid
Shoot, no problem! Thanks for watching!
Hello Josh, your videos are so informative and practical. You see with me i recently got laid off as a system admin, however this is the best video i've seen regarding finding a job. Question.. do you by any chance have a downloadable link to the spreadsheet featured in this video? I'd really like to put in into practice.
Bless you for reminding me to post that, I totally forgot lol (see below, I also put in the description)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GyjDVLNzRYtXHcI-Dp26SA3CGv2Wtc6qgEuG9s9oCD8/copy
Best of luck with the future job hunt :)
Hey josh is back! Good to see ya man. Hope all is well. Much love.
Thanks man! Good to see you in the comments đ
Thank you đđœ
Thank YOU for watching!
Thanks Josh.
Absolutely! thanks for watching and commenting :)
Got my ba in cs participated in club, ctf events, etc had 8 jobs lined up no certs had one job only not it related. But for me i saw tons getting s+ n+ etc and getting nowhere. Reason why i decided to go cysa bc felt like itâs where i should be after uni. Now im a mentor, in the field pen testing, ftk, ctf leader etc etc. ppl i know who took entry jobs are still stuck doing help desk lvl 1 etc but have the skills but never really networked or did events which i feel bad for them. So i decided to open a summer program free to help ppl gain real world exp how to network take part and put on resume apply etc. i help ppl in groups fb reddit etc and every week i get tons of requests to join companies until i block them all ;) skl helped me a ton
The man is back
Haha, thank you for noticing :)
Good work!
Thanks Tevin! Same one from Discord? đ
@@JoshMadakor yes sir! đ«ĄDefinitely glad I caught this course as soon as it started. I was trying to get into bethel tech or careerist at first, then ended up going into the tech sales course for course careers .Lo and behold, your course popped up, I was able to switch courses, and here I am đȘđŸ
I realized a few years ago that either I interview really really well or am just extremely lucky/blessed. I think the most applications I've submitted when looking to jump ship was maybe 15-20 applications in a month and usually ended up having to decide which offer to accept.
Haha good for you!! Iâm sort of in the same camp almost. I usually donât have to submit too many applications, but I also live(d) in Seattle and there are tons of jobs there haha
@@JoshMadakor
That's great to hear that others have success like that as well! Just this last April I'd left because my employer at the time had me doing rather mundane tasks because things were operating "too efficiently" in IT. 3 days later I had another job in IT. Halfway through the interview, the interviewer said "you're clearly qualified for the job, what will it take to have you?" The rest is history.
@@Frissdas1207 Iâm very nervous when it comes to the interview part. Do you have any tips or tricks that I can use to pass?
Welcome back đ
Thank you! Will be posting a decent amount from now on since I have a helper now :), IG as well
I had a good chuckle at the title of this video
Lol thanks âșïž
The legend is back
Lol you're too kind though
Youâre the man
Thanks Luke! haha
Hey Josh, if you do the Aws cloud quest game could you put it on your linked in? Or is that not something jobs would care about? Only asking cause the game has you do real world jobs within the game ?
For me it was a very weird track.
I went and took programming classes in high school, then got my Associate's in Cybersecurity afterward. From there, I went into the field as a tech support analyst for about 7 months before deciding to focus solely on a Bachelor's degree (and getting certs).
Thanks for sharing!
Hey Josh, I've been watching for a while now as I have found your content very informing. I am 23yrs old and only 2 months away from obtaining my bachelors degree in IT w/ a focus in Cybersecurity through a private university. With that being said, my plan is to obtain my Sec+ & Network+ while I work an entry level Help Desk Position then striving for a higher level position with using the certs and experience I've acquired. Does this sound like a good game plan?
Congrats on the Bacehelors! Gonna feel great to get that out of the way :P. Your plan sounds fantastic. I find it's easier to get into cyber when you are working IT first, and working help desk while getting certs is a great way to go. That's pretty much what I ended up doing, I was just really slow about it, haha
Hi Josh. I've been a silent watcher for a few months now, and wanted to take the time to say thank you! You have been a huge blessing to my IT journey and I greatly appreciate your advice and content. I've been applying to jobs for months now and never get an email/call back. I completed your azure sentinel lab to add to my resume, I have a Google IT Support cert, and I'm pursuing my bachelor's degree in Computer Information systems, but I have 0 hands on experience in tech besides the labs, and I'm afraid my resume highlights how inexperienced I am. I live in Austin Texas where I feel I have a lot of competition. Do you offer any services to review a resume or can you recommend one if possible. Again, thank you for being the best person on CZcams. Seriously!!!
Hey Tammie, thanks so much for the kind words and watching! I really appreciate it!
I don't have much time to do a full resume overhaul right now, but I can look at it and share my thoughts! Just email it to the email in my channel page (can't post here because bots).
Also, check out the following videos, they may help:
Resume Playlist: czcams.com/video/yPgJfm-fgqg/video.html
How to make a great portfolio: czcams.com/video/zgqfWLHNKLk/video.html
How to get into cyber from zero (checklist): czcams.com/video/a83ASGn_V_s/video.html
How I would apply to jobs as a new person: czcams.com/video/Y_AyHBtQ-U8/video.html
And thanks for saying I'm the best person on CZcams đ„ș lol, thank you!
Howdy, any luck so far?
Yes, tell us, have u got the job, if so, what type.
You are correct. I made the jump from being a secretary to being an IT project coordinator 25 years ago. I now have a degree in IT and several certifications. I make over 6 figures. IT is the easiest field to get into.
Not anymore. Entry level only gets harder and harder to break into. You basically need a comp sci degree and ccna for helpdesk these days or get lucky with your network. Nice you got in early when it was easy though
@@incongruous4 That's bullshit. It may not be AS easy but it's so effin simple to break into IT. By the way, you don't "need" all of the crap you just mentioned. A random degree means jackshit/fuckall with no prior experience and you're fucking wrong about needing CCNA for fucking help desk. Help desk is entry-level dumbfuck. Fuck your CCNA. You're probably not trying hard enough. It typically takes over 100 to 250+ applications to get a handful of interviews. If you're giving up after 25-50 job applications, that's entirely on you and your laziness. Experience, certs, projects, and confidence trump an overpriced useless fancy paper they call a "degree" or "an education".
The real GOAT
Hey Josh! I was wondering if you can make a video going through overemployment and your opinion about it! take care!
This is an interesting term, I had to look it up. I will make a video on this :). Added to my list. Thank you
@@JoshMadakor I know a lot of people who would love to hear your perspective on this.
I finished it early lol: czcams.com/video/ZvDxH7tDOTQ/video.html
It's still unlisted though :P
I finished it early lol: czcams.com/video/ZvDxH7tDOTQ/video.html
It's still unlisted though :P
I love the "Ultimate Hand Holding" part haha. Thus why I'm here.
Haha, hope it helps!
amazing
Thank you T_T
Hi Josh, I discovered your channel through the introduction course at Course Careers and everything sounds amazing for the price. Building a nice portfolio, creating a solid resume, internship opportunities, lab and hand on experience are all more than it's weight in gold. Before I decide if this step is the right fit for me I need to ask, will every help desk job require being on the phone or are there opportunities that happen to be remote and handle tickets via e-mail or some other messaging platform (At least for the first year)? If so, will the course cover how I could find such flexible job openings? Thank you in advance, whenever you have the chance to reply.
Hey Jessica, I'm glad to hear you found my channel through course careers, usually it's the other way around haha, thanks for letting me know!
_will every help desk job require being on the phone_
I wouldn't say every job will require it. You'll probably have a phone or at least some software that acts as one. Usually what happens in my case is, you have Microsoft Teams or some other messaging app, and it's kind of up to you and your users how you communicate. When I have that flexibility, I tend to try to use messaging as much as possible. Some places the users will just call you and it will be common.
To avoid getting into places like this, I might indirectly ask about. For example I might say, "What messaging platform do you use here?", "How do you usually intake trouble tickets?", "When assisting users, do you typically use voice chat, or what is the usual work flow?" If they start talking about taking calls, queues, and that kind of thing, consider skipping that one haha.
CourseCareers doesn't cover how to find jobs at that granular level, but we do go over how to search for and apply to jobs efficiently in general
Hope this helps!
@@JoshMadakor Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I was not aware that certain companies offer that much freedom but it certainly seems like something I can do even in my situation. I look forward to diving into the course soon and thanks again.
Hey Josh, through my job I can get certs and also degrees paid for. I've decided to start getting certs first since I feel like it'll be faster like A+ and security+ . Do you feel like you need to have a degree in order to do cyber security? I saw the video about the 6 months bachelor's through wgu. Which is something I'm also considering since it can be done quickly.
You don't NEED a degree, but I do recommend getting one from WGU at some point. A great strategy for you would be, since you can get certs for free, get ALL of the required certs for your target WGU degree. Once you have all the certs, you can register and WGU and work with an enrollment counselor to get your certs transferred into the program. These will cancel many classes. In the case of the cyber degree (and a few others), there are a lot of certs so a good chunk of your degree will be written off. After this, you could transfer even more classes cheaply/quickly with Study.com. See these vids for more on that:
WGU Cyber BS Breakdown: czcams.com/video/bPVb2QgMupQ/video.html
WGU -> Study.com Breakdown: czcams.com/video/H7ViAgdVhFQ/video.html
Hope this helps!!
Look like I have many items on your list to improve especially interview skill.
Great that you noticed!
I have no experience but if i get the A+ and network plus that should seal the deal for a LEVEL ONE help desk right?
but i am going to get the trifecta me being a brotha, with no degree and simple retail work history, i seriously have to stand out.
good video btw, i appreciate stuff like this. im going to get my A+ and Network first, then try to get at help desk then get the security and thats it.
i wanna create video games and start a business, so realistically i wont be able to juggle all this.
Hey! Thanks for watching!
_>I have no experience but if i get the A+ and network plus that should seal the deal for a LEVEL ONE help desk right?_
That will definitely help you stand out, but I would do some portfolio and resume work as well. Check out this video!
czcams.com/video/Y_AyHBtQ-U8/video.html
Best of luck with the plans, you're definitely on a good path!
Hi Josh I love your videos - high quality and content Can you advice me ? :D .I have over 5 years of experience in IT and for the last year I have been working as a cybersecurity specialist .. Unfortunately, I do not feel satisfied in this job, I cannot find the appropriate specialization, you have a choice of cloud security, security consultant, soc etc ... but with sometimes I don't see a challenge in it ... I wonder if I should become DevOps - the path is clear: linux, docker, CI / CD, and some other tools .. Do you think it's worth it ??
Hey Mave, as I was reading your post, I felt I agreed with you and was about to recommend incorporating some coding/automation in there, but then you brought it up yourself! Haha. I would recommend looking into DevOps/DevSecOps. You'll pick up some really useful skills. Another alternative might be AppSec, but I think DevOps will be funner. :)
@@JoshMadakor thank you
Very helpful video, Josh. I looked a little bit at the CourseCareers program, and I believe I saw something about "no coding required" in the information. Does this mean that no coding is taught in the program, or that no previous experience in coding is needed? Also, if the course doesn't teach any coding, where would you recommend I go to learn coding if I wanted to get a coding-related job? Thanks!
Hey! there is a bit of PowerShell in the course that we use, though I don't really teach it and no knowledge is required.
I'd definitely watch these videos, they will give you a good idea of where to start!
The truth about coding: czcams.com/video/L-VWTri-sL4/video.html
How I would start from scratch: czcams.com/video/9QcidYjn4t0/video.html
How I got good enough to pass a google phone screen: czcams.com/video/wVOU-oLOGuk/video.html
@@JoshMadakor Thanks for this. I'm probably going to look at jobs that require more coding, so these will definitely be helpful!
Hi Josh, so Iâll be doing a software engineering bootcamp. But Iâm thinking I should pursue course careers IT program and get a job doing that while finishing my bootcamp (self paced) to get into the door easier
Is this a good plan?
Took Google IT Pro cert, JAMF 100, and CompTIA ITF+ and got an IT job with a hardware/software manufacturer. Re-enrolling into WGU March 2023 to take advantage of education/tuition reimbursement from my employer.
Either BSCIA or BSNOS/BSNES because that Cisco pathway is looking real good right now.
Congrats on the hard work, you def been putting some time in, haha. Hope you enjoy WGU!
@@JoshMadakor
Thank you.
I think I will, enjoy it that is.
I'm returning for Network Engineering and Security.
But I am questioning whether to do the general (CompTIA) track or the Cisco track.
Or basically do, CompTIA track first and then turn around and go back for Cisco track.
My reasoning is Network+ should prepare me for CCNA.
Or should I just take the plunge and do Cisco track only and fit or cram Network+ material in it?
I'm beginning to study now as it is, while I'm waiting for my start date so I can hit the A+ hard and be done with it in 6 weeks.
Hey Josh. Really love your content and you really inspire me to get myself into an IT position.
I have done Bachelors in Telecommunications Engineering.
I have no experience in that.
How can i get an IT job?
Should i do a certification like A+, CCNA ? Can you please give me a piece of advice and guide me what should i do first and from where should i start?
Thanks and Regards
Thanks so much for commenting! I'm glad you've liked the content!
Actually I created a course on how to get into IT in the fastest way possible (IMO). There is a free portion of the course (three videos) that will definitely give you enough information to get started. The full course is really useful and will help a lot, but you can really get a good idea for what to do with the free course, so check that out (3 videos): coursecareers.com/explore/it/ref/18242/
And honestly, you can probably get an entry-level/Help Desk position by repeatedly doing my Active Directory Lab, using my resume playlist to your resume "OK"ish if it's in need of updating, making a portfolio, then just applying to a bunch of jobs :)
@@JoshMadakor Thankyou so much for the reply. I will definitely look into the things that you've suggested.
Bundle of Thanks.
can you go through it really fast for an overview or do you have to pass tests/labs before moving on?
Wow! It looks like you're in the Osaka area. Cool! I'm across the East Sea (Sea of Japan) in Gyeongju, Korea, about an hour north of Busan. Give us a shout if you're planning on heading over to Korea while you're out this way! I'd be happy to you show you around!
Thanks so much! I will def go to Korea at some point, but no immediate bookings! thank you :). I'll respond t0 this comment again when I do, haha
@@JoshMadakor Might as well! Great time to travel with the strong dollar!
Is it bad that I want to secure a bag before I do what I really want to do? Am I scattering myself? Yes I want to be a designer and hope I get a job in it but technology seems like a great fallback field.
Tremendous
lmao, hahaha. I recognize this from Discord
0:25 Now that I see it is Osaka, Japan, do you have a video about how/if you moved from Seattle to Japan?
No video yet! I'm kinda all over the place right now. Right now I'm in Bangkok Airport haha. I did just get back from Okinawa and will def make a video on that :P
@@JoshMadakor Thanks and safe travels!
@@JoshMadakor Okinawa is legit but mainland Japan is way better. I've been stationed in the military on Okinawa for over 2 years now.
Hey! Do you have a template resume?
I have no IT background whatsoever donât know any of the âIT fundamentalsâ but I want to get into the cybersecurity field. Should I do this course careers IT program and work up from there or what should I do?
Hello! First I would watch this video, it will give you an idea of what you should do:
How to get into cyber from zero (checklist): czcams.com/video/a83ASGn_V_s/video.html
I always recommend working in IT first (since it's way easier to get your foot in the door that way). Then I would consider taking this course if you are still interested. *EVERYTHING* in this course is relevant to working in Cyber, but you're going to need much more. This course will definitely help you get a job in IT. Then from there, it's up to you to keep building out your portfolio with cyber-centric projects, getting certs, and gaining skill. At the very least, I would sign up for the free Course and watch those three videos, that will really give you some context: coursecareers.com/explore/it/ref/18242/
Hope this helps!
I have 5 yrs of experience in IT more or less one issue I have over and over is these h1 visa recruiters, body shops, and employments agencies like panzer is they call me about jobs that are not even in the state I am in and are not qualified to screen people for in the first place. Finally, FYI T -mobile has a 3rd party background check that will pick people apart when it comes to a background checks period!
Hello Iâm in my Forties, no degree but I am somewhat computer competent do you think I would have a hard time getting into I.T. of some form?
I know itâs a young manâs game but hopefully with proper training I can get employment?
Thanks
Go for it! I know people in their 50s who are just getting onto IT.
I'm going to echo what @king tau said below. Just pay attention to the stats and raise them up as much as you can without breaking the bank too much!
It may be a "young man's game", but to our advantage, it's constantly changing. You can jump into tech at the rate of it's growth, through a multitude of resources (CZcams, certs, boot camps, etx.). Meaning that there isn't a long training/study/apprenticeship. It's not like medicine, law, finance where you need a decade to rise top the top of your field. It's basically self governing so you just choose study instead of watching Netflix for six months, you can get there.
If you're competing with a 20 y.o. with an A+, get a CCNA. Make yourself more valuable than your competition. Maturity and social skills play a big part. If they don't want a 40, 50, 60 y.o. then you.dont want to work there anyway. Local, county, state, fed seem to be good routes. (Note: this is from my own thoughts, I'm 50 and just transitioning. I've never been able.to take.the paycut of starting in IT.)
what are some awesome study tactics for someone who just graduated from an accelerated course? i have A+, Network+, Sec+, MD100/101, CCNA, CYSA, and Itilv4 all in progress, and only got 6 months to 8 months to pass the exams before they become costly
Funny you should ask, I have just the video for that: czcams.com/video/HMCHOVDoZig/video.html
This has worked incredibly well for me.
Hope vacation is allowing you to de-stress! Appreciate the video though forsure
Thank you! There is a certain level of stress, but I took the whole month off from my day job to keep an eye on, and focus on Discord and make CZcams Videos haha. I also got a SNS Manager finally so I been working with her and ramping her up. But it's been great, thanks!
You have a great voice for voice overs. Ever considered it?
Thanks so much! Iâve thought about it a bit haha
OMG he's back lol
Thanks! I was so freakin busy making that course, it took way longer than I expected. I gotta make up for lost time now lol. I do have a helper now finally too, sheesh
can you provide feedback for ether get cert or degree for someone with experience but want brake into the next level of it
If you have experience already, probably a cert in the target area makes more sense than a degree. I need more context, but generally, that's my opinion :)
Damn Josh, you disappeared for months and now just coming back. Good timing, I'm almost finished with my BS BITM and want to do masters in Cybersecurity, any advice?
Thanks! Sorry, I was working hard on this course and being super busy lmao. My course is done now and I have a helper/manager so I will be able to post more :). Hmm, the most pain in the ass classes for the cyber masters was the digital forensics class and CEH. The forensics classes uses CHFI curriculum if I'm not mistaken, so you could start studying for both of those before enrolling to help yourself have an easier time. Not required, but I kinda recommend it. Maybe find some actual practice tests and kinda study the topics you come across as you go. That's what I did anyways, then I was able to finish them pretty quick once I started the program.
Another alternative is to finish CISSP or Associate of ISC(2) before enrolling. You'll have a much easier time with the course if you do this and have a super cert on your resume, but it takes time and money of course. Just some things to think about!
@@JoshMadakor Thank you much.
Is this still applicable for higher level IT skills when the job pool becomes harder to mass apply?
Yeah, everything is the same, but your stats need to be in the context of the job you are shooting for. For ex, A-Tier help desk technical ability is not the same as A-Tier security analyst technical ability. But the same kind of framework/methodology can be applied đ§đżïž lol
Can I get into QA Testing after this or of this a different direction from help desk
QA testing is def a different direction haha. There is a bit of code in the course and a lot of cloud stuff, but itâs geared more toward entry level it and help desk :)
Josh. I have a question about CourseCareers. The site says they get paid by producing good candidates for the tech jobs. Are the jobs you're referring to here, talking about applying to random jobs out there or jobs that CouresCareers have access too? or both .. thanks
This is a good question! Currently the Tech Sales branch at CourseCareers has partnerships with companies who will directly hire CourseCareers graduates. When this happens and the candidate stays âlong enoughâ at the company, CourseCareers will receive a payout from the company. They same thing is in the works for the IT course, but there are no partnerships as of yet, so I donât advertise it in my course. Troy and others at CourseCareers are working on getting some partnerships for IT, but itâs a bit different than the sales track so they are trying to work out pricing and all of that-Iâm not really a part of it, but I will meet with potential partners as needed, but I havenât had to yet. Hope this helps!
@@JoshMadakor Very helpful, thanks Josh. this is exactly what I needed to know as I'm looking closer to the IT side. Thinking that this is a good way to branch towards the cyber and web security direction. This route seems more cost effective considering the price of the program. You're a real G Josh.. thanks for the response
Itâs the return of the Mac
Haha, thanks chief, good to see you in the comments!
How important is it to learn active directory in the beginning?
I'd say it's integral since most places use it and it appears on most entry-level/help desk job descriptions. Luckily it's fairly easy to get at least a basic grasp on. Check this out ^^
czcams.com/video/MHsI8hJmggI/video.html
Iâm completely new. Should I watch Comptia IFT+ training videos on CZcams first without getting the cert before attempting to study for the Comptia A+ or should I just go straight into Comptia A+?
Go straight to A+
@@TheAbxyGamerHDJr ok thank you!
Honestly if I was starting for scratch, I would either go straight for CompTIA A+ OR get the Google IT Support Professional cert. It's really affordable and low-stakes (non-proctored exams). Also the curriculum is really good
@@JoshMadakor will do thank you Josh!
What you did requires some discipline! That's amazing. Huge congrats to you on that, and good job on rounding yourself off with the degree. I pretty much did something really similar to you and ended up getting degrees afterwards just to help my future employability.
I posted the other day on another page belonging to Josh how he is a life line the content Josh posts, but more than that the real value the hard work he has put in to share with us. When we leave school or jobs (mediocre) no one explains what to do and how to get a better way of life and that is why i became a teacher because i had quite a few who filled the positions but could not teach because it takes skills as it does be to a good partner and parent and Josh I am sure makes all three. I also have dyslexia (short term working memory) I hide to be honest or try I struggle with application forms but not face to face speaking, having information to follow and guidance and being shown what to say and write takes the burdens away - Thank you again Josh
Thank you so much for the nice comment and thank you for watching :)
Just dropping my IT career path in here too. I did an IT program at a local tech school while working retail, I got my first IT job after I finished my A+ certification in 2018, which was posted as "help desk" but was a smaller company so a lot of things fell onto my plate. I got paid $10/hour (lol) for doing firewall configuration, new network installs and configuration, and a lot of other things... I left that job after 8 months when they said they'd pay me +$2/hour for a software company where I was pretty much a devops apprentice/anything else they needed (networking, network configuration, load testing, software testing, soldering, again a really small company so I wore a lot of hats. I got my Net+ at this point, and was making $15/hour. it was a good experience but the company culture was really difficult for me, I left that after 3 months for a strictly helpdesk job for a much larger company, where I was doing strictly helpdesk things. I finished the tech school program at this point and was just chillin, and quickly got bored. I moved to a larger city and took a "IT Specialist" job where I was the ONLY IT guy for a private college with 150 employees, some stuff was managed by an MSP, but I quickly hired 3 more people to assist and was promoted to "IT Manager". I got married and wanted to go full remote, so I switched departments and took a pay cut to work for academic technology, and have since gotten my Sec+ and Project+, as well as attended 2 years of brick and mortar school, now prepping to get my degree at WGU in Compsci. I'm currently going through the Straighterline Calc course, about 1/4 of the way through it, and I was promoted to Director of Academic and Innovative technology, and have been in IT for about 5 years. If I would have found a company I liked sooner I would have stuck there longer, I think staying in a company has it's benefits, especially when you're innovative and working on your education and yourself I feel like the opportunities to be promoted are usually there. Jumping around early in my career was a mistake but I've learned a lot.
Thanks for sharing, what a great story haha. GL with the CS degree đ, what a great decision!
hey josh. i finished my bs in cybersecurity. i have 0% experience and 0% certifications. i can use some help
Hey Cindy! I might recommend checking this video out: czcams.com/video/a83ASGn_V_s/video.html
Then use the spreadsheet in this video to kind of see where you fall in terms of your stats and try to boost them where you can (portfolio, projects, tech ability, etc), then just start applying for a lot of jobs. They don't have to be cyber jobs only--in fact, I recommend applying for IT jobs as well as it's really important to get _some_ experience asap
I just visited course careers. What comes at the completion of course. Certifications, course certificates? It wasn't clear.
Hey! This is a great question! You do get a certificate at the completion, but I donât really like to put to much emphasis on it since the stuff you get while taking the course is so useful, I donât really want people to focus on the cert too much. Also, we are in the works with developing partnerships with organizations to directly hire out of our IT course graduate pool. CourseCareers is getting pretty close to having something. So after graduating, youâd have the chance to apply directly to those orgs, itâs just not ready yet. Also Iâm gonna paste something below that I emailed to someone with a kind of similar question. Itâs kinda long so you donât have to read it but itâs there haha. Thanks!!
The high-level exam objectives for the CourseCareers IT certificate exam are very closely aligned with the lessons you will go through and include the following topics:
Cloud Computing Basics
Computing Components
Help Desk Core Fundamentals
Networking Basics
Operating System Basics
The IT Course also offers the following hands-on labs, ALL of which are completed in MIcrosoft Azure--a cloud platform, affording you hands-on cloud experience as well:
Azure Crash Course (Cloud Platform)
Azure Virtual Machines
Ticketing Systems (osTicket)
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Active Directory (Deployment and Configuration)
Domain Naming Systems (DNS)
Network File Shares and Permissions
Traditional certifications (CompTIA, etc.) tend to be very broad and theoretical with a lack of depth and practical application. Whereas the CourseCareers IT Course is intentionally more narrow but goes relatively deep into the topics. Most topics covered in the lecture portion have a practical component in the labs section that will result in you gaining usable skills and a better understanding of the technology.
You won't be able to pass CompTIA exams by going through CourseCareers, but you will have a lot more context when learning about many of the topics you'll find in those exams.
Likewise, passing CompTIA exams doesn't really translate to any kind of practical hands-on experience. That's not to say CompTIA exams are bad, they are very useful for theory and HR and recruiters often appreciate them.
Also, try not to think of the CourseCareers certificate as the end-goal--it's simply a by-product of getting through the course. While the cert is good to have, the experience you gain, your portfolio, overhauled resume, and increased interview capability are the main target outcomes of getting through the course.
Hope this helps!
Josh, how much lifting is involved with entry level IT jobs?
It really depends on the job. You will often see something in the description like, "must be able to lift 50 lbs" or something like that. Even if they say this, you won't often find yourself doing it.
@@JoshMadakor I can't do physical work anymore. I was injured at my last job. Do you know of any companies that don't have anyone lifting?
I tried reaching out to a posting for an IT job through Craigslist but no response.
Yeah, you'll probably have to apply to a lot of jobs before getting hired. Your applications have to be of decent quality too!
Hello Iâm looking for a cyber security certificate or boot camps to do I see a lot of people getting cyber certificates within a year and I have about 2 years of experience but thatâs mostly form classes I took in high school for software and coding languages Iâm trying to find a good way to get my foot in the door with having to waste 4 years of college when I can finish in 1 year the only problem is price i want something I can afford or one that uses federal aid if anyone has any opinions that would be very helpful Iâve been watching these videos itâs so much out there I just need something thatâs for me
Hey! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I have a really well-received video on how to go about getting into cyber security. I have a lot of thoughts about bootcamps as well. I will link both below:
How to get into cyber from zero (checklist): czcams.com/video/a83ASGn_V_s/video.html
My thoughts on Bootcamps: czcams.com/video/fXvwlE0fjVc/video.html
I recommend just trying to get into IT ASAP (use this video), then once you start getting experience, get a cyber cert or two (Security+ and PNPT, for example), and do the rest of the stuff in the cyber video.
After that, use the tactics discussed in this video and you should be able to break into cybersecurity eventually. Hope this helps!
@@JoshMadakor thank you I will do that
I laugh at how close I'm pushing that statistical chart!đ€Ł
Can WGU be paid off using financial aid?
I believe they offer financial aid and grants ^^
Isn't Course Careers strictly sales though? Nevermind I just clicked the link. I guess maybe this is new? I didn't see this in Sept .
Haha yeah, we released the IT course in the beginning of October :)
@@JoshMadakor Yeah l actually found CC Sept 28 or 29; crazy . I'm better with structured learning. Self teaching would seem too risky to transition to entirely new field (truck driver) along with a serious pay cut in IThelp desk. So I'm considering grc because it seems low stress with comparable pay. Would something like auditor or vulnerability be too hard to transition with an unrelated degree? Thx
Is an internship guaranteed with CourseCareers?
This is a good question! Currently, only the Tech Sales branch at CourseCareers has partnerships with companies who will directly hire CourseCareers graduates as both interns and employees. Placement isnât guaranteed, but I believe interviews are guaranteed though. They same thing is in the works for the IT course, but there are no partnerships as of yet, so I donât advertise it in my course. Troy and others at CourseCareers are working on getting some partnerships for IT, but itâs a bit different than the sales track so they are trying to work out pricing and all of that-Iâm not really a part of it, but I will meet with potential partners as needed, however I havenât had to yet. Hope this helps!
Most of this is kind of pointless if you never make it to interview. Few days ago I reached 300 applications and decided to give up and go back into logistics.
Honestly if you submit 300 applications and you donât get an interview, something is probably wrong with your resume, or it could at least be improved upon. The resume is one of the 12 stats and is used to display other stats as well (portfolio, written communication, education, for ex.). You gotta make sure your resume is at least A-Tier and is commensurate with the jobs your applying for. (As in, donât make a help desk resume and apply to software positions). Hope this helps âșïž
@@JoshMadakor I mean I made it to 5 interviews, I had multiple people going over my CV, pretty much contradicted each other, CV is probably fine. It's just 1:60 chance to speak to a non-technical HR troll isn't very good. All my certs, training and projects are around Cyber, I don't bother applying for disciplines I know I fail.
LinkedIn and indeed give you an application count and its often 200+ applicants per place. So one lost soul with a year or two of experience, and I am automatically losing to him.
Try going on LinkedIn and doing the advanced filters, and filter for jobs that have less than 10 applicants. I don't even feel like bothering if the applicant pool is over 10 TBH, unless they are hiring multiple positions. Applying directly to companies works _really_ well too, but requires more leg work since you have to find the positions :)
"Kinda" with a vocal fry too!
"Like" too đ€Ż
My bad
I appreciate the one punch man tiers haha
Haha thanks đ, I actually put those in the real course too lmao
@@JoshMadakor While you're in Japan you should pick up some $Tsuka if you're still buying crypto.. coolest meme coin in my opinion, the lore points it to Ryoshi Research haha
Unfortunately in india, you will need CS Degree to get IT Jobs in India. I am HR and youtuber from đźđł
Oh no :(, and nice to meet you haha
I stopped this at 1:18. You can't just walk off the street and be a Senior System Engineer. Well, you can, but you'll be gone within days when you can't do the job. And all you'll do is nothing but make the team working there work harder to compensate your lack of skills and experience.
What I meant is there is nothing legally stopping someone from hiring a random person off the street--which is 100% true, as tech is not regulated like law, medicine, civil engineering, etc. That's the point I was trying to make. The rest of what you said is accurate. Of course if someone is bad at their job it's going to suck for the rest of the team. The point I was trying to make is, as long as you,
A) get actual abilities, and
B) convey those abilities,
you can get hired and work any position in IT/tech etc. Degrees, certifications, portfolios, interviews, etc., are all tools to help gain and convey ability.
Hope this helps!
@@JoshMadakor Thanks for the information. I started teaching myself software development in the 1980s. I went to a 2 year community college and then a 4 year university for computer science. I have 22+ years of experience as a developer. In the past few years, I have met plenty of people with little or no formal education and some who went to a 10+ week coding boot camps. And very few have been knowledgeable enough to want to be mentored or a have a natural knack for development. Most people nowadays see the salary, they see the job being laid back with no stress and think this is going to give them the lifestyle where they can cruise the world over and not do any hard work. Life isn't a sit-com. I do make a good salary, at times there is stress and sometimes there is a lot of stress, I make enough to raise 4 kids and have a house in the suburbs and at times it's really hard analytical work. Let's say it's been a journey. I'm probably one of the few people who checks the box where I love my job. When new management into a company who have no clue on how software development works, I usually start searching for a new position at another company.
What made me respond was the fact at my current company hired a person 6 months ago. During the interview, he said the right words, phrases and examples and knew the concepts. I was on the interview with him. I didn't see his resume, but he was smart, like really smart. He was hired as at a Senior position. In every new job, there are new processes and standards to learn. Because he asked so many simple questions, I was on the phone with him for the first few weeks going over everything. But it was like it wasn't clicking at times. He would take 10 days to write 10 lines of code. Something a Senior can do in an hour, took him multiple days to finish. And it wasn't finished. I would have to rewrite most or all of the code. I assumed maybe I wasn't communicating with him correctly, so I asked another team member to help him out. I didn't tell him there was an issue.
Days later, my teammate said there was problem. I asked about it and we both met with our manager. I told him our concerns and documented examples of what was going on. Every week, our manager has a 1on1 meeting with everyone individually. He talked to this person about if there was an issue. Overtime, he had to get formal reprimands for the work he was (not) doing. Finally, HR got involved and did an intervention. But nothing ever changed.
Not only did I have to work harder for those six months, because I was doing his job and my job, but other people on my team also had to work harder. Even my manager, who had to provide extra support for this person to give him the tools he needed to excel and make our team better.
He was about to be fired on the day he quit. I understand why he quit, so he can go to the next company and say it wasn't a good fit and he had to move on.
I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and I'll help anyone who wants or needs help. But when there are grifters and conmen taking advantage of the kindness of strangers, it diminishes my worldview on people.
Sorry for the long explanation. I'm just a little jaded.
Thanks for taking the time to write all of that, sounds really frustrating. Honestly it sounds like he was "overemployed"/had another job and he was just raking in salary from your employer while not working. It's funny because I just did a video on that. Sorry you had to deal with it, you sound super squared away.
@@danieljohnston8880 Little off topic but what would be your top 10 books a person should read/have to actually learn computer science/programming?
Are you in TikTok?
I am actually, haha: www.tiktok.com/@joshmadakor
I'm going to refine it a bit in the future though :>
Imagine having a BA degree, with 9 months experience as a software engineer and can't get an IT position for the last 4 months. lmao. What a clown world we live in.
You should watch this video lol.. Look at your stats, be honest with yourself, and fix what you might be missing. Also consider that scaling up your geographic region and application frequency helps a lot.
I think your application chart is busted. Nearing 200 applications and only gotten rejections, 0 interviews with a computer related associates and a+
Lol
Lmao đđ
@@JoshMadakor I feel attacked đ
IT market is almost dead, people with degrees are struggling to get a job
There are no secrets. There is only hard work. Do not take any fucking course. Go out and do the common self taught stuff, learn the most common pitfalls and avoid them. The trick to all this is that even if you pay 2 million dollars for a course, you STILL have to do all the work yourself. There are NO shortcuts in IT. You HAVE to do the work. So do it, and let everyone else who isn't as dedicated fall by the wayside.
You are right in the fact that a course isn't required to get into IT. Idk how many hundreds of people I have helped get jobs with my channel, for free. There are, however, shortcuts to almost everything in life, including IT. Of course you still have to do the work, but the work you are doing can be GREATLY optimized. Everything that's in my course, essentially exists in my channel. It's just further optimized and has "more stuff".
When people buy the CourseCareers course, they are buying lab maintenance, personalized support, direct access to me, and access to the companies that CourseCareers partnerships to potentially expedite landing their first job (direct hires with our partners). Given the fact that people attempt to pay hundreds of dollars just to chat with me for an hour, naturally people will buy the course and benefit from it. The people that don't feel they will benefit from it will just stick to the free content in my channel and spread across the rest of the internet.
Hope this makes sense ^^
Hey Josh, my GF and I have been loving your videos! For context I am currently a Sr cyber IR consultant with just about 3 years experience in IT. Currently we are trying to land my wife a position in IT while she attends WGU full time. Your videos have really helped put the whole WGU program into perspective and we would love to know if you had any advice for women getting into IT? Might not be your wheel house but wanted to ask and see. Thanks again for the content!
Hey Abraham haha, super dope career you have there so far, haha. And as a matter of fact, I do kind of have some advice. I have a lot of women friends IRL and I tend to notice trends with the things they worry about when it comes to getting into IT. I low-key made this video for women, but I didn't want to say that and get canceled haha: czcams.com/video/ZEMExVvxdms/video.html
Basically, I've noticed that my female friends tend to down-play their abilities quite a bit and lack confidence, whereas many of the men I've worked with, have an unwarranted amount of confidence and are actually not that good. I just want to convey that a lot of people don't actually know what they are doing and the type of person that worries about their performance usually end up being well above average.
She might want to check this video out as well, though it's not necessarily for any specific group, it's very useful and under-viewed IMO, lol:
czcams.com/video/AVLhpmtfpcQ/video.html
Thanks so much for watching :)
@@JoshMadakor I completely agree with everything you just said. I have multiple male friends, myself included, that basically took the "Yea I can do everything on the job listing at a professional level" and it's paid off very well. Were as with my girl I'm constantly reminding her that it all comes down to consistency and confidence. The IT field is dying to have more women join and right now is the perfect time to be one if you have the right attitude.
Thanks again for the videos' we will check them out!
Thanks! Best of luck to both of you!
Hi, currently I'm 29 years old. I have MBA and a Master in Social science. Currently undergoing a Master's in information technology management. I'm working now as an operation manager. If I want to become IT manager what kind of cert and experience do I require? I want to convert my career into IT industry. Can I straight away apply a job as IT manager?
Hey John, that's a really good question, I'm not really sure about the management track honestly. If you have any sort of projects under your belt (as in work projects/project management), I think that would really help a lot. A basic level of technical knowledge, management experience, with some projects will definitely get you there. The basic tech knowledge can probably be gotten from something simple like Google Support IT Professional or something. It doesn't need to be too crazy.