What is something in the past year that makes you happy or proud? Maybe you learned something new, finally got that thing you wanted for ages, managed to make a hard decision with a good outcome. etc etc.
No pressure to share if you don’t want to. Hope you all have a good new years eve :)
Yeah im trying to switch careers into IT and even with the certs I can’t seem to land an interview. I’ve had the A+ for several months and just got the Network+, so perhaps in just haven’t reapplied to enough places. Studying for Sec+ now, hoping its not in vain.
Sec+ is a great one to have if you are looking for a job with the Federal government (looking at your home instance that might not be your thing but it pays decent and they are the largest employer in the US if you live over here). Check out the 2210 job series on usajobs.gov, most want Sec+ within 6 months of hiring but it helps to already have it.
Sec+ is super easy if you got network+. Its literally common sense with some tech terms sprinkled in. Go for it.
Sec+ will probably help, security is in high demand these days. I chose systems because I could see how much heartburn that would give me and didn’t want to deal with it. If nothing else, having a lot of skills under your belt can help you better sell yourself.
Also, look into learning a scripting/programming language, that’s another skill that can take you far. Since I’m a win admin, I went with powershell, and I use it every day (and it’s one of the reasons my employer hired me, because I love programming and hate doing repetitive/menial bullshit). I’ve gotten tons of kudos from my team (and saved hundreds of man hours) for the various processes I’ve automated.