Hi everyone,
I already did some research and they look good, but I still have a quick question about validity of those certifications, as in: do they look good from the employer perspective? And more importantly, do their learning materials actually prepare the student for hacking in the future, whether it's black or white hat hacking.
I thought I'd ask before commiting vast resources, like Money and Time, to getting CompTIA certified.
Cheers!
It took 2 1/2 years from getting my A+ to my first tech support job during my first semester of college for IT.
Thanks for the reply, DramaKing.
It seems like a lot of time, I thought about getting some entry-level job in IT before the current year's end. Would you say A+ prepared you for the job? Do you have any other recommendations for getting a job ASAP? I think I'm too old for starting a dagree, I'll be 32 this July so you see why I want to start my career ASAP, especially since I don't want to be a cashier in second hand forever. :)
I thought about some black hat stuff like creating malware for others to use (I'm too socially and mentally inapt to try hight risk stuff myself), but it seems like a far, far away goal. RN I just want to get my foot in IT's door, so to speak.
(Mar 14, 2024 07:45 AM)Ascetical Wrote: Thanks for the reply, DramaKing.
It seems like a lot of time, I thought about getting some entry-level job in IT before the current year's end. Would you say A+ prepared you for the job? Do you have any other recommendations for getting a job ASAP? I think I'm too old for starting a dagree, I'll be 32 this July so you see why I want to start my career ASAP, especially since I don't want to be a cashier in second hand forever. :)
I thought about some black hat stuff like creating malware for others to use (I'm too socially and mentally inapt to try hight risk stuff myself), but it seems like a far, far away goal. RN I just want to get my foot in IT's door, so to speak.
You're going to have a hard time getting a job based on age in my opinion. The question here is why hire you when they can hire a 19 year old that has the
same certifications and have more life meaning they can work there for longer years.
What job do you have now and do you have a college degree? all this makes up what is possible and what isn't possible.
(Mar 15, 2024 08:43 AM)SIM-5457022 Wrote: You're going to have a hard time getting a job based on age in my opinion. The question here is why hire you when they can hire a 19 year old that has the
same certifications and have more life meaning they can work there for longer years.
What job do you have now and do you have a college degree? all this makes up what is possible and what isn't possible.
I have a Bachelor's degree in visual arts and I'm actually pretty good with "people" skills thanks to my degree (I even teached a bit) and my job (I'm a cashier at second hand, meaning I have to small talk, "peddle" the stuff in my shop, haggle with people etc. all the time. You know, the typical stuff in clothes second hand). So I kinda lied in my other posts about being socially inapt. I also have pretty solid foundations when it comes to IT thanks to being around computers since I was 7 years old. I tinkered a bit with OSes, virtualization, commands, even programming in Python. I'd say I'm at a level of maybe end of 1st or beginning of the 2nd year of Bachelor's in IT (I'm not from US so I may have mixed up the degrees a bit).
Still, I worried it may be as you say, despite all the "It doesn't really matter WHEN you start" hype. I'll continue learning because I enjoy learning, pure and simple, but maybe it's time for me to start learning finances so I can save up for the retirement instead of having big dreams about tech world. :)
Thanks for the reply.
(Mar 15, 2024 09:50 AM)Ascetical Wrote: I have a Bachelor's degree in visual arts and I'm actually pretty good with "people" skills thanks to my degree (I even teached a bit) and my job (I'm a cashier at second hand, meaning I have to small talk, "peddle" the stuff in my shop, haggle with people etc. all the time. You know, the typical stuff in clothes second hand). So I kinda lied in my other posts about being socially inapt. I also have pretty solid foundations when it comes to IT thanks to being around computers since I was 7 years old. I tinkered a bit with OSes, virtualization, commands, even programming in Python. I'd say I'm at a level of maybe end of 1st or beginning of the 2nd year of Bachelor's in IT (I'm not from US so I may have mixed up the degrees a bit).
Still, I worried it may be as you say, despite all the "It doesn't really matter WHEN you start" hype. I'll continue learning because I enjoy learning, pure and simple, but maybe it's time for me to start learning finances so I can save up for the retirement instead of having big dreams about tech world. :)
Thanks for the reply.
If that's the case you're overqualified. I am in the U.S.A and I don't know where you plan on getting a job in IT.
However, from what you just said you have more skills than regulate IT people. The Python is in another field.
So, you know how to program in a single programming language and you know the commands.
my suggestion is learn batch and bash scripts. You IT degree is worth more than certifications.
If you want to work in the U.S.A coming from another country. I would suggest to get a comptia certi in one field like either in network security.
if you want to work on networks in a company.
A+ certification is only good if you want to go to work at a repair shop. The certifications enhances your degree.
It depends though on where you want a job.
If you come to the U.S.A the issue here is not knowing if your degree covers the same stuff in a U.S school setting.
This is where those comptia certs come into play.
I have my Net+, SEC+, A+. Preperation was just a few practice tests.
For what its worth
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