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I meant location wise when I said area. My bad
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Oh. I’m in Los Angeles.
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Head up bruh. I interviewed a few times and didn’t get jobs before I landed at my current gig that I’ve been at for coming up on 5 years now.damn bruhs i didnt get that job i interviewed for last week
I remember my first interview i did horrible in. Like, as it was going down I knew I wasn’t getting the job
but I’m dead *** serious - every job interview after that I felt much more comfortable. It WILL get better man. Keep trying. Sometimes these things are a blessing in disguise and you’ll land at a spot that’s perfect for you.
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When I start interviewing that's how I'm trying to look at it...
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Welp I'm already struggling super hard on the first course, Programming Logic 1.
How is it that I can uncover a 0day to gain full administrative control over a billion dollar company's service but at the same time struggle so hard in programming logic? I don't get it, this should be easy.
Apparently I'm already at least 8 hours behind on where I'm supposed to be and it's only day 4.
How is it that I can uncover a 0day to gain full administrative control over a billion dollar company's service but at the same time struggle so hard in programming logic? I don't get it, this should be easy.
Apparently I'm already at least 8 hours behind on where I'm supposed to be and it's only day 4.
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you'll get it keep grindin at it
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I hope so. I’ll put in a minimum of 16 hours each weekend to try to catch up from falling behind during schooldays.
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but that will totally payoff in the end, trust me
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Yeah that's the course that gets people switching majors, just tough it out if this is what you want. It's tough if not well taught.
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I essentially have to teach myself since there’s no in-person or video classes.
I do enjoy it though, I’m not sitting here 10 hours a day bored of fruitlessly failing
If I do end up failing though, which seems likely, I'm really not sure what to do.
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There's other resources out there, I heard the Harvard and MIT courseware has one of the best intro courses. Don't know much you can do alongside your course and not overwhelm yourself though.
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science | Harvard University
An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.
Introductory Programming Courses | MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
Unlocking knowledge, empowering minds. Free course notes, videos, instructor insights and more from MIT.
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I definitely don't have the time to do anything alongside my course. I'm already putting in 10 hours a day.There's other resources out there, I heard the Harvard and MIT courseware has one of the best intro courses. Don't know much you can do alongside your course and not overwhelm yourself though.
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science | Harvard University
An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.online-learning.harvard.edu
Introductory Programming Courses | MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
Unlocking knowledge, empowering minds. Free course notes, videos, instructor insights and more from MIT.
Normally I was supposed to get a test on Monday but I'm so far behind that my instructor moved my test to Wednesday.
So far it's definitely looking like I'll fail. Should that be the case, I'm really not sure what to do.
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Welp I failed the first test and got kicked out 
I can't verify because I no longer have access but I think I managed to download the PDFs for all the courses in case I wanna give it a another try at my own pace.
I can't verify because I no longer have access but I think I managed to download the PDFs for all the courses in case I wanna give it a another try at my own pace.
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Glad I found this thread.
I recently passed my comptia network+ cert exam. Already have the sec+ cert from last year, was wondering if I should go ahead and do A+ to complete the core 3. I know you would normally start with A+ and work your way up but I went the other route.
When I started with sec+ I was new to IT and was interested in the course, so I just happened to do that one first.
I recently passed my comptia network+ cert exam. Already have the sec+ cert from last year, was wondering if I should go ahead and do A+ to complete the core 3. I know you would normally start with A+ and work your way up but I went the other route.
When I started with sec+ I was new to IT and was interested in the course, so I just happened to do that one first.
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Not worth it. Invest the time if you want to study in some thing else...like an actual skill concentration like project management, networking a la Cisco, cloud a la Azure or AWS, cyber security. Those will lead to better job opportunities. All A+ is going to lead to is help desk and/or computer repair jobs. You could probably get a job with the geek squad. But the long game is in developing more niche skills to make you desirable to other organizations.
It sounds like you’re already in the industry.
It sounds like you’re already in the industry.
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^ thank you! Much appreciated. I will focus on something else.
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Possible, but not easy. You gotta go hard on the non help desk apps though, you never know. People get hired for random **** like having the same name as someone's kid. I started in the "you must do help desk/tech support" era but wished I had skipped it entirely.
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Why do you wish to have skipped it?
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Being tied to a phone queue, no control over my time just isn't my thing i've learned.
Also it's mentally draining, especially if it's a busy contact center, and there's rarely any internal upward mobility unless it's that kind of business model. Most places refuse to look at it as a revolving door. Also the tendency to get trapped if you don't have a plan to get out and stick to it.
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I got a second interview for a technical support position and I’m dreading the phone support aspect of it myself
But help desk positions seem to be the way to get in the field. Do you see another way of getting your foot in the door besides that type of role?
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Gonna need more than just certs to skip the desk. You're going to need to know some services in and out such as Azure, AD, SCCM, etc. I started on the desk and it laid the foundation. Trying to move on from desktop now to system engineer.
I had an interesting interview Friday with a hiring manager at a law firm. First time I've pretty much been told in the interview that I won't get the job indirectly. He wanted someone with the law firm experience and systems experience. Weird part is that the last 2 people they've had in the position had the experience, but moved on in a year or less meaning that maybe you need someone that's green and can grow in the position. I'm expecting the agency to call me any day now with the news as I've accepted my fate on this one.
I had a phone interview with a MSP as well that went pretty cool. They're looking to hire someone to the Mac specialist for the governors office here. The intrigue of working in the governors office is dope, but just working with Macs only makes it bitter sweet tho.
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I'd really push hard for junior system/network admin role, search every resource. I wouldn't turn down any help desk role (especially if you have poor soft skills) but I would go for admin roles harder. Admittedly it's not easy at all.
You do need to show promise though like certs and a homelab.
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Makes sense. Once I get my Network+, Sec+ , I’m gonna try to land a Junior Sys Admin position within a year and a half. I hear too often of people getting stuck in help desk.
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Yeah if you got time a basic linux cert like the linux+ wouldn't hurt either. Old linux advice here but still helpful:
