Old Man Cain
OG
Bro I heard the new CISSP test is hard as fuck it was hard from the jump but now it's crazy. Regardless good shit bro get that shit and be great
IT Careers and Opportunities Thread
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Ccslim
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Yea I know its one of the harder certs but it will boost me to the 150k+ range
IA is boring as shit but Im good at it so ill stay here for now.
IceManKamReturns
Beam me up
My CSC trek has been pretty fruitful so far so just maintaining that momentum
I’ve done some light training and some Microsoft teams meetings but I’m finally gonna have some hands on training. They sending me to San Diego in a few weeks. Never been to the west coast before but I will be there the first week of February
grYmes
The price of a brick goin up…
You coming out to my neck of the woods cuz. Shit I want some training too lol
Royal
Active Member
Looking to change careers entirely and IT/Tech is something I think might be the direction.
My only thing is I like people lol, I don't want to be sitting at a computer all day with no human interaction.
My current/ old profession is Training (Learning ) and Development. I basically teach in corporate America. Before the pandemic I was considering a masters degree in Organizational psychology or HR related program. Trying to go further up into management but from a HR perspective. I love making the work place better through Training and Team Building ( core of what I did). I analyze retention and on-boarding standards.
But since the pandemic hit, that world has drastically changed. Most of the training is virtual or has been cut completely. Lol when money goes Training usually the 1st thing companies cut. I get it kinda ,training is a cog and some companies don't see the value in it.
But I am really interested in VR...I don't know shit about what it takes to create. And I dont think I could start a whole new career in VR lol. But the idea excites me a little. And I just think with the type of lifestyle I desire , I feel like IT s where it's at.
Anyone into VR or even AR?
My only thing is I like people lol, I don't want to be sitting at a computer all day with no human interaction.
My current/ old profession is Training (Learning ) and Development. I basically teach in corporate America. Before the pandemic I was considering a masters degree in Organizational psychology or HR related program. Trying to go further up into management but from a HR perspective. I love making the work place better through Training and Team Building ( core of what I did). I analyze retention and on-boarding standards.
But since the pandemic hit, that world has drastically changed. Most of the training is virtual or has been cut completely. Lol when money goes Training usually the 1st thing companies cut. I get it kinda ,training is a cog and some companies don't see the value in it.
But I am really interested in VR...I don't know shit about what it takes to create. And I dont think I could start a whole new career in VR lol. But the idea excites me a little. And I just think with the type of lifestyle I desire , I feel like IT s where it's at.
Anyone into VR or even AR?
Mooney
Moon for Short
Its about to be a problem.
dipset4eva
New Member
Been studying A+ for entry level knowledge. Gonna try get the cert in 1 month
dipset4eva
New Member
Learning Python too, going good
So I’m 2 months into my IT healthcare job. It’s amazing. I’m still training but soon they gonna have me traveling by myself to hospitals to fix their dispensing machines. I just checked my bank account this morning and I’m getting paid more in one week than my old mail job for 2 weeks. Heard they miss me lol. FOH. Life is good
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Congratulations fam, I wish you continued success in your endeavors
Nope
Active Member
You’re going to be going around the country or in your state?
How’s the work-life balance??
I recently switched gigs and these niggas have my Monday and Tuesday as off days. I hate it.
Around the country. Fly out Monday, work Tuesday through Thursday and fly home Friday mostly. I’m a single man under 40 with no kids so I welcome an opportunity like this
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@Old Man Cain congratulations on the promotion!
So you plan on staying at Google, or still heading somewhere else?
So you plan on staying at Google, or still heading somewhere else?
Old Man Cain
OG
I'm going to ride this out for awhile get a few certs on their dime then eventually transition into IT Project Mgmt then get myself and a few friends company up and running.
My homie and his partner have a IT company that helps smaller business compete, they manage all their IT needs they have a few contracts now in the SC area homie wants me to come on to be a PM for them and talk to customers and lead the projects while him and his partner handle the network, storage and cloud services the customer may need. Also got my own network cabling company that i need to get back up and running. I let it die out in July last year due to starting my new gig and training but I need that extra income now. A nigga got a kid going to college lol smh
@Old Man Cain I don’t think I wanna be a project manager anymore lol. I’ve been told some horror stories about the position
Old Man Cain
OG
lol yeah man when you're a PM you're what I like to call the "First" meaning, you're going to be the FIRST person the upper mgmnt going to reach out to if anything go left, you're going to be the FIRST person the customer is going to yell at if shit goes left and you're definitely going to be the FIRST person the staff going to yell at if they don't have either the budget or the supplies they need to do the work.
Shit is mad stressful depending on the type of job's you're managing. Current roll I have, I manage up to 50mil in budget 2 vendor companies and 285+ person head count.
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I’m gonna continue to be an analyst for now and weighing my options. Still an easy job and the flying has somewhat been limited due to manufacturing issues. Still thinking about being a PM but I’m in no hurry