Great video as always, l also fall in the category of people looking to pivot their career into tech from other Engineering fields. I am interested in cloud computing and have sat for and passed 5 Certifications so far(AWS, Azure, and Aviatrix). I haven't had my foot through the door yet but I'm hopeful. What would be your advice for getting a cloud computing job? Thanks again for the content😃
My namesake! So a lot will definitely depend on your current set of skills and how much upskilling you gotta do but if I could give you one piece of advice, learn how to build and deploy basic websites on the cloud to get started. You’ve passed a couple certs already so you should have the skills to do this. Launch an EC2 instance and deploy a Wordpress blog (or what ever you would prefer) and you should get to a stage where such deployments come naturally to you without the need to Google what you are doing (In other words, become an expert at it)… your goal is to work in the cloud so such tasks should become trivial… and this also allows you to build a portfolio to use for job hunting. As for which jobs to go for, I personally started my journey with cloud support. The bar to enter the space into IT support isn’t very high making it a good starting point for newbies… and the nature of the role exposes you to a LOT of tech so great way to get some experience for your next career move. As for where to look for jobs, I’ve honestly had the most success by far on LinkedIn and I don’t even have the premium subscription. With a good presence and a good profile, the jobs will even come to you. Another good platform I’ve used is OfferZen.
Hie Tino. Thanks for this one. Are there any tech certifications you'd recommend for someone who wants to get into 'Data analytics'. Looking forward to the next one.
Hey Primrose. Tbh I’m not too familiar with certs in this field so I don’t think I can recommend one but if you want to get into the field, i would recommend first doing a short online introductory course on data analytics which will introduce you to the field and the general technologies and skills used. Then as you learn more about the field and tech, you can then decide which certifications to take depending on which technologies you want/need to focus on and which areas of the field you want to move into.
would you advise a comsci undergrad to get an aws certificate? or any tech undergrad? i took a look at one of the aws certificate videos and I was so confused, I decided I'm gonna try Linkedin java and python certificates . Whats your take on those?
It depends on your motivation for why you want to get the certification. I’m gonna discuss this in more detail for my next video. I have some questions for you: 1. Which AWS cert are you considering and why? 2. What is your end goal? Or “target career”
1. I was thinking taking the cloud practitioner exam, to be honest I don't know much about the cloud field, I obviously have an idea as a tech student but that's as far as I get. as to why, I feel like the cloud field is expanding especially here in SA and preparing for the cloud exam, will help me know more about the field, but Im also not sure if I'm ready. should I complete my degree and then think about certifications? 2. One thing I enjoy the most is debugging code, I've been tutoring for a year now and really enjoy debugging. another thing I really enjoyed was fixing software issues that students had, like crashed computers and installation issues, things like that. was considering opening software repair business after my degree, cause that's the tech field I feel like I would enjoy. what certifications can get with regards to this?
@@sibusisomadlala6468 good cert to start with, for exposure's sake. From there you might have a better idea of what you'd like to focus on. Not worth throwing good money at it for no reason, but seems like you've got a good starting point
1. The cloud is the future so the AWS cloud practitioner is a great way to get introduced to the cloud. Once you have played around with AWS a bit more you should have more clarity on what to do next... the best way to play around with AWS is to build something on AWS... this could be your own project or even just following their tutorials and other AWS projects you can find on the internet. 2. What you are describing there is support and that's literally what I do at the moment 😅 so perhaps Cloud Support is something you may be interested in. DM me on LinkedIn if that's something you're interested in. You seem to be a bit more interested in the development side of things though so you can maybe take a look at the AWS Developer Certification after the one you're currently doing. As I said on another comment here, experience is by far the most important thing you will need so try build something, work on a project, maybe shadow someone in the industry, etc. The more exposure and experience you have, the more clarity you will have on what's possible and where you can put your energies into. Stay tuned for videos expanding on these topics.
Comptia Linux was my first cert 👊🏾 what are you aiming for? What’s your end goals do you have in mind when doing the cert and which comptia cert are you doing?
Ahh I see. Comptia A+ is a great way to get into tech. It’s a very friendly to beginners and covers a lot of the fundamentals you’ll need to branch into other fields in tech. As you work on this, you are going to need exposure and practical experience in the field itself so make sure you do lots of research on the types of opportunities in Tech, careers/roles you find interesting and see if you can carve out a path towards that. I also strongly recommend at the very least, shadow someone in any tech role. It could be IT support where you work, a friend of yours, or try peoples computer issues (you can also use online forums like stackoverflow to help other people fix their problems), maybe make connections and reach out to people on linkedin, etc. this is a great way to learn about what you don’t know. Make sure not to get stuck “studying”… you should spend MORE time applying and experiment with the stuff you are learning. I can’t stress this enough.
@@trying2adult needs more upvotes. Nothing better to gauge your enthusiasm than dealing with or shadowing real-world work. But 100000% to get your foot into any door, a certification is great. Can recommend CompTIA - not sure about their relevance as things get more advanced, but for a "hey this person probably means business" checkbox you can't beat it 👍
Can you do more IT industry videos
Thanks for the suggestion... I have a couple videos in mind so stay tuned!
Great video as always, l also fall in the category of people looking to pivot their career into tech from other Engineering fields. I am interested in cloud computing and have sat for and passed 5 Certifications so far(AWS, Azure, and Aviatrix). I haven't had my foot through the door yet but I'm hopeful. What would be your advice for getting a cloud computing job?
Thanks again for the content😃
My namesake! So a lot will definitely depend on your current set of skills and how much upskilling you gotta do but if I could give you one piece of advice, learn how to build and deploy basic websites on the cloud to get started. You’ve passed a couple certs already so you should have the skills to do this. Launch an EC2 instance and deploy a Wordpress blog (or what ever you would prefer) and you should get to a stage where such deployments come naturally to you without the need to Google what you are doing (In other words, become an expert at it)… your goal is to work in the cloud so such tasks should become trivial… and this also allows you to build a portfolio to use for job hunting.
As for which jobs to go for, I personally started my journey with cloud support. The bar to enter the space into IT support isn’t very high making it a good starting point for newbies… and the nature of the role exposes you to a LOT of tech so great way to get some experience for your next career move.
As for where to look for jobs, I’ve honestly had the most success by far on LinkedIn and I don’t even have the premium subscription. With a good presence and a good profile, the jobs will even come to you. Another good platform I’ve used is OfferZen.
Great advice, now all I need is motivation to stop rescheduling my exam.
Great video, thanks for the advice!
Hie Tino. Thanks for this one. Are there any tech certifications you'd recommend for someone who wants to get into 'Data analytics'. Looking forward to the next one.
Hey Primrose. Tbh I’m not too familiar with certs in this field so I don’t think I can recommend one but if you want to get into the field, i would recommend first doing a short online introductory course on data analytics which will introduce you to the field and the general technologies and skills used.
Then as you learn more about the field and tech, you can then decide which certifications to take depending on which technologies you want/need to focus on and which areas of the field you want to move into.
@@trying2adult Thanks for the helpful response.
Don't forget to drop the link to the merch in the next videos 👀
😂 in other words I need to start making merch!!! Will definitely be working on that and you’ll be the first to know
whats the tech industry like in SA?
would you advise a comsci undergrad to get an aws certificate? or any tech undergrad?
i took a look at one of the aws certificate videos and I was so confused, I decided I'm gonna try Linkedin java and python certificates . Whats your take on those?
It depends on your motivation for why you want to get the certification. I’m gonna discuss this in more detail for my next video.
I have some questions for you:
1. Which AWS cert are you considering and why?
2. What is your end goal? Or “target career”
1. I was thinking taking the cloud practitioner exam, to be honest I don't know much about the cloud field, I obviously have an idea as a tech student but that's as far as I get.
as to why, I feel like the cloud field is expanding especially here in SA and preparing for the cloud exam, will help me know more about the field, but Im also not sure if I'm ready. should I complete my degree and then think about certifications?
2. One thing I enjoy the most is debugging code, I've been tutoring for a year now and really enjoy debugging. another thing I really enjoyed was fixing software issues that students had, like crashed computers and installation issues, things like that. was considering opening software repair business after my degree, cause that's the tech field I feel like I would enjoy. what certifications can get with regards to this?
@@sibusisomadlala6468 good cert to start with, for exposure's sake. From there you might have a better idea of what you'd like to focus on. Not worth throwing good money at it for no reason, but seems like you've got a good starting point
1. The cloud is the future so the AWS cloud practitioner is a great way to get introduced to the cloud. Once you have played around with AWS a bit more you should have more clarity on what to do next... the best way to play around with AWS is to build something on AWS... this could be your own project or even just following their tutorials and other AWS projects you can find on the internet.
2. What you are describing there is support and that's literally what I do at the moment 😅 so perhaps Cloud Support is something you may be interested in. DM me on LinkedIn if that's something you're interested in. You seem to be a bit more interested in the development side of things though so you can maybe take a look at the AWS Developer Certification after the one you're currently doing.
As I said on another comment here, experience is by far the most important thing you will need so try build something, work on a project, maybe shadow someone in the industry, etc. The more exposure and experience you have, the more clarity you will have on what's possible and where you can put your energies into. Stay tuned for videos expanding on these topics.
Getting my comptia a + was wondering what you think about comptia
Comptia Linux was my first cert 👊🏾 what are you aiming for? What’s your end goals do you have in mind when doing the cert and which comptia cert are you doing?
@@trying2adult A plus I'm just trying to get onto the industry but I have no degree
Ahh I see. Comptia A+ is a great way to get into tech. It’s a very friendly to beginners and covers a lot of the fundamentals you’ll need to branch into other fields in tech.
As you work on this, you are going to need exposure and practical experience in the field itself so make sure you do lots of research on the types of opportunities in Tech, careers/roles you find interesting and see if you can carve out a path towards that. I also strongly recommend at the very least, shadow someone in any tech role. It could be IT support where you work, a friend of yours, or try peoples computer issues (you can also use online forums like stackoverflow to help other people fix their problems), maybe make connections and reach out to people on linkedin, etc. this is a great way to learn about what you don’t know.
Make sure not to get stuck “studying”… you should spend MORE time applying and experiment with the stuff you are learning. I can’t stress this enough.
@@trying2adult thank you so much for this🙏🏾 ,it means a lot , I'll definitely get on it , just keep the content coming . Love from 🇿🇼
@@trying2adult needs more upvotes. Nothing better to gauge your enthusiasm than dealing with or shadowing real-world work. But 100000% to get your foot into any door, a certification is great. Can recommend CompTIA - not sure about their relevance as things get more advanced, but for a "hey this person probably means business" checkbox you can't beat it 👍
How can we contact you? We have so many questions
Haha I get overwhelmed sometimes but you can drop a message on LinkedIn and we can chat more there.
I sent you a request kindly accept please
Which certification is only $300 lol?