I am about to finish my BS degree in IT. I have one more semester (4.5 years total). Luckily with scholarship and government support I have gone to school completely free. I also landed my first full time tech role as I now have a contract position (where I work with various web technologies and provide end user support) for the gov/state I live in. After December 2024, I will be done with school have a lot more free time on my hands and I am unsure what to do. I thought maybe obtaining Security+ and CCNA would be good, but I am honestly unsure. Any advice?
You can go far with a CCNA. Cisco is still in demand. Look at getting some could certificates. The ranking of demand is Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google Cloud.
Okay, maybe I could help a little. My advice your in a good spot, just gotta put in the work. Entry-level is bloated right now, even with a CCNA or a Sec+. Gov is always hiring, but can't keep anyone because we can't get anyone that can maintain a clearance or the pay is too low. And everyone we do hire leaves within 6 months to a year for better pay. And we will teach you, depending on the section/department will be the skills needed. Certs are needed for 8570 Baseline, and the degree will help you get the job. And look around, ask a vet see what DoD contractors are doing. Northrup Grumman, Boeing, and General Dynamics are a good start. Now get on it! Oh and we like to see the projects you're working on in the meantime. As for me, I'm breaking into IT becuase I'm absolutely tired of hiring kids to get 2x my salary with only 2 years in the industry.
AI has the potential to replace almost every job you can think of, but it won't happen in our time. As long as humans still work in factories, it won't happen
Me too. Graduated in 2022. Still looking for a role or at least ONE company willing to accept a very light to no experience individual like myself the opportunity to get my foot in the door. Everyone wants 10 years experience before birth. Honestly, it is really scaring me after all the work I put in through college and its saddening considering the passion I have for the industry.
@samrou15 even the worst part the company want you to go in deeper debt with college..but won't have a job for you. I'm debating if I even want to get my BS degree or MS degree. If I'm not going for sure going to have a job job waiting
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You didn't talk about AI and its affect on IT jobs, which you said you would talk about in this video
You said at the beginning of the video that you would talk about AI and how it will impact IT jobs, but you didn't??
I am about to finish my BS degree in IT. I have one more semester (4.5 years total). Luckily with scholarship and government support I have gone to school completely free. I also landed my first full time tech role as I now have a contract position (where I work with various web technologies and provide end user support) for the gov/state I live in. After December 2024, I will be done with school have a lot more free time on my hands and I am unsure what to do. I thought maybe obtaining Security+ and CCNA would be good, but I am honestly unsure. Any advice?
You can go far with a CCNA. Cisco is still in demand. Look at getting some could certificates. The ranking of demand is Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google Cloud.
Okay, maybe I could help a little. My advice your in a good spot, just gotta put in the work. Entry-level is bloated right now, even with a CCNA or a Sec+. Gov is always hiring, but can't keep anyone because we can't get anyone that can maintain a clearance or the pay is too low. And everyone we do hire leaves within 6 months to a year for better pay. And we will teach you, depending on the section/department will be the skills needed.
Certs are needed for 8570 Baseline, and the degree will help you get the job. And look around, ask a vet see what DoD contractors are doing. Northrup Grumman, Boeing, and General Dynamics are a good start. Now get on it! Oh and we like to see the projects you're working on in the meantime.
As for me, I'm breaking into IT becuase I'm absolutely tired of hiring kids to get 2x my salary with only 2 years in the industry.
@@mistahrobb963sir, should I take IT or others?
very surprised that you didn't focus more on the potential for AI to replace many IT jobs.
AI has the potential to replace almost every job you can think of, but it won't happen in our time. As long as humans still work in factories, it won't happen
@@janalgos because it won’t
@@janalgos how would ai replace something like a network engineer
Isn’t it CS jobs that might get replaced?
I feel like it's not. I got my degree in cs/ Cybersecurity. I still haven't landed a job. It's been 2 years.
Charlie do u have any IT experience & what specific certifications do u hold?
Me too. Graduated in 2022. Still looking for a role or at least ONE company willing to accept a very light to no experience individual like myself the opportunity to get my foot in the door. Everyone wants 10 years experience before birth. Honestly, it is really scaring me after all the work I put in through college and its saddening considering the passion I have for the industry.
@@samrou15 projects will help build your experience and get your certifications
@samrou15 even the worst part the company want you to go in deeper debt with college..but won't have a job for you. I'm debating if I even want to get my BS degree or MS degree. If I'm not going for sure going to have a job job waiting
maybe you're just not applying yourself as much as you think you are
I trust Lukas, for he is our Human/AI hybrid :D.
That's the goal 😂
people love to talking about how versatile a cs degree is and how IT is limited but its not really a flaw for people looking to stay in that sector
After completing my bscIt .. Can i go for nurse job Or Radiologist job in health care?
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@learnwithlukas I have a question with the Google IT Support Cert. do you have to renew it every two year like COMPTIA certs.?
Nope! It's one time, but it's by taking the course instead of an exam like compTIA