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<blockquote data-quote="Settled_Nomad" data-source="post: 3843155" data-attributes="member: 43168"><p>Sorry to hear you hitting tough times. Hopefully you can land on a great job that grows into a career. IT industry is one that I would recommend. As one of our fellow members here mentioned, certifications are a must. Since you don't have prior IT experience, you would want to look at some of the entry certifications and go from there. I had a buddy that was an offshore welder till health issues arrived. Worked with me as a computer tech, and I was his mentor. From what I showed him, he started training to get certs to be a System Admin. He excelled and surpassed me. He landed a job with Bank of America as a System Admin. From there he took off, became a team lead and was their senior SA. He passed a few years back to health issues. RIP DK.</p><p></p><p>Below are some certification you want to look into. I know the community colleges offers classes and I would say start there.</p><p></p><p>> CompTia A+, if you want to start as a tech (helpdesk)</p><p>> CompTia Security +, entry cert if you want to look at being a System Admin, Network Security Admin</p><p>> Microsoft MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional), System Admin</p><p>> VMware VCP (VMware Certified Profesional), System Admin.</p><p></p><p>Most good companies will reimburse continuing educations and certification fees. Start with the basic certs (the first two on the list), get a job and let them pay for the rest... <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Settled_Nomad, post: 3843155, member: 43168"] Sorry to hear you hitting tough times. Hopefully you can land on a great job that grows into a career. IT industry is one that I would recommend. As one of our fellow members here mentioned, certifications are a must. Since you don't have prior IT experience, you would want to look at some of the entry certifications and go from there. I had a buddy that was an offshore welder till health issues arrived. Worked with me as a computer tech, and I was his mentor. From what I showed him, he started training to get certs to be a System Admin. He excelled and surpassed me. He landed a job with Bank of America as a System Admin. From there he took off, became a team lead and was their senior SA. He passed a few years back to health issues. RIP DK. Below are some certification you want to look into. I know the community colleges offers classes and I would say start there. > CompTia A+, if you want to start as a tech (helpdesk) > CompTia Security +, entry cert if you want to look at being a System Admin, Network Security Admin > Microsoft MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional), System Admin > VMware VCP (VMware Certified Profesional), System Admin. Most good companies will reimburse continuing educations and certification fees. Start with the basic certs (the first two on the list), get a job and let them pay for the rest... :) [/QUOTE]
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