Yes, it's actually pissing me off reading these comments a little because it's not very helpful to tell me to get experience when I don't have any prior experience. That's why I have these certs and a degree man
I'm trying to decide whether it would be worth spending an additional 2 years upgrading my associates to a bachelor's in CS or not.
I don't see much of a demand for the RHCSA in my area (Toronto, Canada) but I see that basically every job posting has a degree requirement.
I'd be 25 by the time I finish school with the degree but I honestly just want to start applying for jobs I don't want to waste time.
I have the A+, CCNA and LFCS. I get my associates next week.
I'm aware that I'll probably get a bunch of responses of people saying "I don't have a degree or certifications!" but I'm genuinely confused as to how you're in IT without either of those things unless you knew someone or got in very early so some elaboration would be nice.
Title. I have my CCST (yes, I should've gotten the CCNA, working on it. My school paid for the voucher) and CompTIA A+.
I'm trying to make a presentable resume for networking internships but I'm hearing conflicting advice about whether I should have a github portfolio or not.
I host a web server that links to a blog. Some things on that blog include GNS3 labs, packet tracer activities I've created, Bash scripts for simple Linux admin tasks etc. I just have a link to this static website. Why would recruiters open up my github and care about my packet tracer files or daily cron job script for RAID backups?
I'm not interested in programming outside of network automation. I've used netmiko before with GNS3 and it's incredible, but I don't see why (or how) I would put those netmiko scripts on github.
Yeah.. getting a NAS requires extra time and money I need to spend on hardware in order to create these labs to show off. It's actually pretty frustrating being poor and trying to get into IT. Something about people being in the field claiming it's merit based when most people can't afford the hardware required to create anything more than a primitive homelab irks me the wrong way. I already got the CompTIA A+ and the projects listed on my resume should be basic enough that you can ask me questions on them to ascertain how much I really know about the topic at hand.
But then you get the people saying "certs don't mean anything lmao" ok well how do I get the experience I need to work with the hardware I require if the certifications I get "don't mean anything".
No offense to you. I'll put up some better projects but im not going to go out of my way to get a network switch and router with two desktops to add another entry to a self hosted website in the hopes that maybe a recruiter will briefly talk about that project before deciding to hire me or not.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I should be more direct with what I did on my resume.
Ideally I'd like to become a network engineer. I'm eligible to challenge the CCNA with a significant discount once I complete this semester.
The website was something I threw together in order to document my networking labs and to feature my small homelab. I don't know how I would properly showcase a OSPF lab on GNS3 in my resume, and I don't think people looking for a sysadmin intern or a warm body in helpdesk care about that.
I'm not really interested in programming and I've been thinking of removing the Java project entirely from my resume.
Should I just forgo the fast food gig entirely? I don't have any working experience besides that.
Edit: Sorry, I'd like to emphasize that I appreciate the advice you've given me. Great suggestions all around.
My GPA is a 3.1 I wasn't sure if I should include it or not
Thanks. A lot of good advice for my dire cable management situation. I do need a bed frame but honestly the mattress I sleep on right now was from my landlord's garage. It's hard and my lower back is nearly destroyed from sleeping on it. I'm saving up first for a softer mattress