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I landed a tech support rep job this year! I trained for about a month and I'm now on the floor. My job also has opportunities for growth, so I hope I can stick it out long enough to do so :D

@jdez2701

2 ай бұрын

Congrats and all the best on your journey! Any advice for someone trying to land their first tech support role ? I have a few certifications but no it/tech experience. Did you do any projects that helped you stand out ?

@wquainoo77

2 ай бұрын

@@jdez2701 Projects help tremendously, focus on how YOU were able to contribute to the projects completion and also your role in solving any issues that have come across. Get into the practice of documenting everything, from the software being used, to your daily accomplishments, this will give you a reference when being interviewed. I sincerely hope this helps you, feel free to reach out if you'd like more advice.

@Wavychips77

2 ай бұрын

@@jdez2701 kevtech's IT youtube page, on playlist look for active directory, do the labs, and learn a little about SCCM/MECM- is just a remote software. then you can put it in project section on your resume. couple interview ask what I did during my freetime how i learn. I just said i spent about an hour a day learning, doing projects. also if you want a job in hospital IT, learn a little about citrix workspace- basically just remote apps nothing crazy. they usually ask wat you do on your free time. you wanna frame that you enjoy learning tech an hour a day. also watch professor messer a+ videos. you'll learn good amount that's related to level 1 suport

@emuanyakao.christopher5020

2 ай бұрын

Congrats on your job... Please, what and what did you look into while training..? I have registered for a course that will be starting by next month. Please, give me a clue so that I can crawl around KZread pending when the course kicks off... Thanks and congrats once more.

@germingun

19 күн бұрын

If you don’t mind saying what’s salary did they provide and where is the job located

This is an incredibly clean edit for this kind of video lol. I'm taking notes. Thanks for having me on :)

@kazi1

5 күн бұрын

Ayy 🐐🐐🔥

Josh Madakor awesome. I'm also partner with CourseCareers. Great interview.

@shawncotton1592

2 ай бұрын

Is the Course Careers I.T course worth it for a beginner?

@KevtechITSupport

2 ай бұрын

@@shawncotton1592 I have my own course but CourseCareers is legit

@Dee-zy2xv

2 ай бұрын

especially targeted for beginners in mind @@shawncotton1592

@KevtechITSupport

2 ай бұрын

@@shawncotton1592 Yep. I have my own course but they have a good one too.

Great to see Josh on camera! I graduated the IT course, started in IT and plan to take his Cybersecurity course after I get some other foundations completed. Very grateful for the IT course to help me understand what’s enough to get started and how to make a portfolio.

Great video, as always. Thanks for introducing us all to Josh. Just subscribed to his channel. Looking forward to everything you two put out. Take care, everyone.

This is a really good video! Coming into the IT field after 20 years in the military is tough. I got my A+ and Net+ and will get my Sec+ after a little break but trying to get that entry level job is tough. I’ve had one interview for a help desk job and may have another coming soon thanks to networking. All this to say, there is definitely not one answer to get in, you just got to keep your head on a swivel, consume all the content you can, and grow your way into the space.

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome to hear! Your experience and qualifications will surely open doors for you. Keep pushing, and you'll land that dream IT job in no time!

Finally! The crossover we needed 🔥

Soo glad I came across this video. Thanks! As someone who is starting their IT journey, this is very helpful. Thanks again!

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

I'm thrilled to hear that you found the video helpful for your IT journey!

Thank you to both of you. This was great as always. Bearded Dad U rock! Josh? As always you are in a class of your own sir!

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

Thank you I'm glad you liked it

Great video good luck on ur search folks!

@TheBeardedITDad

Ай бұрын

Thanks! You too!

Thank you for this

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Love Josh! Got a SOC Analyst role w/ his cyber course. If you’re new to IT, do his IT course.

@Nopumpfakes

2 ай бұрын

Did you already have IT experience? And what certs do you have?

@edgarvalenzuela3604

2 ай бұрын

@@Nopumpfakes no IT experience but I’m going to WGU. I have A+/Net+/Sec+, LPI Linux fundamentals, SSCP. I’ve also done some TryHackMe rooms. So no IT experience but I focused my time on security

Very informative video thank you. And yes it is hard getting into tech with just a google cert. aiming for security + and creating a sick portfolio ❤

Thank you for this! 🔥🔥🔥

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

No problem!!

10:56 conversational interviews are the best 👌🏼 ❤

I like the guest's humility, but I am going to add a few things: Many job postings have a high likelihood of being fake. I am seeing some be more reasonable but they are still very much the exception rather than the rule. And they get literally thousands of applicants. So it is still a problem Maybe this is mentioned but don't discount small companies. The hiring people often aren't or can't be as divorced from reality as like at the big companies Look for tech meetups in your area and go to those. Going to one of those is better than a hundred job applications, but only if you actually get to know people. Don't go just to collect names and linkedin connections.

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing these valuable insights! It's important to consider all avenues when looking for job opportunities, and your tips on small companies and networking are truly helpful.

I'm transitioning from the construction field and want to work in SECOPS but know I need to get some type of experience and to stay motivated making the switch. I hear ally types of things like you are wasting your time and you can take the Sec plus yet you need to have experience 1st or have a Sci Tech degree. I've heard others say in the IT field of its a cert and market driven field now. I try not to listen to the noise and press on. Appreciate your content and motivation to help out.

It's true that many certifications is frowned on. It often leads to the rejection pile, and I disagree with the heuristic. I've seen it happen numerous times that the person with fewer certs is selected simply because they have fewer certs. I've seen it that two coworkers would be up for the same job, and the one with less experience gets selected because of fewer certs. I've even seen teammates get hired because they failed a cert and "trying and failing is an admirable quality, it shows perseverance" while another candidate had the cert that the person failed but doesn't get the favorable nod

@emmanueldark993

2 ай бұрын

Umm that begs the question what number is "too many" certifications?

@hdmaragh

2 ай бұрын

@@emmanueldark993 in the video around 26:30 he said "10." For me I'm at over 30 at this point. I get scoffed at for it and the assumption is "no practical skill, just good at tests." And numerous times I've had people downplay my experience due to having certs as a way to validate their disdain. For example "yea but you have no experience" I reply, I've done a lot with a home lab, they reply "a home lab isn't real." me: I bought enterprise grade equipment (multiple proliant servers and also power edge servers, enterprise level cisco and juniper equipment, created an actual home domain, etc)

Josh is awesome

Lol I definitely did everything he said with ai as a tool for a bmw data analyst role it had me thinking it was really technical because of the description and the job deadass wasn’t that technical mainly excel and customer relations also didnt get the job second interview

04:15 great stuff

At the end of the day make a portfolio no matter what you do. You have to convey you actually have skills with proof not just a doc

There is jobs on indeed yes but there is hundreds to thousands of applicants on every job posting.

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

It's definitely a competitive job market out there!

starting from zero cyber security experience & no degree do you think its good to try to go to help desk route and keep upskilling to eventually become a SOC analyst or pentester etc?

@youngancestor_

15 күн бұрын

@@oakspro2998 so what title where u able to get with no degree or certs? how did u learn?

Awesome content and very valuable! 🫡

I feel betrayed by the tech industry 5 years in Project Management for nothing, such is life

I don't want to be jobless

I don't have experience because I'm not getting hired with my current certs. You see my certs and see I don't have experience so you also admit you're throwing my resume in the trash LOL.. great.

@yellawood22

2 ай бұрын

Projects and practical self study will be your experience.

Omg at 1:27 I'm so worried about t[his too😢

@TheBeardedITDad

2 ай бұрын

100%

The only ones who think that IT workers have a bright future nowadays are the ones who have made a living out of selling IT courses, boot camps, etc, creating senseless expectations for those who want to land a job in IT.

Ppl also need money to live so wasting years to build experience for these entry level jobs with no pay is unrealistic. Hopefully employers will invest more in training so ppl can get entry level jobs with little to no experience.

@beau981

Ай бұрын

this is the main issue with todays job force. those of use who want to get ahead or do other career paths cannot because we do not have the experience in the field nor do we have the money to spend on doing these projects. and most of us in the Gen Z crowd do not want to slave away at some company for 10 years at 40+ a week to barely make money.

Hundreds of applicants for every decent tech job out there. Who makes the big money here? Those who sell useless bootcamps and courses.

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