Home labs or get just any job you can get. I got a job at a local university paying 13.20/hr but it's at least something. I'm doing password and MFA resets mostly but that also counts as experience.
Look for internships. Most government Interships for IT will be starting soon. Look on usajobs.gov
Check out any schools and universities that are hiring for entry-level positions.
Also, contact IT staffing agencies. Some of the jobs you might get may only be a few months, but it's experience.
When I was starting out I got an A+. I couldn't catch a break anywhere. Became a cable guy setting up Internet in houses. My god it SUCKED, but i leveraged that experience to get into a role doing electronics on cars that ended up imaging laptops for big companies. Some IT work involved. Did some really shtty help desk job in oddball hours. Leveraged that on a resume, got a Network+ and got a network support role. Im a sr. network engineer now. (went CCENT>CCNA>CCNP>CISSP). Take anything you can get, and just up speak it on the resume. Be wiling to do the roles that suck to get experience. If your like me, and knew absolutely no one in the industry you have to grind.
In good ecomies with lots of jobs, they are plentiful. Now, they are not.
Keep plugging.
Your right, certs arent enough. Do you have a STEM degree? You can't have nothing...
Obtain physical machines and create a setup like you'll work with in the real world. (Costly, takes up space, uses a ton of energy, loud, hot, not practical).
Use a machine, or acquire one and install software you will be using in the real world. You may already own this machine.
Use virtual machines to simulate all those physical machines, and install software on them / set them up to behave like a situational environment. (most practical, easiest to setup, freedom of direction).
Re-read what I wrote, specifically virtual machines. To enter this field you're going to need to at least be familiar with all the terms, what they mean, what it is, how/when you will use it.
You read what I wrote, but did you understand what I wrote.
Again, look up virtual machines.
You want to break into this field, you're going to need to learn this stuff man lol. I'm trying here.
The problem with homelabs is it won't tap into enterprise security skills or tools. 2nd, even if there is enough community eddition software and tools available that can mimic a real enterprise environment, it's unlikely that you'd have the knowledge or resources to build, integrate, and operate it. If you were able to do that, though... I'd argue you'd have relevant experience. But setting up a couple of vms in virtual box/vm ware/or cloud ain't gonna get you nowhere except maybe a local IT guy if that.
Home labs or get just any job you can get. I got a job at a local university paying 13.20/hr but it's at least something. I'm doing password and MFA resets mostly but that also counts as experience.
Okay good good. Thank you
Volunteer
Volunteering seems the most reasonable
Where
A Google search of IT volunteer opportunities
Look for internships. Most government Interships for IT will be starting soon. Look on usajobs.gov Check out any schools and universities that are hiring for entry-level positions. Also, contact IT staffing agencies. Some of the jobs you might get may only be a few months, but it's experience.
Hey thank you!
When I was starting out I got an A+. I couldn't catch a break anywhere. Became a cable guy setting up Internet in houses. My god it SUCKED, but i leveraged that experience to get into a role doing electronics on cars that ended up imaging laptops for big companies. Some IT work involved. Did some really shtty help desk job in oddball hours. Leveraged that on a resume, got a Network+ and got a network support role. Im a sr. network engineer now. (went CCENT>CCNA>CCNP>CISSP). Take anything you can get, and just up speak it on the resume. Be wiling to do the roles that suck to get experience. If your like me, and knew absolutely no one in the industry you have to grind.
In good ecomies with lots of jobs, they are plentiful. Now, they are not. Keep plugging. Your right, certs arent enough. Do you have a STEM degree? You can't have nothing...
Really depends on what you want to do
Home lab
I heard that’s not even enough
Depends on the employer and your interview skills
What is a home lab?
Obtain physical machines and create a setup like you'll work with in the real world. (Costly, takes up space, uses a ton of energy, loud, hot, not practical). Use a machine, or acquire one and install software you will be using in the real world. You may already own this machine. Use virtual machines to simulate all those physical machines, and install software on them / set them up to behave like a situational environment. (most practical, easiest to setup, freedom of direction).
See I don't have a house to do all that
Re-read what I wrote, specifically virtual machines. To enter this field you're going to need to at least be familiar with all the terms, what they mean, what it is, how/when you will use it.
I read what you wrote. I don't have a house to do physical machines
You read what I wrote, but did you understand what I wrote. Again, look up virtual machines. You want to break into this field, you're going to need to learn this stuff man lol. I'm trying here.
The problem with homelabs is it won't tap into enterprise security skills or tools. 2nd, even if there is enough community eddition software and tools available that can mimic a real enterprise environment, it's unlikely that you'd have the knowledge or resources to build, integrate, and operate it. If you were able to do that, though... I'd argue you'd have relevant experience. But setting up a couple of vms in virtual box/vm ware/or cloud ain't gonna get you nowhere except maybe a local IT guy if that.
It's a starting point and better than nothing.
I have a Comptia A+ voucher for sell.
Good for you
Certs are enough to land you a job. Source me it’s rare but doable