What I.T qualification can I get for cheap and fast?

nodiscount

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

I just employed a junior web dev who we'd train up and a senior SQL/web engineer. For the SQL blokes interview down the pub, I didn't even ask about his qualifications, its his experience and knowing what he can actually do which is most important. (our office tradition is to interview people down the pub, you can find out exactly what they're like after a few pints )

Bet you've got a diverse workforce...

ClarkeKent

Does "junior web dev" equal "apprentice" £3.30 an hour?

tavernman

ClarkeKent wrote: »

Does "junior web dev" equal "apprentice" £3.30 an hour?

1 Month of no formal training at £3.30(virtual) x 8(hrs) x 5(days) x 4(weeks) = £528 what would you expect per hour after that ?

As stated earlier by another poster work on your CV, your personal skills and hey you may get an interview.

diable

How old are you and where are you located as you can go the contracting route.

I think I have worked in IT for about 25 years now and have never ever done an IT qualification.

RobTang

ClarkeKent wrote: »

Does "junior web dev" equal "apprentice" £3.30 an hour?

Depends on industry, location and technology but would expect between 20-30k for a junior (developer) role.


I haven't looked at the job listings in a while but I took a quick look and 6 years ago they would have asked for a Comp Sci degree, today its "nice to have" if its mentioned at all.


That should tell you all you need to know about qualifications in IT.

wymondham

Don't be tempted to try to get lots of paper exams and put phoney letters after your name - most employers ignore these in favour of attitude and willingness to learn....

MNM2903

I only ever got my GSCE Level qualification in ICT. From that i went and worked for HP in a very basic 1st line support role. once you get in to a company like that you find that they like to invest in staff and alot of training courses are available. Ive also found most IT employers prefer you to prove your worth rather than putting it on paper. You see alot of CV's where people say they can do this and that but when it comes to doing it its a different story.

Also done some contracting after a while deploying windows based OS for some big companies such as Siemens which paid well. I have found most IT jobs to be fairly low paid unless you get in to software or web development the need for tech support etc is so competetive as its usually very basic these days.

Most the above give good advice get your self on an NVQ/apprentic job, low paid at first but i find most employer prefer the experience these days.

jaydeeuk1

nodiscount wrote: »

Bet you've got a diverse workforce...

We've got an equal split of girls and boys if thats what you mean. Only half of them are alcoholics though.

joeypesci

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

I just employed a junior web dev who we'd train up and a senior SQL/web engineer. For the SQL blokes interview down the pub, I didn't even ask about his qualifications, its his experience and knowing what he can actually do which is most important. (our office tradition is to interview people down the pub, you can find out exactly what they're like after a few pints )

Unless, like me, you don't drink

I'd just watch you get slightly drunk instead and after I get the job say "So remember that little pay rise you said you were going to give me when interviewed in the pub"

joeypesci

ClarkeKent wrote: »

Hi,

Recently lost my job and have been looking for a new career option. I have previously worked in retail mainly doing admin, but have a pretty solid knowledge in I.T. Have worked with all Windows OS, Linux, HTML and web hosting. The trouble is, so does everyone nowadays!


What qualification can you recommend that I can put on my CV that will not cost me alot but also allow me to pass it in a month or so with daily work and revision.

I know stuff like Comptia and MCSE are quite large exam sets but is there something I can get knocked off in a month that will look good as a qualification on my CV?

Thanks

As people have said, one month isn't long and some will notice the lack of experience. Comptia A+ is the start, then Network+ and if you wish Security+

However, I got lucky. I went to college and finished a HNC and then HND in IT but then never got IT work for 7 years after I finished the course (didn't look hard enough really so my own fault).

Anyway. Having no knowledge of domains, admin accounts, AD, Exchange I got mega lucky with contract work on 2nd line at the NHS. The IT Manager wasn't very knowledgeable with IT so I had no interview. Once in I got talking to some of the few nice engineers that pointed me in the right direction for training and learning. Online vidoes and places like CBT Nuggets etc. Learnt most of what I know from them. Then gained more and more experience just on the job.

I'm not associated with him or work for him or anything like that but I find Professor Messer on Youtube has some good free Comptia videos.

Best thing you can do in IT when you get started is specialise. It's getting tougher now because bullturd consultants are recommending "cloud based" solutions more and more to companies so less for us 2nd liners to do. Virtualisation is a good place to specialise.

If you can get hold of it, look to get VMWare Workstation a decent PC and the trial copies from the Microsoft site of Windows OS' and servers and setup your own domain in a virtual environment. Break it, then go about learning to fix it. Best way to learn.