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Is your goal long term or just getting hired as an individual contributor? Let’s assume your goal is just get hired. 5 years ago I would say go to a 6 week boo
by austin-cheney 2y ago
Is your goal long term or just getting hired as an individual contributor?
Let’s assume your goal is just get hired. 5 years ago I would say go to a 6 week boot camp and pretend to program using React. Those days are gone. There is a growing wave of long time developers who don’t want to do that work ever again and simultaneously all but the largest employers and startups are only hiring people with 8-12 years experience doing that.
My best recommendation is to get a common security certification like Security+. Then get one of the higher level manager ones like the CISSP. That will automatically qualify you for jobs most of these guys don’t know exists. It allowed me to get away from the insanity of JavaScript.
If your goals are more long term. Then work on your communication skills, both written and spoken, and your people skills. You will also want to work on your business skills as well, and by that I don’t mean financials. By business skills I mean measuring things, risk analysis, cost analysis, planning, cost of ownership/delivery, and so forth. Business skills are good, and most developers don’t have at all, but the communication skills are more important.
- bitfilped 2y agoComptia is a complete waste of time if you aren't looking for the most basic of US govt IT jobs, at least do something like CCNA, LPIC or one of the many many other actually useful certifications.
- austin-cheney 2y agoPeople on here say that, but the job market continuously says otherwise. In fairness Comptia certs are not SANS certs but they are cheap and they do get people employed.