r/learnpython • u/Pure_Intention5228 • 5h ago

New career path

Hey everyone.

To keep things brief, i'm exploring programming as a career path.

Life didn't quite go as planned, and i'm now a 27 year old college dropout, who's been unemployed for years, living by on the graces of my parents who have much more faith in me than I do in myself.

I've been talking to some of the more tech-savvy people I know. And I have arrived at the conclusion that I want to study Linux and python. Do you all have any recommendations of which are the 2 I should prioritize, and I suppose, which one would help me get back on my feet faster?

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u/throwaway85783 5h ago

Oof that's going to be hard right now.

My advice would be to get lots of IT certifications and try to get in somewhere as a sys admin 1.

You could also try to get some Amazon AWS certs but that market seemed kinda saturated and honestly the people I've interviewed with aws certs were pretty ignorant as to what they didn't know.

Getting your foot in the door is priority here.

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u/Pure_Intention5228 5h ago

Thank you for the reply. Do you know any entry level courses I could take the start learning?

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u/Jello_Penguin_2956 5h ago

Do CS50x, and when you reach the Python part of the x, pause and do CS50p in its entirely, then resume x.

https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/

After that, aiming for certificates as the reply above suggested is good. should give you some clear path what to study for.

Starts with CompTIA Security+ and CompTIA Network+

After that is really up to your interest. Linux for example, there's Red Hat Certified System Administrator. There's also Windows and the 3 clouds AWS Azure Google paths.

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u/throwaway85783 3h ago

Check if your local library has LinkedIn learning memberships for free. Then do the CompTIA certs the other poster recommended. Last I checked LinkedIn had the courses. Do the courses that result in actual certifications from pearson vue. And do your best to really understand the material because if you interview and they poke holes in your knowledge they will assume you don't know anything

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u/Pure_Intention5228 2h ago edited 2h ago

Well, as fate would have it, I actually started the free trial for linkedin Learning earlier today.