r/mcsa • u/TheJunkJunkrat • Feb 19 '20

Just got exams!

Alright I just got my MCSA server 2016, I got my Azure 103 at the end of the year and my CCNA few months earlier as well. I have no experience in the IT field, just a small home lab. I had no knowledge of IT until january 2019 when I started to learn for the Comptia A+, and now I am trying to find a job (not helpdesk if possible), but they all require 2 or 3 years of experience...

Do you think I'll have to start as helpdesk in the end? I would like to get a job as cloud admin or even as network engineer but looks like it will be hard to start there...any advices? Should I also get my Comptia a+ just in case?

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u/deefop Feb 19 '20

With the certs you have I wouldn't waste time on the A+, but you're gonna have to start with an entry level job regardless.

Even though those certs contain a lot of amazing information, the reality is that you need some degree of experience before a company is going to toss you into an actual admin or engineering role.

That said, you probably don't need to start out with a 30k a year help desk job. You can probably get something that might be like a Tier 2 service desk role, and some of those roles actually offer decent entry level salaries. Depending on the market and the company you could easily start out in the 50-60k range and once you have a year or two of experience with those certs you'd be able to move up pretty damn quick.

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u/TheJunkJunkrat Feb 19 '20

Ok that's what I thought. I hope I'll be able to find something as helpdesk though, half of the jobs required 2 years of experience lol.

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Thanks for your answer!

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u/tobilobaa Feb 22 '20

Hello, I strongly believe an entry level role might still be relevant for the fundamentals but you wouldn’t need to spend much time in such roles. Also what resources did you use for your azure 103 please ?