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Which certificates do you want to do? The AWS Cloud Practitioner will not get you anywhere on its own but gives you knowledge to go to the next level (you don't need the certificate but the knowledge will be useful), the final level will. They cover a wide range of jobs with very different skillsets and are quite a lot of work to study for.
How good are you with computers and programming?
How good are you with computers and programming?
I would presume easiest thing is if you know someone who can get you any starter position.
Secondly maybe help desk or apprentiship type stuff.
How old are you and have you any other work experience which could translate across?
I'd also say start talking to chatgpt ask some questions.
My first job in IT I was doing cold calling on a helpdesk when at uni. I asked if they had any jobs in the office downstairs and one day they grabbed me straight into an interview, got a temp job down there then my first proper job.
Volunteering could also be a shout and maybe if you did some temp work somewhere like data entry that could offer you some leads as well.
These are just my on the spot thoughts.
With Google aws etc depends where you want to go. Maybe do a beginners programming course in Python as well. Start a personal project make a homelab. That always is so so valuable just tinker, try and achieve something and you will learn a lot. An old laptop and a raspberry pi could go a long way.
Share more of your background. Foot in the door is the hardest part. Take ownership of your journey!
Secondly maybe help desk or apprentiship type stuff.
How old are you and have you any other work experience which could translate across?
I'd also say start talking to chatgpt ask some questions.
My first job in IT I was doing cold calling on a helpdesk when at uni. I asked if they had any jobs in the office downstairs and one day they grabbed me straight into an interview, got a temp job down there then my first proper job.
Volunteering could also be a shout and maybe if you did some temp work somewhere like data entry that could offer you some leads as well.
These are just my on the spot thoughts.
With Google aws etc depends where you want to go. Maybe do a beginners programming course in Python as well. Start a personal project make a homelab. That always is so so valuable just tinker, try and achieve something and you will learn a lot. An old laptop and a raspberry pi could go a long way.
Share more of your background. Foot in the door is the hardest part. Take ownership of your journey!
jbswagger said:
Any job that I get with no experience of IT
I don't think you should pay (money and to a lesser extent time) for specific training without a clear idea of outcome, even if optimistic.Lots of people are probably trying to sell you certifications. But if you had, say, AWS training you would be entering a busy market of IT practitioners and software engineers (me), with no experience, and it's very unlikely to work out for you.
Figure out what your path in is first. Test/QA is often more accessible than others.
I would cert lean more towards AWS than Google/Azure, as they seem to be more widely used. There are good tutorials on both the AWS site and FreeCode camp.
I did the AWS Cloud Practitioner a while back, before moving back into tech, but it was more of a case that I was already using a lot of the services on personal projects. I found that knowing the services gives you a much better understanding than you get from the course material.
I did the AWS Cloud Practitioner a while back, before moving back into tech, but it was more of a case that I was already using a lot of the services on personal projects. I found that knowing the services gives you a much better understanding than you get from the course material.
You can use chat GPT et al to get your CV looking better than anyone at the job centre ever will.
Regarding IT you need to have a think about end goal what job you want to get.
AWS and Azure and GCP all offer a free tier for 12 months last time I looked. You may need a credit card to sign up for that though. Also not everything is included.
Depends what you want to get into as I say. I’d look at cwjobs and linkedin jobs and see if you can find some that you’d aim for.
Regarding IT you need to have a think about end goal what job you want to get.
AWS and Azure and GCP all offer a free tier for 12 months last time I looked. You may need a credit card to sign up for that though. Also not everything is included.
Depends what you want to get into as I say. I’d look at cwjobs and linkedin jobs and see if you can find some that you’d aim for.
bmwmike said:
You can use chat GPT et al to get your CV looking better than anyone at the job centre ever will.
Regarding IT you need to have a think about end goal what job you want to get.
AWS and Azure and GCP all offer a free tier for 12 months last time I looked. You may need a credit card to sign up for that though. Also not everything is included.
Depends what you want to get into as I say. I’d look at cwjobs and linkedin jobs and see if you can find some that you’d aim for.
Thanks for the reply, I've seen that AWS training offer a foundational levelRegarding IT you need to have a think about end goal what job you want to get.
AWS and Azure and GCP all offer a free tier for 12 months last time I looked. You may need a credit card to sign up for that though. Also not everything is included.
Depends what you want to get into as I say. I’d look at cwjobs and linkedin jobs and see if you can find some that you’d aim for.
trashbat said:
jbswagger said:
Any job that I get with no experience of IT
I don't think you should pay (money and to a lesser extent time) for specific training without a clear idea of outcome, even if optimistic.Lots of people are probably trying to sell you certifications. But if you had, say, AWS training you would be entering a busy market of IT practitioners and software engineers (me), with no experience, and it's very unlikely to work out for you.
Figure out what your path in is first. Test/QA is often more accessible than others.[/quote
Thanks I will look at the test and QA role first
jbswagger said:
bmwmike said:
You can use chat GPT et al to get your CV looking better than anyone at the job centre ever will.
Regarding IT you need to have a think about end goal what job you want to get.
AWS and Azure and GCP all offer a free tier for 12 months last time I looked. You may need a credit card to sign up for that though. Also not everything is included.
Depends what you want to get into as I say. I’d look at cwjobs and linkedin jobs and see if you can find some that you’d aim for.
Thanks for the reply, I've seen that AWS training offer a foundational levelRegarding IT you need to have a think about end goal what job you want to get.
AWS and Azure and GCP all offer a free tier for 12 months last time I looked. You may need a credit card to sign up for that though. Also not everything is included.
Depends what you want to get into as I say. I’d look at cwjobs and linkedin jobs and see if you can find some that you’d aim for.
https://aws.amazon.com/free/?all-free-tier.sort-by...
bmwmike said:
And be careful with the services that run constantly because they will not automatically shut down when free tier expires and can be expensive, even a basic and forgotten about EC2 instance can make a bit of a dent if you are still out of work.The EC2 free tier instance is $0.0116 per hour or $9 per month. Same for RDS.
jbswagger said:
Is Google cloud and Microsoft Azure version different to AWS
They are different systems and will use different code. They will all do more or less the same things but everything will have a different name and the services might not map perfectly.Focus on learning one for now and if you need to you can transfer a lot of your knowledge to another one later.
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