$500 IT Bootcamp to NEW JOB in ONE MONTH

[@JoshMadakor]

🖥 Break into I.T. with my hands-on course! (CourseCareers, Free I.T. Intro Course) 🖥 coursecareers.com/explore/it/ref/18242/

[@josh-cq3ju]

Are you Indian josh?

[@MsTori_boss]

Coursecareers charge $500 for sales bootcamp course.

[@Rells26]

@@MsTori_boss really reasonable price

[@fishontv123]

He's not kidding when he says it's a numbers game. With no professional experience (just customer service) and only personal IT experience, it took me over 200 submitted applications with just 2 of them reaching out to me and 1 giving me a job. Just so happens it's somewhere 5 minutes from me and I'm excited to make a career switch from Criminal Justice to IT right after Christmas! Also studying for my A+ now.

[@JoshMadakor]

Hell yeah! huge congrats, really happy for you that you landed something so close and can start after the holidays. Sounds comfy. Good luck :)

[@fishontv123]

@JoshMadakor thank you! Love your videos btw, keep up the great content. So informative and love listening to them on the way to my current job. Hope you're doing well.

[@jmigoe75]

It's really nice seeing you share your experience in a way that helps others find success in a new career field. My hat's off to you. Very cool letting one of your students get some exposure as well.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks a lot! I'm seriously rooting for his career and KZbin channel.

[@cybersandoval85]

One thing I learned is to never sell yourself short. Josh, you are an awesome individual

[@JoshMadakor]

I really appreciate that T_T, thank you, and I 100% agree with you--about the never selling yourself short, haha

[@topgun156]

This video is right on time for me. I’m a auto painter of 20 years looking to transition and will definitely sign up for the course careers program. I’m currently doing the google IT certification on Coursera but this seems to be more hands on. Thanks

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! the Google program is pretty good. I might recommend doing both if you are fine with the cost. The Google program provides some nice theory, but the CourseCareers program has much more technical depth which will make a lot of stuff in the Google program make more sense. But yeah, once you sign up, ping me any time on Discord ^^

[@thewb3]

Congratulations, brother! How do you like taking classes with Coursera?

[@KevtechITSupport]

Congratulations James. Good luck on the new role. Nice work Josh.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks so much! And thanks for taking the time, Im honored ^^

[@kpwillson]

Thanks Josh and James. This is the new trade skill. James sounds like a true working man and he made the change. Gives me a lot of inspiration and makes me think I can make the same steps

[@JoshMadakor]

This is basically what my friend said. very inspiring. So good

[@georgerafa5041]

Congrats bro! I'm looking to get my first IT job here soon and this is inspiring. Keep on hustling boys

[@JoshMadakor]

Sheeeesh get em!

[@clistens3368]

This is great! Been waiting on a testimonial on the IT program. Sales is not for me.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks for the patience! I feel you, I'm not really a sales person either :(, useful skill though!

[@Sagealpha]

Well did you get into the it program??

[@knowledgegirl661]

So happy for a classmate. I'm almost finished with the course myself and osticket lab is where I'm semi stuck but pretty smooth course!

[@JoshMadakor]

Oh shoot, if you are STUCK stuck, feel free to ping/@ me on discord (joshsmad). I'm in JP time, but we can find a time to work it out. Also post in the homeworkhelp channel as well, lots of people in there to help ^^

[@Caveman2408]

Thanks for everything you do Josh!

[@JoshMadakor]

Thank you for thanking me :P

[@davidb7765]

Josh you’re the goat man 🐐! Been wanting to sign up for course careers but I’m studying for Sec+ at the moment! Keep up the good content and congrats to James! 👍🏽

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks so much! really appreciate it! Best of luck with Sec+, I really, really enjoyed that cert. Best of luck :)

[@6TwoTech]

Thank you!

[@davidb7765]

Thank you Josh!

[@Journeywithgailc]

Thanks for this course, I will be signing up asap. This came right on time as I want to transition from the healthcare industry.

[@JoshMadakor]

That's fantastic! Thank you! and I've noticed a lot of people moving out of healthcare into IT. Healthcare is seriously rough. A lot of my family are nurses

[@chrislynnnn_]

Same!!

[@ZERO_TO_IT_HERO]

Congrats! First step in an amazing journey!

[@JoshMadakor]

Big 👏👏👏

[@bernicedadzie4432]

I took a crash course in RMF cybersecurity but I really did not get much tutoring in regards to Cloud software or any other which will help with my employment. Thankfully I found out about course careers and currently enrolled. I am really enjoying the leaning process...I have least knowledge about IT but I am certain I will gain something positive from this program. Thanks Josh.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks for sharing and NP! Also thanks for joining CC! Feel free to DM on discord any tine if you have Qs

[@RT-mn2pb]

James is absolutely on target with the fact that job search is a numbers game.

[@MyT5_]

So happy to see a review on IT program for Course Course. Congratulations James.

[@JoshMadakor]

I'm happy you're happy! We will keep refining the course :)

[@basssq3]

I've been looking for a career shift, and I've been tinkering on computers since I was in highschool. This video is my wake up call, thank you!

[@JoshMadakor]

Glad it could help! I was really the same way and I avoided IT until I was well into adulthood before i finally decided to make it a career haha. Good luck :)

[@Hugh_G_Rection]

This is the inspiration I needed to start the week!

[@JoshMadakor]

I like your username lol

[@MrTibbsLive]

Congratulations James and Josh!

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks MrTibbs :)

[@dustyinc.8]

This was great content, I’m currently studying network + , I’m sure you can ask for much more with that cert.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thank you so much!! I try not to really talk about the actual CourseCareers cert itself too much, I _really_ don't want people focusing on just getting that. I really want people to pay special attention to what they learn in the course and put it into practice as I describe. The cert is just kind of a nice little icing on the cake, haha. Does this make sense? :P But yeah, assuming one absorbs/practices the course like I describe, they become _way_ more employable.

[@dustyinc.8]

@@JoshMadakor Thank you again, we are well pleased how detailed you are. You are truly our SME and we appreciate you josh!!

[@johndank2209]

@@JoshMadakor im confused on the whole "Projects" thing, lets say i get A+,CCNA, and security+. What kind of personal projects can i start with the knowledge i gained from these courses? Any examples?

[@justingolay]

Great video! It's great to see someone talk about their success with your resources.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks!

[@solido888]

Congratulations to James!

[@JoshMadakor]

My guy making moves up in here haha

[@trevorbailey2195]

Amazing 🎉 proud of this guy

[@JoshMadakor]

Me too seriously, he pretty much did everything I mentioned in the course, VERY quickly, using whatever he had available to him.

[@innocentrage1]

very nice dude, work there a year and make a jump, skys the limit now.

[@JoshMadakor]

Big congrats to James!

[@Angelcee492]

That's awesome! Quick turnaround time. He already works in IT though, is a CompTIA A+ really worth it for him?

[@mrs.gardener6363]

This was very inspirational 🙂! Thanks for sharing this informative content !🙏

[@Daddeedudee]

Proud of you James!

[@JoshMadakor]

Me to, he really did a lot in a short period of time

[@pablomooralez470]

Josh your content is awesome! I wanna transition into IT from Industrial and automotive maintenance of 20 + years. I have the Google IT Support completed. Will that help me understand the CourseCareers program better?

[@JoshMadakor]

Google IT Support Pro cert is really good. I feel it's better than A+ honestly. I actually mention it in the course as a good supplement to it. So yes, it will definitely help!

[@cassist000]

@josh maybe you can get in touch with AO or someone else at Ramsey to come on for smrh? Your work might sync well with theirs.

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey, what is AO and Ramsey? I googled but it wasn't super obvious, so sorry. can you make a new comment so I get a notification? Thanks so much ^^

[@tahntalus]

@@JoshMadakor Anthony O'Neal and Dave Ramsey

[@cassist000]

@@JoshMadakor Your interviewee here mentioned here being inspired by Anthony O'neal (AO) from the Ramsey Show, they run a network of shows on youtube and US radio focussed on carreer stuff as well as getting out of debt. They have sometimes done segments with other youtubers. You might be a tad too small for them but can't hurt trying I guess.

[@HKashaf]

I wish I had this when I got started.

[@JoshMadakor]

I appreciate you saying that haha. I wish I had a proper youtube when I started lmao

[@DubG89]

Thanks for your content Josh. I’m brand new to tech. I’m going for the cyber security wgu program. I have about 2 weeks until I dive into Sophia. My plan is to download the Comptia trinity anki cards to begin studying for 2 weeks. Is this a good plan? What would you recommend? I saw your course but money is tight. If you had 2 weeks of free time and want to get some free studying in before beginning your bachelors journey into cyber security, what would you study?

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Dub, thanks so much for watching my content and for the nice comment. If i had a couple weeks before a cyber BS, I would hit Security+ hard. It will provide some context for the rest of the curriculum, not to mention that exam is kind of fun. Hope you enjoy the program :)

[@iAmaze87]

Good job James. Just up from here

[@davidpalafox6978]

Hello Josh, is the course only geared towards sales? Because I’m only seeing testimonials about people who got into sales rep, but I am also seeing a course based off only IT. I will be interested if I can take a course that’s not based off tech sales rep but a course that help me land my first IT entry level job

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey, the IT component is brand new as of October. (There was only Sales before, now there is IT as well, which I built). The IT course is designed to help you quickly land an entry-level IT job :)

[@rock-99]

I got an associate degree in IT with 4.0 and have A+ cert, yet finding it very difficult to get an IT job.

[@JoshMadakor]

You have to think about yourself in relation to something like these 12 stats (see below). Just having a degree doesn't mean anything, neither does having a cert. You need to be holistic in your approach to job hunting and touch all bases. 12 Stats: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GyjDVLNzRYtXHcI-Dp26SA3CGv2Wtc6qgEuG9s9oCD8/copy Watch this video for a more in depth explanation of what I'm talking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXnHd6CHq9WmrKM Hope this helps!!!!

[@rock-99]

@@JoshMadakor thanks.

[@simhawk3986]

Hey Josh, I am currently enrolled with WGU Cybersecurity Program.. Just started about a month ago or so. Do you think it is worth it to also join this course careers program, get an entry level IT job, and still finish my WGU degree? Thanks, Love the content

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Simhawk! Thanks for watching and commenting. I *ALWAYS* recommend people to get a job either before university, or at least get one before they graduate. This will off-set some of the opportunity cost and reduce the amount of time you miss out on getting experience. The CourseCareers course will absolutely help you to do that and will be an excellent supplement to your degree. I talk about it specifically in this video (especially from the timestamp): kzbin.info/www/bejne/opvGq5JqnL56iMU I talk about what your "Stats" look like after graduating college vs applying the principals from the coursecareers course :P Hope this helps!

[@mpforeverunlimited]

Can you make a video comparing the difficulty to salary ratio of entry level certs? Like basically how easy it is to get vs what the payoff would be. I'm doing CS in wgu but want a couple of IT/cyber security certs but nothing too difficult as my focus is the degree. But I also don't want anything that's pointless to get. I already would get A+ through the degree though. I feel like this would be a somewhat commonly asked question

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey, sure I'll add this to my videos TODO list :)

[@kazi1]

Course careers seems it’s worth it.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks! I really tried to make it max value. I appreciate the support :)

[@blockchainballers]

Knowledge is something that nobody can ever take from you.

[@tomicantrell9419]

Hi Josh, I'm starting my Cloud Computing degree at WGU next year, and I was wondering which is the best path to take, AWS or Azure?

[@JoshMadakor]

It honestly depends on what you want. I don't like AWS honestly so I do Azure, but they are interchangeable for the most part. For example, my team hired someone @ like around 130k who had never worked in Azure before, but he had AWS knowledge. It's kind of like learning how to bake a cake, then having to bake cookies the next day. You already know how to bake, you just have to get used to the nuances of making cookies. Maybe a bad example, but maybe you get what I mean :P.

[@AdhamAkbarAahil]

So is WGU really worth it Josh? I start on January 1st. Should I just take the coursecareers and go from there, or just do both?

[@JoshMadakor]

I recommend getting a degree eventually--I talk about this in the course. To be highly employable to a wide range of employers, there are a bunch of different thing you have to care about and having a degree is one of them. You don't have to finish your degree before you can start working though. I would recommend signing up for the Free section of the IT course in CourseCareers and watch the third video, specifically. I go into depth about this. Hope it helps :)

[@AdhamAkbarAahil]

@@JoshMadakor I will sign up for your course this month. Thank you Josh. I’ll share my story with you someday once I finish everything. God bless!

[@billyraeee2082]

Great interview....Is this job remote or in office?

[@JoshMadakor]

It looks like he is working remote right now, but I'm not sure if it will end up being hybrid or what :). Thank you for watching!

[@_danksy]

Josh, ive completed the Course careers course and am currently certified but have had difficulty landing a job. Do you have any insight on this?

[@Krod1995]

I'm definitely getting into that course I was considering getting into the Google certification course that was 39 bucks a month but I definitely want to try out this one I think this is a much better setup for me

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! The Google cert is pretty good especially for the price point. I actually talk about it a bit in this course. What I tried to do different with this course was go very deep on a few topics i KNOW are in most entry-level It jobs and give enough actionable advice where someone can get a job relatively quickly. I think it's working well so far since a few people have graduated quickly and have gotten jobs, but i want to get a lot more testimonials and keep tuning/patching the course :)

[@Krod1995]

@@JoshMadakor yeah for sure I would definitely like to try this course out and go for Google next or do Google first and do this one just to test out the waters better. I'm trying to get my foot on the door myself so I can gain more experience.

[@mr.contentprovider3131]

@@Krod1995 Hey, are you talking about the ‘Google IT Support Professional Certificate?’

[@BadWeatherfreak]

@@mr.contentprovider3131 I took that and so far no jobs or nothing.

[@Cuttyboy71]

So I’ve earned my Sec+ and at the moment working on my CEH & Splunk will this course be valuable for me also I don’t have any IT experience but need to get my foot in the door

[@JoshMadakor]

It will definitely provide some value. What I tried to do differently with this course was go very deep on a few topics i KNOW are in most entry-level It jobs and give enough actionable advice where someone can get a job relatively quickly. I think it's working well so far since a few people have graduated quickly and have gotten jobs, but i want to get a lot more testimonials and keep tuning/patching the course :)

[@DownwiththeGOP]

I’m not sure if I missed the location he lives in. I would say most states 22 dollars for a entry level job is probably acceptable. Unfortunately I live in California and need much more than that because I already make quite a bit more than 22.

[@JoshMadakor]

Yeah, I think he mentioned he lived in Philly, so it might be OK there. California is the worst honestly. It's going to probably self-adjust with all of the remote work happening now

[@ikpeaosemhenon7705]

nice interview, i want to purchase the IT course but I am a full-time student ... will it be possible to work part-time or flexible hours until am done with college? your answers will be appreciated

[@JoshMadakor]

Hello! yes it's definitely possible. That's actually what I did. I worked part time at my school in the IT department for low pay to get exp :)

[@adrij1276]

So for that course I will have to do coding? And is the help desk the only entry level job the course will get us?

[@JoshMadakor]

The course is designed to give you an in-depth skill set in several areas that you will encounter in entry-level IT work. Not just help desk :) Here are the topics for the labs: Azure Crash Course (Cloud Platform) Azure Virtual Machines Ticketing Systems (osTicket) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Active Directory (Deployment and Configuration) Domain Naming Systems (DNS) Network File Shares and Permissions Hope this helps :)

[@peterliggett8829]

Hi Josh, I was in a form of IT years ago,basically working as a computer operations supervisor ,using I.B.M.midrange and mainframe equipment.Systems being the AS400 and 4381 OS/ MVS models. I worked in military bases in Afghanistan and talked to a telecommunications technician, and he was in charge of VSAT systems.It looked interesting and was wondering if you know anything about this type of network communications type proffesion?? This meaning certifications that is necessary, we were in a remote desert area, and communications needed to be spot on. This was important considering the area. Any info, you have ,would be appreciated.

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! this sounds very DOD-esque, so I'm not really sure. I think you can do this kind of thing as a DoD contractor, working with this really specialized equipment. I would research DOD 8570 and DOD 8140 certs, since you need those to be considered for defense work (CompTIA Security+, CISSP, etc.). Check out this vid where I talk about clearances a bit and my experience working a defense contract: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn-rhaSggb2eh6s Sorry I couldn't help much!

[@peterliggett8829]

@@JoshMadakor HI thanks for the reply anyway,every little bit helps, as IT itself is very broad in scope.

[@Mentalconditioningcoach]

Not related to this video, but what are your thoughts on setting up an air gapped computer as a project for a resume? I have no idea how to do that yet but I like the idea. Thanks for all your videos :)

[@JoshMadakor]

Sounds good! But what do you mean? just set up a computer and remove all of the bluetooth and WIFI/Network stuff? hehe, sounds good, but I just wanna make sure :P

[@Mentalconditioningcoach]

@@JoshMadakor Something like that! Physically remove the hardware that could ever connect to the internet, then maybe some sort of OS like whonix, tails etc and try to make that as secure as possible, as we know an airgapped machine can still be hacked. I'm new to all this so maybe what I'm asking for isn't realistic.

[@kelsgordy]

Did a pre screen interview for an IT internship and I moved to the next step 🎉… love your videos, they are really helping

[@JoshMadakor]

That's fantastic, thanks for letting me know :). also thank you for wathing!

[@emilysmith6569]

I am sorry but I must have missed what kind of IT job he ended up with. Was it tech support, networking, coding?

[@JoshMadakor]

Ah, his LinkedIn says IT Analyst, it's probably some kind of help desk-ish job. You can probably DM him on there or leave comments on his KZbin videos :). He JUST started and is in training though

[@6TwoTech]

Service center analyst

[@BrytTrades]

Hi josh. Have you ever heard of anyone doing course carreers and using it in the uk?

[@JoshMadakor]

That's something I think about a lot...how job hunting goes in other countries. In the US, you aren't required to have a degree for ANY of tech really, much less entry-level IT. If it's the same in your country, the course will help a lot. It focuses on 12 "pillars" or areas you need to elevate for you to land a job as fast as possible and focuses on learning a lot of "mainstream" tech that you can find at most entry-level IT jobs (Ticketing Systems, Active Directory, General Networking, VPNs, Cloud (Azure), File Permissions, etc.) Hope this helps! and thanks again! P.S. I definitely recommend checking out the free portion of the course (how to get into IT). I think this will help a lot and answer more questions that you might have! joshmadakor.tech/it In addition to this (and MOST importantly), a large chunk of the CourseCareers curriculum is geared toward telling you what you need to do to get a job as fast as possible. If you follow the curriculum, the time it takes you to find a job will be limited by your own preferences. In the "find a job" section, we cover: resume, portfolio, social network presence, interview deep dive, and application methods and frequency with an explanation of probability.

[@mushirifaminu]

Good job Mr josh

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks!!

[@oookenn1777]

Is there anything in the IT career field that would work good with full time students attending a Uni?

[@JoshMadakor]

It's hard to say. Definitely some off-hours (third shift), REMOTE, NOC technician position or Help Desk would be nice. Off-hours means lower volume of work and you can study during work, effectively getting paid to study. I might recommend going to LinkedIn and filtering for jobs with the following qualities (see below for link) - Experience: Entry/Associate - Less than 10 Applicants - Location: Remote - Title: Shift/Night Shift/Third Shift/Technician/Help Desk Best of luck :) www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=3384318960&f_E=2%2C3&f_EA=true&f_WT=2&geoId=103644278&keywords=night%20shift&location=United%20States&refresh=true&sortBy=R

[@oookenn1777]

Do you know of anything about the apple IT support? I’ve heard mixed reviews about it, I’ve also seen they have college help sections but they are around the globe lol

[@mylardochery8541]

Hey Josh, I'm interested in getting the course with the 150 plan. It says that 150 every two weeks for six weeks, will I get access to the entire course with the 150 plan right away? or after 6 weeks?

[@JoshMadakor]

You get access right away ^^

[@chrislynnnn_]

I have been deciding whether to go into tech sales first but I can’t get IT out of my head 😩

[@caceysedona6487]

What if you want to take the IT course to freelance. What would be some jobs you can offer? Would the course alone give you enough experience to use it?

[@JoshMadakor]

Yeah, you could probably do staff augmentation for help desk or something like that. Not sure what kinda freelancing you wanna do tho

[@stikx-manswoodcraft1840]

How long has this particular course been in place. I’m very interested.

[@JoshMadakor]

I just finished it the beginning of October, people have just started graduating and getting jobs so there aren’t many testimonials yet, but I’m working on them!!

[@teeterthepop]

The discord isn’t working on my end also my Remote Desktop is faulty. Is there a way to contact support via course careers?

[@jamarparker2760]

Can you use an iPad to take the IT course

[@domsqas975]

Thank you for sharing this. I've been trying to break in IT. I took a course in QA but can't find any entry level job. I took AWS practitioner cert too. I like this course and maybe this can get my foot int the door. Do you think being 52 years old will prevent me to land an entry level after this course?? I'm knowledgeable in computer and very passionate. Just disappointed that I can't still get in the industry. @Josh Madakor your comment would be appreciated

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! You should be fine at 52. There is much less ageism in IT vs Big tech SWE. This course is based on the 12 pillars of employment, which are 12 areas that you can focus on improving yourself in, in order to get a job. Typically, people will focus on JUST a degree or JUST their certs, but it's much more than that. This course helps fill out the other areas. For a more in depth explanation of this, check out the 3rd video in the free intro to IT course. Even if you don't take the full course, this will provide you with some really actionable info. Hope this helps!!!

[@kevinbell_]

3:40 im wondering what made him pivot from SDR to IT? SDR makes more money. I wanna make good money but i really value flexibility/remote work so im on the fence

[@bdukes8075]

SDR sucks lol bigger money but a lot more stress in sales. I been working in sales for SAAS last few years and I’m thinking about taking less money to have less stress and not make as many calls

[@raventhorX]

$41k isn't a big deal anymore. depending on the location actually. In my location many places are starting around $17/hr. I recently got a job for a food place for $19/hr. Seems tech jobs aren't paying enough anymore.

[@JoshMadakor]

It just depends on the location right? I think he lives in Philly. Probably unlikely you're going to make $19/hr in flyover states, but I could be wrong. Definitely in Seattle, you're looking at like $55-60k stating in IT, hehe

[@cyberlocc]

He doesnt make 41k, he makes 46k. 22.26 an hour at 40 hours a week is 46k a year. Its 41k if you do PAY*40*4*12, but there is 52 weeks in a year, not 48, so that is not the right math.

[@raventhorX]

@@cyberlocc thumbnail showed about $41.5k. I dont think my comment was about what he was saying in the video and rather about the thumbnail advertisement. Besides numbers aren't accurate I admit but even at 46k that's not a whole lot for my area. I honestly forget why I made this comment though so I'll rewatch the video.

[@kelt2191]

What are your thoughts on the Cisco CCT?

[@JoshMadakor]

"Cisco CCT" has 49 hits on indeed vs 11k+ for CCNA. I feel having CCT is definitely better than nothing and provides some great knowledge, but maybe it's not really well known.

[@theekaa7705]

would you recommend I get my GED before doing this course?

[@JoshMadakor]

Hello! Fellow GED Holder here. the GED is not required to do the course, but I would recommend having it in general. You can no doubt have a successful career without it, but yeah, I would get it either before or after the course. :)

[@theekaa7705]

@@JoshMadakor Okay, thank you so much!

[@israeloludareogungbemi1471]

Hi Josh, please can someone outside the States take the course or it's only meant for people in the U.S?

[@JoshMadakor]

You can absolutely take it if you are outside of the states, but it's kind of geared toward employment in the US, though the premise on which the course is built (12 pillars) is globally universal and will probably help

[@tony47278]

I'm looking for new job opportunities. I have watched professor messer videos for the Comp Tia A+, and was wondering does this curriculum complement that? Btw love your videos man, keep it up!

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Tony! Great question, I've been asked this a decent amount before actually. Traditional certifications (CompTIA, etc.) tend to be very broad and theoretical with a lack of depth and practical application. Whereas the CourseCareers IT Course is intentionally more narrow but goes relatively deep into the topics. Most topics covered in the lecture portion have a practical component in the labs section that will result in you gaining usable skills and a better understanding of the technology. You won't be able to pass CompTIA exams by going through CourseCareers, but you will have a lot more context when learning about many of the topics you'll find in those exams. Likewise, passing CompTIA exams doesn't really translate to any kind of practical hands-on experience. That's not to say CompTIA exams are bad, they are very useful for theory and HR and recruiters often appreciate them. Hope this helps! to answer your question, certs like CompTIA A+ and the Google IT Support Professional cert are great pairs with CourseCareers IT. I especially like the Google cert as it's better in general and for a fraction of the price. Just not as well known :)

[@tony47278]

@@JoshMadakor Im on the 12 pillars at the moment, really good stuff, thanks man!

[@Ib90]

How long is the course josh!

[@tahntalus]

Why start with A+? He already has the job, he should shoot for network+ or security+???

[@JoshMadakor]

I generally agree with this, but I also got A+ after I had experience. He may go to WGU later, in which case the A+ will come in handy. (This is what I did)

[@bernardhh15]

I’m Canadian, can I take course careers? And will o get the same results out in Canada? I also don’t mind working for a US company

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! You can absolutely take it if you are outside of the states, but it's kind of geared toward employment in the US, though the premise on which the course is built (12 "stats" for you to focus on to increase your chances of employment) is globally universal and will more than likely help.

[@bernardhh15]

@@JoshMadakor thank you for your response! What aspects of it makes it geared towards US employment? I just want to be sure before I join. I hope most of the stuff taught is used all over the world.

[@0206-b8z]

Does course careers have an internship? What is the job placement rate ?

[@JoshMadakor]

They are working on this now but none are established yet. It takes a while since the program is new. I taught the course though as if internships didn't exist with a focus on how to find/land jobs as efficiently as possible. :P It's hard to calculate rate since not everyone is looking for a job. Some people are already working, some people aren't looking after the graduate or they are shooting for something way higher and just using CC as education. This is something I think about a lot. Maybe I'll make a video thoroughly answering your question. I'm confident people can find a job with relative ease if they follow the course, assuming they are open to remote work and don't live in the middle of nowhere, but it's hard to calculate placement.

[@0206-b8z]

@@JoshMadakor ty

[@ginettengamashow3856]

I know nothing about IT can I still take the course? And get a job afterwards?

[@JoshMadakor]

If you are brand-brand new, the IT course is a good bet and will get you acclimated to computing and Azure/Cloud: joshmadakor.tech/it yes you can get a job if you follow the course and implement everything and are flexible with your first job. Hope this helps!

[@thesaintmarcus]

So your current course he did the whole thing in under two weeks?

[@JoshMadakor]

Looks like it. There is about 13 hours of videos including 50 practice questions/answers. and a bunch of labs in the course, I recommend a lot of repetition of the labs and interview questions. His first-pass probably didn't have much repetition, but as he started applying to jobs, he went back and re-did some stuff. Hope this makes sense

[@Robert-x3q1b]

Trying to put my friends onto this lol

[@JoshMadakor]

Haha really appreciate that, thank you :). We'll do our best!

[@kazi1]

Hi Josh

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey lol, how are you?

[@kazi1]

@@JoshMadakorI’m good, how are you?

[@cmorris10]

🤙🏾

[@wificannibal9704]

Can I complete this entire course from an iPhone 12 mini?

[@JoshMadakor]

If it has an RDP app, then yes 👍. Better make sure that it works though first!

[@ariasabe]

is it me or a lot of your students have gotten jobs before getting their certs🤔🤔

[@JoshMadakor]

[@prathiusharun]

does this work in India, like remote job?

[@Ib90]

Did this get a it helpdesk job??

[@snigglestraggletheatre1749]

I need 85k plus out the gate at minimum! It’s not enough but that’s get me going

[@JoshMadakor]

Sounds good! The good news is, you pretty much determine what you're paid. All you have to do is get 85+ skills, then properly convey those 85+ skills and you're good :). Thanks for watching!

[@docholliday4546]

You had me until I say is costs $500... Help desk?!?! Really?!?! Come on! I'm not studying my ass off to work on a help desk!

[@jamescurry6077]

ROI...it's only $500 to potentially make some good money depending on which route you take just my opinion.

[@JoshMadakor]

The course is worth more than this. I made sure of that when I was putting it together. To your credit, all information is literally free on the internet. You almost don't need to pay any money for anything. What you're paying for is a nicely packaged, organized curriculum designed to fast-track you into a job. Not to mention you have direct access to me. If you don't care about that stuff, you _absolutely_ shouldn't buy it. Even I pay money for courses because I want to save time. It just depends. There is a free version of the course which will give you actionable information, so check that out if you want ^^. Ty for the comment

[@JoshMadakor]

^ This

[@jamescurry6077]

@@JoshMadakor I appreciate you. You give the best tech advice on KZbin. Keep it up Josh you’re killing it! Also as a beginner in the Tech field but still have a good understanding of the basics and a passion for technology. Would you say cloud computing would be a better path than cybersecurity? Excited to learn and start applying myself. Once again thank you, Josh.

[@docholliday4546]

@@JoshMadakor I'm not doubting anything you say or have done, I'm speaking only about the price. What if your a single parent barely making it and want to get into IT and this course would be awesome for them but the price would keep them from benefiting from it....

[@arro8812]

Sub $20 an hour? Seems low

[@JoshMadakor]

20.26/hr (* 2050 hours per year). It's probably about right for entry level in his area, coastal areas and metro you can probably do like +20k or more for sure

[@arro8812]

@Josh Madakor - Tech, Education, Career it probably also deals with the branch of tech which i did not initially tale into account. Entry level helpdesk in Healthcare is $22-$25 where I am (2080 for us working 5x8 minimum)

[@jamealjordon1376]

Experience is everything. After grabbing 3 entry-level certs (Google IT Pro, CompTIA ITF, JAMF 100) earlier this year, as I didn’t know about coursecareers, I did get lowballed for pay rates/wages in my area, before my current employer extended an offer that was too good to turn down and got me out of another industry. I’d say CompTIA is general and broad as you put it, but employers are wanting you to know more than topical knowledge and more hands on certs are better.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks for sharing your story and thoughts!

[@jamealjordon1376]

@@JoshMadakor Just looking at the coursecareers platform and the IT course, a lot of the topics covered, I have yet to train on previous under the certs I’ve taken or job specific training, so to me, it’s still highly relevant training to have, which means I need to cover it at some point in-between the pre-WGU or during WGU or right after finishing my bachelor’s degree at WGU, and access or wait to enroll for the master’s degree in Cybersecurity. It got bookmarked for future training.

[@geddon436]

which industry did it get you out of?

[@jamealjordon1376]

@@geddon436 Physical security contractor.

[@edwardjaycocks5497]

While I congratulate people, and it’s fantastic to hear, to be really honest, may sound a little bit of a downer, do something different rather than IT-- it can be a very stressful, thankless kind of a job and it doesn’t really hold too much professional weight overall compared to other professions- desktop support, stressful--helpdesk can be stressful, Cybersecurity way too stressful, coding… really depends-- infrastructure I wouldn’t recommend it too stressful… educational requirements kind of a good thing. You don’t really need any, to be honest. This is where the problem lies.--if I was going to recommend education and vendor, certifications have their own merits. Without a doubt if you want to work in government or big corporate, we will potentially need a good computer science degree, and I’m not talking about just an online degree a proper one.-- backed up with some vendor certs always good--but in the IT world experience is King simple as that.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks for sharing all of this. It's funny, I made a video based on my opinions of what were some low-stress jobs in tech. people had a lot to say about it, you might find the comments section interesting haha: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noHdZGemgLp0ns0

[@edwardjaycocks5497]

Why does everybody want to do cyber security? Can somebody ask me that even though they haven’t got a clue about it quite often

[@JoshMadakor]

It sounds neat and pays a lot haha. Gotta stick with Security Operations of OffSec or something. Everything else is really quite bad imo

[@sheldor73]

Bragging about a low-paying job?! Perhaps I and most people shoulf avoid the IT industry if that's all it pays 🤣

[@JoshMadakor]

I feel bad when I read these kind of negative comments. Nobody here is bragging. He worked hard and started a new career for himself. A stable 41k can go a long way in some parts of the country and in IT, not to mention it's very easy raise your salary very quickly once you start getting experience.