CompTIA Exams vs. Real IT Jobs: What They Don't Tell You

[@JerseyJeff84]

When I interviewed for my first-ever I.T. job, I mentioned about port numbers and the I.T. Director looks at me and says "Wow, I've been doing this for 20 years and still haven't had to remember any ports." I was as green as the grass outside is, and he hired me solely off my soft skills. Told me that if I was trainable, he could teach me all the hands-on I would ever need for that job.

[@maalikserebryakov]

your soft skills huh Egghead

[@JerseyJeff84]

@@maalikserebryakov Egghead? Get out of your parents basement.

[@AhmedHassan-sp1mx]

@@maalikserebryakov what’s a soft skill?

[@dariusevans1171]

@@AhmedHassan-sp1mxtalking, like, how you work with people, writing. Smiling, lol

[@shinigamirenegade]

I think now its different. Because I have retail exp working at walgreens radioshack and as a porter with my associates degree in IT and comptia A+ and I been getting straight rejections. Probably going to fix my resume and see what happens. Because I can't even get a t1 postion . But than again nyc is extremely competitive

[@JimSavell]

Vendor-neutral certifications are usually just a baseline to getting a job. Senior positions are going to want vendor-specific certifications based on the role and the organization's environment.

[@eon001]

I studied for a Data Center job at Amazon. I got it, and I never used 90% of the stuff I used to get the job.

[@Beatdownnlftw]

Ive been in IT for 8 months now. All i deal with is common sense dumb shit and user error.

[@geekatari4391]

That's IT Helpdesk in a nutshell.

[@Beatdownnlftw]

@@geekatari4391 it really is

[@JerseyJeff84]

@@geekatari4391 💯

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

It's a depressing job tbh

[@Me-eb3wv]

Monotone and boring but easy money

[@Me-eb3wv]

I’m genuinely surprised that the latest version of the A+ textbook says absolutely nothing about windows 11

[@dcaldwell7706]

This is a very insightful video!

[@shafialanower3820]

So what’s the point g of taking these exams wasting money if it’s mainly theory. There should be a practical section

[@Me-eb3wv]

I agree with you tbh. In 2024 the A+ is below the bare minimum. If you’re completely new to IT and you want to land a job honestly you should take the time and learn 2 more certs because the A+ won’t really get you anywhere, not even an entry level position

[@kelofarrar]

This is common sense

[@KNIGHTJUMPS]

I'm still trying to figure out basic keyboard commands for Windows 10, which is essentially obsolete.

[@MediaUser-o6u]

You aren’t going to make it far if that’s your attitude.

[@4brotroydavis]

This video is telling you that there's no way bobby boucher could learn the fundamentals of football at 30 and then become and mvp the same season.....unless they had comptia certs

[@Hproawesome]

but entry level job want couple of year of experience. certification is just help you get the job interview😢

[@renayesimmons4070]

Thank you, I can breathe

[@DerbViking-rs3uv]

Marketing you say? Problems you say? Say no more. Only do.

[@DerbViking-rs3uv]

Solution oriented thinking.

[@VitisCZ]

"It's more about knowing where to find the information faster than having it all in your head" No. While you can search stuff up and you will for sure, you still should memorize as much as you can about everything because it makes solving very complex problems both faster and in some cases is basically the only way to solve them. If you get issue caused by multiple different services malfunctioning in some way you won't have the time to go read a book about each of them to know what to do.

[@eldolo7021]

Facts. In the coursera course, one of the labs is literally all about looking up error codes on the windows website to find the solution. You don't have to know exactly how it works, but being able to find the quickest solution is most important.

[@GreenHorseVR]

He meant more stuff you can figure out with a quick Google bro

[@AhmedHassan-sp1mx]

Yh problem solving skills are improved. Increasing your general knowledge too

[@luisriba8082]

One thing is what you know in school and one thing is how you do or they do business.

[@WilliamDiaz-p2h]

1:37 i feel like this is why i failed the comptia exam

[@WilliamDiaz-p2h]

also yeah i will never remember all the port numbers at all

[@Dabayare]

The manager at the interview asked me what this CompTIA thing was for my first IT interview and I decided to not bother with IT after that.

[@patrickcarrillo714]

If they don't know what CompTIA is run the other way EVERYONE in the IT industry should know what CompTIA is

[@maalikserebryakov]

@@patrickcarrillo714 IT isn’t really an “industry” the way software or other industries are. IT is just the modern ledger. Reading these dumb comments makes me realise how clueless people are about their own job.

[@trabucks]

Why do most It channels have to have a old 80s vibe lmaooo

[@braumski2]

I love it tbh