Beyond CCNA: Q&A with Jeremy Cioara

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In this video, Jeremy Cioara covers a tremendous amount of ground by conducting an in-depth Q&A session about various IT realities. He’ll discuss everything from whether you’re too old to get into IT to the relevance and utility of advanced academic degrees.

Answers to the “hard” or technical aspects of IT are relatively easy to find. When we’re talking about your career, though, we move into more of the “soft” areas where experience comes into play. Jeremy discusses numerous common career concerns for IT professionals in this video, including the following.

0:10: Is being 35 too old to get into networking if you have some IT background?
1:54: I’ve done CCNA before, but never gotten my Network+. Is it essential to get the Network+, or should I just keep focusing on CCNA?
2:55: Do I need job experience before doing CCNA R&S?
3:24: I’m a CCIE. What’s next?
4:12: What do I do after CCNP and 5 years of experience? How can I evolve? Should I pursue being a manager? What about trying to start a company?
6:17: Will there be an exam for the new IT Expertise course, Building and Configuring a Business Switch Network?
7:29: What is the best way to prepare for a certification?
8:39: How can I decide which networking field to pursue if I’ve only completed CCNA R&S so far? Should I take CCNP or start a different CCNA?
9:32: Which level of certification would the IT expertise course be equivalent to?
10:39: Should I do Network+ or go straight into CCNA?
11:14: When going after jobs, how do you get past the filters when you have the experience but not the certifications?
12:52: What’s the difference between the Cisco for the Real World course and the IT Expertise series?
14:00: For the next webinar, should we do a Coffee Chit Chat with Jeremy Cioara? (Answer: Yes!)
14:31: What's your opinion on higher academic degrees (i.e., graduate degrees)?

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