How to get a Job in IT without Experience (2021)

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In this video, we cover a 6-step strategy that anyone can use to start their IT career.
If you want to get into IT without a degree and without experience, this video will definitely help.
See below for sample resume, A+ study curriculum, and practice interview questions!

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How to get a Job in IT with no Experience (2020 - Information Technology):

STEP 1: Develop a technical knowledge base. Studying the exam objectives from CompTIA's A+ will help you with this. I would recommend getting a cheap, refurbished computer from Amazon that you can practice on during this step.

STEP 2: Get an entry-level certification. This is much easier than it sounds. Certifications serve as an HR filter and are very helpful in obtaining your first job. I would recommend getting the CompTIA A+ certification. Alternatively, you can get Network+, Security+, or ITIL.

STEP 3: Experience - Make your own. Pick a topic in IT that you find interesting and do a bit of a deep-dive into learning it. After you have built your lab, or played with the technology enough, create some kind of simply blog post or YouTube video teaching others about it. You can use your publication and lab work on your resume as Experience!

STEP 4: Resume - High quality and succinct. Generally, you want your resume to be as easy to read and as succinct as possible. A lot can be said about this, but take a look at the sample resume linked below.

STEP 5: Application Process. Fill out your LinkedIn profile COMPLETELY, and fill out profiles on all of the popular job hunting sites (Indeed, Glassdoor, Monster, etc). After this, start searching for jobs with keywords such as (CompTIA A+, Helpdesk, support, technician, etc). Apply to as many jobs as you can. If you live in a remote or rural area, strongly consider relocating just to get that first bit of experience. It may be worth it in the end. I have personally relocated to Japan and Hawaii in my career. It's not that bad, and can be a great experience.

STEP 6: Interview Preparation. Gather as many practice interview questions as you can, not necessarily to "learn" the answers, but to practice articulating your responses. See the link below for some sample interview questions. This will greatly help you, come time to do the actual interview. Because you've practiced saying what you want to say and how to say it, it's one less thing to think about during your interview and you will end up being much more relaxed.

Summary: The more of these steps you implement, and the better you implement them, the greater the chance you have getting at hired somewhere and getting the job you want!

0:00 Start
1:35 STEP 1: Base Knowledge
4:29 STEP 2: Certification
6:58 STEP 3: Experience - Making Your Own
9:40 STEP 4: Resume - How to Make it Good
14:05 STEP 5: Application Process - Where and How
19:47 STEP 6: Interview Preparation
23:10 Summary

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[JoshMadakor]

🖥 Break into IT in ~3 Months with my Hands-On Practical Course! 🖥

[passportbro]

When people say they were new to IT and go on tell you all their past jobs was mostly in IT 🙄

[themaskedman]

Amazing video. for such a small channel, the quality and conciseness has blown me away. You seem eager to help people kickstart their way into I.T. and I find that awesome. Keep grinding on YouTube Josh and I can guarantee you’ll make it big. Thank you for the video.

[wesleyhartzell]

I have always been into tech my whole life and wanted to get into the field in some way. Even in my b.s. IT degree they don't give a good path for what I should be doing to get a job. However this structured path you have in the video is amazing and to the point! You definitely deserve more attention in the YouTube space.

[renragged]

I wish I was young and trying to get into IT right now. What a great time for that with all this free advice and all the training options out there.

[MD-trsh]

Josh, AWESOME video! Im just recently left the military and currently going to school for Cyber, I was anxious until I watched some of your videos. Definitely applying these steps and using your resources. Keep the content coming my man!

[alanysgriffin]

Super inciteful! I'm working towards my BA in Computer science at the moment but really wanted to get a head start in terms of experience and was stuck lol. Thanks for explaining everything in a manner that was both clear and to the point!

[musketeer]

I recently watched your video on creating the DHCP lab and I learned a lot from it. Keep up these kinds of videos man, as someone that's trying to branch into the IT world.

[cmmndr]

Love your videos Josh! I just completed both A+ exams and now I'm A+ certified! So, I am looking building a good resume and creating a Linkedin profile. This is very helpful thank you!

[Eze_Cloud]

Just wanted to come back and say thank you. I used this method to land a System Administrator position with no professional IT experience and just a few certs. Thank you so much for this!

[lagrimm]

Finishing my Bachelor's in Computer Science in 1st quarter 2024. Saving this video to refer back to while I pursue certifications towards the end of the degree. Updating my resume to put the skills and certs at the top, while keeping the fluffy verbiage down. Thank you for this video!

[_cipriano]

I have a bachelor's in MIS and I'm still looking for work. I just started a job today and my goal is to save up and take a comptia a+ exam. From what I hear it is supposed to give me an overall understanding of IT and serves a good way to decide whether I want to study for cybersecurity. So I'm gonna save money for this. I finished school in 2020, during covid, so I'm pumped about getting the ball rolling again. Wish me luck! 💯🙏🏼

[daveci]

Thank you so much for making your channel. I've watched the majority of the videos you have put out and they have helped immensely. I have accepted a job offer as a Help Desk Technician to get into the IT field, and eventually as my skills, knowledge, and education grows, I will go into the cyber security sector. You're the best!

[ErwinHadanIronWill]

thanks man I just beat cancer and after treatment I lost my job and was thrust into this god awful job market these tips will def help on the way

[elimbijunior]

Thanks a lot SIR. your video on Active Directory hands-on helps me a lot. having a hard time getting a job in IT entry level or Internship. but may GOD Bless you. you are helping many people out there

[geekdomo]

I am getting back into IT after 15 years being out of it. I still have my A+ cert and I got it in 1999. It is still valid :)

[Hassan-hxbc]

Thanks alot for this vid started WGU this month. I worked in help desk for 2 years and I'm looking get my degree thanks for this video man.

[jessiewhitneyTV]

This is a great video. Thank you. Especially the resume part. I struggle with this

[olanrewajuabraham]

I'm thrilled with your voice Josh. Is it natural, trained, or the gadgets? I really want a voice like that to get started as a vlogger. Great insight.

[eia]

The value in this content is soooo appreciated