Checking back in, took Prof. Messor last week and went ahead and got Jason Dions today. Took it for the first go on my lunch break here at work. I believe this puts me in a good spot...

AZ900 857 didn't expect to get such as score tho

I passed the AZ900 yesterday! 🥳 As someone who at first was trying to figure out how to break in to cyber basically on my own, I appreciate this community and the directions of the ebook and advice given so far. It’s also nice to see others who are maybe in a similar boat. Anyways, onto the next one, network+! If anyone has a tips or resources that helped them, please feel free to share. I am probably going to go with same route as I did with the sec+ of using prep books, practice tests and YouTube videos like the Prof. Messer.

A company emailed me showing interest in my LinkedIn in profile for Tier I support job 45 minutes from my home. I don’t even have my resume prepared yet. Yikes I’m studying for Network plus right now and it’s gonna take all my attention. What would you do?

So I took my first Network+ full practice test last night. I failed! No surprise there, but I did do a lot better than I thought I did. I got 54% when I probably really only knew a few questions for sure. I do have a technical background and often I could rule out a couple of answers because I knew what they were and they didn't pertain to the question. This gave me 50% of choosing the right answer. There were times when I didn't recognize ANY of the acronyms in the answers which kind of made my heart jump. But then I relaxed and looked back at the question and looked at the key word or concept asked about and tried to match the first letter to the first or second letter in the acronym. Then at least I had half a chance. So, don't panic if you don't know the answer, just take another look in a different way. Then let it go and move on!! I am aiming for 85% with confidence, no guessing, before I take the real test. Lot's of work to do. I will definitely need those flashcards. Let's go!