Become CompTIA Certified & Get Hired

Become CompTIA Certified

No fluff. No outdated tutorials. No overpriced bootcamp or degree. This Career Path is your step-by-step roadmap to go from beginner (at any age!) to getting CompTIA Certified. This Career Path will guide you through a curated curriculum of courses, articles, practice exams, and action items to learn the latest IT technologies and pass the key CompTIA certifications.

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What You'll Learn

Earn industry recognized, vendor neutral, leading CompTIA certifications
Understand the latest IT technologies at a deeper level
Put your skills to the test with quizzes and CompTIA practice exams
The perfect entry into careers in Cybersecurity, Networking, and IT services
Go way beyond the basics and become top 10% in your field
How to ace all of your interviews, get more job offers and a higher salary

Course

Beginner

9 Hours ·110 Lessons The Networking Bootcamp (CompTIA Network+ Certification)

Go from complete beginner to acing the globally-recognized CompTIA Network+ certification exam. You'll learn the latest networking best practices, techniques, and tools.

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Course

Intermediate

9 Hours ·91 Lessons CompTIA Security+ Certification Bootcamp

Go from complete beginner to acing the globally-recognized CompTIA Security+ certification exam. You'll learn the latest cybersecurity best practices, techniques, and tools.

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Course

Beginner

3 Hours ·50 Lessons Career Advice: Interviews & Getting Hired

This course teaches you to nail job interviews with prep tips, common questions, and smart answers—all to boost your chances of landing the job!

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Action

Apply To 5 Jobs You Really Want

This time around, you have more knowledge and more practice. It's now time to take your job hunt seriously. Find 5 companies/jobs that you REALLY want to work for and make a serious effort applying to these jobs based on the tips you learned in the previous lessons. Don't take no for an answer and see if you can land an interview at one of these companies you chose. Once you have an interview lined up, move to the next section.

Blog

February 14th, 2022 · 26 min readTop 7 Soft Skills For Developers & How To Learn Them

Your technical skills will get you the interview. But soft skills will get you the job and advance your career. These are the top 7 soft skills all developers and technical people should learn and continue to work on.

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Who is this CompTIA Certification Career Path for?

Anyone who wants a clear step-by-step guide to become CompTIA Certified from scratch and actually get hired. Oh ya, and you don't want to waste your money on overpriced bootcamps and degrees.

Also, let's be honest. Some of the topics can be a little dry. So, we're even going to have a bit of fun along the way. No way! Crazy right?!

This Career Path is perfect for you if:

You're a complete beginner (of any age!) and want a full bootcamp experience without having to pay $1,000s
You don't want to waste your valuable time. You want to learn how to ace the key CompTIA certifications and have everything in one place
You don't want to learn and take this journey alone. You will learn alongside 100s of other students at your same level and 1,000s more that are just a few steps ahead of you
You can handle our amazing sense of humour (it's not spelled wrong, we're Canadian... see what we mean... you've been warned... sorry)

And it's definitely for you if you're sick of:

Outdated tutorials
Free courses and tutorials that don't go beyond the basics
Learning topics and concepts that are mostly irrelevant in the real-world and don't even get asked in interviews
Courses with no community or support system
Tutorial hell
Feeling like you're going in circles with no clear path or end in sight

Let's be 100% clear. You aren't going to just do 100 multiple choice questions or learn topics that aren't going to be on the certification exams or even be used in the real world. That's a waste of your time.

The sooner you earn the CompTIA certifications, the sooner you get hired, and the sooner you'll be learning more than you can from any course. That's our goal.

Why become CompTIA Certified?

Everyone has their own reason(s) as to why they want to become CompTIA Certified. But here are a few of the best reasons:

Highly regarded. The CompTIA certifications are highly regarded and recognized worldwide in the IT industry. Employers know and respect the value of CompTIA certifications.
Vendor neutral. What sets the CompTIA certifications apart from other certifications is that they're vendor-neutral, meaning it isn't tied to a particular product or technology. That means you're not pigeon-holed into a certain career or ecosystem and instead can apply for a wider range of jobs.
No degree required. You can definitely get hired at the company of your dreams without having any college degree.
Work remotely. Many IT jobs are remote. Work from the comfort of your own home, a coffee shop, or even while traveling the world. Some roles even allow you to work on your own schedule.
It's fun. And rewarding. You get to have a real-world impact. The work you're doing on a daily basis can have a huge impact on hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people.

How long does it take to become CompTIA Certified (and complete this Career Path)?

Everyone is different. So it's hard to give a specific amount of time. The two biggest variables are the number of hours per week you're dedicating to completing the steps in the Career Path and your current experience level.

Don't hold us to it but here's a rough guideline based on feedback we've received from past ZTM students on how long it takes to become CompTIA Certified:

0-10 hours a week = 3-6+ months. Students from all experience levels but are only able to dedicate a few hours a week.
15-20 hours a week = 2-3 months. Students who have started from scratch as complete beginners (no matter their age!) and spend a few hours per day.
30-40 hours a week = 1-2 months. Students who are able to learn basically full-time and/or already have some experience (ex: CS students / Coding Bootcamp grads).

What’s the ZTM Discord community and how can it help me?

The ZTM Discord is our exclusive online community for ZTM students, alumni, TAs and instructors.

How it helps you, short version: Increase the chances that ZTM students achieve their current goals and help them continue to grow throughout their career.

Longer version: Learning alone is hard. We've all been there. We've all tried to learn new skills and struggled. It can be frustrating, daunting, and just plain challenging, especially if you're trying to change careers.

We feel strongly that the Zero To Mastery Discord community is an essential part of the learning experience and greatly increases the chances for students to achieve their goals.

It's crazy to think that Colleges and Coding Bootcamps charge you tens of thousands of dollars to provide you with this type of experience. It doesn't have to be that way!

In fact, ~20% of ZTM students are also enrolled at a College or in-person Coding Bootcamp but feel like they just aren't getting all of the skills and support they need. But with ZTM, they do.

Within the Zero To Mastery Discord community, you can:

Connect with other Developers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers
Form study groups and complete ZTM Career Paths and Courses together
Ask questions and get advice from other people at your same level as well as more experienced professionals
Get feedback on projects
Meet other students around the world (and likely even someone from your hometown!)
Learn how to answer questions and help other students which will accelerate your own learning
Get help from others with questions and exercises
Work on coding challenges and real-world open-source projects with other students

It’s pretty awesome to see many ZTM alumni also active every single day, continuing to engage with the community, give back, and level up their own skills and career.

Are there any prerequisites for this Career Path?

A computer (Windows/Mac/Linux) and access to the internet. That's it! No previous experience is needed.

If you haven't already, take our tech career path quiz. We'll give you our recommendation for which path is the best fit for you.

How is a Career Path different from a course?

Career Paths are like a full College curriculum. Our Career Paths give you the exact courses, workshops, challenges, articles and actions to take to go from absolute beginner to getting hired.

Career Paths start with ensuring you know the foundations from scratch. But they go far beyond by teaching you advanced topics and non-technical skills that are essential for your career but aren't taught in Computer Science Degrees or Coding Bootcamps.

Courses are more focused. Different courses have different goals. Some courses are a great fit for experienced Developers, Engineers and Programmers who want to level-up their skills in a specific topic or framework. Other courses cover a wider range of topics teaching the foundations and fundamentals for beginners.

Can I change my Career Path?

Yes. You can change your Career Path anytime. As a member of Zero To Mastery, you have unlimited access to all ZTM courses, workshops, challenges, articles and other materials needed to complete any of the ZTM Career Paths.

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Become CompTIA Certified

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What You'll Learn

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Still have questions?

Who is this CompTIA Certification Career Path for?

Why become CompTIA Certified?

How long does it take to become CompTIA Certified (and complete this Career Path)?

What’s the ZTM Discord community and how can it help me?

Are there any prerequisites for this Career Path?

How is a Career Path different from a course?

Can I change my Career Path?

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