The biggest difference between the military and the civilian world Purpose. Whether you engaged in direct combat or served as a wounded soldier counselor, odds are that you felt like you were part of something bigger than yourself. In the military we were not only...
When I made my decision to transition out of the military I had one goal in mind: Getting into a career that would allow me to pay the bills and provide a good life for my family, and that had great opportunities for future growth. I had been in the military ever...
Do you have enough money to throw Benjamins out the window driving through Beverly Hills in a yellow Lambo? No? Good—neither do I. So if you’re considering leveling up your IT skills and want to enroll in a training program, you should care about this... This is a...
Do you want to become a network or systems engineer, and are considering a technical degree? There are many options for you to choose from so let me ask you something: how do you know if you’re making the right decision? Everything from reputation to even the...
If you want to become a network engineer and eventually become a systems engineer or solutions engineer, you can actually get amazing results much faster than what most people think is even possible. There are 5 steps you need to take and you can do it without a college degree.
You wanna know what the coolest job at Cisco is? Take a guess… It’s not the VP of sales, or the head of systems engineering, nor it is the CTO. Heck, it’s not even the CEO! Side note: Chuck Robbins is definitely really cool. We met him the other day: The coolest job...
Here's one fundamental truth you probably already know: if you want to succeed in IT, you need to constantly gain new skills. In this field, staying on top of trends and being among the first ones to learn how to use new technology can pay great dividends. But this...
If you're looking to break into a new job and want technical recruiters to talk to you, you better have a LinkedIn account. But, just creating a username and password, and adding a picture of your pretty face won't cut it. LinkedIn has become a very powerful tool for...
Have you asked yourself what it actually takes to get a job offer? After spending months going from interview to interview without any success, I sure did. It wasn’t easy. I had a college degree, some hands-on experience, and a certification. Yet, every time I spoke...
Have you ever heard the saying "those who can, do; those who can't, teach"? This is one of the most frustrating things about education. You sit there for hours and hours listening to people who do little else but talk, without knowing if they truly know what they are...
Being stuck in the helpdesk can really suck! All you do is reset passwords, answer basic (stupid?) questions, and turn things on and off. Sure, it’s great if you’re just starting out and need to get some experience but, expecting to have a lucrative and fulfilling...
Once upon a time, back in the mid 1800s, there was a little boy who immigrated to Brooklyn, New York with his parents. His family was so poor that every day after school, he used to wash the windows of a bakery shop and collect pieces of coal that had fallen off the...
Let me ask you a couple of questions: how many of the people you know will be paying off their college loans for a long time? And how many of them earned degrees but still don’t seem to have a clear career path and/or have very limited options? My friend Nicole...
If you are into IT you’ve probably heard of dozens of different certifications that are usually required to break into a job, haven’t you? Well, let me tell you something: entry-level certifications are not the kind of requirement that you would think they are; they...
At NexGenT, we take pride in creating context around the things we teach. We believe it's important for learners to visualize the big picture of a particular subject as much as possible before diving into the smaller pieces. We call this objective deconstruction and...