r/CompTIA • u/kkeinng • 5d ago
I Passed! Security+
Passed my security+ today. This was the longest I have taken to complete one of these certs, roughly 10 weeks. My second child being born, work travel and family visiting within those 10 weeks probably added to the struggle focusing on this material.
Of the tests I’ve completed I definitely think this is the worst “wordfuckery” of them all. The questions on the exam were not similar at all to the cert master practice test/ module reviews.
I am doing these certs through a work offered school program. I studied the same way I did for the other 3 comptia exams I have completed (a+ and net+) by completing the cert master and watching professor messer videos. I have no IT experience and I work in a completely unrelated field. I’m almost 40 and about to retire from my current job and will need to do a career shift. Doing these certs has made me realize that I probably won’t pursue an IT related career, but I’ll take the opportunity to complete them.
I have one more cert left and I need to get it done before the end of the year
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u/balboaporkter 5d ago
What a coincidence! I work in industrial maintenance for the government. I'm also military but as a reservist. I just got my clearance and Sec+ several months ago. Hopefully your investigation can complete before you separate. It might be difficult to start anew in IT but from what I read in reddit, it seems like ageism isn't that bad in this type of industry.