Beautiful answer. I graduated from WGU back in 2016 and the IT world was a bit different, and kind of was the point where I think experience/aptitude to learn starting trumping education, whereas back in the early 2000's, they definitely wanted to see that degree. But honestly, it just depends on the hiring manager and his/her style and how they envision filling the position to be honest. That's definitely not something aspiring candidates want to hear, but it's more times than not the reality of it, but a degree does help, as it proves a candidate persevered through the rigors of said curriculum and if nothing more, took the initiative and achieved a feat that many quit or don't start. Keep doing your thing and appreciate you sharing!

I can only give you my anecdote. I dropped out of college in the height of the economic crash of 2008. I looked around seeing peers recently graduating not able to get a job with a degree even for entry level positions and had to go to the service industry to be a prospect for other jobs. I think now days you can get a helpdesk job on certs pretty easily, but the pay will be not great and it is sometimes miserable, but it feels like that is kind of the easiest foot in the door method to start getting more jobs. Just get in, and keep applying to other jobs to get out and something better as soon as you can. As far as WGU. I am finally getting started and doing some more research to finish my degree asap so I can keep moving on. As someone who has worked the past 15 years without a degree; in my experience. It does regularly hold you back from advancement and while you can have an impressive resume that is focused on experience and long employment retention. You can still get automatically filtered out by some hiring manager or HR simply because you dont have a Bachelors.

I love your honesty .. super refreshing!! I start sept 1

Great video. Keep up the great work Zavier!!

As a person who has been in IT, and done everything in IT, they just want to see you making the effort, and then having the degree is key. I am currently Senior IT Security Analyst, I was first doing Cyber Security WGU degree, but I feel like IT Management is the direction I want to go as I want to move up the chain of command, and this will assist me in doing so.

Thank you very much bro. Your videos helped me a lot just finished my ITM degree in six months. Your videos was a great motivator.

Man, what a great video! I’m 36, and am now trying to get out of a dead end job and possibly move into IT. I relate with what you said, at toward the end about being someone who isn’t a coder or a cybersecurity enthusiast, I just love processes and frame work. I have a question, do you find your work fulfilling? And do you find yourself taking work home with you (mentally)? Im looking to start in IT possibly in a year, doing my research now for the best roadmap to stand out of the crowd

WOW. this is such a great video. I have been working in IT for over 13 years now. Im planning on getting my IT Management degree as well. I have been trying to get into management but not having a degree has been holding me back

thank you for this video god bless you!

Thanks and Congratulations 🎉

You’re an inspiration

Preciate you

My benchmark is if it cant get you past help desk to start with it’s probably not worth it. Tier 1 is basically call center work anyone can do

Thank you for sharing your journey. If you were hiring a team to work for you, would you weigh having a degree higher than having experience?

Thank you!

Great Stuff

ok so.... How did you earn your degree in less than 3 months!? not doubting you. I'm applying to WGU. i have an AA and multiple certs in Microsoft, AWS, VMware. just curious what to expect and how quickly i'll be able to earn a BS degree with what I already have. thanks

whats your set up for shooting videos? Mic ? Camera? Lighting? Software? Thanks

Hey Xavier! I’m transferring in 31 credits to WGU, how long do you think it would take to finish the IT management degree?

Considering WGU for Cyber Security. One question on credits obtained back in 1989 through 1991. Second could Ai take over It or Cyber security jobs?

Would it make sense to get an IT management degree with no IT experience? If I am not mistaken this degree has business administration as well? Any ideas?

Where I can contact you brotha about consulting

Hello Zavier ! thank you so much for sharing your experiences, your story was for informative and beneficial to me. I had a question about my career journey, I feel as if you'd be an amazing resource to help get it answered. Do you have an email or something that we may be able to connect via ?