Orientation
Understand IT, understand yourself, and choose a direction. Covers how the field breaks into specialties, how to translate transferable skills into IT language, and how to pick a starting path based on your time, money, and goals.
The starting point · digital ebook
The Tech Entry Plan
From zero experience to your first IT job. The five-level framework, the story behind it, a 90-day plan, and a starter list of programs worth checking first.
The Tech Entry Plan
$14.99 launch pricethen $19.99
Made for: beginners and career changers with little or no IT experience.
- 140K+People reached with IT career resources
- 6 certificationsEarned by the author by 2026
- 1,000+ peopleHelped explore routes into tech
- Working in ITBuilt on firsthand experience
What's Inside
Five levels, in order. Start wherever your evidence is weakest. You don't need to begin at the bottom.
Foundation
Build the core knowledge that makes everything else easier: support, systems, networking, and security. Compares structured training programs against self-guided learning so you can pick what fits your life.
Application
Stop just learning, start doing. How to turn courses and labs into projects you can explain, and how to get real experience before you have a job title.
Validation
Use certifications to support your direction, not replace skill. Which credential to start with, how to avoid over-collecting badges, and how to turn your work into proof an employer can see.
Conversion
Turn preparation into interviews and offers. Building a résumé system, using recruiters and bridge programs, and treating your job search like a funnel you can troubleshoot.
Plus a 90-day action plan, a resources chapter to start with, and the full story of how I used this framework to go from a communication degree to an L1 Systems Engineer role in six months.
Written From the Route I Took, Not a Theory
I graduated with a communication degree and no professional IT experience. I chose NPower, built a study routine, earned my first certifications, practiced technical interviews, and kept applying. The timeline was short. The effort was not.
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From "Why I Wrote This"
"I researched different ways in, chose NPower, built a study routine, completed Google IT Support, earned CompTIA ITF+ and A+, practiced technical interviews, rebuilt my résumé, and kept applying. On July 11, 2023, I was offered my first IT job."
This guide is the roadmap I wish I had when I started: simple, practical, and focused on what actually moves you forward.
Questions People Ask Before Buying
Does this guarantee I'll get a job?
No. This guide is educational and reflects one practical approach to entering IT. It does not guarantee employment, salary, certification results, program admission, or a specific timeline. Your pace and results depend on your starting point, effort, location, and the market.
Who is this for?
People with little or no IT experience, including career changers, recent graduates, and anyone restarting. If you already work in IT and want to move into a specialty, the same five levels apply, and you can skip the parts you already know.
What format is it, and how do I get it?
It's a digital ebook (PDF). After checkout on Gumroad, you'll get a download link by email.
What's the difference between this and the free hub?
The free hub lists what's open right now: deadlines and cohort dates. This book teaches the underlying framework and shows how I used it, so it stays useful no matter what's currently open.