🎯 The 3 3 3 Plan: A Weekly System to Get Hired in Tech (Without Burning Out)

Struggling to stay motivated while trying to break into tech? Drowning in YouTube videos, free courses, and certification advice? You’re not alone.

For Career Changer Kayla and thousands like her, the hardest part isn’t starting it’s staying consistent. One week you’re deep into AZ 900 videos. The next, you’re updating your resume. Then life happens, and boom you’re off track again.

That’s where the 3 3 3 Plan comes in.

This isn’t another productivity hack. It’s a simple weekly structure that helps you:

• Stay focused without burnout

• Build real, job ready skills

• And actually get noticed by recruiters

Let’s break it down.

🧠 What Is the 3 3 3 Plan?

It’s a weekly tech career routine that keeps you making progress, even when life gets busy.

Here’s the formula:

• 3 hours learning new skills

• 3 hours practicing those skills

• 3 hours building your brand (portfolio, resume, LinkedIn)

That’s just 9 hours a week less than 1.5 hours a day.
And if you’re only free on weekends? That still works. This plan flexes to your life.

You can use it to:

• Prep for certs like AZ 900, AI 900, SC 900

• Learn job ready tools like Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, and Copilot

• Stay active on LinkedIn without sounding fake

• Build a digital paper trail of your skills and growth

💡 Why This Works

Most beginners fail because they try to do everything.
One day it’s coding. The next it’s cybersecurity. Then they’re trying to build a website.

The result? Burnout. Confusion. Self doubt.

The 3 3 3 Plan fixes that by creating weekly wins in three key areas:

1. Learning: You stay sharp and up to date

2. Practice: You build muscle memory

3. Branding: You show proof that you’re leveling up

Think of it like going to the gym:

• Learning is like studying workout form

• Practice is lifting the weights

• Branding is sharing progress pics to attract sponsors (in this case: hiring managers 😉)

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🧱 Let’s Break Down the 3 Parts

1. 🧠 3 Hours of Learning

This is the part most people are good at... until they get overwhelmed.

But here’s the key: you don’t need to learn everything. Just focus on one topic at a time.

Start with your cert goal (AZ 900, AI 900, SC 900), and structure your learning like this:

Week Plan Example (AZ 900):

• 1 hour: Cloud concepts & IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS

• 1 hour: Azure compute and networking

• 1 hour: Azure storage and identity basics

Use resources like:

• Tech Simplified’s Growth Pass (guided, beginner friendly)

• Microsoft Learn (free)

• Our YouTube channel: Tech Simplified AI

📌 Pro tip: Watch videos at 1.25x speed. Take light notes and focus on understanding—not memorizing.

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2. 🛠️ 3 Hours of Practice

This is where the magic happens. Certifications are great, but practice is what makes you job ready.

Here’s how to get hands on experience even without a tech job:

Week Plan Example:

• 1 hour: Set up a free Azure VM and deploy a website

• 1 hour: Configure Microsoft Entra ID roles and permissions

• 1 hour: Explore Defender for Cloud and set up a security policy

Each project builds your confidence and gives you something to talk about in interviews.

💡 Stuck on what to build? Try these beginner friendly tasks:

• Set up cloud storage buckets

• Deploy an app from the Azure Marketplace

• Simulate a password reset process using Entra ID

• Create a basic dashboard with Azure Monitor

You’ll be shocked how much you can do in 3 focused hours.

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3. 📢 3 Hours of Branding

Most career changers focus only on studying but you also need to show your progress.

That’s how you get interviews before you feel “ready.”

What does branding look like?

• Updating your LinkedIn headline

• Sharing one learning update post per week

• Adding projects to your resume or portfolio

• Posting a weekly blog, carousel, or Substack summary

🎯 Why it matters:
Branding helps recruiters find you. It also builds confidence and makes your progress visible to your network.

🔁 Repeat Weekly

The real secret? You don’t need motivation you need a system.

Once you follow the 3 3 3 Plan for two or three weeks, it becomes a habit.

Here’s a sample weekly schedule:

📈 Real Results from Our Community

🧑🏾‍🎓 Shawn – Laid off, now hired:

“I followed the 3 3 3 method for 5 weeks while studying AZ 900 and updating my LinkedIn. I got a recruiter DM, passed the interview, and landed a Cloud Admin role at Insight.”

👩🏽 Kayla – Career switch from hospitality:

“I didn’t know where to start. The 3 3 3 Plan gave me structure. I now have my AI 900 and SC 900 and I’m working part time in tech while finishing my cert path.”

🧔🏽 Michael – Mid career manager learning cloud:

“I used it to upskill after hours—learned Azure basics, posted my progress weekly, and now lead the cloud migration project at work.”

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🧰 Templates and Tools to Use

1. Weekly 3 3 3 Tracker Template
Use Notion, Google Docs, or Microsoft One Note to track:

• Topic of the week

• 3 Learn tasks

• 3 Practice tasks

• 3 Branding tasks

2. LinkedIn Post Prompts

• 3 Things I Learned About Azure Networking This Week

• Here’s What I Built in My Cloud Lab (With Screenshots)

• How I’m Prepping for AZ 900 (Without Burning Out)

3. Resume Line Template
Built and deployed cloud based virtual machines using Microsoft Azure. Configured storage, network, and identity settings for hands on training.

🔥 Bonus: Use the 3 3 3 Plan for Cert Prep

🔹 AZ 900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

• Learn: Core cloud concepts, pricing models, services

• Practice: Set up VMs, storage, identity services

• Brand: Share weekly study tips and post cert badge when passed

🔹 AI 900: Microsoft AI Fundamentals

• Learn: Basic AI and ML concepts, Azure AI tools

• Practice: Explore Azure Cognitive Services and create a demo

• Brand: Summarize a key AI service in a blog or post

🔹 SC 900: Microsoft Security Fundamentals

• Learn: Identity, security, and compliance basics

• Practice: Configure Entra ID and Defender tools

• Brand: Share security insights with your network

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📬 Want Help Sticking to It?

The Tech Simplified Growth Pass is built around the 3 3 3 philosophy. You get:

✅ Beginner friendly AZ 900 and AI 900 training
✅ Step by step labs and projects
✅ Resume and LinkedIn support
✅ A system to stay consistent every week

📩 Start today at sgtechsimp.com/training

🎯 Final Thoughts: Progress Over Perfection

Look, you’re not going to do this perfectly every week.

But if you show up with intention—just 3 hours to learn, 3 to practice, and 3 to build your brand—you’ll be way ahead of 99 percent of people who stay stuck watching random videos.

This plan gives you direction, motivation, and results.

Don’t wait to feel ready. Use the 3 3 3 Plan to get ready.

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✅ Your Action Steps This Week

1. Pick your cert focus: AZ 900, AI 900, or SC 900

2. Create your first 3 3 3 plan for the week

3. Post one update on LinkedIn (use our prompts)

4. Bookmark this blog to come back each week

5. Join Growth Pass if you want structured guidance

📩 Click here to start your journey

Let me know in the comments Which part of the 3 3 3 Plan do you need the most help with? I’ll reply with tools, tips, or even a custom game plan.