General Discussion - specialization

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specialization

lutaayam

2002-11-27, 2:28 am

Hello ladies and gentelmen.I hope you can help me with my dilemma.A few weeks ago i decided that I.T. was the career for me.So I enrolled in an institution for a degree course.A friend of mine later told me that it would be better if i went for a specialization certification in networking or programming but i wasn't convinced that it would be a wise decision until our tutors gave us a career guidance talk and actually changed their carricullum.The institute no longer offers degree courses ,only specialisation certifications.I decided to do the A+,Network+ and mcse.Can somebody tell me if this was a wise decision? Don't I need to have a degree to raises my chances as an I.T professional?

huntert

2002-11-27, 2:42 am

well lets take this 1 step at a time:

If you want to start in this very horrible and broke industry you will need to have foundation. Hardware is the foundation and A+ is a good start for many. you can get a job at the popular best buys, compusa , circuit cities.

Companies look at these elements when hiring a candidate:

1. Experience
2. Degree
3. Certification

Since you are just starting out it can be tough, if you can maybe finish your college or school or get a degree from a vocational technology school.

while in school try to nab an A+ cert and hold a part-time position to get that experience. Experience is so important, employers do not want to train their new recruits. They hire you to get to work from day 1 and they do not expect anything else.

these days it's wise to have knowledge in many areas of computing such as networking, security, wireless and others. Just knowing 1 element will not take you very far.

start with that a+ and progress it will be tough, but some companies tend to like it when you are underqualified compared to overqualified.

goodluck!

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