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| Bossman 2003-05-11, 1:24 am |
| Damn I was reading thru some previous posts and my outlook on my future has
totally changed it looks like the MCSE isn't all that.
I'm doing my CCNA course at college and got 98% in the first semester when I
enter in the exam im expecting at least 95% - 100% min.
I am going to set up a small network at home and read lots for my MCSE then go
straight into the exams. I'm aiming for above 94% with them.
IL do a CISSP exam in my spare time because I am full of security knowledge.
IL do some HTML or web design exam
IL do some sort of Visual Basic exam maybe a MCSD
I don't have a job im 19 years old, Im good with visual basic and im good at
html I live close to London im a quick learner, im motivated, im hard working
and confident, What advice would you give me should I continue this path and
do my MCSE and all the others would this be enough? or would you lot recommend
I bail out before im 20 and do what?
Thank you for reading this I hope you really feel this and understand what im
saying and offer some maybe life/future changing ideas and comments.
Yours sincerely Darren
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| I'm 21. I'm the Systems Administrator for a branch of a multi-national
company. I have an MCSE on NT4.0 and A+ certification. I've read over some
of the CCNA stuff, and been exposed to a wide range of technologies (also in
the Telephony area) in the 3 years that I've been involved in the industry.
This makes me fairly marketable, but if I had it all to do over again, I
would do it differently. I would go and get a degree, because you'll find
that you can only go so far without one, and I dont want to be moving
computers around and trying to run cable when I'm 30 years old. Its cool for
now, but I aspire to much more. Which is why I'm studying a degree at the
moment. If you can get one, get one. Otherwise you'll need to get at least a
couple of years experience before you are remunerated close to well. No
matter what area of IT you get involved in.
Mark
MCSE, A+
"Bossman" <Bossman@Linux.Sk> wrote in message
news tlva.15$V8.6647@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> Damn I was reading thru some previous posts and my outlook on my future
has
> totally changed it looks like the MCSE isn't all that.
>
> I'm doing my CCNA course at college and got 98% in the first semester when
I
> enter in the exam im expecting at least 95% - 100% min.
>
> I am going to set up a small network at home and read lots for my MCSE
then go
> straight into the exams. I'm aiming for above 94% with them.
>
> IL do a CISSP exam in my spare time because I am full of security
knowledge.
> IL do some HTML or web design exam
> IL do some sort of Visual Basic exam maybe a MCSD
>
> I don't have a job im 19 years old, Im good with visual basic and im good
at
> html I live close to London im a quick learner, im motivated, im hard
working
> and confident, What advice would you give me should I continue this path
and
> do my MCSE and all the others would this be enough? or would you lot
recommend
> I bail out before im 20 and do what?
>
> Thank you for reading this I hope you really feel this and understand what
im
> saying and offer some maybe life/future changing ideas and comments.
>
> Yours sincerely Darren
>
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| Good advice Mark.
Darren take heed. IT isn't the easy gravy train it was in the 90's in
London. Employers are able to Cherry pick at the moment.
Sean
"Mark" <nospam@sorry.com> wrote in message
news:3ebe22cd$0$226@hades.is.co.za...
> I'm 21. I'm the Systems Administrator for a branch of a multi-national
> company. I have an MCSE on NT4.0 and A+ certification. I've read over some
> of the CCNA stuff, and been exposed to a wide range of technologies (also
in
> the Telephony area) in the 3 years that I've been involved in the
industry.
> This makes me fairly marketable, but if I had it all to do over again, I
> would do it differently. I would go and get a degree, because you'll find
> that you can only go so far without one, and I dont want to be moving
> computers around and trying to run cable when I'm 30 years old. Its cool
for
> now, but I aspire to much more. Which is why I'm studying a degree at the
> moment. If you can get one, get one. Otherwise you'll need to get at least
a
> couple of years experience before you are remunerated close to well. No
> matter what area of IT you get involved in.
>
> Mark
> MCSE, A+
>
> "Bossman" <Bossman@Linux.Sk> wrote in message
> newstlva.15$V8.6647@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> > Damn I was reading thru some previous posts and my outlook on my future
> has
> > totally changed it looks like the MCSE isn't all that.
> >
> > I'm doing my CCNA course at college and got 98% in the first semester
when
> I
> > enter in the exam im expecting at least 95% - 100% min.
> >
> > I am going to set up a small network at home and read lots for my MCSE
> then go
> > straight into the exams. I'm aiming for above 94% with them.
> >
> > IL do a CISSP exam in my spare time because I am full of security
> knowledge.
> > IL do some HTML or web design exam
> > IL do some sort of Visual Basic exam maybe a MCSD
> >
> > I don't have a job im 19 years old, Im good with visual basic and im
good
> at
> > html I live close to London im a quick learner, im motivated, im hard
> working
> > and confident, What advice would you give me should I continue this path
> and
> > do my MCSE and all the others would this be enough? or would you lot
> recommend
> > I bail out before im 20 and do what?
> >
> > Thank you for reading this I hope you really feel this and understand
what
> im
> > saying and offer some maybe life/future changing ideas and comments.
> >
> > Yours sincerely Darren
> >
>
>
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| Jonathan Buys 2003-05-12, 4:25 pm |
| Ummmm, CISSP is not something you do in your spare time.
"Bossman" <Bossman@Linux.Sk> wrote in message
newstlva.15$V8.6647@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
| Damn I was reading thru some previous posts and my outlook on my future
has
| totally changed it looks like the MCSE isn't all that.
|
| I'm doing my CCNA course at college and got 98% in the first semester when
I
| enter in the exam im expecting at least 95% - 100% min.
|
| I am going to set up a small network at home and read lots for my MCSE
then go
| straight into the exams. I'm aiming for above 94% with them.
|
| IL do a CISSP exam in my spare time because I am full of security
knowledge.
| IL do some HTML or web design exam
| IL do some sort of Visual Basic exam maybe a MCSD
|
| I don't have a job im 19 years old, Im good with visual basic and im good
at
| html I live close to London im a quick learner, im motivated, im hard
working
| and confident, What advice would you give me should I continue this path
and
| do my MCSE and all the others would this be enough? or would you lot
recommend
| I bail out before im 20 and do what?
|
| Thank you for reading this I hope you really feel this and understand what
im
| saying and offer some maybe life/future changing ideas and comments.
|
| Yours sincerely Darren
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| Bossman 2003-05-12, 9:25 pm |
| Thanks I made my plans around my CCNA and MCSE so I don't know whether to do a
degree now or later, what would actually happen if I had my MCSE, CCNA and the
others then get a underpaying IT job for the few years experience, Then would
it be possible I could move on from there onto a £20K+ Job without the degree?
In reply to Jonathan I’ve been studying Computer network security related
material for at least 4 years now and after looking through the CISSP I just
feel there’s not much id need to study for that I couldn’t deal with as it is,
so that’s why I feel I can do it in my spare time.
Darren
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| Dustin 2003-05-14, 2:25 pm |
| Honestly, you will eventually see that a degree is something you will
want. Do not wait until it is to the point where you are stuck
without one. That is where I am right now. I put off getting a
degree for 4 years. Now, I have hit a plateau, and the market sucks,
having a degree would have made me the cream of the crop where I live.
I am working on it now, and by the time I am done, it probably won't
matter. Who knows. Start working on the degree now. You can still
do certifications, it isn't that hard. I like the idea of getting an
underpaid IT job to get some experience too. Find one that will help
pay for you to go to school. Do not worry about the CISSP until you
have a least 5 years experience anyways, as that is a factor in
getting that certification. They do not just give you an exam... you
have to have proven security experience, a few OS/networking certs
under your belt, and their approval. But, I cannot emphasize this
enough, _GET_A_DEGREE_! I wish I would have done it when I had a
chance. Now I am busting my butt, working full-time, going to school
full-time, and being in the Navy part-time to help pay for it. Even
if it isn't for superficial reasons, you will probably get to a point
where you look back on your life, and you will wish you get a degree
just to say you did it.
Dustin
Network+, MCSA/MCSE W2K
dustin_dortch@hotmail.com
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