I have some experience in networking and in some going visual basic
programming and am wondering which route may be a good way to go as far as
certifications. I am get mixed reports here about no future for IT jobs and
the like. Maybe programming is the answer?

thanks

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You might have some problems finding an entry-level job without a lot of
experience and without a degree. If you can move up at your current company,
you might be ok.

You might want to skip the cert and go to college, get a degree in CIS or
CSE. It'll take more time, but you'll be more likely to find a job if you
have a degree rather than a cert.

You can do this without a degree. I don't have a degree, although I have
taken a lot of CSE classes, but I've also got started in development in '98
and started taking classes in CSE in '96, so I have several years of
experience and a couple years of school. I think I just got lucky and got
into it at a time at the height of the dot-com boom and worked my way up
from application support to development to get experience.

It's a complicated time to get into programming. Many companies are now
outsourcing offshore, many dotcoms when out of business, so there's not as
many jobs as there used to be. One of the things I've noticed in my area is
a lot of companies asking for a degree (and sometimes even a master's
degree) to be a developer.

So, if you are serious about being a programmer, it's pretty unlikely that
you'll be able to find a job by just getting your MCSD. I'm not saying it's
impossible- I've seen it happen, but it will likely take a higher commitment
from you than just passing a few tests to get a job.

If you are looking for something short-term, you should probably do MCSE
since a degree isn't required as much in that area and since you seem to
have more experience in that area.


"Joseph Paquette" <all-in@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I have some experience in networking and in some going visual basic
> programming and am wondering which route may be a good way to go as far as
> certifications. I am get mixed reports here about no future for IT jobs
and
> the like. Maybe programming is the answer?
>
> thanks
>
>

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