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Maybe a PC technician and maybe helpdesk/tech support.
Maybe...but probably not with a corporate IT department. Corporate environments are upgrading to newer equipment, and the XP and W2K os's don't need the kind of attention that the 9x series did. Add to that the diminishing IT budgets of the past several years and you have IT depts looking at PC Techs who can work on the networks. Given the choice between hiring a network tech and a pc tech or hiring a network tech who can also work on pc's (more likely than hiring a pc tech who can also troubleshoot networks), that network tech gets the vote. You might try repair shops or repair departments at best buy,circuit city, etc. If you live in a metro area, you may have a shot at those.
Otherwise, do like I'm doing--studying for Network+, working on virtual labs and working toward putting together a small network of my own using less-than-state-of-the-art-equipment, just for the experience of troubleshooting and building it, and finding groups of tech people to hang out with. I'm joining a Linux users group so I can get exposure to Linux, even though it has no direct effect on Net+. I'll be able to establish myself as a quick learner and an enthusiastic participant, willing to take instruction and learn from my betters. And I"m working at a job I don't particularly like until it happens.
But it will, for you as well as for me.
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Disagree with yanqui. Corporate IT departments will hire people with just an A+ cert. Most enterprise level IT departments have a structure of Helpdesk (level I support), if Helpdesk can't solve the problem they send it to Desktop Support (level II). If the desktop support tech can't solve it, they have a lead tech. Corporate IT departments are much more granular too. That means you don't have to be a jack-of-all-trades.
Don't pass up an opportunity to apply at a large company.
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Disagree with yanqui. Corporate IT departments will hire people with just an A+ cert. Most enterprise level IT departments have a structure of Helpdesk (level I support), if Helpdesk can't solve the problem they send it to Desktop Support (level II). If the desktop support tech can't solve it, they have a lead tech. Corporate IT departments are much more granular too. That means you don't have to be a jack-of-all-trades.
Don't pass up an opportunity to apply at a large company.
Regional differences may come into play here. Our area of the South is sort of lagging behind technologically; our percentage of tech employment is lower than say Atlanta or Houston or other metro areas of comparable size, even in the broad region called "the south."
Our helpdesk operator expected to be experienced at helpdesk operations, but not technology, and I know that ours is the exception. Our Level I support is the technicians who are Net+ certified but not A+ certified. I worked at one place before I got into technology where the helpdesk support person did provide level I support, but was also expected to provide application support for Microsoft Office. They would have loved to include Autocad into the application support as well...
And I agree that larger companies with bigger IT departments would be more willing to accept a technician who could be dedicated to desktops than a smaller company would be. But I believe that, at least around our area, that tide is turning, and knowing how to work on desktops alone is going to be an independent endeavor.
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A+ is entry level
For the most p0art the A+ certification is an entry level certification and a lot of companies are willing to hire people with A+ on that basis. Most serious IT perople will proceed to Network +, or some of the other vendor specific certifications, such as MCSA or MCSE, or even CCNA or CCNP for Cisco. Part of the equation is also what YOU want to do in the IT field. That really should dictate what certifications you go after. Good Luck.
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Lots of deployment work. Some big company doing a major upgrade will contract out for a bunch of techs to install the new systems, and box up the old systems. Usually these are very short term jobs, often one day. Low level $16/hour work, but it may be a start.
You can always go into to business for yourself. I understand that some people to alright removing spyware.
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