right now, it just seems like i have my foot up my XXX ...im 18, attending college and would really like to break into the IT field. i really dont know what to do...im finishing up my A+ certication in the near future and i am seriously considering getting involved in one of those co-op things (i get money, experience and college credit by working with a big firm) over the summer. any suggestions?

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I'd go for the co-op thing to help you get a grasp of the real world and then try for a help desk or tech support job. After awhile there i would just look around the papers and placement agencies. JMO

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Get some hands-on. Say working for friends and relatives. Get into a business that uses computers for their work. Work in that for a while. Keep on studying and asserting yourself. You'll develop a drive and keep climbing ladders.

We all start at the bottom. The question is are we happy here, or do we want more? That is what develops our drive

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A+ certification does not get you far these days.Try MCSE even though it has been devalued because of the numbers around. Getting experience as part of your education is the best way to break into IT unless you know people in IT that are in the capacity of hiring. Even though there is a downturn, it hasn't really deterred people from wanting to be in IT. Many people are in your situation so find ways to eliminate the competition.

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{{{A+ certification does not get you far these days.}}}

A+ alone probably won't move you a centimeter along the path, let alone " not get you far". But since you are going for a degree + have the opportunity to get involved in a co-op, plus hopefully get a couple of the higher level certifications, you should have no problem getting a good job.

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doesnt really pay for me to get an MCSE degree now...by the time I finish college, it would be worthless because a new Microsoft OS would dominate the market

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A+ is not going to land you anything, well maybe a position in best buys, circuit city or someother dump. Mcse is so saturated and it's not going to impress people much either.
Try getting into the security tracks like the Cisco security tracks or Checkpoint.

Try getting into real technology with the cisco telephony track, not many can setup atm or sonet rings.

Citrix tracks are also very nice and not many go for that.

RHCE is another goodone.

I have to say that when i got my mcse in early 97 = #13,000 then it was a valued posession.

Just look around and see the numbers and what is going on.

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Oh! Well, just study hard at the college, get good grade, then you can get internship, Co-op and P/T jobs.

That's no easy way. Also, it is up to you what field you want to get in: programming, developing, design, networking, ...

Good luck

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And

The greatest mistakes of all:

(1) Listening to all advices
(2) Listening to none of the advices.


The above is an all-time-classic advice.

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Originally posted by Kasor
That's no easy way. Also, it is up to you what field you want to get in: programming, developing, design, networking, ...

Good luck

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