[aklug] Re: Higher education

I think were in the same situation job wise. I'm in school cause I
could get a job. It seems companies in town either have no clue what
they're looking for or want someone with a million years of experience
and certs.

My plan is to get as many certs as I can and see what happens. I would
like to enter the world of routing. Got my CCNA and CCNA security.
Thought about the CCNP but it's kinda tough with out experience.

I've also have the LPI Linux cert. I could go for a linux admin job
but those are hard to find here.

Hope you find something. Just remember there are a lot of people in
town with Microsoft certs and experience.

I'm thinking CCDA and ms small business server certs next. After the
Ubuntu cert. Something like that.

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On Aug 8, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Tim Gibney <timgibney76@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am in a rough time of my life.
> I want an entry level job in management information systems. I have not
> worked in I.T. in a couple of years and I took any job I could when the
> economy tanked in 2008. All the I.T. jobs here require an A+, MCSE, and 3-5
> years of experience. However, many of the jobs will take a masters degree in
> substitution of experience. I have 2 years experience on a pc support level
> and I already have an A+, and a MCSE in Windows NT and Windows 2000.
>
> I am contemplating getting a masters degree in computer information systems
> but have trouble finding a masters degree program that does not involve
> daytime classes and I need to work to pay off my wife's student loans. There
> is a distance learning computer science degree but the highest math I
> completed was algebra II and discrete mathematics. I flunked precalc
> initially because I didn't have the time to practice it for hours to really
> learn the concepts. The distance learning programs in Alaska do not have
> this.
>
> My first question is should I even bother with this? I need money now and
> just got a 2nd job at Taco bell (not proud of and embarrassed) but if I can
> get an entry level I.T. job I can quit it because it would pay +$800 - $1000
> a month from what I am making now as a substitute teacher.
>
> My second question is should I major in computer science. I have a very
> analytical mindset but I am disorganized in thought and have a tendency to
> transpose numbers. Is the coursework hard if you are dedicated to
> practicing? I love algebra but again precalc was very hard for me, but I am
> willing to do more homework this time around.
>
> My third question is do employers, or I should HR mind if it is a computer
> management degree rather than a computer science degree that is masters
> level?
>
> Should I bother or move on if my experience is too entry level and far
> behind (masters degree or not)? I am very frustrated as my dream for 10
> years was to be a systems analysis and design LAN's, databases, and do
> programming. I feel that is the only skillset I know besides some accounting
> and HR learned from college as a business administration major for my
> undergraduate degree.
>
> Any advice would help.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim gibney
>
>
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