Education is one thing, what you do with it is another. I went to Tech
School(2 1/2 yrs), Two years in electronics/electromechanical technology.
Six months in PC repair. It was a county school and the teacher sucked. On
graduation I knew more than him. When I got out my goal was to work in
corporate MIS. What I got was entry level, $6.50/hr.
Four years later, still with no cert's I make pretty good money. Not quite
that 60-75K everyone talks about, but good money none the less. I don't
think anyone makes that much just starting out. Those salary figures
everyone sees is industry hype.
Currently I'm a LAN Manager, responsible for 150+ workstations (100 wired),
6 servers, 5 locations, 3 WAN nodes.
This year is I will get those Cert's. I easily get 65% on MCSE practice
tests without study. I have all kinds of hardware at my disposal to gain
experience on. NT Servers, W2K Servers, Unix Servers, Cisco Routers, and
various other LAN/WAN hardware.
My greatest asset it the experience I've gained. When the company president
wants to know why the Internet is down, you better know how to troubleshoot
quick.
My advice. Get into corporate as soon as possible. Excellent experience,
and possibly a company paid/subsidized education.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Christopher Kolp
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:28 PM
> To: associate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Tech Schools?! [1:1244]
>
>
> I graduated high school with a guy who went
> into tech school as opposed to college.
>
> He now works at Specs Music selling CDs. No joke.
> They may be applicable in the automotive industry, but
> I don't know of any employer who wouldn't rather have a BS in CS.
>
> Maybe a recruiter here can shed some light on this?
>
> ck
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Gary Perkins
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:14 PM
> To: jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Tech Schools?! [3:1244]
>
>
> Morning everyone,
>
> I'm new to the list, and this is my first posting. Please let me
> know if I
> make a mistake.
>
> I'm interested in changing 'careers', and moving into high-tech with the
> primary expertise in some area of networking.
>
> To get up to speed as quickly as possible (as in make a buck) I
> thought I'd
> go through a tech school, then pursue certifications, then continue my CS
> degree. Opinions?
>
> Also, could you help me out with recommendations as to quality
> tech schools?
> I'm open to any location.
>
> Thanks for any and all help,
> Gary
>
>
>
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