Do you guys like your jobs?

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Do you guys like your jobs? Mitch 03-04-2008
Posted by on March 4, 2008, 6:25 pm
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I posted a while back asking about Cisco certs.

I have a degree in EE, was a stay-at-home dad for the past 10 years,
and I'm looking to get back to work. I thought I would shift gears
and look into IT.

Looking at the jobs at Monster.com, many of the Network Engineer
positions aren't what I thought they would be. I thought a Network
Engineer was on par with a EE or ME, but many of the positions require
only a high school education.

So I don't know which way to go. I love computers, learned to code as
a kid, networking "black magic" fascinates me.

Is there a specific area of IT I should focus on given my background?

What kind of salary should I expect?

NMFall 20%
Posted by CNAP on March 5, 2008, 8:22 am
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On Mar 4, 6:25=A0pm, Mitch@_._ wrote:
> I posted a while back asking about Cisco certs.
>
> I have a degree in EE, was a stay-at-home dad for the past 10 years,
> and I'm looking to get back to work. =A0I thought I would shift gears
> and look into IT.
>
> Looking at the jobs at Monster.com, many of the Network Engineer
> positions aren't what I thought they would be. =A0I thought a Network
> Engineer was on par with a EE or ME, but many of the positions require
> only a high school education.
>
> So I don't know which way to go. =A0I love computers, learned to code as
> a kid, networking "black magic" fascinates me.
>
> Is there a specific area of IT I should focus on given my background?
>
> What kind of salary should I expect?

Spend less time worrying about what kind of education you have, and
more time worrying about what education you're going to need. There
are many avenues you can take it. So start studying up, because it
might not be as easy as you might think...

Posted by David Flores on March 7, 2008, 8:21 pm
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Are you sure these are Network Engineer positions that only require a HS
diploma, or are they simply HelpDesk postions?
A huge difference in pay and in experience and education.

While I feel the degree is quite useful, without any real world experience
on live production networks, you really can't hope to start out
in a great position.

I suggest you get some books to study networks, perhaps Microsoft and Cisco,
get some pc's, setup a lab with some switches, and start there.

Good luck


>I posted a while back asking about Cisco certs.
>
> I have a degree in EE, was a stay-at-home dad for the past 10 years,
> and I'm looking to get back to work. I thought I would shift gears
> and look into IT.
>
> Looking at the jobs at Monster.com, many of the Network Engineer
> positions aren't what I thought they would be. I thought a Network
> Engineer was on par with a EE or ME, but many of the positions require
> only a high school education.
>
> So I don't know which way to go. I love computers, learned to code as
> a kid, networking "black magic" fascinates me.
>
> Is there a specific area of IT I should focus on given my background?
>
> What kind of salary should I expect?



Posted by on March 9, 2008, 11:28 am
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I just don't want to get into the field with the wrong expectations.
I'm trying to figure out what the various career paths are in IT.

Posted by fugettaboutit on March 10, 2008, 8:34 am
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You may find that once you choose a certain area, you'll find/develop an
interest in some other discipline. I started out as many have - desktop
support. I switched to network engineering after a year or so of that
and have been doing it for the past 16 years. I'd suggest you take a
chance and go for it!

Mitch@_._ wrote:
> I just don't want to get into the field with the wrong expectations.
> I'm trying to figure out what the various career paths are in IT.

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