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[quote name='epobirs']In any major urban population center there are IT roles that are practically guaranteed employment at over $50K. But unless you already have a very strong background, you won't qualify in six months. Also, a lot of the most valuable certs are are almost impossible to obtain without already being employed by a large corporate user of the product.
Some people don't notice these opportunities because the products are obscure outside the corporate sector. For example, if you can get the Lotus Notes Admin certification, you need never go more than a week unemployed if you don't desire it, and around L.A. the entry level for guys fresh out of the cert test is 40K last I looked. Experienced Notes admins can easily go over 100K and there are ALWAYS positions going unfilled in that particular skill set.
Any serious trade school diploma should pull down far better than $9 an hour, unless you live in Nowheresville. Typical jobs like that only tend to take an A+ Certification to get started. Anyone who has built their own PC should be able to pass the A+ test in less than a month of home study with inexpensive materials. Show any serious aptitude and you can get in at Best buy at $16 an hour. Beats the hell out of flipping burgers for the minuscule skill level required.
Once you get in at that sort of place there is usually assistance offered to help cover the expense of further certs. Network+ is another trivially easy test that shouldn't take more than a few weeks of home study if you have any aptitude. From there, Security+ is next.
Security+ is where things actually get interesting because it is the starting point for where the certs start getting serious. A whole bunch of certs, including the aforementioned Lotus Notes Admin, require Security+ or use it as an elective towards fulfilling the requirements.
If you have any genuine potential in IT, you can get all three of those CompTIA certs in less than six months and under $1,000 for the study materials and taking the tests. With any luck you can turn up vouchers that reduce the test cost considerably. It makes for great resume padding and the basic understanding for entry level IT gigs.
But it should also be recognized that you don't go to school for an IT skill set and that is the end. You may not be in a classroom but you'll be a student for the rest of your career, because there is always more to learn if you don't want your skill set to become stale as products become obsolete and new stuff enters the market.[/QUOTE]
thankz alot for ur time to write this
Some people don't notice these opportunities because the products are obscure outside the corporate sector. For example, if you can get the Lotus Notes Admin certification, you need never go more than a week unemployed if you don't desire it, and around L.A. the entry level for guys fresh out of the cert test is 40K last I looked. Experienced Notes admins can easily go over 100K and there are ALWAYS positions going unfilled in that particular skill set.
Any serious trade school diploma should pull down far better than $9 an hour, unless you live in Nowheresville. Typical jobs like that only tend to take an A+ Certification to get started. Anyone who has built their own PC should be able to pass the A+ test in less than a month of home study with inexpensive materials. Show any serious aptitude and you can get in at Best buy at $16 an hour. Beats the hell out of flipping burgers for the minuscule skill level required.
Once you get in at that sort of place there is usually assistance offered to help cover the expense of further certs. Network+ is another trivially easy test that shouldn't take more than a few weeks of home study if you have any aptitude. From there, Security+ is next.
Security+ is where things actually get interesting because it is the starting point for where the certs start getting serious. A whole bunch of certs, including the aforementioned Lotus Notes Admin, require Security+ or use it as an elective towards fulfilling the requirements.
If you have any genuine potential in IT, you can get all three of those CompTIA certs in less than six months and under $1,000 for the study materials and taking the tests. With any luck you can turn up vouchers that reduce the test cost considerably. It makes for great resume padding and the basic understanding for entry level IT gigs.
But it should also be recognized that you don't go to school for an IT skill set and that is the end. You may not be in a classroom but you'll be a student for the rest of your career, because there is always more to learn if you don't want your skill set to become stale as products become obsolete and new stuff enters the market.[/QUOTE]
thankz alot for ur time to write this
ers.
