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<blockquote data-quote="fett527" data-source="post: 889003" data-attributes="member: 5458">I hope your still reading this thread and I'm not wasting my breath..er typing.I like nyrfherdr's post and advice, it is sound.&nbsp; I am a Network Manager for a small company.&nbsp; I have 5 years experience now in IT and had 4 years in retail management before that and am CCNA, MCSE, and A+ certified.&nbsp; I will echoe everyone's advice on GET EXPERIENCE.&nbsp; Now, get experience and certs at the same time.&nbsp; If your intention is to work with networking technologies start with the the A+, learn the PC basics before moving on.&nbsp; Do this at night in your current job.&nbsp; Also, it would be great if you could take a lower paying job to start out.&nbsp; I was willing to work anywhere when I first tried.&nbsp; I applied at all the small PC shops just to get a job building PCs or equivalent.&nbsp; I took a pay cut for my first IT job.&nbsp; Getting that first job while you are taking cert classes will really pay off, you can immediately apply what you are learning or have learned.&nbsp; And in the beginning don't just use books, get an instructor to tell you what you need to know for the tests and then what you'll need to know for the real world.&nbsp; That was invaluable to me when I was taking the MCSE courses.Good Luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fett527, post: 889003, member: 5458"] I hope your still reading this thread and I'm not wasting my breath..er typing. I like nyrfherdr's post and advice, it is sound. I am a Network Manager for a small company. I have 5 years experience now in IT and had 4 years in retail management before that and am CCNA, MCSE, and A+ certified. I will echoe everyone's advice on [b]GET EXPERIENCE[/b]. Now, get experience and certs at the same time. If your intention is to work with networking technologies start with the the A+, learn the PC basics before moving on. Do this at night in your current job. Also, it would be great if you could take a lower paying job to start out. I was willing to work anywhere when I first tried. I applied at all the small PC shops just to get a job building PCs or equivalent. I took a pay cut for my first IT job. Getting that first job while you are taking cert classes will really pay off, you can immediately apply what you are learning or have learned. And in the beginning don't just use books, get an instructor to tell you what you need to know for the tests and then what you'll need to know for the real world. That was invaluable to me when I was taking the MCSE courses. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]

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