Being recently laid off as a bench tech after
11 years of faithful service due to lack of work,
I have come to the conclusion that I have gone as
far as possible in the repair field (ie component
level repair of computers and printers) and am
looking to networking as my career.
I made the rounds of some of the local networking
schools in my area and came to one very stark
realization, the networking education business
must be very lucrative indeed.
Now I am looking for some HONEST answers as to the
REAL purpose of these schools. Most of them promise
me a starting salary upon completion of their courses
which is lower than what I was already making.
When I go to places like computerjobs.com
to research openings in the MSCE field I find that
just about all employers are looking for a
few years experience in addition to certification.
I have a great deal of hands on hardware
experience but little hands on networking
experience. What I would like to know from those
of you who have been in my situation and who
have completed certification training is this;
do you honestly feel that this training and
the additional expense of all the testing prepared you
for the practical hands on requirements needed to do
an acceptable job in the networking field or did it just
teach you how to pass the required tests to get there.
11 years of faithful service due to lack of work,
I have come to the conclusion that I have gone as
far as possible in the repair field (ie component
level repair of computers and printers) and am
looking to networking as my career.
I made the rounds of some of the local networking
schools in my area and came to one very stark
realization, the networking education business
must be very lucrative indeed.
Now I am looking for some HONEST answers as to the
REAL purpose of these schools. Most of them promise
me a starting salary upon completion of their courses
which is lower than what I was already making.
When I go to places like computerjobs.com
to research openings in the MSCE field I find that
just about all employers are looking for a
few years experience in addition to certification.
I have a great deal of hands on hardware
experience but little hands on networking
experience. What I would like to know from those
of you who have been in my situation and who
have completed certification training is this;
do you honestly feel that this training and
the additional expense of all the testing prepared you
for the practical hands on requirements needed to do
an acceptable job in the networking field or did it just
teach you how to pass the required tests to get there.
