I am an A+, MCP and CCNA without a job in the field of WAN> HELP!!!!!

[ritika]

HI Genius esssss
I passed my CCNA, A+ and MCP by reading books and I donot have any experience. Any where I apply they ask for at least two years experience dealing with routers. I tried so many consulting companies but no luck. What should I do. MCSE or CCNP or ?

 

[wybnormal]

Get a job in one of the training labs as an admin.. you get the hands on that companies want to see.. you get some money and you get access to all the "toys" for more certs Colleges are another good place to look for an admin position.

MikeS
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin

 

[Hungster]

well, i was facing the exact same problem.

you have to know some one, like a friend that can refer you to a decent company.....

it is nice to have the certification, people just won't hire if you don't have experience, so you need to start human networking, and people will know you, then you will worth lots of money

or perhaps do a few big problem solving for free to get your name up first, then you will be a god..

AoE

 

[jeter]

I would advise to get hands on. The certificates are no good unless you know what to do. Im not saying that you guys are clueless, however I know a few CCNA who do not even know how to get into router. Its a sad world, but lets let the experts get the jobs they deserve. Jeter@LasVegas.com
J.Fisher CCNA

 

[Hungster]

Totally agree with jeter, i don't know much theory.

A friend of mine who lives on Cisco router everyday, he is teaching me how to configure and do a lot of neat thing.

when i try some of the sample test question, i felt it fairly easy to answer.........

AoE

 

[wybnormal]

This brings up a very good point. I see MANY with hands on knowledge and an appalling lack of theory.. and I see some, not many, with the certs but zippo hands on.

You must have BOTH if you wish to really make it in this field. I just had a case where a person with hands on knowledge knew that there was a UDP exclude statement but didnt know why. They could not tie together the PDC breaking with ports 137/38 being filtered. If they knew the theory to how an NT PDC is to work and if they knew better what the router was doing, they would have seen it in a flash.

You can not beat hands on most times.. but when it's crunch time, I want want someone who also has the theory straight in their head.. how DOES a switch really work, what really happens with broadcast packets and so on. This is important stuff in the real world.

There is alot of mis-information among IS professionals on how networks really work at the nuts and bolts level. The more you know.. the easier your job will be and the bigger the hero you can be

MikeS
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin

 

[abovebrd]

suck it up, take a lesser job (maybe helpdesk)

Get in with a good company, let your skills and determination speak for themselves. You will most likely find that if you know your stuff, the opportunity will present it self and allow you to gain the experience you need to further yourself.


-Danny