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Major in CIS and Minor in Accounting
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Why not both?
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Thanks Guys,
I have been in school since the Fall of 1998 and I have also been working. I'm not quite sure what my options are with only a CIS degree. I'm not certified in any area of expertise. I know that I can get into Database Administration or Network Administration or Web Developementbut to get those jobs you might have to be certified. But, like you guys said I may have more underneath my belt when I go in for an interview and they see that I can do both Accounting and CIS.
Thanks again for the replies! Have a great day!
Terry
I have been in school since the Fall of 1998 and I have also been working. I'm not quite sure what my options are with only a CIS degree. I'm not certified in any area of expertise. I know that I can get into Database Administration or Network Administration or Web Developementbut to get those jobs you might have to be certified. But, like you guys said I may have more underneath my belt when I go in for an interview and they see that I can do both Accounting and CIS.
Thanks again for the replies! Have a great day!
Terry
Terry,
I am not certified in anything either - I have worked as a DBA, in applications and systems support, NT/Novell system admin, 1st and 2nd line support and writing technical documentation.
Don't let the lack of certificates put you off - they are just another way of making money for the companies that create them.
The only time I can think they would be required in your case is if you wanted to work in accountancy, and there were legal requirements to obtain specific qualifications before you were allowed to practise.
John
I am not certified in anything either - I have worked as a DBA, in applications and systems support, NT/Novell system admin, 1st and 2nd line support and writing technical documentation.
Don't let the lack of certificates put you off - they are just another way of making money for the companies that create them.
The only time I can think they would be required in your case is if you wanted to work in accountancy, and there were legal requirements to obtain specific qualifications before you were allowed to practise.
John
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John,
Thats really neat. So how did you learn everything you know? Do they have training sessions after they hire you? I'm really worried in school cause I'm trying to learn something and if I don't get it it stays in my head. You know how professors are they just teach you theories and they scare you.
DBA is a good field to get into- You would know it better than me. I want to learn SQL after I get out of school and build databases also.
The job that would be really nice to have is a systems analyst! They make some big money. However, they have a lot to do. They have to be a team leader, and schedule meetings, and assign tasks and deal with clients, and constraints etc.....
Anyway, thanks for the advice John. Have a great day
Terry
Thats really neat. So how did you learn everything you know? Do they have training sessions after they hire you? I'm really worried in school cause I'm trying to learn something and if I don't get it it stays in my head. You know how professors are they just teach you theories and they scare you.
DBA is a good field to get into- You would know it better than me. I want to learn SQL after I get out of school and build databases also.
The job that would be really nice to have is a systems analyst! They make some big money. However, they have a lot to do. They have to be a team leader, and schedule meetings, and assign tasks and deal with clients, and constraints etc.....
Anyway, thanks for the advice John. Have a great day
Terry
If you have an IRS office in your area they like those skills. State and local governments also like those skills, especially the Auditor General's Office or finance offices. Finally, there are a lot of accounting firms that seek those skills. I am sure there are many others too.
Jim Osieczonek
Delta Business Group, LLC
Jim Osieczonek
Delta Business Group, LLC
Terry,
How do I learn everything I know? My answers to that are as follows:
* Read up on something. Use your local libraries, the internet, Tek-Tips FAQ's/forums. With MS technologies, the MSDN library and website is a brilliant resource.
If you have friends/relatives who work in IT, ask them what they think of it.
* Never be afraid to ask your boss/friends/colleagues how and why something works if you don't understand rather than just how to fix a problem.
Try things out and if they don't work, tinker with them until they do (especially if there is no tight time constraint). The self esteem and confidence boost you will get from sorting this is far greater than getting your boss to do it for you.
* I read the trade press. This keeps me up to date with the latest goings on. I subscribe to 2 different magazines and get another (I borrow my dad's). By having 3 different opinions on similar products at roughly the same time I get a more rounded viewpoint.
Remember: Computers can only count to 1, starting at 0 and without electricity, they are nothing more than an oversized doorstop. They should never be able to get the better of anybody.
How did I get into authoring? I wrote to some of those publications when I had a viewpoint that differed from theirs, and much to my surprise they printed it. Why? I justified my opinion and backed it up with appropriate references, something that is essential to getting any sort of degree these days.
I have written technical documents and published them on my website for the benefit of others, mainly to just prove to myself that I can do it. (BTW my website is this in itself was just done by me to prove to myself I knew HTML and could produce a reasonable site, certainly not going to win style awards but fairly quick) and it gets updated fairly frequently.
I hope this gives you some insight into how I got going, without needing to write my autobiography.
John
How do I learn everything I know? My answers to that are as follows:
* Read up on something. Use your local libraries, the internet, Tek-Tips FAQ's/forums. With MS technologies, the MSDN library and website is a brilliant resource.
If you have friends/relatives who work in IT, ask them what they think of it.
* Never be afraid to ask your boss/friends/colleagues how and why something works if you don't understand rather than just how to fix a problem.
Try things out and if they don't work, tinker with them until they do (especially if there is no tight time constraint). The self esteem and confidence boost you will get from sorting this is far greater than getting your boss to do it for you.
* I read the trade press. This keeps me up to date with the latest goings on. I subscribe to 2 different magazines and get another (I borrow my dad's). By having 3 different opinions on similar products at roughly the same time I get a more rounded viewpoint.
Remember: Computers can only count to 1, starting at 0 and without electricity, they are nothing more than an oversized doorstop. They should never be able to get the better of anybody.
How did I get into authoring? I wrote to some of those publications when I had a viewpoint that differed from theirs, and much to my surprise they printed it. Why? I justified my opinion and backed it up with appropriate references, something that is essential to getting any sort of degree these days.
I have written technical documents and published them on my website for the benefit of others, mainly to just prove to myself that I can do it. (BTW my website is this in itself was just done by me to prove to myself I knew HTML and could produce a reasonable site, certainly not going to win style awards but fairly quick) and it gets updated fairly frequently.
I hope this gives you some insight into how I got going, without needing to write my autobiography.
John
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Thanks John,
I appreciate your reply. I do try the things that you have mentioned. Where I work, there is a lot of selfish people who believe that info is power, and they don't want to share what they know (If you know what I mean).
Sorry, I have to run to class cause I'm runing late, I will respond later to your reply! Have a great day!
Terry
I appreciate your reply. I do try the things that you have mentioned. Where I work, there is a lot of selfish people who believe that info is power, and they don't want to share what they know (If you know what I mean).
Sorry, I have to run to class cause I'm runing late, I will respond later to your reply! Have a great day!
Terry
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