CSC BA. Do I have a chance to start a new Career?

OceanView

Hi everyone,

I just stumbled onto this website today and am intrigued to ask this question to all you seasoned techies.

I received a BA in CSC in the early 90's but I never went into the field. I got a job that was in the sales and never kept up with my programming skills. 25 years later, I am back and want to pursue a career back into something computer related but I fear that my skills are no longer needed and to be honest, I forgot most of it.

When I search CSC jobs, I see a lot of new languages and certifications that are required and I have no idea which to pick. I guess I am at a loss and wonder what you might recommend to someone like me.
Do I go back to school? and if so, which language should I study?

Thanks all.

jdancer

I wouldn't bother with going back to school but I suggest you take courses from Udacity, Coursera, codeacademy.com (if you want to program) and get those achievement certifications/letters of completion. Once you get enough lab/work experience, pursue a professional certificate like RHCE, CISSP, VCP, PMP, etc.

IT is just not about programming, it'a whole lot of other things like security, networking, servers, virtualization, project management, analytics, etc, etc.

You need found out what field in IT motivates you.