What would better serve me?

David333

I currently have a stem degree not related to IT or computer science. What would better serve me another bachelors or certification? not really looking at a masters because it would take too long with all the prerequisites I would have to take

scaredoftests

It all depends what you are interested in persueing..

mzx380

Bachelors in tech not as significant as relevant work experience. The first thing to do is select an area of technology that interests you and then carve out a certification path that could make you more marketable for an entry-level job where you can then augment your CV as needed till you reach an org level that you're comfortable with.

David333

Btw I would like to get into security one day

yoba222

Certs or a master's, but definitely not another bachelor's.

denis92

yoba222 wrote: »

Certs or a master's, but definitely not another bachelor's.

The thing about the masters is it would take a year just to get prereqs done and then another 3 years to get the masters as a part time student(if not longer). But i have seen a second bachelor's in IT at university of Massachusetts at Lowell. Its only 30 credits which could be done in 2 years. The masters just seems to distant at this point. You sure a second bachelors wont help?

TechGromit

If you have a Bachelors of Science any any field, a Bachelors in IT isn't going to benefit you as much as certifications are, and they are a lot cheaper to obtain.

mzx380

TechGromit wrote: »

If you have a Bachelors of Science any any field, a Bachelors in IT isn't going to benefit you as much as certifications are, and they are a lot cheaper to obtain.

Def agree with TechGromit, forget about the second Bachelors and go with the certifications. Once you're in a good spot career-wise, shift your priorities from certs to grad school.

LordQarlyn

In the field of IT, I honestly don't think a second bachelor degree would help. For me personally, if I had two, I would leave one off and only put the one relevant to the job I am applying for on my CV. When I see someone with many degrees but little in commensurate experience and little or no certifications, it raises red flags for me. (the same when I come across a CV with 2 dozen or so certs but work experience disproportionate)

I would work on some certifications, in less time and cheaper cost, you can get a chain of certs consistent with the time frame. Start with low level certs like A+ and Security+, get some experience, maybe get a vendor cert, and when you get some IT security experience, you can go for one of the more advance security certs.

UnixGuy

Certs for practical knowledge and technical related roles....masters in management or MBA for managerial roles

ElGato127

Thanks, you just answered my question from earlier:

http://www.techexams.net/forums/jobs-degrees/131285-how-useful-cs-degree.html