Pash wrote: I think its great you are taking an early interest in IT, the general idea is if you start early with a real drive you will do very well. Im only 25 and im begining to regret not getting into IT a few years earlier. Great stuff!
Paul Boz wrote: Who cares about the money. If money is your only motivating factor (you do it for the money and not for a love of the work) you'll never earn the true value of a CCIE. Any certification is really only worth what you put into it CCIE's can pretty much make whatever they want to depending on what they do. You can work for a major network infrastructure and get a 9-5 job and a nice pay check, or you can do something like consulting, where the sky's the limit. It's pretty versatile.
Dingdongbubble wrote: A question for everyone: Do you think that networking is going t become obsolete in the future, or will its demand decrease considerably or will it increase continuously? Thank You very much for posting and more posts are welcome too.
NightShade1 wrote: hehe i enjoy reading your histories darby it really encorage me that i can do lot of money and learn a lot! in just a few years if i put the effort maybe
DarbyWeaver wrote: Uber-Geek wrote: I think the point is that you HAVE a college degree, not what it is actually in. From a hiring perspective, business people are interested in looking at your ability to commit to something and achieve it over a period of time. While IT people may have a clue what the CCIE is and what it means, business people may not. So they look to measure against a stick they know. Universities. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism, and it has never gotten in the way of an IT career. So don't center on the CS degrees unless that's something you want. MBA is certainly not a bad idea, but may be overkill (or over-loaned) if you are planning to be a technically-oriented person instead of a manager. No matter where you go or what you do, be professional and be motivated. People will notice your accomplishments regardless. And it's never too early in life to start that stuff! Technology was a second career for me, and at times I have wished that I had an EE background (when attempting to understand freaky stuff like phase shift), but other than that it has never held me back. In fact, you may find benefits from a more "complimentary" type degree. There are very few "literate" IT people out there (beyond the basics, I mean the vast majority can not write a decent paper or presentation to save their lives!). So in whatever job you are looking for, that may be a fairly serious side benefit. In the end, it's all how you market yourself. But certain benchmark things make it much easier when dealing with the uninitiated HT folk. Glad to see you could make it Scott.
Uber-Geek wrote: I think the point is that you HAVE a college degree, not what it is actually in. From a hiring perspective, business people are interested in looking at your ability to commit to something and achieve it over a period of time. While IT people may have a clue what the CCIE is and what it means, business people may not. So they look to measure against a stick they know. Universities. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism, and it has never gotten in the way of an IT career. So don't center on the CS degrees unless that's something you want. MBA is certainly not a bad idea, but may be overkill (or over-loaned) if you are planning to be a technically-oriented person instead of a manager. No matter where you go or what you do, be professional and be motivated. People will notice your accomplishments regardless. And it's never too early in life to start that stuff! Technology was a second career for me, and at times I have wished that I had an EE background (when attempting to understand freaky stuff like phase shift), but other than that it has never held me back. In fact, you may find benefits from a more "complimentary" type degree. There are very few "literate" IT people out there (beyond the basics, I mean the vast majority can not write a decent paper or presentation to save their lives!). So in whatever job you are looking for, that may be a fairly serious side benefit. In the end, it's all how you market yourself. But certain benchmark things make it much easier when dealing with the uninitiated HT folk.
seraphus wrote: DarbyWeaver wrote: Uber-Geek wrote: I think the point is that you HAVE a college degree, not what it is actually in. From a hiring perspective, business people are interested in looking at your ability to commit to something and achieve it over a period of time. While IT people may have a clue what the CCIE is and what it means, business people may not. So they look to measure against a stick they know. Universities. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism, and it has never gotten in the way of an IT career. So don't center on the CS degrees unless that's something you want. MBA is certainly not a bad idea, but may be overkill (or over-loaned) if you are planning to be a technically-oriented person instead of a manager. No matter where you go or what you do, be professional and be motivated. People will notice your accomplishments regardless. And it's never too early in life to start that stuff! Technology was a second career for me, and at times I have wished that I had an EE background (when attempting to understand freaky stuff like phase shift), but other than that it has never held me back. In fact, you may find benefits from a more "complimentary" type degree. There are very few "literate" IT people out there (beyond the basics, I mean the vast majority can not write a decent paper or presentation to save their lives!). So in whatever job you are looking for, that may be a fairly serious side benefit. In the end, it's all how you market yourself. But certain benchmark things make it much easier when dealing with the uninitiated HT folk. Glad to see you could make it Scott. +1
aar0ncee wrote: Now I have picked up my CCNA and am working as a Wide Area Network Specialist for about 30/hr. Chump change to some on this board... but for me, at age 25... It pays for my hobbies and I get to mess with some pretty cool equipment!
keenon wrote: i was taken back when i saw his first post indeed TE is the place to be
Uber-Geek wrote: keenon wrote: i was taken back when i saw his first post indeed TE is the place to be hehehehe.... I'm no different than anyone else! Just more experienced. Scott
Dingdongbubble wrote: Hello All! I am, as some might know, a high school student and I am considering Networking as a career. I have heard of many 'success stories' of people with CCIEs and $100-200k jobs in high tech environments. I would like to know all your 'success stories' of how you started off with networking in the beginning and how you rose up, your salaries at different stages, your certification exams etc etc. Your stories might be a source of inspiration! Thank You
mikeeo wrote: Dingdongbubble wrote: Hello All! I am, as some might know, a high school student and I am considering Networking as a career. I have heard of many 'success stories' of people with CCIEs and $100-200k jobs in high tech environments. I would like to know all your 'success stories' of how you started off with networking in the beginning and how you rose up, your salaries at different stages, your certification exams etc etc. Your stories might be a source of inspiration! Thank You Don't fool yourself. When you become a CCIE it just makes life harder, because you are going up against other CCIE's and well you have to set yourself apart from those CCIE's. Sure its easy to knock a CCNP out of contention, but you will be making CCNP money.
mikeeo wrote: With that said..I just landed a job with a world wide ISP that pays 152k and its a 10 minute drive from my house
