finding work experience

hodgey87

hi all,

ive just finished university for the summer and was thinking about finding some IT work experience until i go back in september. Ive completed ccna 1 and ccna 2 of the cisco network academy.

Just wondered if anyone has found some experience in the networking field and how they went about finding it

thanks

blargoe

I was on a email list at the university I attended that posted internship opportunities. My first job was through a contact I made there.

sir_creamy_

http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac40/univ/emeagrads/interns.html

Crunchyhippo

hodgey87 wrote:

hi all,

ive just finished university for the summer and was thinking about finding some IT work experience until i go back in september. Ive completed ccna 1 and ccna 2 of the cisco network academy.

Just wondered if anyone has found some experience in the networking field and how they went about finding it

thanks

Look for an internship around town. Ask one of your teachers for some leads on that; they can be particularly helpful. You might also want to volunteer your time with an IT business in order to get some experience. It's doubtful that you'll find real employment with no experience, particularly without a cert (as if that counted for much anyway). You'll be looking for a long time before you find a paying networking job ad saying "will train" or "no experience necessary." Maybe in years past, but those days have vaporized. A pity I didn't discover networking in 2000 or so. Or buy stock in Google in '04. Or buy business.com in '93.....

gojericho0

Your school may have a career center that posts internships as well. I found these to be very helpful when i got my first internship.

gojericho0

Crunchyhippo wrote:

You'll be looking for a long time before you find a paying networking job ad saying "will train" or "no experience necessary.

This is why internships are crucial. This is they #1 thing I can recommend you can do for yourself while you are in school

Crunchyhippo

gojericho0 wrote:

Crunchyhippo wrote:

You'll be looking for a long time before you find a paying networking job ad saying "will train" or "no experience necessary.

This is why internships are crucial. This is they #1 thing I can recommend you can do for yourself while you are in school

This is true. And it's why if you already have a family and can't afford to work for free (i.e. "internship), you're screwed.

shednik

Crunchyhippo wrote:

gojericho0 wrote:

Crunchyhippo wrote:

You'll be looking for a long time before you find a paying networking job ad saying "will train" or "no experience necessary.

This is why internships are crucial. This is they #1 thing I can recommend you can do for yourself while you are in school

This is true. And it's why if you already have a family and can't afford to work for free (i.e. "internship), you're screwed.

I know of many high paying internships ranging anywhere from 12/hour to 19/hour, so you really aren't screwed so to say crunchy. I worked a part time job for 8/hr and served at a restaurant, plus went to school full time. I was starting a family at that point as well, once I gained about a year I started at another place doing desktop work and was promoted to doing sys admin work. Then I graduated and landed the job I have now, I know you want to work with voice but maybe desktop support will have to be your starting point.