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NullCode

Hi . Here is my question , hope you reply with some suggestions , thank you .

I'm in my 3rd year( out of 4 ) at a faculty in my country . I'm studying computer science and i do not know what do to .
Should i get a job ( starting from Octobere ) or lear for certs ? I'm going to take my CCNA in a few weeks ,and get a CCNA related job , but here is my delema "Certs or job ? " .
I'm like security stuff , so i'm going for CCSP next ( i saw CCNA:S ) .Should i study for certs/exams( faculty ) harder ,or should i get a job to get some experience .
THank you .

Talic

I'd say try to work while going to school. In IT, experience is king, even if you have schooling.

Ask your IT professors about any internship so you can keep your hours at part-time so you can study. If there isn't any open internships you may need to look at full-time entry level jobs.

Either way, in school or out of school, you're going to be doing entry level stuff.

NullCode

Thank you for your suggestion . I was thinking the same way too .
Waiting for more suggestions if u have them, let them come

shednik

I'd try and find some part time work doing something IT related while going to school and studying for certs. It can be tough to balance it all but it will pay off in the end.

jryantech

shednik wrote:

I'd try and find some part time work doing something IT related while going to school and studying for certs. It can be tough to balance it all but it will pay off in the end.

Yep I'm currently doing this and trust me Part-time work, Full-time school and studying for certs might sound easy but you really have to grab it by the horns

Look at it this way, you only need to do it for 4 years max until you get your degree and after the 4 years you'll have that degree, experience and certs to apply for that dream job

Of course unless you plan on getting your masters

Good luck, I know I need it.

Aldur

Without a doubt you will want to get a job, I've been told that one of the worst things you can do is get a degree in the IT field and have no work experience. A degree will make you over qualified for many jobs and what it does make you qualified for you can't get without any experience.

Its a vicious cycle

learningtofly22

Aldur wrote:

Without a doubt you will want to get a job, I've been told that one of the worst things you can do is get a degree in the IT field and have no work experience. A degree will make you over qualified for many jobs and what it does make you qualified for you can't get without any experience.

Its a vicious cycle

+1.... experience is king in our field!

NullCode

thank you for all your great suggestions . Now i decided ... i'll get a job .
Thank you ppl.