New JOB

rizzo777

About time I break into the IT industry. I got my degree in computer networking in March and was looking for a full time position since. I finally landed a help desk position in western NY making 35k to start with free health insurance. It is not the position I was wishing for but it's a start. Any tips and ideas for what I should focus on now? Certs? If so, which ones? I would like to be more of a hands on kind of guy and off the phones, lots of advancement at this Company.
Thanks techexams!!!!!

mbock7

That makes two of us...

I graduate from college, with my Network security degree, this april and have been looking to get a IT job for a while. I finally got a job as a IT support technician, and even though its not the idea job that i wanted, im happy to get a foot in the door. Im not sure what kind of IT feild you want to get into but mine is security so right now i am working on my A+ and Security+. I am almost ready for my Security+ exam so once i take that and pass i will then work on my Network+. My plan is to have all three of those certs by the end of my fall semester. After i have those three i want to get some more by the end of my winter semester, but im not sure just yet on which ones.

PS- congrats on the new job!

IT Man

Congrats on both of you for getting your new jobs. I been in IT about 4 yrs now so I do remember how hard it was when I first started. My first job was working overnight in a call center doing tech support. It wasn't my dream job but I learned alot and was able to earn my A+ and Net+ while there. After about a year, I was able to move on to something better. So just get in there and learn what you can and after about a year, it may become easier to land a job more suitable to what you want to do.

CONGRATS AGAIN!!!

zen master

Couldn't agree more. Get a foot in, and keep looking and certifying. MCSA, CCNA, (and for the guy with the Security focus, CISSP).

nel

everyone has to start somewhere. good luck too both of you! keep working on those certs!