Will that be enough to get a well paid job??? :-)

mikesz

Ok,
will the following allow me to get a well paid job (£60+)
here they go:
IC3 - lol
Comptia: A+, Network+, Server+, Security+, Linux+
Microsoft: MCSA/MCSE 2003, MCITP 2008 Enterprise Server Admninistrator
Cisco: CCNA, CCNP
Red Hat: RHCT, RHCE.

What do You think? Please share Your opinion.

Thanks for this great site

BTW: my ambitious plan is to get it all done by AUGUST 2012 I already have first 5 of them (the easiest ones)

phantasm

That will get you nothing without experience. We all do time in the trenches, expect to start there.

mikesz

I've been working in the industry, junior network administrator (7 months already), so in the worst of the cases I'll have had 4 years experience in that role. This will probably not happen, because as soon as I get my MCSE I'll hit for more interesting job.

thanks for Your comment

nice343

it all comes down to exprience

all certs without experience is worthless

famosbrown

With all of those certifications, you may get at least an interview to see what you know.

Like many members here in TechExams, it is possible to skip jobs like Desktop Support or Help Desk when you have the knowledge and skills of what those certifications should prove.

I was kind of in the same boat without Systems Administrator experience, but my degree and certifications got me an interview and I showed them that I knew my stuff although I haven't worked with anyone yet as a SA. I got the job.

You cannot get the years of experience to fill a position without someone giving you the opportunity to work in that position. Apply, apply, apply, and I'm sure your resume will be grabbed by HR and sent to a hiring manager, and they may just give you a shot at an interview. During the interview is when you prove you aren't a Paper Certifier, but you know your stuff.

Good luck!!!

UnixGuy

I recommend you focus on one thing for now and a get a job with that thing.


you either get a job to work with Cisco (CCNA+CCNP)

or Microsoft system admin (MSCE/A)

or Linux RedHat.

Get experience in one of those fields, and get certified. Then you can move on

Daniel333

Be careful man. No idea where the technology will be by then. Get certs that support your experience. or open the next logical door.

I would recommend avoiding vendor neutral certs and focus on ones that have real world application.

Let me ask you this, where do you work now? Helpdesk, sys admin? What systems do you work with? How's your home lab look? Running Linux, Macs?

If I had a great idea of your experience base, we can recommend a certification path for you.

MCPWannabe

mikesz wrote:

Ok,
will the following allow me to get a well paid job (£60+)
here they go:
IC3 - lol
Comptia: A+, Network+, Server+, Security+, Linux+
Microsoft: MCSA/MCSE 2003, MCITP 2008 Enterprise Server Admninistrator
Cisco: CCNA, CCNP
Red Hat: RHCT, RHCE.

What do You think? Please share Your opinion.

Thanks for this great site

BTW: my ambitious plan is to get it all done by AUGUST 2012 I already have first 5 of them (the easiest ones)

Mike,

You need to add a Bachelor's degree in a computer related field to that also. Big companies like Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, HP, Google, and IBM, etc will waive the experience if you show that you are exceptionally bright or dedicated by completing those certifications. But, they all require that a person at least have a Bachelor's degree.

Dell will start you at 50K if you have an MCSE and a Bachelor's degree by just showing up to the interview.

But yeah.. That will make you marketable. Just fullfill the Bachelor's degree requirement in an Information Technology related field to get the experience requirement waived at a lot of jobs.

mikesz

thanks for all Your comments,
the last reply is the closest that I was expecting. Of course I want to add the Bachelor's degree in IT.
The job that I work in right now is only a step to a much wider career that I want to achieve, I use it only to get the commercial experience (btw required by every single employer).

Anyway thanks for all Your comments.