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Im looking into transferring to Wgu to receive my bachelors in IT. After i get my associates and im really having trouble on which field i should specialize in or just get a general IT degree.

I really just want some of you guys personal opinions or just from personal experiences on which career path is best.
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    Timber WolfTimber Wolf Member Posts: 90 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Just select which ever one interests you the most. When you graduate WGU your degree will simply be in Information Technology no matter which IT program you choose.
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    RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
    In my area networking (CCNPs are in high demand) and database administration seem to be going strong. I also see a ton of companies looking for .Net developers.
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    TackleTackle Member Posts: 534
    Underwater marble stacking.

    Edit: ohhh, you wanted IT. You'll have to define 'Best'. Best as in highest paying? Best as in difficulty? Best as in demand?
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    drkatdrkat Banned Posts: 703
    I'm sure "best" is just a blanket statement. When I think of best I think of all three... Demand, Challenging (which leads to demand) and Salary.

    I'd have to say go with what you're interested in - because if you don't... you'll be miserable even if you're collecting a nice paycheck
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    nhprnhpr Member Posts: 165
    Well, if you want to make women go wild, tell them you're a Linux/UNIX sys admin. We definitely get all the ladies and make other IT people jealous.

    Other than that, as has already been said, the actual program doesn't matter much since they're all very similar. Once you get a feel for which aspect you enjoy the most, try working towards a career in it.
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    EveryoneEveryone Member Posts: 1,661
    Messaging. I might be a little biased. ;)
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    TackleTackle Member Posts: 534
    nhpr wrote: »
    Well, if you want to make women go wild, tell them you're a Linux/UNIX sys admin. We definitely get all the ladies and make other IT people jealous.
    Hahaha. I imagine the panties just drop when you tell them that!
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    lsud00dlsud00d Member Posts: 1,571
    nhpr wrote: »
    Well, if you want to make women go wild, tell them you're a Linux/UNIX sys admin. We definitely get all the ladies and make other IT people jealous.

    My girlfriend LOVES my piping skills icon_thumright.gif

    That...and grep'ing her top
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    SteveLordSteveLord Member Posts: 1,717
    Nearly all job postings for IT in state government here are for application developers. (SQL, JAVA, .NET)
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    erpadminerpadmin Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I have to go with ERP administration. Every facet of IT (database, network, server, application development, etc. ) has to either be done by an erp administrator OR be familiar enough to do basic/complex troubleshooting. I work with a network team and 10 times out of 10 I never involve them in an escalation unless I know it's some router/firewall issue (such as something that happened this morning.) Once I involve them, they know I know it's on their end and it gets taken cared of straightaway.

    ERPs (SAP, Peoplesoft (Oracle), Lawson, Banner (higher ed space), etc., etc. are in practically every vertical (industry). From public to private and back again, I'd have no problem going to any industry with an ERP skill set. Anyone can configure routers/switches/servers...but not everybody gets to go into ERPs.

    The best way to break into an ERP role is by going the DBA route (the database is the heart of any ERP...you don't have a system without the DB.)
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    drkatdrkat Banned Posts: 703
    Yeah chicks dig UNIX (pun intended) - I had a t-shirt that said that once... yeah those panties dropped alright...
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    VAHokie56VAHokie56 Member Posts: 783
    lsud00d wrote: »
    My girlfriend LOVES my piping skills icon_thumright.gif

    That...and grep'ing her top

    haha that's awesome
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    snokerpokersnokerpoker Member Posts: 661 ■■■■□□□□□□
    VAHokie56 wrote: »
    haha that's awesome

    Very awesome indeed.
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    gbadmangbadman Member Posts: 71 ■■□□□□□□□□
    drkat wrote: »
    Yeah chicks dig UNIX (pun intended) - I had a t-shirt that said that once... yeah those panties dropped alright...

    Ha ha ha!! Masterful!
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    UnixGuyUnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,565 Mod
    nhpr wrote: »
    Well, if you want to make women go wild, tell them you're a Linux/UNIX sys admin. We definitely get all the ladies and make other IT people jealous.


    I agree, UNIX is the new six packs
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    UnixGuyUnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,565 Mod
    Find a good company, and choose a field of interest and become good at it. Look at someone who is successful and see if you want to do what he's doing
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    cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    No matter what area you choose make sure you do it for the right reasons. Some folks try to follow the big bucks and end up being miserable. As others said, choose something you find interesting and become really good at it. The rest will come by itself.
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