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Is 24 too old being an IT intern?changing careers to IT

HLRSHLRS Banned Posts: 142
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wanting go to IT, am i old to be intern? i have gone through tech program where i earned A+,N+. mcts,mcitp:edst, but have no experience in IT. employers want exp but its hard to break in.
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    phaneuf1phaneuf1 Member Posts: 131
    of course not. I know people who change career at 40.
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    LOL! I interned at 25, and some of the folks in my internship program were much older than me. Times, they are a changing.
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    N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I don't think 24 is too old.

    Good luck on your journey
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    jahsouljahsoul Member Posts: 453
    Never too old...I changed career fields at 27 and I was working in a pretty good paying field at that. You just have to have your mind made up that this is what you want to do
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    GOZCUGOZCU Member Posts: 234
    definitely not, I am 26 ;) Started to my IT career at 24
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    lunchbox67lunchbox67 Member Posts: 132 ■■■■□□□□□□
    24 is more likely too young ....
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    the_hutchthe_hutch Banned Posts: 827
    24 is a good time to get started. You are just emerging from the haze that is 21-23. Most people don't remember those first two years after 21 anyways.
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    dave330idave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I switched to IT at 37.
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    eansdadeansdad Member Posts: 775 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I had an intern about 3 years ago that was switching careers at ... 56!
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    FloOzFloOz Member Posts: 1,614 ■■■■□□□□□□
    definitely not to old!
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    dmoore44dmoore44 Member Posts: 646
    eansdad wrote: »
    I had an intern about 3 years ago that was switching careers at ... 56!

    Good lord - I wonder what that did for his salary... I've thought about applying for some internships that the government offers, but I just can't afford to take the pay cut...
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    tprice5tprice5 Member Posts: 770
    Absolutely not. Not to mention you have more certs than a lot of people in the field. You seem pretty well positioned to make an easy transition.
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    bugzy3188bugzy3188 Member Posts: 213 ■■■□□□□□□□
    28 and just getting started myself
    If you havin frame problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a switch ain't one
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    tpatt100tpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□
    I was working at Ponderosa Steak House working the grill at 24 lol.
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    log32log32 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 217
    it's never too late.
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    tleade01tleade01 Member Posts: 14 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Never too old! A man in my class looked at least like he was 70 and he got his CCNA.
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    DevilryDevilry Member Posts: 668
    I think you will be just fine at 24. 40? maybe I would have another opinion. You are still young!
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    Cthu1huCthu1hu Member Posts: 52 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I just came off an internship and I'm 32. If you have the means to make a career change to something you love, you're never too old.
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    MrBishopMrBishop Member Posts: 229
    Great questions and one I had for sometime now. I always felt a little guilty to accept a position that wanted to bring you in for a long term development program. I see a lot of Telecom companies offering current students with these types of positions.
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    ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Just interviewed an intern in his late 20s (my estimate). We're interviewing several more, most of them late 20s to early 30s career switchers.

    The short answer is "no".
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    jamesp1983jamesp1983 Member Posts: 2,475 ■■■■□□□□□□
    HLRS wrote: »
    wanting go to IT, am i old to be intern? i have gone through tech program where i earned A+,N+. mcts,mcitp:edst, but have no experience in IT. employers want exp but its hard to break in.

    Not at all. I've known a lot of career changers, and people that interned around their late 30s, to late 40s. Do what makes you happy and whatever will help you achieve your goals without hurting others. Good luck!
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    Geek1969Geek1969 Member Posts: 100 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Are you kidding?? I went back to college (Cisco Net Academy) at 37. Started first IT job at 38. Best move I ever made. Wish I would have done it sooner.
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    HLRSHLRS Banned Posts: 142
    Thanks everyone for the input, seems career change is not that hard then, im glad i found this forum
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    ODNationODNation Member Posts: 48 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I started as a Tier 1 Helpdesk support guy at age 24... trust me, you're not too old.
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I started in IT when I was 19 years old. Your definitely not too old icon_cool.gif
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