Hybrid profile....what certs

Hello guys. I promised myself to make a change in life. I put some money on the side and I decided that I will try my best to finish some studying by October in order to gain qualification to help me to find a new job and step into IT. I am trying to develop a hybrid profile to spot more opportunities even if I am happy to find a role as help desk to start with. At the moment I listed the following areas as major certs and products CCNA for networking. MCSA Server 2012. MCSA Win 7. VMware desktop. I would love to receive some feedbacks from you.
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Completed: LYT2, TFT2, JIT2, MCT2, LZT2, SJT2 (17 CU's)
Required: FXT2, MAT2, MBT2, C391, C392 (13 CU's)
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Network Design & Management (WGU - Completed August 2014)
Fall 2016: Start PhD in Mathematics [X]
I just did a quick Monster search for the "help desk" keyword in this town, and saw a job on monster paying 14.50/hr for help desk with only high school diploma or GED required.
they preferred 1 year experience, but it wasn't required.
I saw another one that required A+ or Security+, and it was 17/hr.
Do you have any experience? It would appear easy to get "started" if you want to do this. It's on you how far you want to go in the field.
That is, my idea is to start doing something, then work hard at improving yourself while building experience and working on projects of increasing responsibility.
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Which would you rather hire:
Candidate A: Someone with only CCNA
Candidate B: Someone with six months on the help desk plus CCNA?
So, if you're in a position where you can't afford to totally quit your current occupation, that's understandable. In that case, try some volunteer or other projects to build up the experience portion of your resume.
The volunteer or other projects will help you to discover where you find more rewards, so you can better focus your study efforts to be the most productive.
I hope this makes sense.
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I am relying on that assumption too - CCNA and MCSA Windows client (server will come later). Good luck in your job search!
Fall 2016: Start PhD in Mathematics [X]
I don't regret that, because MCSA can someday be a plus on my resume, meaning that i have a wide vision of the technologies involved, not only L2/L3.