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098cedric098cedric Registered Users Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□
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Hello everyone. I was really looking into becoming a Network Administrator or Network Engineer. What is the best cert route to take to achieve this? I'm currently on CCNA right now.
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    Master Of PuppetsMaster Of Puppets Member Posts: 1,210
    In this case you can't go wrong with Cisco. But for a classic network engineer role, you will need experience. I would say get the CCNA and start gathering experience. After a year or so start CCNP and things won't be too bad.
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    DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    What type of experience? And how?
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    Master Of PuppetsMaster Of Puppets Member Posts: 1,210
    Desire, will power and a bit of luck. It's hard for everybody to start but many people still break in with above average positions. You will be surprised how many get in without being gurus - at that level nobody expects you to be perfect and know everything. At our company they hired 2 people with certs and no experience over 2 that had experience. Probably one of the best decisions they ever made. They saw a lot of potential and hunger in them. After 6 months, it is unbelievable how much these guys grew and are still going up. It depends on you.

    If he is fortunate, he may get a network admin gig from the start. Or a few months in help desk/tech support then up. Having a positive attitude is a nice thing.
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    iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    The Cisco cert route is the way to go and don't take any shortcuts a long the way. Read a couple of the books, actually build a home lab and do many labs. Doing those things will provide you returns. Also get a job in a NOC or helpdesk if you don't have one already.
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