I agree with Oz's response.. you should take the Win2000 rollout, and plug
around a little.. talk to people.. network PEOPLE, and create contacts.
They may help you sometime down the road. It is a tight community, you
never know when you're going to run into someone again, probably on the job.
Don't burn bridges in this industry, build them.
Myself, I'm JUST starting out (NO real world experience). I interviewed
this morning with a VERY young startup here in Vancouver (their webpage only
went LIVE yesterday morning, with a v1.0 final product). From what was
said, it seems if I get the position, I'll start out in Tech Support
Helpdesk kind of stuff, but grow to LAN Server and Router/Switch Admin.
Maybe look to find a startup like this in your area (Vancouver is full of
them, as are other hightech booming places), they offer a great opportunity
to move around, and build that Network Admin resume up quickly (plus the
stock options are always nice <G>)
Take the rollout of Win2K, and meet people in the field.. ask them how they
got started.. let them know you are looking. They may just give you a call
someday, when they are looking for someone. This industry is 10% what you
know, 90% who you know. So get out there, and learn some names and people!
Regards,
Trevor Corness, MCP+Internet MCSE CCNA
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Hey Group,
Sorry to bother you on this non-technical question. We all know that
when
you send your resume out to companies that are asking for cisco
professionals, that they want someone with experience. I have been in the IT
field for about 2 years (rookie) doing deskside. I decided to start on the
Cisco side of things and recently obtained my CCNA. I am now going for my
CCDA and so on... My question is, if all of these companies are looking for
experience, then how do I get started on getting it if nobody will hire just
a certification? Don't get me wrong, I know my stuff, and at a recent
interview I answered all of the tech. questions to a T. I am starting to
doubt myself and am actually, probably, going to sign a contract for a
windows2000 rollout. I don't mind doing this because it will put Win2000 on
my resume but I was kinda hoping to start off in a new direction (cisco).
Should I just keep on studying for higher cert.'s and just hope I get a
lucky
break, and is that what it's all about...a lucky break? Thanks for the help
group...any comments are appreciated.
Mark Zabludovsky ~ CCNA
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