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    Is a degree in Emergency Management useless?

    Topic. My university offers both a 4 year and a 6 year degree in Emergency Management. I'm currently taking their 4-year IT program, but am finding IT to not be my liking. Is an Emergency Management degree useless?
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    Should I go for a Masters degree in IT?

    Another question, are IT jobs as affected by downsizing and recessions as other jobs are?
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    Should I go for a Masters degree in IT?

    Another question, is temping a good way to go in this economy?
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    Should I go for a Masters degree in IT?

    I will be a junior at my university, Arkansas Tech University, in the Fall of this year. I've been reading about how hard it is to find jobs in this economy. Should I start looking for jobs when I graduate in May 2013 or should I go for a Masters degree and hope things improve by May 2015?
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    Should I change my degree from IT to something else?

    So does a 4-year degree in IT, but with no certifications or work experience, put me totally out of the prospect of getting anything other than flipping burgers at McDonalds or would I still be able to get an entry-level job and then work my way up from there?
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    Should I change my degree from IT to something else?

    I guess it could be because I haven't really studied any preparation or anything. Anyway, I just went on the CompTia website and now they require you to get the certification renewed every 3 years unless you participate in a "continual education" thing, which irks me. Anyway, is it...
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    Should I change my degree from IT to something else?

    I'm currently in my 4th semester of college, pursuing an IT degree. However, I've been wondering if I should change to something else, since the IT-related certifications, such as A+ and other such things are expensive and from looking at some A+ certification practice questions, the test...
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    Linksys E1000 Problem

    I got my original router from my sister's house and put that back in, and it works! Seems like the problem was that if the new router was to work, I would have had to have had the ISP people work their magic to get the modem and the new router to recognize and communicate with each other.
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    Linksys E1000 Problem

    Here's my "/ipconfig all" results. With router: Windows IP Config: DNS Suffix: (Blank) Node Type: Unknown IP Routing Enabled: No WINS Proxy Enabled: No Physical Address: 00-50-8D-7E-B7-FF IP Addy: 192.168.1.114 DHCP Enabled: Yes Autoconfig Enabled: Yes Subnet: 255.255.255.0...
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    Linksys E1000 Problem

    I don't need to enter a username or password when the Ethernet Cord is plugged directly into the computer in order to connect to the internet. I do need to enter a username/password into the router when accessing it's IP address in order to manually set things up(which even then it won't...
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    Linksys E1000 Problem

    Ok, I have a Linksys E1000 Router, and when I try to get it set up I get a "Connected to router, can't determine if connected to internet" problem. I then went in manually and tried setting up the IP address manually in two ways: 1. by using a static IP address and 2. the automatic DHCP...
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    How do I go about getting job experience?

    Ok, so i guess I need to swallow my pride, get some thicker skin, and learn to deal with grouches. My town has a few retail stores, a JC Penny's, an AT&T store, a Sprint store, a Verizon store, a Walmart, a K-mart, and a couple of home improvement stores. Would I have a chance at any of...
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    How do I go about getting job experience?

    I'm just worried that even with a 4-year degree I won't be able to land a job. I want to be able to relegate the school year for study and then relegate the summer between school years for leisure/break time to rest for the next year's work.
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    How do I go about getting job experience?

    Would a company look at a resume with just an internship and say "this guys not for us"? Or are internships reliable ways of getting jobs?
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    How do I go about getting job experience?

    Can one get an internship without having worked before?