Is it possible to get a job after...

[skywhr]

you've taken 2 of the MCSE classes and passed the tests?
I am desperately trying to get out of my current job and am getting ready to start my MCSE training. I couldnt afford to take the "fast track" coarses so I am taking WIN 2k and Server this summer @ college. A friend of mine has never had any training and got a decent job. I am just wondering if it is worth it or not?

I know that a MCSE does not a good tech/admin make so please dont go on about how all the "paper" MCSE's suck. Thats not what Im going for.

 

[iamwiz82]

of course you can. Start out as a network tech though, otherwise you will be WAY over your head.

 

[Descartes]

<< I know that a MCSE does not a good tech/admin make >>



Yoda?

If Yoda so strong in force is, why words in proper order he cannot put?



<< Start out as a network tech though, otherwise you will be WAY over your head. >>



That's absurd.

 

[warcleric]

Descartes: a post that slams other peoples posts but has no relative value to the original post. You are pathetic.

skywhr: that MCSE is not magic, it will not get you a job, just impress someone with your current knowledge and you are in. I just got my MCSE recently and I have been a sysadmin for 6 years and in the technology industry for 12 years.

 

[wyvrn]

MCSE is great but it is too easy to pass it without requisite experience. It's not like college, where you get a degree and dive into the job. To be a sys admin, you already have to know what you are doing. Typically, you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. Certs should be gotten along the way, not up front with the expectation you will start as NT admin and make 45K a year.

At least that has been my experience.

 

[skywhr]

As stated before I am not expecting any instant $$$$$$$$$$ I would like to get an entry level position and learn alot along the way. The classes are to learn and get started.

 

[iamwiz82]

descartes, how is that absurd? That is an entry level position, you moron.

 

[Woodie]

Go find a job. Certs are over-rated for getting a job. Experience is king. (&quot;I can do that for you!&quot; said with confidence.)
Build a home LAN, based on whatever OS you want to work on. (Usually MS--it needs the most support and has a biggest market share). When you get an interview, you can say: I built my own LAN at home. I've setup IIS, installed patches, trouble-shot some things, installed DNS, DHCP, done remote client builds...
This impresses an employer--now he knows that you can add value to his area, and hit the ground running. He won't expect you to know everything, but enough to get started, and you can do OTJ training.
The certs/knowledge are for your benefit.

--Woodie