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wiredspider

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I passed that 70-218 exam today so I'm a MCSA now!:) Pretty simple, straightforward test. And now yet again I'm looking for a job since I got rejected from some U of D thing. Where can I work at mainly for the summer if I'm 15? BestBuy? Thanks
 
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<< Where can I work at mainly for the summer if I'm 15? BestBuy? Thanks >>

Paper Route.
 
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<< Where can I work at mainly for the summer if I'm 15? BestBuy? Thanks >>

Paper Route. >>


Yeah. I don't think places like Best Buy hire anyone under 18, let alone under 16.
 
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bandXtrb

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Congratulations, just took A+ today and passed!

You're too young though, sorry. Lets leave the jobs for those in their twenties like me! ;)
 
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how about you live your life as a kid first. go out with your friends, ask your parents for some money to go watch a movie. simple things like that. thats what i had in mind. i doubt youll get a job anywhere like best buy or comp usa at 15 years old. good luck though.
 
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Well I got my first job as a contract ASP developer when I was 15. :)

Coded up a couple of some very simple database apps and got paid $700-ish (US dollars) for it. Spent a few hours on it for one week. It was sweet. :D

The good ol' dot-com days.
 
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<< How about McDonalds Cash Register Administrator (MCRA?) >>



lol. i thought you needed to be mcse for that?? :confused:

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wiredspider: what books/study guides do you use to prepare for 70-218? tia

edit2: congrats btw.. :)
 
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bandXtrb

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<< lol. i thought you needed to be mcse for that?? >>

ROFL ... Unforunately, some MCSEs would still not be up to par for the work, though ;):p
 
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wiredspider

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No paper routes..... I'm actually sure that bestbuy hires under 18, but it's probably 16+. To work at bestbuy there isn't a need to be over 18;). My parents are actually making me get a job this summer. I would rather get a job and be able to buy whatever I want and save up for a crappy used car, because I know they aren't paying for it.
 
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wiredspider

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I didn't really use much in terms of study materials, basically stuff from previous courses. There was some terminal services questios, ICS, active directory, and some other basic subjects. Looked over some notes about Active Directory and Terminal Services. It was an easy test though, like u installed a new USB device and computer won't boot up to logon screen. what do you do? (use last known good...)
 
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congrats :)

JEEBUZ! u're only 15?!?! uhh... u could be my boss... but u'd prolly need to lie about ur age on the app :p
 
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wiredspider

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Not really confident in AD, but I know some stuff. Like the forests, sites, and domains. I do still kinda need to referance it to make sure I know it all correctly. I'm suppose to take the 70-217 at the end of this year(begining of next school year...). I'm planning on using that Citrix voucher I got to be come a CCA. Anyone take the 220 XP exam? Please give me some tips on what to study!
 
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Very impressive; However, you really need to have experience in IT or those certifications are almost worthless. I'm not doubting your knowledge at all, it's pretty obvious you know your stuff; you just need some job experience to back those certs up with. All those paper MCSEs out there have made job experience much more important than in the past.

BestBuy, CompUSA, Staples, etc won't hire you to repair computers unless you're at least 18. Finding a job in IT isn't easy at all, especially at your age. I'd recommend trying to find an internship; even if it's an unpaid internship, because the experience will be extremely valuable. Mom and Pop computer shops are a dying breed.

I'm 16 and was extremely lucky. My cousin works at a computer training company and he got me an unpaid internship. I knew from the first day I interned there that they were going to hire me. On my third day of work I was hired for $9 an hour, and the benefits are great. I've been learning a great deal about networking that you can't really learn at home unless for some reason you have loads of computers all networked. I'll also be able to take any course the company offers free of charge, which is amazing, since some of them cost $1500+. I also believe the company will pay for me to take certification tests, since they're a Prometric/Slyvan testing center.

Good luck! You have a bright future ahead, in my opinion.
 
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wiredspider

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Trying to get a job to back up my certs. Don't plan on anything in actually administrating a network(little help desk wouldn't be too bad though), at BestBuy I would only plan to pitch their extenedted warrenties. Don't wanna hear they are unhappy with the warrenty, I also believe my BestBuy doesn't even have onsite repair, one time I took a computer for a repair(much much before I learned the guts of a computer) and they had to ship it somewhere. Took them nearly a month for a cable that came loose! Looks like I'm gonna be sitting around for another summer:(.
 
Kadarin

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wiredspider: That's awesome! Congratulations...

You might try to get a job doing technical support for one of those NAT router companies (Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, etc..) Typically, they don't like to spend a lot of money on talent, and it's an excellent method for getting your foot in the door.

:D
 
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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Where can I work at mainly for the summer if I'm 15? BestBuy? Thanks
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Paper Route.
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What's amusing is that I make more money doing a paper route 15 hours a week than I would working full time at best buy 40 hours a week! :Q
 
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bandXtrb

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What's amusing is that I make more money doing a paper route 15 hours a week than I would working full time at best buy 40 hours a week!
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NICE. I need a job like that. I'm not down with this 6 dollars an hour gigs.
 
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