How To Start Your Career In Information Technology Or Jumpstart Your Current One
any newcomers to the IT have a big advantage over those
field are surprised when whose job responsibilities are
they find out it's tougher narrower. You won't make a lot of
to get that first job than they money, but what you need at the
thought it would be. I know beginning of your career is
exactly what that's like. I've experience, not money. Which
had a great career in IT and I'd brings me to my second point ....
recommend it to anyone, but I had
a tough time breaking in as well. Don't chase the dollars. I know,
I'd like to share some tips with I know. We all like money, and
you on how to get started on what besides, maybe you've got some
can be a financially rewarding bills to pay! I'm not suggesting
and personally satisfying career you work for free, but the
in Information Technology. question you must ask yourself
when starting your IT career is
School systems are a great place this: "What do I want my resume
to start. A lot of newcomers to look like in three years?" The
forget that schools around the money will be there - if your
world need IT personnel to resume shows a broad range of
support school networks, experience. That's what you need
printers, etc. I began my career to get when you're considering
with a public school system and your first job. Use your
it was the best move I could ever long-term vision to decide what
have made. If you land such a kind of IT job you want to be in
job, you'll be doing everything three years from now, and get a
from unjamming printers to job that will give you the
supporting the school's Local necessary experience.
Area Network (LAN). You get
experience that is going to look Get certified. You have entered a
great on your resume - you'll field where you are always
learning - or at least, you The more you're seen, the more
better be! If you stand still and chance you have of being
stop learning, your skills will remembered. It's a small world,
become obsolete and your IT and IT is a small world as well.
career will stall. Start adding Meet the business leaders of your
certifications to your resume to area as well. It is amazing how a
go along with your experience. quick face-to-face meeting or
Look into programs that deal conversation can lead to great
primarily with PCs, such as A+, things down the road.
and then look at more advanced
certifications such as the MCSE Having a successful IT career
and the CCNA. When you are isn't just about knowing a lot
certified in all three major about computers and networks.
networking areas (hardware, It's knowing the right way to get
server OS, and routers), you are started, getting the right
a "triple threat"! Combine that combination of experience and
with some experience and you will certifications, and meeting
end up with a very impressive people. I know from experience
resume. that it's tough to get started. I
also know from experience that no
Network. Networking has two career field rewards individual
different meanings in IT, and you drive like IT does. So get
know the first one. But besides started today - and if you feel
computer networking, there's your IT career is stalled, take a
human networking. Get out there step back, list the reasons why
and meet people. Your local this has happened, and then do
newspaper has a business section something about it!
-check it for IT group meetings.
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