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10-07-2013 10:59pm#1
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I've done just that. I was an arch tech for 6 years - and then the country went to ****....
I studied for a CCNA and started job hunting. The CCNA is great basepoint IMO - even though I don't use the skills learned that often, the concepts are very beneficial to understand. However you may find Microsoft a better route. I hadn't a clue of MS stuff at the start but I learned fast.
Even with certs you need experience to get a job, need a job to get experience
This was my major hurdle. Eventually I ended up doing a Jobbridge intern-ship to get experience and was kept on Full Time in a place I am very happy with. A long road, but worth it to be doing something I enjoy.
If you do think of doing a Jobbridge, be very picky about who you go for. The whole point of it is for you to learn, not for them to get a dogsbody.
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Nate--IRL-- wrote: »I've done just that. I was an arch tech for 6 years - and then the country went to ****....
I studied for a CCNA and started job hunting. The CCNA is great basepoint IMO - even though I don't use the skills learned that often, the concepts are very beneficial to understand. However you may find Microsoft a better route. I hadn't a clue of MS stuff at the start but I learned fast.
Even with certs you need experience to get a job, need a job to get experience This was my major hurdle. Eventually I ended up doing a Jobbridge intern-ship to get experience and was kept on Full Time in a place I am very happy with. A long road, but worth it to be doing something I enjoy.
If you do think of doing a Jobbridge, be very picky about who you go for. The whole point of it is for you to learn, not for them to get a dogsbody.
Nate
Hi Nate
Sorry to hear about your own situation mate,its unfortunate but a career change seems the only option..Job applications for architecture work,well we are just banging our heads off a wall unless you want to go to Australia...
Did you do a particular course in college or was it a part time one offered by some of those private companies?0 -
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celticsfan wrote: »With regard to IT,im starting from scratch..its a complete career change unfortunatly.:(
That's not what I asked you. I asked what qualifications (irrespective of area, though I assume they are in architecture) you have.
The reason I ask is that if you already have a Bachelors degree, you can do a post-graduate conversion. If not, you would have to look at alternatives.
To be honest, you are probably best to get a bachelors degree (or do the conversion), followed by certs in your area of interest (Cisco - CCNA, Operating Systems/infrastructure - Microsoft/Red Hat, Databases - Oracle/Microsoft, IT Management - ITIL, and so on).Nate--IRL-- wrote: »Don't bother with a course, waste of money IMO, buy a book, go on youtube etc. You'll learn better on your own.
While I agree with you in terms of my own personal learning, I don't think that is true for everybody. Some people prefer class-based tuition, some prefer to learn on their own.0 -
That's not what I asked you. I asked what qualifications (irrespective of area, though I assume they are in architecture) you have.
The reason I ask is that if you already have a Bachelors degree, you can do a post-graduate conversion. If not, you would have to look at alternatives.
To be honest, you are probably best to get a bachelors degree (or do the conversion), followed by certs in your area of interest (Cisco - CCNA, Operating Systems/infrastructure - Microsoft/Red Hat, Databases - Oracle/Microsoft, IT Management - ITIL, and so on).
While I agree with you in terms of my own personal learning, I don't think that is true for everybody. Some people prefer class-based tuition, some prefer to learn on their own.
The qualification I have is just a level 7 bachelors degree in architectural technology for whats its worth.. cant say I have heard of conversion courses before...0 -
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