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In a couple of years I'll be graduting highschool and pursuing a career in Computer Networking. What type of schooling would I need, to be A Network Administator?
 
Bachelors degree in Telecommunications or Information Systems, around here at the minimum -- and then there's certifications. Network+ is pretty easy; whether that'll help you or not is a different story. :)

Most network adminstration jobs I've come across want 5+ years experience.
 
A BS in Computer Science would also help you out in that goal. As would Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. But if I went to all that trouble, I'd be shooting for something along the lines of Senior Consulting Engineer, or something like that. Sales is where the money is, if thats what you're looking for.
 
im doing information systems right now , havent declared it though lol :) . i was engineering but my math is too far behind to make it up , im supposed to be in whatever is after calc 3 right now.........pfffft
 
Originally posted by Boscoh
A BS in Computer Science would also help you out in that goal. As would Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. But if I went to all that trouble, I'd be shooting for something along the lines of Senior Consulting Engineer, or something like that. Sales is where the money is, if thats what you're looking for.
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In todays market, pretty much any IT related position that has "Senior" in the title is gonna require about 10 years experience.
 
Well I am a Network Administrator and my degree had nothing to do with my job. I have a degree in Sports Physiology from UF. I started by working on friends machines, then went and got my MCSE in NT and 2000, then threw in the A+ test for the hell of it. Started at Level 1 National Help Desk for T-Mobile for a year. Then I moved back to my home town and started looking for IT jobs in here in Gainesville.
Now I'm the Network Administrator for a Credit Union with 10 locations. It's a fun job, and I consider myself lucky to be picked. I didn't know the most, but I had the right attitude. Now I'm learning how to keep a Domain up and running on the fly. It's a lot of fun.

Get EXPERIENCE. The degree shows you have the ABILITY to learn, while experience shows you can actually DO what you were taught.

Good luck.
 
Originally posted by BobSutan
In todays market, pretty much any IT related position that has "Senior" in the title is gonna require about 10 years experience.
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Right. I was putting that out there as a long term goal. Didnt mean to imply he'd be 'senior' anything right off the bat.
 
Originally posted by typhoon43
Well I am a Network Administrator and my degree had nothing to do with my job. I have a degree in Sports Physiology from UF. I started by working on friends machines, then went and got my MCSE in NT and 2000, then threw in the A+ test for the hell of it. Started at Level 1 National Help Desk for T-Mobile for a year. Then I moved back to my home town and started looking for IT jobs in here in Gainesville.
Now I'm the Network Administrator for a Credit Union with 10 locations. It's a fun job, and I consider myself lucky to be picked. I didn't know the most, but I had the right attitude. Now I'm learning how to keep a Domain up and running on the fly. It's a lot of fun.

Get EXPERIENCE. The degree shows you have the ABILITY to learn, while experience shows you can actually DO what you were taught.

Good luck.
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I think almost everyone agrees that experience is of paramount importance, and I also agree.

But the economy, being as tight as it is, is allowing employers to be extra picky about who they wanna take in, and the Bachelors degree can make a difference. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong; 841 resumes in ten months with only 25 replies can't be wrong! lol
 
Here is my tidbit of knowlege...
I was just attending a community college,because i have very little money.I was trying to get just a worthless 2 year degree,in network tech/administration.Well I soon found out that its utterly worthless!!
I was getting aid,so at least i diddnt waste any of my own money.Anyhow Im convinced that many smart geeks are going to be out of "computer jobs" because it seems no one will even consider you unless you have a 4 year degree or higher,and 2+ years of experience.Maby not exactly,,but it seems companys are way to demanding now days.I know way more raw knowlege than some of my friends with thoes dammed 4 year degrees,but none the less they have the jobs,and all because of a stupid piece of paper.Why wont employers just give people a chance to prove there knowlege,as there are alot of extremely smart and knowlegeable computer geeks out there,but just because someone doesnt have a degree,there out of the "consideration pool".I worked at a very large food service company,in the warehouse part,to help pay for my college.I got very pissed at them because they treated there employes horrably.They were running a mix of old unix varients,so being the linux geek that I am,I launched an attack of sorts from within.I gained root acess to the main network,from an inventory terminal in the warehouse.And each weekend I made the printers magically print very sensitive company accounting info,in every office i saw with a printer in it.The network admin team kept comming in every weekend after the 2ond week of my escapade,wondering who could have had the "knowlege" to do such a thing.It was all but trivial to me,but they seemed to be amased that one of the "mindless drones" that worked in the warehouse,could use unix.Well they all make 100,000+ a year,and have 4+ year degrees,but yet cannot lock down a network if theyre lives depended upon it.I got fired none the less,but I had my vengence upon them,because I got great satisfaction making thoes admins looks like ass.And so now im not wanting to be a network administrator,its just not worth it dude!Way too much college,way too much money,and way to much experience is needed nowdays,to have to battle youre way to a network admin job,unless youre lucky,or know the right people....just my opinion,but one to think about none the less...
 
Originally posted by JARofHERB
And not all intelligent people spell well,so please no comments.....
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Spaces damn it, spaces. The spelling isn't the bad part, just needs more damn spaces between sentences, etc.
 
Originally posted by JARofHERB
I know way more raw knowlege than some of my friends with thoes dammed 4 year degrees,but none the less they have the jobs,and all because of a stupid piece of paper.Why wont employers just give people a chance to prove there knowlege,as there are alot of extremely smart and knowlegeable computer geeks out there,but just because someone doesnt have a degree,there out of the "consideration pool"
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In theory this is the reason certifications were introduced. Unfortunately this is no longer the system at hand today due to the gross abuse that's occured.
 
Also alot of people want EXPERIENCE! You could have just a few certs and have 10+ years working in a large network enviroment and be very familiar with numerous protocols and you would most likely get the job over someone else that just graduated or with less experience.
 
At four year universities there is something FAR more valuable than the piece of paper that you get at the end.. the alumni/personal network. The ammount of work I have gotten from simply using the alumni databases and online job boards is ridiculous.

Understanding the intricacies of personal networking is far more valuable than understanding the Nth degree of technological networking.
 
There's truth to the saying "its not what you know, but who you know."
 
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