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02-08-14, 12:04 AM #32Re: Job Seeking
enf-Jesus its been like 12 minutes and you're already worried about stats?! :-P
Bigdog-Sweet home Alabama you are an idiot.
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02-08-14, 12:05 AM #33Re: Job Seeking
I'm considering taking some classes there as I sure as hell don't want to go back to LA. The last time I was on leave for a while, I applied there. Their financial aid and admissions department were sooooooooooooooooooo much better than LA Tech's versions. It was a breath of fresh air.
enf-Jesus its been like 12 minutes and you're already worried about stats?! :-P
Bigdog-Sweet home Alabama you are an idiot.
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02-08-14, 09:34 PM #34
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As an example...
I have a BS in Management Information Systems.. I have moderate certifications: MCSE, CCNA, A+, N+ S+. I'm working towards my CISSP at the moment, and It's estimated that I'm worth approximately 90k in the Charleston, SC area. If I were to move to a larger city I would be worth approximately 1.5x that @ about 120-140k. If I get my CISSP it should go up by another 10-15k depending on whether or not I stick to the security side of things.
I currently work as a Network Engineer for a town here in SC, and make approximately 80k. The cost of living here isn't really that bad, so I kinda fall in the middle end of the market. I could probably find something here for about 90, but I'd lose a lot of the benefits.
The one thing I can tell you about IT is this. Get good at it. Learn everything you can. You do that, then you can establish your network as a well oiled machine. You establish a well oiled machine, you have a lot of time to continue your education, and you build a lot of contacts.
Also... It took me about 1.5 years to get the MCSE, and about 6 months for the CCNA. The CCNA is a lot easier, and I mean A LOT easier than the MCSE. I've been working on CISSP for about 6 months, and I hope to have it by the summer.
None of my certs were acquired via those testing websites like pass4sure and testking. I actually took the time and learned the material, not just brain dumped. If you ever meet someone who is into the whole brain dump thing, mentor them a little bit, show them what you know. Once they see what you can do, the passion builds up again, and they are better for it.
And.... I've been in the field for about 12 years now. Thinking about teaching some classes in the next 5 years.Last edited by Warprosper; 02-08-14 at 09:39 PM.
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02-09-14, 01:12 AM #36Re: Job Seeking
Warprosper, I just did CISSP in November. That one was no joke. Easily the toughest IT test I have done. My agency sent about 20 of us to a week long boot camp and so far I am the only one that passed. I studied hard for about two weeks. The thing with that one is that I could make a case for all four answers on most of the questions. You have to know what IC2 wants the right answer to be. Plus there are 30 questions that aren't even graded and are just BS to throw you off. Good luck!
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