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Ali-481

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    Ali-481 got a reaction from Ryanwake in Newbie Looking To Get Into Tech   
    I have one thing to say, college degree is not everything. You can do whatever you want if you willing to put the work in...
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    Ali-481 reacted to Eximo in Newbie Looking To Get Into Tech   
    College degree is not everything. I landed my first IT job while still attending school. However, it really depends on the type of work you want to do.
     
    Small computer repair business will often hire under-qualified people, but pay them appropriately. Small schools and businesses might seek out helpers and temp workers for deployments and things. And even contract suppliers like Dell Services will round up people to do big deployments at businesses.
     
    But at the corporate level, degrees and certifications play a more important role. Certifications are somewhat risky as they now all expire in two or three years, and some places will make renewal mandatory, sometimes at your expense. Other companies will pay for certifications.
     
    You mention liking tech, but that covers a wide range of things.
     
    In big business you will have general desktop support (helpdesk), depot technician (hands on with physical desktop computers), printer techs, networking, security, data center operations, asset management (hardware or software), procurement, software development, database operations, database engineer, I could certainly go on.
     
    Something to look up might be ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library). It is an industry standard model for IT and the services and roles necessary for keeping a business running. In smaller companies these can get combined. In larger companies you might see a person or department per role. See if any of those roles peak your interest.
     
    On the smaller scale you have groups that might provide simple computer helpdesk support for individual consumers, and even on-site support. There are also telecom companies that help people setup modems and routers, televisions and DVRs. Also home entertainment installers that work for major electronics retailers like Best Buy.
     
    There are a lot of online universities out there. Which I use to keep up to date when self learning isn't enough. But you can seek entire degrees from them.
     
    Seeking out Microsoft, Cisco, or CompTia certifications never hurts. I like to think of them as proving you are at least capable of retaining information long enough to pass an exam. But they can be expensive. Something like the entry level certs might be enough to get you a job in a call center.
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    Ali-481 got a reaction from Lurick in Newbie Looking To Get Into Tech   
    I have one thing to say, college degree is not everything. You can do whatever you want if you willing to put the work in...
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