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[Urbanzkopf]

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[Orikle]

US steel - operator

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US steel - operator

I also work for US Steel and drive one of these.

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In a previous life I was a machinist making implantable medical devices.

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I work at a hot dog factory making sure the hot dogs fit in the bun.

[Urbanzkopf]

Taking this thread seriously though - I work at a themepark kinda place which is a seasonal part time job called diggerland, whole amusement park built around diggers bla bla. I did an apprenticeship in IT and passed my CompTIA A+ and some networking fundamentals / windows 7 configuration but due to my age and lack of experience can't get a job in that field. BTW I'm only 18 years old so still trying to find my way through into a decent occupation.

[Alarti0001]

Originally Posted by Urbanzkopf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Taking this thread seriously though - I work at a themepark kinda place which is a seasonal part time job called diggerland, whole amusement park built around diggers bla bla. I did an apprenticeship in IT and passed my CompTIA A+ and some networking fundamentals / windows 7 configuration but due to my age and lack of experience can't get a job in that field. BTW I'm only 18 years old so still trying to find my way through into a decent occupation.

The A+ is a very common cert. It doesn't make you competitive as everyone has it. Get your network + and maybe your MCTS and look for Help Desk Tier 1 jobs. Also, don't tell anyone your age they aren't allowed to ask you, and they would discriminate against an 18 year old.

Have you considered college? The IT field is swimming with CS and MIS degrees, so you really aren't competitive without a degree unless you are a young Bill Gates or something.

[Ephi]

Originally Posted by Alarti0001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The A+ is a very common cert. It doesn't make you competitive as everyone has it. Get your network + and maybe your MCTS and look for Help Desk Tier 1 jobs. Also, don't tell anyone your age they aren't allowed to ask you, and they would discriminate against an 18 year old.

Have you considered college? The IT field is swimming with CS and MIS degrees, so you really aren't competitive without a degree unless you are a young Bill Gates or something.

I'll second this. Also, I understand the Cisco networking certifications are still worth something, and not terribly expensive. I did my CCNA when was 17 so certainly achievable for you now.

But I think the big thing that helps people your age is just networking. All you need to do is get your foot in the door somewhere to start kicking some ass. The IT area is a great place to start low and quickly rise. I about doubled my salary and responsibility every 2 years from 18-28 (28 now).

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[melkezidek]

Originally Posted by Ephi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'll second this. Also, I understand the Cisco networking certifications are still worth something, and not terribly expensive. I did my CCNA when was 17 so certainly achievable for you now.

But I think the big thing that helps people your age is just networking. All you need to do is get your foot in the door somewhere to start kicking some ass. The IT area is a great place to start low and quickly rise. I about doubled my salary and responsibility every 2 years from 18-28 (28 now).

<-T2 support contractor for the USAR as a SASMO.

CCNA is worth something but usually not if you dont have 5+ years of in the field experiance behind your name. The NET + and the MCTS are good ones. If you are up to it a Security+ trumps the Net+ and any company will gladly take that over the Net+ if it is required. From everything I have seen in my 12 years the CISSP is the mac daddy atm or a MCSE.