Anybody in the Information Technology or MIS field?

[killadocg23 88]

Anybody in the Information Technology or Management information systems field? Any advice for somebody trying to start out in IT? Would an associates degree and certificates be suffice or is a bachelors absolutely necessary.

[T_P 872]

This is a very personal opinion and it will varie not only from the country, but state, city etc.....Will take my case as an example. I have been in IT for about 12 years. Completed bachelors degree in my country and had a few IT certificates (Microsoft, Dell, EMC etc)...It took me about two months to get a job in US.

 

Like you said, if you are just starting out in IT, although I believe that some of the IT certifications like CISSP, CCIE, VCP and others sometimes have a higher value than a degree I still also believe that if you dont have at least an associate degree in your resume, it is very hard to get any job. So I would start by enrolling for an associate or full 4 year degree and if you can manage the time study and get some IT certificates as well. 

 

Note that I am not taking in consideration which area within IT you are talking about, it could be infrastructure, security, programming etc....I hope it helps.

 

Good luck

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

If you do not have a degree in it and you are looking to move into the field relatively quickly there are ways you can do that. Start by either going to school like a community college for some schooling or you can do something like Technology Training Center like: https://www.mycomputercareer.edu/ . My coworker does not have his degree in IT or Computer Science but he did go to this school which helped him start somewhere as a simple Desktop Support and now he has worked his way up to be the junior guy in my office doing Information Security.

Yes, it is hard work and I won't tell you otherwise but there are big rewards if you are willing to put the time and effort into making yourself succeed. Also you should feel lucky because you are within driving distance to be able to move either to San Antonio or Houston which are 2 areas you can get decent jobs in the IT field. 

 

 

[killadocg23 88]

2 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

If you do not have a degree in it and you are looking to move into the field relatively quickly there are ways you can do that. Start by either going to school like a community college for some schooling or you can do something like Technology Training Center like: https://www.mycomputercareer.edu/ . My coworker does not have his degree in IT or Computer Science but he did go to this school which helped him start somewhere as a simple Desktop Support and now he has worked his way up to be the junior guy in my office doing Information Security.

Yes, it is hard work and I won't tell you otherwise but there are big rewards if you are willing to put the time and effort into making yourself succeed. Also you should feel lucky because you are within driving distance to be able to move either to San Antonio or Houston which are 2 areas you can get decent jobs in the IT field. 

 

 

Thanks. Me and my wife are planning on moving to Houston where her family lives as soon as I get my GC in hand (She hates it down here). Tbh I would probably go and do the associates in network support and information security or a cisco specialization. I don't know yet exactly what in IT would be my main focus. I just want to get my feet wet. I did Aircraft Maintenance at my school but looking for another career/trade. I just want to make sure that I wont waste my time getting an associates that wont get me even an interview.

3 hours ago, T_P said:

This is a very personal opinion and it will varie not only from the country, but state, city etc.....Will take my case as an example. I have been in IT for about 12 years. Completed bachelors degree in my country and had a few IT certificates (Microsoft, Dell, EMC etc)...It took me about two months to get a job in US.

 

Like you said, if you are just starting out in IT, although I believe that some of the IT certifications like CISSP, CCIE, VCP and others sometimes have a higher value than a degree I still also believe that if you dont have at least an associate degree in your resume, it is very hard to get any job. So I would start by enrolling for an associate or full 4 year degree and if you can manage the time study and get some IT certificates as well. 

 

Note that I am not taking in consideration which area within IT you are talking about, it could be infrastructure, security, programming etc....I hope it helps.

 

Good luck

Tbh I would probably go and do the associates in network support and information security or a cisco specialization. I don't know yet exactly what in IT would be my main focus.

 

Thanks for your input

[killadocg23 88]

3 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

If you do not have a degree in it and you are looking to move into the field relatively quickly there are ways you can do that. Start by either going to school like a community college for some schooling or you can do something like Technology Training Center like: https://www.mycomputercareer.edu/ . My coworker does not have his degree in IT or Computer Science but he did go to this school which helped him start somewhere as a simple Desktop Support and now he has worked his way up to be the junior guy in my office doing Information Security.

Yes, it is hard work and I won't tell you otherwise but there are big rewards if you are willing to put the time and effort into making yourself succeed. Also you should feel lucky because you are within driving distance to be able to move either to San Antonio or Houston which are 2 areas you can get decent jobs in the IT field. 

 

 

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[rrobin0609 387]

15 hours ago, killadocg23 said:

Anybody in the Information Technology or Management information systems field? Any advice for somebody trying to start out in IT? Would an associates degree and certificates be suffice or is a bachelors absolutely necessary.

Associates degree + certificates vs bachelors degree is probably going to come down to the employer and the role you will be in.

 

I have a bachelors of Information Science and Technology and I do tier 3 support. Tiers 1 and 2 could probably get away with an associates in IT with certificates, or an unrelated bachelors. My dad works for the same company setting up servers and domains and some of the people who work for him, but not many, were hired with certificates and a lot of experience. The company will pay for them to get their bachelors degree in a related IT subject, but they have to maintain a certain grade in each class to be reimbursed. The company will also do the same for graduate degrees of current employees.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

the time of certificates and an associate degree are probably gone, I work for a large company, if you are looking for an IT job and have less than a BS/BA degree, your resume gets shelved and thrown away as soon as legally allowable.

[killadocg23 88]

4 hours ago, Randyandyuni said:

the time of certificates and an associate degree are probably gone, I work for a large company, if you are looking for an IT job and have less than a BS/BA degree, your resume gets shelved and thrown away as soon as legally allowable.

Thanks ! Are you in the IT field? What do you do exactly ?

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

Yes I am I work in security

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

6 hours ago, Randyandyuni said:

Yes I am I work in security

Same here

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

3 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Same here

small world