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    This is the problem I always had with Cisco Certs, for some reason most IT managers think that if they only see CCNA, your skills will only apply to Cisco routers. To a certain extent the perception is true. MCSE or even MCSA would make you more rounded in the IT field. OS and hardware.

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    What about the MCSE... do you think pursuing that will be beneficial and make me more marketable. As it relates to a degree, I only have a diploma in Computer Studies
    Question has been asked several times with several different answers, in the long term yes Associates degree and up in Computer Studies would be very nice to have, short term certs are faster to get (less then a year). One bit of advice i would give you is not to skimp on your training don't use brain dumps just to get the cert quick...they will only hurt u in the end.

    Post your current resume in the careers section, so we can see exactly how you showing your self to these companies...sometimes it could just be a resume or cover letter tweak thats needed
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    Thanks for the advice. I have posted my resume and am expecting critiques.

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    Quote Originally Posted by psilos View Post
    I think he answered that before you asked.
    where did he answer those questions? he just asked if he can get a job with those certs he never said he had obtained them!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kevon View Post
    I have my CCNA and am having trouble finding a job. Anyone has any suggestions.
    ahh yeah he did
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    In my situation:
    No real IT experience, unable to find a job and CCNA certified - what would you recommend?
    1. Hope a job comes up to give me the experience.
    2. Do my CCNP.
    3. Do the MCSE.

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    Well u can either be patient waiting until something comes up or u can get urself more qualified and keep ur brain and skills up to par. Just don't want to be wasting too much time not doing nothing.....that's dangerous.
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    Or while your looking a job do your MCSA...the material is easy enough to go self paced CCNP requires alot of hands on with labs. Plus as it was stated, having a OS skill set cert isn't a bad idea
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    Default Need a home lab?

    The MCSA/MCSE needs a home lab or network of at least three computers. How do you self-study with those requirements?

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    Vmware... if your home PC has at least 1GB of memory you can use VMWare server to run 3-4 systems... essentially it gives you virtual computers. I personally have 3 servers (win23k) and 6 clients (windows XP) on a VM, I can run 3 servers and 2 clients at once...I can push more clients but performance can suffer a bit.


    .if you want to go that route let me know there are alot of things you can do to squeeze performance out of a VM machine
    as well as other martial
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    Can I get some info. re this. Sounds like a viable option

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