Re: MCSE vs Bachelors Degree for good jobs?

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From: Rowdy Yates (rowdy_yates2_at_removethis.lycos.com)
Date: 03/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:25:57 -0800

if you ever want to rise above sys. admin status, you will need a degree.
employers aren't too keen on having high school dropouts making big
decison. regardless of what mr. gordon gekko from "wall street" wants you
to believe. ;-(

your other big problem is that it's a very VERY bad job market in IT right
now. a lot of over qualified people with degree's applying of any job they
can get. if you are up against someone with a degree - you are screwed.
employers would rather call for an interview and hire some one with a
degree to work for peanuts than someone without a degree.

welcome to the IT edition of "real world". have a nice week. :-)

ludwigs3rd <ludwigs3rd.13uy2b@mail.mcse.ms> wrote in
news:ludwigs3rd.13uy2b@mail.mcse.ms:

>
> Hi all,
> I'm new to this certification stuff. I've been working for about 5
> years as a systems admin. I have experience in deploying and
> administering Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 2000 Server, Red Hat Linux,
> Cisco switches, and SuSE Linux. I've been able to get a jobs based off
> of the experience alone that I have but I'm learning that will only get
> you so far. I've been debating whether or not to even invest in
> getting an MCSE. I have looked for jobs online lately and some jobs
> require you to have a CIS degree. Now sometimes it seems to me that a
> bachelors degree for systems administration seems silly because the CIS
> programs that I've seen center around programming and computing
> concepts, not so much networking and security and OS management. My
> questions are: Is getting an MCSE worth it? Do you really need an MCSE
> to get good sys admin jobs? Also, from your experience, do you really
> need a Bachelors in CIS to get good sys admin jobs? Anyone in the
> forum an IT manager and do you have a bachelors or just experience and
> certifications? What kind of credentials do some of the people above
> you have? Do any sysadmins in this forum have Linux certifications?
> Is it worth it to get Linux certifications also? I've been looking
> into Security+ certification since it does count as 1 elective credit
> for MCSE? Anybody have any thoughts or experience with Security+? WRT
> to salary, I know people may not want to reveal salary info, but do
> MCSEs without bachelors degrees make decent money ($50k+)?
> Sorry for all the questions, thanks for any input on the subject. I'm
> interested to hear what people's experiences are in the job market.
>
>
>
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