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Hollywood · 08-04-2003, 04:30 PM

Well if there is one thing I have learned from 3+ years in College, and working in an office environment, is that people focus on one field and never ever want to shy away to other things. It makes my job much more interesting and secure because I know without me (I'm the head of the IT there) if something went wrong they would have to wait god knows how long to get Network Associates in here to fix the problem, and then they would be charged like $100.00 an hour for resetting the router or something. This also applies to Professors and students. I can't believe how many times I have asked the professors questions about real-life situations and they can never answer my questions.

I would have to say also that about 80% of the students in each of my classes couldn't use a computer unless it was using AOL for the internet and Windows 98 for the OS. Although it is quite enjoyable to know that when I finally have my degree and finish my certifications that I will be ahead of most of the field. The key is to diversify yourself as much as possible, no matter what program of study you are in. I have not only real-world experience, but I have taken classes in so many different IT areas. I am a Networking major but I know Cobol, VB, Java, HTML, DOS, UNIX...I know Cisco OS and every Windows OS out there. I look at my classes, and see the kids snoring during a lecture or screwing around during a lab and think "yep there's another hopeless soul that will get out of school and wonder why they can't find a job". Hell today at my Directory Services Infrastructure class the teacher asked like 15 questions for the class and every single time they would all look like a deer in headlights, and I would have to jump in and contribute.

The problem is everyone wants a tech job but no one wants to work hard at learning what it takes.

This is why you should really consider what area you want to focus on and stick with it, do something you enjoy and not something you think will be easy because you can turn on a computer. I have seen too many kids drop out of the tech program because around year 2 it becomes too much for them to handle, mostly because they think it's too boring. They also realize that the huge projects won't get done by themselves and they actually have to do some work.

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Hollywood is Offline Senior Member Posts: 1,565 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education"	08-04-2003, 04:30 PM Well if there is one thing I have learned from 3+ years in College, and working in an office environment, is that people focus on one field and never ever want to shy away to other things. It makes my job much more interesting and secure because I know without me (I'm the head of the IT there) if something went wrong they would have to wait god knows how long to get Network Associates in here to fix the problem, and then they would be charged like $100.00 an hour for resetting the router or something. This also applies to Professors and students. I can't believe how many times I have asked the professors questions about real-life situations and they can never answer my questions. I would have to say also that about 80% of the students in each of my classes couldn't use a computer unless it was using AOL for the internet and Windows 98 for the OS. Although it is quite enjoyable to know that when I finally have my degree and finish my certifications that I will be ahead of most of the field. The key is to diversify yourself as much as possible, no matter what program of study you are in. I have not only real-world experience, but I have taken classes in so many different IT areas. I am a Networking major but I know Cobol, VB, Java, HTML, DOS, UNIX...I know Cisco OS and every Windows OS out there. I look at my classes, and see the kids snoring during a lecture or screwing around during a lab and think "yep there's another hopeless soul that will get out of school and wonder why they can't find a job". Hell today at my Directory Services Infrastructure class the teacher asked like 15 questions for the class and every single time they would all look like a deer in headlights, and I would have to jump in and contribute. The problem is everyone wants a tech job but no one wants to work hard at learning what it takes. This is why you should really consider what area you want to focus on and stick with it, do something you enjoy and not something you think will be easy because you can turn on a computer. I have seen too many kids drop out of the tech program because around year 2 it becomes too much for them to handle, mostly because they think it's too boring. They also realize that the huge projects won't get done by themselves and they actually have to do some work. [/rant]