As you'll notice I'm new here and I'm hoping that some of you kind people may be able to help me out.
I'm going through the process of a total career shift to the I.T. industry. At 33 I realise I'm leaving it a bit late but I seem to have a natural aptitude for all things technical so it has to be worth a go.
I've been looking into taking the relevant courses to train me up to MCSE/MCSA standard (including Security 2003) and I was hoping that there may be a few other people that read this that may be able to advise me on whether this would be the best way for me to go or not. I would pretty much be starting from scratch. I have basic home networking (wired and wireless) knowledge and have configured secure wireless networks but have had no involvement with any servers as such. Basically, I just need to know from others experience how well I would fair in the big, wide world (well, Scotland) with my new MCSE certificate in my hand. Are potential jobs relatively easy to find and how well would I be considered with only the certifiaction but no previous experience ??
Is there anything at all that you can offer me from your experiences ??
Again, I appreciate any input from anyone really as I'm a bit dubious about the whole prospect.
Thanks.
I'm going through the process of a total career shift to the I.T. industry. At 33 I realise I'm leaving it a bit late but I seem to have a natural aptitude for all things technical so it has to be worth a go.
I've been looking into taking the relevant courses to train me up to MCSE/MCSA standard (including Security 2003) and I was hoping that there may be a few other people that read this that may be able to advise me on whether this would be the best way for me to go or not. I would pretty much be starting from scratch. I have basic home networking (wired and wireless) knowledge and have configured secure wireless networks but have had no involvement with any servers as such. Basically, I just need to know from others experience how well I would fair in the big, wide world (well, Scotland) with my new MCSE certificate in my hand. Are potential jobs relatively easy to find and how well would I be considered with only the certifiaction but no previous experience ??
Is there anything at all that you can offer me from your experiences ??
Again, I appreciate any input from anyone really as I'm a bit dubious about the whole prospect.
Thanks.