Great advice Bryce. To which I would add, get yourself practical experience as early as possible. I'm not a big fan of the military but your point is well-taken to get out of your comfort zone and place yourself in a potentially stressful situation from which you might experience growth and maturity. I can't tell you the number of young people who acquire a degree (college / technical) and possess no related work experience other than working at the Gap or McDonalds. Obviously if I'm in the hiring chair I'm looking for someone who was sufficiently motivated to get some practical experience.
My experience is that money follows what you can produce and then how effective you are at managing and / or directing the behavior of others.
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, B Welkin <welkinator@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> There are two things about education I want to mention; one is
> apparent and the other not so much. The first is that the more
> education you have the greater your opportunities are throughout your
> life. Take Art and Computer Graphics and you may become an animator.
> Take BioScience and Journalism and you may ride to the bottom of the
> Mindanao Trench for National Geographic.
>
> The second this is that many, many people drift away over time from
> their initial field of study. Engineers become managers; History
> majors become projectionists. People tend to follow their heart
> and/or opportunity - your choice.
>
> And I am thinking a third thing is this: do not study for a field
> based on it's current pay level. By the time you are proficient the
> pay will have equalized. Income levels are market driven; scarcity
> drives up prices.
>
> So, two pieces of advice: do what you love and become a life long
> student. The money will take care of itself. Believe me, Bill Gates
> didn't do Microsoft to become the worlds richest man; he became the
> world's richest man because he did Microsoft.
>
> If you are unsure what you want to do start with what you enjoy and
> talk to a placement advisor for possible job types. Then search out
> people actually doing these jobs and go see what they do day to day.
>
> Also, as a young person consider joining the armed forces and see
> some other part of the world. I promise you that you will come back a
> fully fledged adult with a better grasp of what your life's direction
> might be. Keep in mind that there are nearly 1.5 million people
> serving in the military and only a few thousand in combat; in
> practical terms you would have to want combat to be placed there
>
> HTH
>
> ...Bryce
>
> At 08:02 PM 8/1/2011, you wrote:
> >Hi! My question isn't a tech question so much as it is about job
> >placement. I just graduated highschool this year and gearing up for
> >community college this fall. I have yet to select a profession/major
> >but am leaning toward a career in the IT field.
> >
> >Everybody keeps telling me that there is a high demand for computer
> >professionals of all types. I also heard that if you obtain an A+
> >Certification alone, you can easily land in a job that would start
> >you out at $30,000 a year.
> >My first question is is there any grain of truth to this.
> >
> >My second question is if i choose a career as a Tech Support
> >Specialist, should i obtain a four year degree on top of that or
> >would i just be better off taking classes that were only for that
> >particular field?
> >
> >Any information you would be willing to share would be much appreciated.
>
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