Hi, all!
I find myself unemployed from the automotive business (service
manager, never a wrench-turner), and quite frankly, I am sick of the
business. All the negative things you've heard about the business ARE
TRUE!! I got into the business because (1) I am good at selling, and
(2) I wanted to make a difference for my customers. Well, SCREW THAT!!
I now have the op****tunity to get some free, government paid training
for a career change. I have been building PC's since 1980 (!), and
have even set up a 3-node network in my home in the past using NetBEUI
(ugh!). I never considered networking as a career, mainly because
after passing the MCP test (2000 & Network Essentials), I was soooo
bored with the whole OSI model that it made me wonder how anyone could
enjoy that to the point of making a career out of it. Boy, was I
wrong!
I have been going over a Cisco CBT I downloaded a couple of days ago,
and whaddaya know? I GET IT!! I guess being an old DOS/CPM jockey
helps, yes?
Background: I'm 55, but have been playing with PC's since they were
invented (1980). Had a job with CSC for a few years as a QA Analyst in
1998 (hated it!) before the Dot Com implosion. Found myself
down-sized, and with a bad taste in my mouth for IT in general. That's
how I ended up in automotive.
Now, with that said, here's my question for the group:
I find I have a real understanding of the whole networking concept,
and am going to get CCNA certified in a couple of weeks. I don't care
if I get stuck as a Net Admin for a few weeks or months, since I'm
going to go the CCNP route ASAP anyway.
WILL MY AGE BE A DETRIMENT IN FINDING A NETWORK JOB??
I have my B.S. in Business Administration, but I don't think it'll be
much help, and I won't go back to school for a CS degree. I'm mainly
interested in a career that'll let me make pretty good money for the
next 10-12 years, and then I'm going to retire. I hope to put my
natural tech geekiness to good use in the network field.
Any responses will be appreciated.
Bruce
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