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Help for an IT Career

Ok ok, I admit it…I’m a computer nerd.  Not a GEEK, but I am definitely a NERD.

The good thing is that these days being at least somewhat of a nerd can pay pretty good.  But you still have to take the right path to make sure that your career is on track.

The fact is that these days there are a lot of jobs and opportunity in the IT industry.  I’m more of an IS major, but there are a lot of similarities between the two.  And the good thing is that almost every company these days needs an IT guy (or girl if you prefer)!

In the education side of IT, there are degrees and there are certifications.  A degree in IT is like what you get from a university or college.  But then there are also a lot of certifications that you can get as well.  Most of these are very specific to a company or brand, such as a Cisco certification.

The other cool thing about these certifications is that most of these companies have a training program that goes along with their certifications. That way you aren’t left in the dark as far as what you need to know in order to pass the tests.  But of course you will need to know your stuff.

What’s crazy is that my wife actually used to work for a company that helped to manage a lot of the different certification programs.  And there are a lot of them out there.  But Cisco is one that is more universal.  So check them out for info on their different programs and how they can help you in your IT career.