Comment Admin jobs (Score 1) 112
these are the steps I took to become an network engineer.
1.) learn hardware (I started when the IBM 5150 was new)
2.) Help desk (you learn a lot about users here)
3.) Get a job as a PC tech (not very cool but you learn a lot)
4.) play with every os/computer you can (my at&t 3b1 helped me a lot with odd unix problems and it was cheap)
5.) Read like crazy (I have a book shelf full of ora books)
6.) Go to college (take programing you don't learn very much aplicable sysadmin stuff here but if you know how things work and how to code in a pinch you are far better off)
7.) Work as a Jr. Admin or Tape Monkey (use this time well higher ups will teach you a lot)
8.) Work for startups if you can (trial by fire is a good teacher, plus you get to play with and set up new systems)
9.) Keep reading (This step never stops)
10.) learn stuff others don't want to (cisco config, sendmail, VPN, etc...)
Even though you could go get tons of certifications i have never found the need they cost a lot and are out of date way too fast. Learn to deal will calls at 2 a.m. and don't fix freinds computers and you be in geek heaven.
P.S. After i obtained experiance and a name in the industry nobody seems to care about my college :( but it helped in the begining
1.) learn hardware (I started when the IBM 5150 was new)
2.) Help desk (you learn a lot about users here)
3.) Get a job as a PC tech (not very cool but you learn a lot)
4.) play with every os/computer you can (my at&t 3b1 helped me a lot with odd unix problems and it was cheap)
5.) Read like crazy (I have a book shelf full of ora books)
6.) Go to college (take programing you don't learn very much aplicable sysadmin stuff here but if you know how things work and how to code in a pinch you are far better off)
7.) Work as a Jr. Admin or Tape Monkey (use this time well higher ups will teach you a lot)
8.) Work for startups if you can (trial by fire is a good teacher, plus you get to play with and set up new systems)
9.) Keep reading (This step never stops)
10.) learn stuff others don't want to (cisco config, sendmail, VPN, etc...)
Even though you could go get tons of certifications i have never found the need they cost a lot and are out of date way too fast. Learn to deal will calls at 2 a.m. and don't fix freinds computers and you be in geek heaven.
P.S. After i obtained experiance and a name in the industry nobody seems to care about my college
