Advice

[wisdomn 04]

 I may not be a "Black Belt" in TCP/IP, SMTP, and subnetting though I do have 
a really strong understanding of them. OSI model probably 1st degree black 
belt. I can make cables, might have to check my notes depending on wether it 
was a 568A or 568B that was required. Now, Unix filesystems I am just 
beginning with but, the fact of the matter is that cert. degree or whatever 
seems employers want two-threee years exp.
 How does one get this? I have two years doing all kinds of things for 
friends, family and the "my brother knows this stuff" kind of jobs but 
nothing proffessional and I can't get in the door. The unending paradox,
No job no experience, No experience no job!!

>
> At 01:17 PM 3/21/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Greetings Tyler,
> >
> >Allow me to insert my 2 bytes here.
> >
> >As a hiring IT/IS Director/Manager for 4 years at several companies, I can
> >tell you that the one thing that counts above all others is experience,
> >experience, experience and experience.  I have seen hundreds of resumes
> > for SysAdmins.  I don't care if you have a Masters in Electro-Warp Core
> > Technology or an Associates in Basketweaving.  If you don't understand
> > TCP/IP, subneting, SMTP, Unix file systems, computer hardware, etc... you
> > would be of no use to me.
>
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John W