another newbie with a question

hello everyone.
i'm another person wanting to make a career change into IT. i'
looking into getting my certs. from an employer's point of view
does it matter where an applicant attains their certification
training from? or, are they more concerned about what certs and wha
experience i have? i already have a college degree if that matters.
do you think training from a college is more desirable than trainin
from a computer training school? do you think receiving trainin
from an institution that offers placement assistance is the way t
go

thanks for any help

btsang

"btsang" <> wrote in message
news_...
> hello everyone.
> i'm another person wanting to make a career change into IT. i'm
> looking into getting my certs. from an employer's point of view,
> does it matter where an applicant attains their certifications
> training from?

No.

or, are they more concerned about what certs and what
> experience i have?

Yes, particularly the latter.

i already have a college degree if that matters.
> do you think training from a college is more desirable than training
> from a computer training school? do you think receiving training
> from an institution that offers placement assistance is the way to
> go?

If my experience is any indication, the main benefit of choosing computer
training school over college is time. Your current background/experience
plus your ability to learn new concepts quickly and easily may sway your
decision. And placement assistance can always be a good thing, just remember
there's no guarantees, and there's nothing wrong with accepting a low paying
position to gain experience.

>
> thanks for any help.
>

your welcome, and good luck.

steve.

Hi BTsang,

Where you get your training for cert exams has nothing to do with where you
get your certifications. In my experience there are numerous colleges and
training centres that do not have testing centres themselves and send you off
to write your tests. If you are trained at College A or Technical Centre B,
or if you get your certs by self-study, the knowledge required to pass the
exams is the same.

I cannot remember anyone - employer, client, or peer - asking me where I
studied for my certifications; they only ask me what certifications I hold.

Good luck!

MDG
--
MDG, MCSA


"btsang" wrote:

> hello everyone.
> i'm another person wanting to make a career change into IT. i'm
> looking into getting my certs. from an employer's point of view,
> does it matter where an applicant attains their certifications
> training from? or, are they more concerned about what certs and what
> experience i have? i already have a college degree if that matters.
> do you think training from a college is more desirable than training
> from a computer training school? do you think receiving training
> from an institution that offers placement assistance is the way to
> go?
>
> thanks for any help.
>
>

"btsang" <> wrote in message
news_...
> hello everyone.
> i'm another person wanting to make a career change into IT.
Good luck...it is a Rat race out there and the Rats are winning. Most of
the entry level jobs that people once took in order to break into IT are now
sitting in India and soon to be China, once India gets to be too expensive.
If you find something that agrees with your lifestyle and desires...take it!
There will not be many other chances.

>i'm
> looking into getting my certs. from an employer's point of view,
> does it matter where an applicant attains their certifications
> training from?
Usually, no. If, however, the training center or college places you, or
they are well-known locally and they are a good training center or IT
Academy, that *may* give you a leg up.

> or, are they more concerned about what certs and what
> experience i have? i already have a college degree if that matters.
Experience is the key. Most employers nowadays are looking for trained
staff, someone that can make a difference on their team. Occasionally you
find employers that will take people fresh out of college.

> do you think training from a college is more desirable than training
> from a computer training school? do you think receiving training
> from an institution that offers placement assistance is the way to
> go?

A college gives you the option to utilize those credits towards a degree or
certificate...and a degree or certificate from an Accredited (Regional and
State if you are U.S.-based) college or university is yours for life. That
degree lasts a lifetime...and so does the experience you obtain after
earning your degree. In 5 years that shiny new MCSE 2003 will not have
quite the glimmer that it does today. That Bachelor's degree might be
earned on older technology, and that Master's you are thinking about will
allow you to tick that checkbox on the employer's application.

> thanks for any help.

Good luck! You will need it!

most companies hire people considering a good indication letter and some
contract head-hunters to do so.
certification is important, but more important than that (hehe, morpheus
talk in matrix) is how knowledgeable you are with the things you deal.