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"Senseofhumor13"

Good, you're gonna need it!

wrote in message news:1FD72AF7-3A85-4EE5-BB62-...
> I'm just getting started in the IT field

Then get familiar with these resourses:

http://www.unemployedit.com/forums/default.asp

http://www.techsunite.org/community/...forum=18&cid=6

>and therefore, I'd appreciate a lot of advices and guidance. Yes, please
hold my >hand.

Hand holding a specialty at www.icertify.net

>So, does one certification over the other better prepare you for a career?

No, not really. A degree, a bunch of certs, and the luck of a five-legged
rabbit, maybe.

>Also, how long does it take for an average Joe to get certified in either
MCSA and >MCSE?

Depends on how well you know the product.

>I realize that it depends on how much effort and understanding but just to
get an >idea. Is 6 months an unrealistic time frame?

If you are already familiar with the product, are currently an administrator
of a network running Win2k or 2003 & XP 6 mos is definitely doable. If you
are not, you may want to rethink your career goals.

JaR
A+ Net+ MCSA Thug #555-1212

Hey JaR, thanks for the somewhat discouraging but honest and insightful perspective. Do you mind if I ask you how long it took you to get your mcsa?

Thanks again.

"senseofhumor13" <> wrote in message
news:9D23B90A-0DA4-435D-AC89-...
> Hey JaR, thanks for the somewhat discouraging but honest and insightful
perspective. Do you mind if I ask you how long it took you to get your mcsa?
>
>

I had quite a bit of experience maintaining a small NT4 net running Citrix
with about ten Win98 boxen and a slew of dumb terminals before I started. I
set up a lab with 1 new(ish) box and three old P2 boxen connected with a
cheap 5 port 10/100 switch. Working at it daily for a minimum of three
hours, I did it in ~5 months. YMMV, however

JaR
Thug #XXII