MCDST & HDI Help/Tips

[PrinzII]

Also check around your school to see if there is anything in the computer lab.

[Joshua312]

Well figured I would update everyone on the situation

I am currently in my second year of college and I wanted to break out of the normal jobs that just pay the bills and get into something that would benefit my future. While I have had the pleasure of having some pretty interesting jobs where freedom/responsibility was important at my age it just wasn't what I wanted anymore. (Bartender at 17, set up for wedding events, cater cook outs for businesses)

Fast foward to now I am 19 years old and I wanted something new. My career services counselor told me to just hang tight because usually they don't start looking for jobs until Junior/Senior year. Well I didn't want to accept this so I went out on my own to look. I was determined to gain experience first hand as soon as possible.

I have been interviewing for the past 2 months...and finally found the dream job. I will be working side by side with the IT Administrator at a local company. The company is everything I was looking for...very professional, great people to work with, and rated one of Business Ethics Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2006.

I asked a few questions in this thread about resources to learning and if anyone is interested I found these sites to have an abundance of information and books available to purchase.

support.microsoft.com
techrepublic.com
zdnet.com

Thanks again guys for all the help and suggestions!

[Joshua312]

Well I have been eagerly searching again for more internships...jobs...volunteer positions and have applied to 6 positions, one is with the city and the other for the City's Board of Public Works.

Both positions required a bachelors degree, but now as I am coming closer to that time (now a junior) I decided to send my resume and a cover letter anyway detailing my experience at the company I am with now and seeking the possibility of the position becoming an internship to benefit us both. Me so I can gain experience and grow in the field, and the city to save on expenses.

We shall see what the response is! Oh the joys of applying for positions. I also again wanted to thank those of you who responded to this post this time last year. Your words of advice were greatly appreciated and came in handy!

[Joshua312]

Blast from the past, it is almost humorous to look back at this thread...

Today I am an intern at a company here in West Michigan - I am part of the Delivery and Support team at our location. I have been with the company for almost two years now and am hoping to make the transition to our headquarters if/when a position opens up. I am loving the IT field and I'm looking forward to graduating next year.

I took the first part of the CCNA Exam today (640-822) and passed! So I am officially a "Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician". Once I complete the next two Cisco classes, I will be taking the second exam to become a CCNA!