I don't get it.
/picks nose
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Alex Levy <mrbones102@gmail.com> wrote:
> JA WO!
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Barrington Womble <stigwom@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> My Sage Advice:
>>
>> Pick an area of interest. Find its associated certification. Study for
>> it. Yes, I realize that the study materials can be expensive. Suck it up.
>>
>> As you study, you learn. I picked up a Java cert starting from close to
>> zero. In the end, not only did I get the cert, but I also learned Java. If
>> you're going to learn something, you might as well get certified. If you
>> truly know and *****UNDERSTAND***** the material, you can pass the test.
>>
>> I know it's hard. It's the paradox of being unable to find a job without
>> experience while being unable to gain experience without a job. Sometimes
>> you have to create experience for yourself. This can be in the form of
>> self-education that can be proven - PROVEN - by certs, diplomas, or a
>> portfolio.
>>
>> Want to be a web developer? Learn LAMP and build a website. Talk about
>> it in your cover letter. Include a link.
>>
>> Desktop/network support? Make business cards and throw up a website.
>> Offer to work on your friends' machines/set up your friends' networks for
>> free. Even better: your friends' businesses' machines/networks. BAM! You
>> run an IT shop and have client references.
>>
>> Quit yr yappin' and make it happen, cap'n.
>>
>>
>>
>> Love,
>>
>> the Noisy One
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Alex Levy <mrbones102@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ya but at least an A+ looks good on resume's. I'm trying to find even an
>>> intro IT related job. TAC hasn't called since I last worked with you Joey
>>> lol (other than 1 small gig)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu September 9 2010 8:19 pm, Alex Levy wrote:
>>>> > sounds good for us not-yet certified folks, to bad its in Houston, I'm
>>>> > working at VW and that job is almost as mindless haha
>>>>
>>>> Certs are overrated. Know you stuff and go far.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joey Kelly
>>>> Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
>>>> http://joeykelly.net
>>>> 504-239-6550
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