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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Technology |
**HELP**MAJOR DILEMMA: Go for certs and experience or go for college degree and certs....given my scenario? |
i am scheduled for my A+ and NET+ certs 2 weeks from now and pretty confident i'll pass (really)....I have 30 sum odd credits in college but in Bussines Management (none transfer-able to a computer science/operation major), but would like to swtich my major to comps( but that would mean strating all over again) if convinent. I am in a 2yr community collge and intend to go to a four year college if choosing the college path is right for me......so here is the big question: should i hold up on college and follow up with micosoft certs and cisco certs---or go to college and get a 2yr degree in computers and then think about MS and cisco----or is a 2yr computer degree worthless and should i go for a 4yr degree and get my certs meanwhile......the major factor being i need a chance to make the most $$$ possible as soon as possible.....would certs and 4yrs experience in the field down the line make me more money than college degree and certs...... College always College. I've been in software develoment for years. We won't even look at a candidate if they don't have a degree. If you go with the certs, you can probably find some kind of work - not software development work, maybe IT. And what will happen is you will stick with it, avoid school and you will never be making the $ that the degreeded people make. They will start higher than you even with 0 experience. Don't go for the fast buck with your career and life, keep kicking it out at school! Get your degree and some decent certs. Sooner or later you'll need your degree for advancement or pay, so you might as well get it out of the way now. A+ is essentially worthless. It basically says "I know how to tinker with computer hardware". Which is fine, but unless you're looking to make $11/hr at Best Buy installing new hard drives for the computer illiterate, then it's a waste of time. Network+ is a little more useful, but most employers want something a little more platform specific. For example, an MCSE is preferred over a Network+ . College + work, forget the certs. get your 2 year degree WHILE working to start, then finish up with the 4 year. There are tons of employers that completely disregard certs altogether if you don't have an ounce of schooling and/or experience. |
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