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have been around computer for about 15 years now. I can fix them etc.. Now I am planning to become a System Administrator and getting my MCSA. Can I apply for an Administrator job as soon as I get my MCSA 03? thx
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2007-11-25 02:43:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet Security

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You can apply for an entry-level position. Don't expect the big bucks without experience, however.

In an enterprise setting you'll be looking at troll work for a couple of years, mostly user adds and deletes and rights updates using scripts or canned procedures. Expect to put in 3 to 5 years before you start getting input on systems design and policies and procedures and 10 to 15 years before you get to call the shots on things. On balance you'll be part of a team with extensive experience where you'll have the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes and who will be able to quickly and easily unwind the mistakes that you WILL make along the way.

In the SMB arena (Small & Medium sized Businesses) you can expect much more authority and control from the beginning but much less in-house knowledge and expertise to learn from. You'll be expected to correct your own mistakes yourself with little or no internal support -- in fact you may be the ONLY expertise in the company. Should you walk on a mistake that you can't unwind your name will become MUD within the industry -- usually through the back-channel vendor & supplier network, they know EVERYTHING about EVERYONE -- and will be lucky to get jobs dumping the trash in a Data Center.

I would suggest focusing your search on large enterprises initially as you'll learn much more quickly. Compete for positions offering increased responsiblilty and broader scope as they come open internally. Once you have gained experience, expertise, and confidence, strike out in the SMB arena where you will have far more authority and challenge and a track record that proves your abilities.

Work your contacts through the vendor network to locate positions that are open in other companies but not advertised publicly. Probably 75% of all IT positions are NEVER advertised to the public; the vast majority are filled through back-channel networking, very often through contacts with your vendors and suppliers.

2007-11-25 05:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0 0

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