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  1. anishmax2004

    anishmax2004 New Member

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    Hi everyone. My names Anish, have wasted the last two years at university doing law but didnt enjoy it and kind of messed up to be honest, because i hardly attended any lectures and just ended up partying most of the time. I'm working in a call centre at the moment, but want too start a career in IT, even though i dont really have any knowledge about computers except the basics like using the internet,word,etc. Have been looking at the training courses, but they seem a little bit expensive. If there are any other people that have started from scratch and worked themselves up then some advice would be really useful.
     
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  2. alicat

    alicat Nibble Poster

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    If I was in your position, I would be applying for first line helpdesk roles, using your callcentre experience, as most first line roles are as much about customer service as about IT knowledge. In the meantime, I wouldn't go to a training provider, I would look into getting the comptia a+ through self study, there is a lot of advice on here recommending books, and resources that you can use.

    Thats how I started out, I had alot of phone experience, and that helped me get my foot in the door.
     
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  3. BosonMichael
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    BosonMichael Yottabyte Poster

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    I started out with 18 years of "messing around with computers". That got me a job as an entry-level field service tech. I then worked my way up one step at a time, getting desktop administration experience, then server administration experience, then network administration experience.

    I got all my certifications through self-study and real-world experience. You can do the same. I'd recommend that you get the A+, Network+, and MCDST, but no farther until you build some experience.

    Welcome!
     
    Certifications: CISSP, MCSE+I, MCSE: Security, MCSE: Messaging, MCDST, MCDBA, MCTS, OCP, CCNP, CCDP, CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, CNE, SCSA, Security+, Linux+, Server+, Network+, A+
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