KEVIN SHPONGLED

[Lord Foul]

Seconded. The certs that seem to matter are the engineer/architect level MS and Linux certs, security/cryptography certs, Cisco (but not CCNA), and certs specific to the employer you are interviewing with (at my company that would be Oracle, Weblogic, Java dev certs). I've also found VMWare to be a handy cert.

 

[Shpongled]

i can't belive you have less posts than me

9,600 over 8 years compared to 16,000 over 4 years.

You post twice as much as me

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Actually, he posts four times as much as you. It would be roughly twice as much if he had been posting for the same length of time.

 

[DarkNoise]

then there are those of us who only post when posting is worthwhile... and then we screw it up with some inane jargon anyway.

I went to school for 4 years to be in computers (A+, MCSE, Associates in Software, Certificate in Hardware, MOS Expert Level, and even some programming). After searching for a job for 2 years out of college (when the economy was still up) I gave up. The market for computer people is oversaturated around here. I was applying for shit PC jobs that people with 10 years experience were applying for: at the same pay scale.

Incidentally, KEVIN!!!!! and all other Seattleites!!!!!!! What are you all doing Tuesday, September 22? I need to be in Kent for a couple hours to do some business'y stuff, and don't wanna just come straight home. I'm not up on the bars around Seattle much, so someone's gotta show me a fun one!

 

[Shpongled]

I have jiu-jitsu on Tuesdays so those nights are pretty much a no-go for me. That doesn't mean I'm not willing to skip out though.

 

[DarkNoise]

what about earlier in the day? I just kinda need something to do to make my trip worthwhile. I wanna try and stay in Seattle until about 3 or 4. I'll probably arrive at like 9am or so.

 

[Shpongled]

I work from 10am until jiu-jitsu at 7pm, there's no in between. This is my life 3 days a week. Wake up, work, jiu-jitsu, sleep.

edit: and post here all the while.

 

[DarkNoise]

well dammit shit piss fuck ass. That really sucks. I could always just walk into your work wearing a tinfoil suit and start making accusations that you got me pregnant.

 

[Cat5Messiah]

I went to school for 4 years to be in computers (A+, MCSE, Associates in Software, Certificate in Hardware, MOS Expert Level, and even some programming). After searching for a job for 2 years out of college (when the economy was still up) I gave up. The market for computer people is oversaturated around here. I was applying for shit PC jobs that people with 10 years experience were applying for: at the same pay scale.

It's really a hit or miss when trying to get something in this area. A lot of it is who you know, as well as what you know and being at the right place at the right time. I know someone who went through the same program as I did a few years ago and didn't get the best grades. He landed a job and within 6 months, he started going up in rank. He now makes 6 figures. He got lucky.

Then there are those who are unlucky and stuck competing. Though, if you are a programmer, there always seems to be something for you. Throughout the summer, about 75% of the job postings I came across were for coders. It seems like these days, to really do something in this area, you have to become an entrepreneur.