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>In article <4g9bn9$gfv@hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk>, chip@alumni.cuhk.edu.hk 
>says...
>
>>What's your opinion that a young person, like me, getting the
>>certification before getting a related job?  I have few choices
>>concerning this.  My current job is not network, nor computer related,
>>and i strongly wish to become a computer/network engineer.
>>
>>Up to now i have been passed 3 tests on CNE4 (technologies/ 4.1 admin/
>>4.1 adv. admin), even without chances to touch a *real* Netware
>>server, no matter it is a 2.x, 3.x or 4.1 server.  I found that study
>>guides are useful for prepareing exams, but the biggest problem, as
>>you mentioned, is lacking of experience.  I'm very anxious that even I
>>get a CNE4 certificate, my lack of experience will block me to getting
>>any job and hence wasted my studing time and money involved.  Does any
>>company wants to hire paper CNE? 
>>
>>On the other hand, does every CNE4 have chances to touch, to plan the
>>entire directory tree of a WAN, or always perform Partitioning and
>>making Replicas all the time?  I don't think so, so I can justify that
>>the way I'm doing (getting CNE without job experience), but i'd be
>>much better off if I can get such experiences.
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jlcason@pinn.net (James L Cason, III) wrote:
>Sometimes it seems like a catch-22 situation; i.e. no job without 
>certification, and no experience with certification.  I got some hands-on 
>in the official NetWare courses, but not a lot; how much CAN you get in a 
>3 to 5 day course?  I got a lot more at first by building my own server, 
>and setting it and a workstation up and working with each function till I 
>understood it.  That still didn't give me experience in business.
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I think that James is right.  Your best bet is to build (and then break) your own server. 
 You don't have to play with EVERYTHING, but you should try to learn as much as you can. 


In most cases, you will go in to a situation where there's an existing network.  Your job 
will be to oversee it and probably expand it.  Most of the troubleshooting you have to 
learn by experience.  While you'll never learn everything, setting up your own server, 
printer, spools, email, etc., will take time, it will teach a lot.  If you have the 
knack, then get the certification and as much experience as you can.  If you don't have 
any time managing a server, it will show...   

I know that I'd never hire someone to manage my network who'd never had any experience, 
however, if they seemed knowledgeable and could demonstrate solid skills, I might be 
willing to offer them a chance.


Hope that helps.

pete
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