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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Changing careers at 40: What salary should I expect?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I feel that I am in the same boat here, at age 38 changing careers again, two years I took an electrical certificate program and graduated, had some interviews but no job offer, then there was an opening for a full-time job in the cellular and electronics dept which sounded very interested and with my varied technical background in computers and technology I decided to applied for it and accepted the job offer. Two years later, hoping to get the Cellular manager position but doesn't seem that I'll get it because of in-fights with my co-worker and bad relation with my supervisor, I decided at the last minute to take the CCNA networking course at my community college, it?s a 3 years advanced college diploma, the way I see it might improve my chances to get a better job in the IT field I do possess 2.5 years in the IT field plus my A+ certification and a PC Support Specialist Diploma that I obtained at a private college called the Academy of learning, the reason I took it because I was underemployed at the time, the vocational centre helped me  paid for some of tuition cost.  I have worked almost a quarter of my life or 10 years a in the retail and customer service, which I enjoy at times, but I feel that customers  are getting way to demanding they want everything yesterday.  I also have done janitorial work almost 10 years in this field too.  I have always been interested in the technology and computer as long as I can remember.  I am hoping this is the best career move; I am already a custom to my present job of 10 years in the retail and customer service, plus my seniority which I hate to lose.  Any comments or suggestion are welcomeDantheman01]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:06:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Negotiate with high expectation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Negotiation is a prime source of good income.  Take time to understand why you are asking for what you are asking for.  Match that with what you have to offer a perpective client.  Age should not be a barrier in todays IT world, too many 'graduates'have the technical edge but lack any practical use for the expertise.  If you can establish and maintain a good relationship with your client/employer that offers value for the dollar you are asking, it will go a long way to increasing your finacialwell being.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dgrey@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2002 08:16:41 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't take less than your minimum +25%]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are alot of prospective employers out there that want to hire CIS people with all the certs and a masters degree with out paying any more than they have to and for them I am sure that is good business most of the time but for everyone of us that take those low paying positions that is another employer that is justified in believing that the IT job they hired you for can be easily fill by some other recent grad for a low dollar figure, so I say fight the power and if the money is not offered up front just walk away and tell them they will get exactly what they pay for, there are too many IT people out there settling for the initial offer and not enough negotiaters.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2001 17:57:15 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Take the Hardware Tech job then!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/12-15870-162281]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[&gt;&gt; I can not even get an Interview as a Network Tech. But I get Job offers all the time for Hard ware Tech jobs. Like my title and my preceding post say, Getting a Network Admin job is hard without any experience. Certs mean little without anyexperience. Yes, you can probably do the job, but it's very unlikely anyone is going to take a chance on you...Take the Hardware Tech Job! Find a good-sized company with Network Admins... PROVE yourself, talk to the manager of the Network group (&quot;What do I need to do to get in your group?&quot;), and the next time there's any opening, you'll get in...Everyone likes to promote from within. It's good for morale and you're a known variable. Get inside any way you can, prove your ability, and then you can get to the position you want.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:51:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Parley]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have been doing Computer Repair since 1990 and Consumer Electronics repair since 1985. I have done the certification thing. I work for a major Gas retailer doing ALL electronics repair,Phone and network lines,Plumbing, Gas Pump repair ect. i can not even get an Interview as a Network Tech. But I get Job offers all the time for Hard ware Tech jobs. Just because a persons job title does not say NETWORK ADMIN and they are over 40 does not mean they do not have the Skills. Most of the on line Jobsites are a joke, and the Consultant Companys are an even bigger joke. When you can crack the password of an Employee that has Quit or been fired on a UNIX box you should be worth Good money.If I were a CIO and a person came in with Skills like thatI would jump all over the chance to hire them. Certified or not, Degree or not. Thanks for the vent.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:12:36 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What kind of electronics experience?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That's the kicker...You can parlay that, along with your degree and certifications into an assistant Network Admin position... maybe...Resign yourself to starting out at a low salary, and you may have to take a position as Tech Support. Get in a good company (make sure there's opportunity for internal growth), and within a year or two, you'll be where you want to be...Again, it comes down to your electronics experience and if you can parlay that into sounding revelant for the IT field.If not, you're going to have to do entry-level. The good news is, in this industry, 1 or two years of experience, and you've made it.People talk about the IT shortage, yet others complain about not being able to find a job. Those others are people without experience. Once you've got 2 years under your belt, you'll never have a problem finding a job... and then the money will follow.For a concrete example, I started running cable three years ago for $10/hour ($20k a year). 8 monthslater, I was on a help-desk making $27k. 6 months after proving myself, I was in 2nd level Tech Support where I received three raises (over 16 months), getting up to $43k. During this time I got my MCSE and my CCNA. Now I'm a NT Systems Admin, making $50k...This is with NO experience... You should be able to start out higher... I know a lot of recently certified people who think they're worth 60k out of the gate. You have to put in your time first, but the money will come.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2000 02:55:17 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[the age factor: I don't know about the East coast, but here in Colorado Springs if you are making the career change it is a little different. Experience, education, and certifications mean little. The companies look at two main factors, where do youwork now and how old are you. If you are not in a related field that you are seeking to enter, forget it, they don't even want to talk to you. Secondly, if you are over 30, you are dead or dying. If you are over 40, you don't even exist. I'm 47, got out of the industry for awhile because of a down-turn. Two years and about 75 interviews of one type or another, telephone and in-person, I'm still not employed in the IT industry. Why, I'm 47 and not currently employed in an IT related field. Just my imagination? No, the ones who didn't escort or kick me out of the interviews or hang up on me, informed me point blank those were the reasons I was wasting their time and my time.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2000 06:14:16 -0700</pubDate>
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