I am requesting educated opinions from experienced, serious IT Pros only and not a MS bash session please.
I am 39 years old. I have 8 years experience in the IT industry. My experience is in Help Desk, Desktop Support and Systems Administration (hands-on admin of 4 or 5 NT Servers).
I have an Associates degree. I *was* certified on NT 3.51 Server, Workstation and Networking Basics. I left a full-time job to open my own company. My company did computer consulting to small businesses along with computer investigations (and general investigations). I am trying to get back in the IT field full-time and believe my lack of current certification may be a problem when combined with my absence from the “corporate” scene.
I am seriously considering a MCSE Boot Camp. I believe if I had done so sooner, I likely would have gotten the one job I wanted most.
Yes, I can take the tests one at a time through self-paced study – just like before, but I need it faster. I need a job real soon. I’m technically competent and have experience, so it won’t be a ‘paper MCSE’ (please, don’t go there).
The question: What would you do?