IT Employment
by road-dog
and take in some job descriptions.
Ask around in your own company.
Consult with a counselor at your local unemployment office.
Speak with somebody at your local community college.
IT is really vast, from help desks with limited technological opportunities but lots of user contact, to hard core programming with little face time with end users.
seek vocational counseling to define aptitude.
by admin
Tehre is LOT's of good info on this subject both archived and current. It is not anything to do with you personally, but sometimes one thread on this subject gets a lot of hits while 5-10 more whither away. We get asked this a lot, so if you do searches here I am confident you will get a great wealth of info on this!
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Techies.com has some test to determine aptitude and direction based on interest.
by ghstinshll
by ghstinshll
It sounds to me that you're on the ground level and want to know how to get moving...
For anyone in this position, apply to a community college in your area and enter a computer program there, then use that to feel out what you like the most. Try to take a Cisco class, a Microsoft-related class, and the programming classes they offer, then use that to go on and decide where you want to go.
While in there, remember that you have to keep touch with the real world out here, so keep in touch, as you'll need to prepare for a job-career when you're done. Look for low-level positions in your area to do part time while in school too.
If you're worried about $, remember that student loans can pay for anything you want them to, and you can apply for as much as you want. My sister-in-law exercised this to ruin herself, but that's how I learned about it. You really don't HAVE to work when in college, as long as you're willing to swallow the consequences of a large loan, etc... Either way, talk to an admissions person and walk the line to see if it can work for you.
Good Luck
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