MCSE Certification

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Yes. I believe it is worth getting. Trying to get the experience may prove difficult without being able to convince an employer you 'stand above' the herd. Having the certification may make the difference between you getting hired and the other guy who went to the same school and didn't bother with certification.

Ideally try to get as much experience as you can while studying for certification. Stay late at the lab, build a network at home, job shadow, volunteer! anything to get experience. The combination of experience and demonstrated learning (MCSE) is a hard to beat combination.
Mike

You REJECTED? that Answer???????????? ON what grounds? This was EXCELLENT advice. Why bother with taking classes OR certification exams? Does your daddy have a network you can play with or what?

Go Pull Weeds
Ken

By becoming certified, even if it is just a "paper certification", you show the prospective employeer that you have some knowledge that has a base line and is measured by a universal standard. Also, if you are getting certified but you do not have experience you are also showing incentive and that is something that cannot be measured. Last bit of advice, you need experience and it becomes a catch-22. Take a position for a little less money just to get your foot in the door or get a contract jobthrough a third party (not great money but...), or get a part time postition with your school. Bottom line is how you are able to relate your knowledge with your the experience you do have and be honest while interviewing. Good Luck.

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