I’m currently in school studying Networking. We all know that experience is one of the big keys to getting good jobs. My classmates have entry level positions as computer techs, fixing computers, setting up computers etc. Right now I am working as atechnical support analyst for a telecommunications software company. I deal with support for hardware and in house software which means I have to know about protocols,cables, NIC cards,routing etc. as well as troubleshoot for our customers and communicate with them in order to resolve hardware/software issues. Is what I’m doing now just as relevant experience as my classmates who are computer technicians? Should I change and get a job as a computer tech? Some Network administrators tell me thatnetworking and telecommunications are becoming more inter-involved so to speak, so they tell me that I am in a good position, and since that I am in school for networking that I have the best of both worlds? What are some entry-level fields that people have gone in to a
