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by wrathyimp

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Hi all,
I am a MCSE, at present i am working as network Admin, Web developer for my co.
I have very knowledge og wed development, but like to prusume this skill further.

Now i will be going for a long vacation of 3 months, so i decided to do a course to develop my career.
But now i can decide which direction to go!
I am stuck in deciding between two courses:
1 CCNA cisco
2 Web Development

As web development will boost skills, and will be addon to my resume.
And CCNA itself is a boost.

so i cant decide hope to utilize my vacation (1 and 1/2 month i decated to the course)

So plz guide to the right direction.

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by james r linn

...all the time.

Don't worry about which one will look better on your resume.

Which one do you enjoy more?

If you do something you love, you will become good at it. And if you are good at it you will enjoy the respect of your employer and peers. If you do something for money, at some point you will lose interest and stop growing in it.

Too many times, I've seen great techs make lousy managers, great programmers make lousy project leads etc.

James

by timwalsh

You need to look at this from 2 perspectives:

1. If you like were you currently work and want to increase your worth to your employer (decreasing the possibility of a lay-off), and possibly set yourself up for a raise, take which ever course will do that for you.

2. If you don't intend a long career with your current employer, take which ever course is likey to make you more marketable in the current job market in your area (what skills are in hot demand).

You may or may not ind that you get the same answer form both perspectives.

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