Hello everyone, this is my first post. I have been receiving this news letter for some time but I have never been to this board. Let me tell you my little situation and I hope someone will be able to help me. . .
I received my CIS degree in March of 2002. Because the market was so bad I joined the Army. I figured that I would let the Army payback my loans and it would give the market a couple years to turn around. Well, now I am leaving the military and I would very much like to get into my field of study. My goal is to be a Network Admin but I don’t have to experience for that yet so I would like to get a computer technician position and work my way up. I am currently working on getting my A+ certification (I have 4 kids so it is slow going). In the Army I was in Field Artillery and didn’t really use my degree. I did however repair and build computers for people in my unit. I have about seven years experience with this. Before I joined the Army I was a General Manager of a Deli.
My question is this: Where are the jobs? Is the IT field any better then it was in 2002? I would like to move back west to Colorado or Arizona (I am currently at Fort Bragg, North Carolina). In my searching I have not found much. Can anybody lead me to some possible job openings?
I am being medically discharged so this is all very sudden. I have to provide for a family of six and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. I don’t expect a job to just pop out at me, I just would like some help on where to look for one.
Thank you all in advance.