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Me and my family areconsidering moving from Cincinnati Oh to the triangle area we were wondering how plentiful the IT jobs were. Please help us with your wisdom thanks.
Me and my family areconsidering moving from Cincinnati Oh to the triangle area we were wondering how plentiful the IT jobs were. Please help us with your wisdom thanks.
Yes.
Much harder than if you had a bachelor's or master's degree, yes.
What exactly is your associate's degree in? IT is a broad field.
Do you have experience in that area of IT? The experience might make a difference.
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I haven't attended yet but will be next month I'm wondering is all the hoopla about It with an associates equals good job. As far as the triangle goes that's where me and my wife would love to raise our family it's part of our five year plan. So if IT is hard to get a job in with an associates what careers are easier to get a job with an associates. WITH DECENT PAY.
I haven't attended yet but will be next month I'm wondering is all the hoopla about It with an associates equals good job. As far as the triangle goes that's where me and my wife would love to raise our family it's part of our five year plan. So if IT is hard to get a job in with an associates what careers are easier to get a job with an associates. WITH DECENT PAY.
Jobs without experience are hard to get.
Do you have experience doing anything?
That would be your first in-road to potentially relocating to this area.
Getting a degree in any type of IT field isn't a golden ticket (which is also true of other fields, but IT degrees used to be more of a sure thing).
Getting an associate's degree is even less of a ticket to a job because this area is full of people with bachelor's (and higher level) degrees.
In fact, the Triangle area has one of the highest concentrations of people with PhD's in the United States.
I'd suggest attending school where you live now, in whatever your choice of career vocation might be (speak to a guidance counselor if you're just not sure), THEN try to move to a place where they have jobs in your field.
Where are you living right now that people are trying to convince you via "hoopla" that an associate's degree and no real job experience will get you an IT job with good pay?
Because this sounds like a marketing scam from a for-profit college, really.
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Where are you living right now that people are trying to convince you via "hoopla" that an associate's degree and no real job experience will get you an IT job with good pay?
Because this sounds like a marketing scam from a for-profit college, really.
To make it more specific to the Triangle - think medical careers. Several great hospitals in the area.
Thank being said, evening nursing jobs now are requiring their nurses with associate degrees to get their B.S. within 2 years of hire.
If you don't already possess a degree, NewUser's advice is spot on. Use a technical program degree/certification to gain entry and take it from there. And this is solid advice anywhere, not just in the Triangle.
If you don't already possess a degree, NewUser's advice is spot on. Use a technical program degree/certification to gain entry and take it from there. And this is solid advice anywhere, not just in the Triangle.
I didn't see that as advice. More as a word of caution.
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I didn't see that as advice. More as a word of caution.
Absolutely a word of caution. The for profit programs you hear on the radio are out to have you maximize student loan amounts (to pay them tuition).
OP, your best bet is to either train near where you currently live (or have connections) and then potentially try to intern somewhere, consider it may be cheaper/better to work for free than to go into debt taking dubious classes. It sounds like you do not know what IT discipline you want to practice. Getting your feet wet in the industry will help narrow the types of things you want to do so you can focus your education.
There are jobs but as others have pointed out industry standard certifications are going to get you further than degrees. If you are just starting off most people will either start at a help desk or intern. I see a lot of programmers intern but they are usually in their junior or senior year or in advanced degree programs.
Its pretty easy to get a help desk job but they usually want to see A+ or Net+ certifications. You don't really need to take any classes to get those. Just get you a study guide and take the certification exam (usually about $100-150). The Mike Meyers books are great for those! Another good resource is to go though a temp agency like Robert Half. Often times they will have positions that are contract to hire and they are a good way to get the experience you need.
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