Archived Wanting to change careers from construction to IT, Where do I start? (technology)
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Archived Wanting to change careers from construction to IT, Where do I start? (technology)
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[–] undeadbill ago
Go to college. No, more importantly, go to a college that has a real certification (like WASC). Most trade schools are diploma mills. Even most "good" colleges offer a very limited program outside of CS for IT related degrees.
I'm saying go to college and get a four year degree because you have yet to mention anything about technology in your past history. Most people who don't need the degree to get hired have extensive home labs and maybe a side business before they ever get picked up for an IT job. You don't seem to be that guy.
So, go get a degree. Get it from a reputable college, because having a pedigree is going to be what gets you your first job at this point.
If you decide to ignore my advice about which college to go to, and pick some trade school calling itself a college, then make sure you will have at least one vendor certification outside of anything CompTIA. A Cisco cert, MCSA, something. Otherwise, you just wasted your GI Bill.