Fellow Geeks,
I need some career advice and I'd greatly appreciate some help. I'll format this in outline form to make it visually easier.
1). Here’s my background: A+ certified, 1 year experience as PC tech (field tech performing Dell warranty work), 5 years experience doing freelance PC repairs (yellow page ad, bulletin board ads and flyers), 18 Dell certifications (various desktops, notebook, printers, and servers)
2) Here’s my goal: Full time work as hardware tech or network maintenance (not network administrator) for large company
3) My question: I'm 45 and just started a 4-year bachelors degree course for Information Technology (classes at night). Is a degree really going to help me, or should I focus on specific certifications, like MSCE or CompTIA?
Thanks in advance,
DCO
I need some career advice and I'd greatly appreciate some help. I'll format this in outline form to make it visually easier.
1). Here’s my background: A+ certified, 1 year experience as PC tech (field tech performing Dell warranty work), 5 years experience doing freelance PC repairs (yellow page ad, bulletin board ads and flyers), 18 Dell certifications (various desktops, notebook, printers, and servers)
2) Here’s my goal: Full time work as hardware tech or network maintenance (not network administrator) for large company
3) My question: I'm 45 and just started a 4-year bachelors degree course for Information Technology (classes at night). Is a degree really going to help me, or should I focus on specific certifications, like MSCE or CompTIA?
Thanks in advance,
DCO