| Many newcomers to Information Technology
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| | people. Check the business section of
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| get an overly-optimistic picture of the
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| | your local newspaper. There will be
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| field from tech school ads that
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| | dozens of networking meetings listed in
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| continually make note that "an average
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| | there. It doesn't matter that you aren't
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| MCSE salary is $80.000 a year!".And if
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| | in the field yet go to these meetings and
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| someone's thinking of getting into IT and
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| | meet people. Initiative is never a bad
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| goes on the internet to do some research,
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| | thing.And once you get that first job,
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| they're met with the opposite end of the
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| | make it count. Show up on time and do
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| spectrum - complaint after complaint
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| | what you say you'll do. If you don't know
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| about how much IT is a terrible field,
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| | something, dig into Google and find the
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| you can't break in, there's no room for
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| | answer or ask a more knowledgeable
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| newcomers, etc.As usual, the truth lies
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| | colleague. (Just doing these few basic
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| in the middle. As much as I love the IT
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| | things will put you way ahead of the
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| field, I'll be the first to say that it's
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| | pack.)Getting started in IT is as tough
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| often hard to get that first job. Many
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| | as breaking into any other field. Having
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| tech schools have a job placement
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| | worked in a few different jobs in my
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| department, and that can be one big plus
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| | life, though, I can tell you this: No
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| in their favor.What if you don't have
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| | other field in the world rewards
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| that resource working for you? When
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| | individual drive, initiative, and
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| you're breaking into any field, IT or
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| | achievement like Information Technology.
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| not, you must not make the classic
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| | The fact that you have to work so hard to
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| mistake of sending a ton of resumes and
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| | get in will make your eventual and
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| waiting for the phone to ring. The odds
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| | unstoppable success just that much
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| are that it won't.You must get out and
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| | sweeter.Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933, is the
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| talk to people. The term "networking"
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| | owner of The Bryant Advantage, home of
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