[KLUG Members] Dropping CIS enrollments

[Adam Tauno WIlliams]

> > People went into CIS for the money?!  I've heard about that on the radio -
> > but never yet met an IT manager driving a Porsche.
> Yeah, but we have cooler computers than most Porsche drivers. ;)

Holds up for me - the one Porsche driver I know (who doesn't work in IT)
has a really crappy computer.

> As far as the subject matter.  I can say that I've interviewed a bunch of 
> people recently and have several friends that are recent graduates.  The 
> thing that gets people in our door for an interview is almost always 
> experience.  Sure, certs and degrees both are important especially for 
> higher level positions.  But I'd recommend to any young person that's 
> interested in a career in this industry to get a job in it right away. 
> Even if it's an entry level part time job it's still very worth it.

Absolutely.  And for finding work nothing beats knowing people.

> Experience also doesn't have to be a job.  Set up a network at home.  Set 
> up a bunch of servers & services.  Test it out and DOCUMENT it.  Put 
> this on your resume as special projects or interests.  Bring the 
> documentation to your interview!

And toss it out there.  Someone can claim to be in IT, but if I google
for them and find nothing....