I've got an MA in speech/language pathology and 10 years of tinkering with
Debian and Fedora boxes under my belt. Any way to volunteer somewhere on
nights/weekends to get experience? As a school employee, I work 182
days/yr, have several weeks off during the school year, and have June and
July off each year and I always feel like there's something I could be
doing with time other than messing around with some bash scripts that would
look good to a potential employer.

On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Joe Fruchey <[email protected]> wrote:

> Honestly, I wouldn't even pursue a degree, assuming you already have a
> bachelor-level degree in speech therapy (or something?). I would pursue
> certifications. The easiest-to-employ combination is degree +
> certifications + experience. Depending on the position, the degree may need
> to be "in computer science or a related field," but many times, it only
> matters that you have a bachelor's degree at all. Certifications are mostly
> pointless, but in many cases, the hiring staff is not qualified to judge
> your credentials, so the best they can do is list some common industry
> certs. Experience, obviously, will come later.
>
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