A degree is far more likely to broaden your employment opportunities than to narrow them because you're far more likely to come across jobs that require degrees than ones for which the possession of a degree would disqualify you.
Although if you have to choose between certs and degrees, the right choice depends on your specific field of practice. Focusing on technical work? Certs may be better. Moving into management? A degree may be better. John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Agreed, like certifications. As seen, NOT having them can be an issue, whereas you'll never (I hope!) hear "oh, you have a degree? Sorry we can't hire you", although you can get hit with "sorry but you're overqualified" which is pretty much the same thing I suppose... From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]<mailto:[mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Going to college opens doors. And it almost doesn't even matter what the degree is in. I think it's like a secret handshake. It says "I can navigate a byzantine bureaucracy and complete a series of tasks without close supervision." I might be wrong, but I think it's always there in the subconscious. I had doors open for me that were previously shut by completing a degree (my degree is not in IT, but in accountancy). ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
