RE: Re: RE: Value of certifications

["Utz, Ralph" <rutz () realtime-it com>]

Nate,

Get your cert.  I was 18 when I got started.  I had no experience and my
CCNA.  The key is to know your cert material.  I got hired at my first
interview after requesting the interviewer to conduct an oral exam.  He
went and got one of his Cisco guys and we started talking shop. I'm 24
now and manager of my corporation's network operations department.  Go
for it and forget that disclaimer.  Just don't expect to get your cert
and then become CSO at Google. You will start at the bottom and be
forced to work your way up.  If it's really what you want to do, there
is nothing stopping you aside from yourself.

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of nate kelly
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:46 PM
To: purpleslog () gmail com
Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Re: RE: Value of certifications

Here is my certification conundrum, I am 21 , far too young to have
gained any more than a few years experience, I am working very hard to
break into the security field, I am currently working toward my MCSE+S
and plan to take as many certification tests as possible (they are
paid for and I love tests). I know that employers would be a bit weary
hiring such a young MCSE because I don't have the amount of hand on
experience as others that are older, but my plan was to get my certs
to show that I am capable of comprehending the concepts, is this an
appropriate approach or will people look at my certs and assume that
they must be just paper on account of my age? is this a flawed
approach? would it be a good idea to present my certifications with
this disclaimer?

         -Nate

On 27 Apr 2007 19:46:10 -0000, purpleslog () gmail com
<purpleslog () gmail com> wrote:
> Go for the GSEC.


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