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Four-Year Runaround Manchester NH

What to do when HR tells you that you need a 4-year computer science degree. Are you one of those certified applicants who finds it very difficult to secure a job? Have you been asked a 4-year computer science degree when all you have is a certificate? You are not alone, and many like you are going through the dilemma of job hunting without any light in the tunnel. However, there is good news for you, all is not lost and there are many companies who need certified people like you out there. If you are ready to change your status and get the job you have been searching for, just keep reading.
Mary Ellen Brew, CPRW, CPCC
(603) 490-9901
23 Mason Rd.
Merrimack, NH
Division Organizing Iron Workers 474
(603) 645-8589
1671 Brown Ave
Manchester, NH
Youth Educational Employment Service
(603) 623-1399
913 Elm St
Manchester, NH
National Able Network
(603) 623-5627
997 Elm St
Manchester, NH
American Postal Workers Union
(603) 669-2414
450 Hanover St
Manchester, NH
Dawn Rossetti, CPRW
(603) 809-4000
131 Daniel Webster Hwy, #330
Nashua, NH
Working Future
(603) 622-5935
200 Elm St Ste 10
Manchester, NH
Nh Carpenters Union Organizing Dept
(603) 621-7077
991 Candia Rd
Manchester, NH
New England Farm Workers Council
(603) 647-6833
50 Bridge St Ste 103
Manchester, NH
New Eng Teamsters & Baking Industry Health Benefits
(978) 681-0852
51 Goffstown Rd Ste 1
Manchester, NH
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Four-Year Runaround

Posted by : Molly Joss

Dear Molly: I am A+ and Network+ certified. I have applied for networking, help desk and PC desktop/technician jobs in New York City. However, it has been a real challenge to find a job in the IT market. (The school that I did certification training with allegedly has job placement, but I have yet to receive a response from its placement coordinators.)

A lot of jobs require four-year degrees in computer science. Recruiters do not often mention certifications (I find that odd). Instead, they mention experience with certain platforms such as NT, UNIX or Cisco. How does a degree in computer science relate to networking, help desk or webmaster work? If a degree is a better way to find a job, why do we have all these certification schools around? Thanks.

Molly says: I wonder if part of the problem you're running into stems from the fact that most HR people don't have a clue about what IT certifications are, and so they're reaching for the most obvious solution--that is, to hire someone with a four-year degree from an accredited college. Hiring someone with this kind of degree for the kinds of jobs you mention doesn't make good business sense--someone with a four-year degree may be overqualified and move on much more quickly than someone who is certified in a particular area and who needs to build up a resume.

Here are some suggestions: look in online job databases and in the paper for jobs that do not require four-year CS degrees and jum...

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