Network Engineering or Internet Programming? Sherwood AR

Posted by : Molly Joss

Dear Molly: I have a B.A. degree in business management, but I dislike my job. I would like to enhance my skills by going back to school to take classes in network engineering at the Computer Learning Center. My supervisor said that he thinks that the network engineering field is going to narrow in demand and in salary. He feels that Internet programming would be a better choice, but I do not want a confined office job. I need more flexibility. To be perfectly honest, I prefer sales. Are sales careers lucrative? What is your overall opinion?

Molly Says:First of all, do you have any experience in sales? If not, how do you know it fits your personality? My suggestion would be to take a few online courses in network and Web-related computing before you spend lots of money at a local computer school on something you're not sure you're going to like. Then, volunteer with a community organization that's trying to bridge the digital divide by providing computer skills to those less able to afford training. Spend some time on the telephone or trooping from office to office trying to raise funds for the organization. That way you'll know if you like sales well enough to go on and make a career from it.

Molly Joss also writes the monthly Career Advisor column for ComputerUser magazine. To ask a career-related question, reach her at askmolly@computeruser.com.

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