Cisco training is intended for individuals who wish to work with routers and switches. Routers connect networks of computers via the internet or dedicated lines. It's likely that your first course should be your CCNA. Avoid jumping straight into a CCNP as it's a considerable step up - and you really need experience to take on this level.
Achieving this qualification will mean it's likely you'll end up working for large commercial ventures that have a wide geographical spread, but who still want secure internal data communication. Other usual roles could be with an internet service provider. Both types of jobs command good salaries.
Getting your Cisco CCNA is where you should be aiming; don't be pushed into attempting your CCNP. With experience, you can decide whether you need to train up to this level. Should that be the case, you'll have the knowledge you need for the CCNP - which is quite a hard qualification to acquire - and shouldn't be looked upon as otherwise.
It can be a nerve-racking task, but securing your first job is often made easier by some companies, via a Job Placement Assistance programme. Often, this feature is bigged up too much, for it's really not that difficult for any focused and well taught person to land a job in the IT industry - because companies everywhere are seeking qualified personnel.
One important thing though, don't wait till you've finished your training before bringing your CV up to date. As soon as you start a course, mark down what you're doing and get it out there! Many junior support jobs are offered to trainees who are in the process of training and haven't even passed a single exam yet. This will at least get you into the 'maybe' pile of CV's - rather than the 'No' pile. The top companies to get you a new position are normally specialist locally based employment services. Because they make their money when they've found you a job, they have the necessary incentive to try that bit harder.
A slight frustration for various training providers is how hard students are prepared to study to pass exams, but how un-prepared that student is to get the role they're studied for. Have confidence - the IT industry needs YOU.
Lately, do you find yourself questioning the security of your job? For most of us, this only rears its head when something dramatic happens to shake us. But really, the reality is that job security doesn't really exist anymore, for the vast majority of people. In times of increasing skills deficits coupled with increasing demand though, we always find a new kind of security in the marketplace; as fuelled by the conditions of constant growth, companies are struggling to hire the number of people required.
Recently, an United Kingdom e-Skills analysis brought to light that over 26 percent of computing and IT jobs cannot be filled mainly due to a huge deficit of properly qualified workers. Therefore, for every four jobs available across the computer industry, companies can only locate trained staff for three of them. This single reality in itself shows why Great Britain urgently requires so many more trainees to become part of the IT sector. We can't imagine if a better time or market settings is ever likely to exist for getting trained into this quickly emerging and blossoming industry.
Validated exam preparation and simulation materials are vital - and really must be sought from your course provider. Steer clear of relying on unauthorised exam papers and questions. The type of questions asked is sometimes startlingly different - and sometimes this can be a real headache in the actual examination. Why don't you check how much you know through tests and practice in simulated exam environments before you take the proper exam.
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