[ladytiger]

Hello. Work has been great and last Monday, I had an interview on campus in another department for a full time position. I hope I get it so I can really move forward in my career! I got some stuff going on. I got some goals I'd like to work on, but been so tired and busy at work. I am also working on my personal goals about my past issues and my main goal of getting my place which is a very slow moving goal.

I am needing to improve my IT skills. I have no certifications as they are too costly and don't really have the money to get them. The school I work doesn't have the option for their IT employees to get their certs even if the school paid for it, but there's no program that allows that and even if it did exist; only full time employees could use it not temps. I went through workforce connections, too much going back and forth. I need to speak to an educational coach at the women's center not sure how I am gonna do that. This is my first time working in IT, but I am a part time temp with very limited tools at work. I want to work on my goal(s) of keeping up with technology. The problem is ever since apps came out in 2010, everything has been super fast now. I got my degree in Network Admin in 2010 and definitely weren't any jobs for new grads coming out of college in the state I live in. However, I am not even doing Network Admin at the school only doing call center and help desk. When I was in college, I wasn't working in the IT field part time again the jobs I did find wanted experience way before the issue we have now before 08.

I have a bunch of computer books. I did start reading one for a short while and moved on because something else came along that took my attention from the readings. I am hearing Microsoft wants to move to Win 9, I barely got 7 or 8! I need to read both hardware and software technologies, I want to concentrate on hardware of the computer. They say keep up with your skills, before that I got this job, how could anyone keep up with their skills if they are not utilizing them in a job setting and even when the economy went downhill (still is) how could you even keep up with your skills then? I wasn't in a situation where I had all of this free time of keeping up with my skills.

Which is the best way to go about my goals? Computer technology has many different topics, like I said I want to start on hardware then move to other topics that I choose to. For those who are in the IT field can maybe give me some insight. At work, I have been working on improving my MS Office skills the new 2013 Office. I don't take classes at the school, besides already having a student loan, my check doesn't cover what I want to take anyway. Everything I would want to take would be out of pocket for me since I am not full time and can't use a tuition waiver so I wouldn't have to pay the full amount or half the amount.

[Travelinglady]

Hi! I am not familiar with IT, but maybe someone will come along soon who know about it. Have you considered talking to someone at a local college or someone in a similar line of work to see what they suggest?

Congrats on moving up the ladder!

[ladytiger]

They said use this opportunity to learn new things that's all. Like I said, everything else is for the full time employees - other training from the district that temps are not allowed to utilize.