Originally Posted by OvaBoost
Originally Posted by dvid
I did a BA (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems at Brighton Uni, 4 year course spent the 3rd year working in second line support for a big London law firm.
2 weeks after graduating I got a contract job working for another law firm in London and that led to me being taken on permanently this month at the same firm for just over £30K
hmm 30k sounds very nice lol. Isn't computing mainly programming etc? I really dislike programming
Collierm I was leaning towards networking & Comp systems. What sort of things does it include and would you recommend it? Did your placement offer you the job?
Its a lot of theory and understanding the fundamentals of network technologies, TCP/IP, IPX all that jazz, but also things like signal propagation, noise ratio's, proper engineering stuff.
Then there is the other side, also did C programming, Unix work. Fairly intense, but totally rewarding. To be honest a lot of it I don't use now, but its nice to have the know how. I now work in a 3rd line server support role in the North East which is where I want to be.
No, the placement didn't offer me a job. I didn't like my placement and looking back I was too eager to take the first job offered and didn't really consider what I wanted from it. Take your time to think about what you want before jumping in.
Cheers
Matt