Re: Wanting to become a MCSE by Clocks
Clocks
Fri Jul 07 14:49:01 CDT 2006
I recently completed my MCSE April 3rd. I took my first test on January 30th
and completed my last test April 3rd. That having been said, ignore these
types of statements because the length of time doesnt matter, completion
does. I begin with this because I know that I felt pressure from other
people telling me how they "Boot Camped" in a week, or they completed it
start to finish in a month, or two months, or whatever. Dont worry about
that kind of pressure. When the customer sees you are an MCSE, they wont
care that you got it in 3 weeks or 30 months.
When it comes down to it, I had three goals:
* Establish myself as an MCP.
* Certify myself to MCSA level.
* As time permits, certify to MCSE level.
My company was extremely supportive but not everyone has that luxury. I
purchased a few hard copy books, one at a time to support whatever my
particular concentration was at the time.
Purchase the resources online. It will save you money for each book.
Seek out online resources related to exam preparation. These can cost you a
fair bit of money but provide an excellent exposure path to the type and
method of exam questions. This is particularly useful going into your first
test.
Dont be afraid of failure. If possible, try to get your first test out of
the way this month as Microsoft is running a second attempt free deal to
retake tests before the offer expires.
Clocks
"LoopBack" wrote:
>
> Bazil wrote:
> > I am wanting to become a MCSE but have very little funds what would be the
> > best way of preparing for the exams.
> > I have looked in to buying the self paced training books which will cost
> > around £250 but i am not sure how long this will take me
> >
> > Any ideas or advice would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Chris
>
> If you're intending on buying the books, buy them one at a time. Study
> it. Also get as much info from various places other than just the Ms
> press books, this will flesh out your knowledge and give you a better
> understanding of the material you are studying for. For example read KB
> articles on MS website - which cover the core topics, it's free.
>
> The most expense you'll really have is getting equipment to test on, to
> build your experience. You can get virtual server from MS (just google
> for it). I'd recommend a fairly beefy machine for running virtual
> machines on.
>
> Also, dont worry about becoming an MCSE directly, view that as your
> long term goal. First you have MCP, then MCSA to complete.
>
> Buy your exam's one at a time. Their is a nice fella on this here froup
> called rev, who has offered his trainer ref, which is good for a 20%
> discount. google the group for "rev" and "discount"
>
> okay, that's my good deed.
>
> --
> LoopBack
> MCNGP #52
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