How to Become a Networking Engineer in 2020?

Jennifer Balsom
4 min readOct 23, 2019

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Networking

Introduction to Networking Career:

Networking with no experience! This may sound a little crazy but is actually very true. Yes, networking is very much possible without degrees and experience in the field. You can be a network engineer. You must have heard of people saying endless things about the requirements to be the persuader of one of the amazing fields. Well this is a clear lie.

They say that you require a degree in computer science or IT as a branch and then you need Certifications from CISCO and Microsoft. They also mention years of experience in the field of IT. Networking is possible with no experience. How? We will learn now.

Doing all that it takes to become a network engineer by logic and the conventional process will take around 10 years. There are people who have put their stories on Google where they have mentioned how they entered the field without even a little knowledge of technology.

Why be Network Engineers?

Before jumping to the procedure, you must understand why you can try for being a well-established network engineer. A network engineer has a package that is much more than many good and reputed jobs. Earning this money by course just less than 12 months is a great choice. Also one needs to understand that the reputation and demand of the network engineers are on an increase these days.

Now if you really want to get into this field, here are the few steps that you need to follow:

Building a Rock-Solid Foundation of Networking:

Take 60–120 days from your schedule a try to build a base. If you are zero at networking you need to learn the basic terms first. After going through the basics you should apply for some training courses introduced by good and reputed firms such as Microsoft and Cisco. Here you will cover all the basic needs at a step only. The journey well started goes a long way and so you need to remind yourself that you still have 4 steps to go. This is your chance to grab a good salary package in the field of your choice.

Gathering Experience:

You must have tried for many jobs and have realized that the first thing any interviewer searches in your resume is your experience. If you are experienced enough you can get a good package. You need to get some experience. Try to get a job with some small business or an internship even if it is unpaid. Experience not only adds to the value of your resume but also gives you great confidence to take the next step in the field. This will definitely add to your skill and will give you an advantage.

Grab an Opportunity in Technical:

Start with the minor stuff and this will lead you forward. Take the first step; get the job as a technical person supplier or technician. Avoid getting engaged in the work that demands a long span of time like years. Try to get as much experience as you can by working with different people and on different projects.

Try to level up and collect some certificates. In order to do this, you can ask your company to sponsor your certificates. You can try by making a business proposal template and work with them. There is nothing better than experience. SO find new vendors work with them and excel in your practical knowledge.

Making of a Full Network Engineer:

We often think that why a company will hire a person with such a low experience span. The answer to this query is very simple. Learning the full-stack networking is going to make you an asset to the company. The full stack includes all the aspects of networking such as automation, virtualization, routing, and switching. There are a lot of other things involved too.

Try to Be a Solution Engineer at a Manufacturing Unit:

This is a far away step in practical space, but one can achieve this in a short span of time by just growing their IT skills and making it more valuable with all the passing time. A good mentor has a great role to play here. Under his guidance, you can achieve this in a very short time period.

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Jennifer Balsom
Jennifer Balsom

Written by Jennifer Balsom

Product Manager - Cybersecurity CompTIA, EC-council & (ISC)2. For more info. visit, https://www.netcomlearning.com/vendors/CompTIA-training-courses.phtml

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