Once you get past the first 3 or 4 classes, you start to find that the instructors are actually professors again, usually, depends on the course I suppose, and the school.
I tried U of Phoenix, and hated the curriculum, so I switched, tried Art institute of Pittsburgh, also, not a fan of the curriculum as much, and finally found myself attending Colorado Technical Institute online division. It's a real school, and they have an online division, and they're accredited.
The virtual campus website is terrific, and they offer great labs, and after the first several courses, which are usually for online schools, all introductory anyway, I started to learn something. Can someone teach themselves, sure, but it's easier for me to have a professor I can contact and chat with, over the phone, online, or via email, to get a better understanding of things. I can teach myself Java for example, but logic and set theory are better studied with someone that knows what they're doing and has experience, and can critique your work. Also, Programming concepts and troubleshooting is more of a theory class, but it's not something you learn from a book alone that just teaches you a programming language. So I don't feel the online experience is much different than the standard college I went to for my Associates all those years ago, and going for my Masters now doesn't feel like a joke.
When you have to write 3 to 8 page papers for a discreet mathematics class twice a week every week for 5 weeks, and the professor actually reads them and grades them according to what you know and write, I don't see it as a waste of a course. When you are expected to write classes and methods for the sake of other student's critiquing your style of writing code to discuss as well sticking to standards, I don't see that as a waste either.
I find that it is just like a normal campus college, only I have the flexibility of attending my class at the hours I choose, so long as I still get my work done on time and correctly.
I find less bureaucracy involved online as well than I did with a traditional campus college.
You're not alone. Same thing happened to me a couple months ago. I just got lucky and happened to catch the license plate and make of the car as he drove off, through a red light, after crushing my rear drivers side door. Insurance company found my information accurate, and managed to get the deductible and cost of repairs from the ass that hit my car, but the police never issued a ticket.
Really, Pravda? Yes, it means "Truth" in Russian, but if you are familiar with the paper, it's closer to being considered a rag than a reliable source of news information.
Sat-nav has for the most part, helped me learn a new area faster than I would have with maps.
I've used it when business takes me to a new locale, and after two or three uses, I know the general layout enough that It's not necessary anymore.
At least with sat-nav, the maps get updated. With the old fold out maps, you had to rely on whenever that edition was printed.
Find yourself a good recruiter/head hunter, and if you have the right experience and a well written resume, you can get a great job.
My degree is in Illustration, but I'm certified MCSE, A+, Network +, and a few others, all along with having over eight years of experience in the field. That was enough to land me my current job recently via a recruiter.
I think it all depends on how you present yourself and how much experience you have, as well as going through the right channels.
RFID is not necessarily more secure, however, it's more convenient, but only if the proper education is given to vendors and consumers alike that adopt the cards and readers with RFID technology.
The whole idea behind RFID is convenience. No swiping and waiting, just pass over with a certain proximity and out comes the receipt, under $25 no signature required.
DES is used primarily for security, but I'm sure whatever else the Payments industry is setting standards for will be followed up with in short time.
It makes more sense for banks to issue RFID cards and key fobs (ie. citibank and Master Card Pay Pass fobs) because they don't have to expire, lessening the cost of producing more plastic cards every couple years and spending more money on the inlays with the chips in them each time.
The added security feature I would imagine is not having the credit card numbers and your name taken from the card for fraud, because the key fobs don't have that information on them. And you would always use the same solution if you lost a card or key fob, you call the company and have them cancel it and send you a new one.
Having gone through similar experiences recently, and finally landing a job that may very well be the job of my dreams, my advice is to just keep trying, and ask all the questions you can while you have the chance, as it seems you did when given the responses you mention.
Also, without actually seeing your resume I don't know if this will really help, but try to edit so that "Tech Support" is a detailed summary of your accomplishments in the field as related to the position you're hiring for. I edited every single resume I sent out as per the job description for the position.
Try headhunters, they usually work hard for you if the company pays them after hiring you. Also, try non-American companies based in the U.S., as they tend to have some more cash flow these days.
Mostly from what I noticed, companies want to know that you're well rounded and can do more than just what they're asking for but not so much that you come off as over qualified. In my company, I'm Tech Support for our products, but also a trainer and I work with the Sales team in marketing the products because of my technical understanding of the products. I'm also the "IT Liaison" because of my tech support background and am in charge of translating from the IT guys to the Sales/Marketing people and management and vice versa.
If you can show that you can wear a few hats and without sweating too much, you stand a better chance.
Lastly, patience. We're not in the greatest market right now for looking for jobs. It took me about 8 months to find mine. I consider myself lucky. One friend and one cousin each moved out of the country to find decent paying jobs in software engineering/support roles, and that was after over a year of searching.
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Once you get past the first 3 or 4 classes, you start to find that the instructors are actually professors again, usually, depends on the course I suppose, and the school. I tried U of Phoenix, and hated the curriculum, so I switched, tried Art institute of Pittsburgh, also, not a fan of the curriculum as much, and finally found myself attending Colorado Technical Institute online division. It's a real school, and they have an online division, and they're accredited. The virtual campus website is terrific, and they offer great labs, and after the first several courses, which are usually for online schools, all introductory anyway, I started to learn something. Can someone teach themselves, sure, but it's easier for me to have a professor I can contact and chat with, over the phone, online, or via email, to get a better understanding of things. I can teach myself Java for example, but logic and set theory are better studied with someone that knows what they're doing and has experience, and can critique your work. Also, Programming concepts and troubleshooting is more of a theory class, but it's not something you learn from a book alone that just teaches you a programming language. So I don't feel the online experience is much different than the standard college I went to for my Associates all those years ago, and going for my Masters now doesn't feel like a joke. When you have to write 3 to 8 page papers for a discreet mathematics class twice a week every week for 5 weeks, and the professor actually reads them and grades them according to what you know and write, I don't see it as a waste of a course. When you are expected to write classes and methods for the sake of other student's critiquing your style of writing code to discuss as well sticking to standards, I don't see that as a waste either. I find that it is just like a normal campus college, only I have the flexibility of attending my class at the hours I choose, so long as I still get my work done on time and correctly. I find less bureaucracy involved online as well than I did with a traditional campus college.
You're not alone. Same thing happened to me a couple months ago. I just got lucky and happened to catch the license plate and make of the car as he drove off, through a red light, after crushing my rear drivers side door. Insurance company found my information accurate, and managed to get the deductible and cost of repairs from the ass that hit my car, but the police never issued a ticket.
There is a better way: (http://easypark.bm/) Just launched in Bermuda. Also being used successfully in Israel, Italy, and France.
Really, Pravda? Yes, it means "Truth" in Russian, but if you are familiar with the paper, it's closer to being considered a rag than a reliable source of news information.
Sat-nav has for the most part, helped me learn a new area faster than I would have with maps. I've used it when business takes me to a new locale, and after two or three uses, I know the general layout enough that It's not necessary anymore. At least with sat-nav, the maps get updated. With the old fold out maps, you had to rely on whenever that edition was printed.
Find yourself a good recruiter/head hunter, and if you have the right experience and a well written resume, you can get a great job. My degree is in Illustration, but I'm certified MCSE, A+, Network +, and a few others, all along with having over eight years of experience in the field. That was enough to land me my current job recently via a recruiter. I think it all depends on how you present yourself and how much experience you have, as well as going through the right channels.
EMV is becoming the standard worldwide.
RFID is not necessarily more secure, however, it's more convenient, but only if the proper education is given to vendors and consumers alike that adopt the cards and readers with RFID technology.
The whole idea behind RFID is convenience. No swiping and waiting, just pass over with a certain proximity and out comes the receipt, under $25 no signature required. DES is used primarily for security, but I'm sure whatever else the Payments industry is setting standards for will be followed up with in short time.
It makes more sense for banks to issue RFID cards and key fobs (ie. citibank and Master Card Pay Pass fobs) because they don't have to expire, lessening the cost of producing more plastic cards every couple years and spending more money on the inlays with the chips in them each time.
The added security feature I would imagine is not having the credit card numbers and your name taken from the card for fraud, because the key fobs don't have that information on them. And you would always use the same solution if you lost a card or key fob, you call the company and have them cancel it and send you a new one.
Having gone through similar experiences recently, and finally landing a job that may very well be the job of my dreams, my advice is to just keep trying, and ask all the questions you can while you have the chance, as it seems you did when given the responses you mention. Also, without actually seeing your resume I don't know if this will really help, but try to edit so that "Tech Support" is a detailed summary of your accomplishments in the field as related to the position you're hiring for. I edited every single resume I sent out as per the job description for the position. Try headhunters, they usually work hard for you if the company pays them after hiring you. Also, try non-American companies based in the U.S., as they tend to have some more cash flow these days. Mostly from what I noticed, companies want to know that you're well rounded and can do more than just what they're asking for but not so much that you come off as over qualified. In my company, I'm Tech Support for our products, but also a trainer and I work with the Sales team in marketing the products because of my technical understanding of the products. I'm also the "IT Liaison" because of my tech support background and am in charge of translating from the IT guys to the Sales/Marketing people and management and vice versa. If you can show that you can wear a few hats and without sweating too much, you stand a better chance. Lastly, patience. We're not in the greatest market right now for looking for jobs. It took me about 8 months to find mine. I consider myself lucky. One friend and one cousin each moved out of the country to find decent paying jobs in software engineering/support roles, and that was after over a year of searching.
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