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Originally Posted by zx10guy
Anyways, certs do come into play for some positions even if you do have experience. Many Federal jobs both staff and contracting positions will state certain certs are a requirement before being considered.
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Crap, I completely forgot this one. Yeah, if you're gonna go gov., certs are a must.
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One thing you should keep in mind. Once you get into IT, you really need to constantly keep learning and staying up to date. You never stop learning if you want to be relevant...unless you get into some Federal position where you only do X for a few years. I'm in pre-sales now and what I've done to stay relevant is to acquire equipment to build out a home lab. Many networking professionals will also have their own lab setups to constantly practice and try new things.
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I'll relate an interesting experience I've had with my current position I took 2.5 years ago. I worried a lot about losing some of my hands-on skills when I took this position where I have to work every issue from every client remotely. I found that I am now really developing an ability to do it all "blind", so-to-speak. Prior to this, I was doing all this work myself or with co-workers and had the ability to see it and lay my hands on it. It's given me another challenge.