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watchme

14:53

Hey! Can I ask a non-technical question here? (About working in the networking-field with beginners and advanced people)

Ron Maupin

15:25

@watchme Yes. This is for discussions and other questions that are off-topic for the main site.

watchme

15:54

Ok, great!

So I am currently back from a nearly 1 year networking-break and don't have the same amount of knowledge anymore.

Now, I want to work at a company as a network engineer, but I do not know all that stuff I knew back then (And moreover, I was a student and therefore didn't have much practical experience). I am also not a freak or hyper interested in network engineering, I just like it.

Now I think that I am totally unqualified for the "junior network engineer job", as I may not know a lot of things which should be well known or logical...

Should I study a lot before working in that company or learn the things step-by-step? Or are the expectations for a junior network engineer job from company to company totally different?

PS: the 1 year networking-break was because I had to go to the army

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Ron Trunk

17:32

@watchme It's really hard to give you any advice, since we don't know what you know (or what you've forgotten).

But if you knew some networking, you mat be good enough for a "jr. engineer." What that means varies a lot from company to company.

Studying basic concepts is always a good idea. And assuming you'd like to advance beyond junior-level, you should learn new things. Maybe go after a certification (CCNA)?

watchme

18:19

@RonTrunk thanks mr. trunk! I fortunately already have my CCNA, I think it's a good idea to go through the material again to say CCNA is exactly my level.

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