hga, well networking I am sure would play a very important role. I would certainly do my part in that. The thing is like most of the people or jobs I come across in my search is all programming oriented. Even my friends who are working suggest something like ...take c++ up ull get a job...dude do .NET its microsoft technology ...so u knw wat i mean....but the thing is when one isnt much of a programmer or rather isnt build for that but still wants to stick to IT is pursuing a career in system administration as an entry level too much to ask....and whenever I ask this question all i get is a response like...you could only make a technical support kind of job so that is kind of disheartening ....but if push comes to shove and thats what it takes to get into it I'll do that too