Chris asked:

I just turned 28 years old, I have a BS in Zoology (didn’t know what I wanted to do at the time) and was lucky enough to land a job after school which allowed me to explore other career interests. For the past 4.5 years I have been working for a small rural Long Term Care Facility doing a combination of mid level accounting, business office management and IT work. With regards to IT, I have helped a relatively computer illiterate clinical bunch implement an electronic medical record including: Working with management on equipment/software planning and purchasing, Server 2003 LAN setup, wireless networking, managing access to resources and supporting 100 users. Although I am not really a hard-core “programmer-type”, I have an interest in technology and have always been able to pick things up easily. I am good with people and acting as a liaison between the tech guys and management/end users. The issue is I don’t plan on staying where I am forever and am worried about my lack of formal education in the computer field.
My questions are:

1. Do you think a Systems Analyst would be a good career for me to shoot for considering my past and personality?

2.What do you recommend for education to increase my odds of getting a job? Another Bachelor’s Degree (In the Computer Field), a possibly more practical tech school degree, or an MBA (possibly focusing on technology in a business environment)?

Thanks for any advice I really appreciate it.

zaxc0Z asked:

As you know most companies/organizations are windows shop. Is gaining proficiency in non-Windows OS (through independent studies) worth the effort for someone who doesn’t yet have mid-level number of years of experience in order to get a job? This also includes Mac OS.

sarah90401 asked:

While job searching a few months ago, about 95% of the jobs that I applied to on Craigs List for Graphic Design were not responding. I am at mid level in my career, so I am not just “starting out” I have gotten a job since on Career Builder, but now I am on the search for some freelance work and I have not gotten any responses back again. Has anyone else had this problem?