Re: Lost in a field of chaff
That should, of course, read "I'm NOW IT manager!"
Also, building home systems has little relevance to either public or private sector....in my experience.
One thing I would suggest, is that if this is an area you want to go into.....Bone up on Deployment services, as this is where all the system builds come in. There is no REAL hardware building....but OS deployment is critical, and understanding it could be enough to get your foot through a door.