How easy is it to get an IT job? I'm 18 and was planning

Pretty easy depending where you look. A+ will get you a leg up with getting an entry level job. If you wanted you could check your local area and see what local IT businesses there are. That's how I got my start. Learned a lot then moved on to a better job in networking after a year and a half.

>>1960588
Thanks- I live in northern California and am very willing to move around, so I think my area is fairly strong.

Can you tell me what your first job/interview was like? Did you have any certs or prior experience? What questions did they ask?

>>1960593
Yeah I think you're in a great area especially with everything being right there. My first job was at a local IT place in Socal. It was your typical blank-Tech Solutions sort of place. I started off doing computer repair so just replacing parts and diagnosing issues on computers customers would bring in. Then I started doing on-sites for businesses, mainly working on their networking equipment and servers. But it was a good experience to learn and I had zero experience so I pretty much learned by doing. But I went to a cc and took some networking classes. Computer repair is a good place to start but after awhile I'd think about a speciality. I found out I like servers more than networking so I'm trying to go into that direction

>>1960638
Thanks for the info, anon.
Also, what was your starting pay?

>>1960663
Got paid $12 starting. It was shit but I just learned as much as I could and was good with customers so I got promoted quickly which got me more pay. But I hit a wall with that job because there was no upward movement after that which meant no chances to learn more than I already did so I left for another company. I definitely recommend getting certs and specializing because it's easy to get stuck in helpdesk for a long time if you don't

Also curious. I'm a college senior graduating with an economics degree and an IT minor and I know absofuckinglutely nothing about IT. Any advice on what I should get into after graduation? Have been applying and have a few decent prospects but nothing is certain.