Question of IT profesionals

I want to start a career in computer/networking security. After getting the A+ certification as a starting point, what path/certifications would those who are in the business go for. What are employers looking for in hiring new people?

Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated.

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Unless you're really rich and/or well connected you have to do the same shit jobs everyone else has to do when they started out too.

In the old days it was called being an apprentice.

Even with a newly minted Cisco cert only fools would let someone inexperienced run their networks.

Yes you will pull graveyard in the datacenter NOC... just like everyone else starting out had to do.