Interested in career in network and security

[SirDice]

What do you, as network gurus look for in graduates?

Something you don't have yet... Experience..

I understand that this field is hands on and I would like to get some experience in it. What type of positions are available in the junior level for people like me?

Start at the bottom.. Get some experience and work your way up..

What are the different kinds of positions you can get in to and what are your experiences in them?

Support (1st and 2nd line) a couple of years
Administering (Windows, *nix, networking) a couple of years
3rd line support for all of the above.. a couple of years
security specialist (firewalls, IDS, proxies, content scanners, virusscanners etc.) a couple of years..

All in all I did it in about 10 years