On 16/01/13 23:44, Keith Edmunds wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:38:38 +0000 (GMT), [email protected] said:
i have wanted to get an IT job for a while but i need experience, do you
think that if i approached some of the companies listed on this lugs
website that this would be helpful.
Offer to work for a charity; offer to work for a company for the cost of
travelling to their premises; make sure you come across as 100% intent on
working in IT. Find the right organisation - it may take some time - and
your passion will convince them to take a chance on you.
Other advice: learn to write decent English. Capital letters, full stops,
etc. Don't skip this part. No experience and good communication skills
coupled with passion means you will get lucky sooner or later. No
experience and a "can't be arsed with grammar" attitude will make it a lot
harder.
In addition to what Keith suggested, why not get involved in an open
source project? You don't say what your skills are, but you can
contribute even if coding is not your thing.
Building up a decent Github or Stack Exchange profile would be
worthwhile too.
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