To paraphrase John, "it's a small town and you have to know people" - get to know people in your classes, talk to people in the computer labs, go to tech "social" meetings (the groups usually advertise on campus).
I've found that a lot of places out here don't always advertise when they're looking for someone, they expect to either hear about someone looking for a job or for someone who is looking to hear about them by word of mouth. Because of this, the first job is usually the toughest, after that you'd be surprised at how word gets around through the people you work with (one benefit of Lafayette having a relatitvly small group of tech workers). I heard about my first job through a guy I knew from class and I can directly trace the job I'm at now back to that job through people I worked with along the way. When you're looking don't forget to look into places that don't seem like they would have "tech" work, there are lots of companies out here with large IT depts. (various oil field companies, the hospitals, etc.) Contact me off list and let me know what type of job you're looking for - I could ask around and see if anyone is looking for someone right now. James > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Hebert > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 8:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] sigh. > > I know what you mean. Since Lafayette is kinda small, you > have to know people to get recommended for jobs. I recommend > Radio Shack to start with and build from there. You need to > write up a resume listing your skills and projects you've > worked on (booting Linux on a Dreamcast is evidence to me of > a good understanding of computers). Then, simply papermail or > email every computer shop and firm in Lafayette. What's the > worst that can happen? They may say no now, but once you get > that degree, doors will open for you. Again, a resume is > absolutely necessary to getting a job that pays more than > minimum wage. > > On the other hand, not having Internet access in your room > means that you have more time to devote towards classwork and > assignments, and maybe even discovering sunlight and fresh > air (remember those?). > > Something else you could try is asking for a student job with > the University. Lots of jobs available when I was there. Check out: > http://careerservices.louisiana.edu > They also list other jobs around Lafayette. > > It really comes down to communicating with the flesh nodes of > the human network in order to discover and consume energy > resources. The protocols aren't written down, so you have to > learn them as you go, which can suck sometimes. Don't expect > success on the first try. > If you are persistent and maybe lucky, you can discover > hidden features of the protocol that not many people know > about, and then you can exploit those features. (i love caffeine). > > Good luck. > > John > > --- abbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lafayette is really a bad town to get a job in. im still > looking for a > > job and i cant get internet in my dorm until then. this is very > > depressing. anyone out there either know somebody who needs > some sort > > of tech support in lafayette? if so email me directly > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
