Hi there, I wonder if any Python folk out there can help me.
For many years I was a contractor developing desktop and web applications using Visual Foxpro as my main language, with Foxpro, SQL-server and Oracle as back-end databases. Unfortunately Foxpro was killed-off by Microsoft, hence my work dried-up and my last 'big' contract ended about a year ago. Since then I have taken time off programming doing house-renovation, and in the last 6 months I have been updating my programming skills by learning Python (3) with SQLite, JavaScript, HTML and CSS to a level where I can create and deploy data-based web-sites.
My situation now is that I am reasonably comfortable with the above languages and am now in a position where I wish to return to employment using my new and/or existing skills (contract/permanent, full/part-time or teleworking). However, I have yet to find any UK vacancy which will accept a relative 'beginner' - they all require at least 2-3 years Python in a commercial environment. It's a catch-22 situation - it's hard to get a job without experience, but you need a job to get experience in the 1st place!
I would even consider doing small projects for nothing so that I can 'get my foot in the door' (although I hope to be wise-enough to know when I am being taken advantage of!). I am also mailing CVs to agencies I think may be interested.
If anyone out has ideas as to how to proceed towards achieving my goal, I would be grateful for any advice.
Regards, Alan Harris-Reid -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
