[Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-17 Thread Nicky Scopes
thanks all, for the advice i think i will take up the offer from tiger computing. the only thing is i dont drive, but i will send my CV anyway, and thankyou all again i am passionate about linux this might help get my foot in the door. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-02-05 20:00 Me

Re: [Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-17 Thread Victor Churchill
Hi Nicky, As well as what the other guys have said, consider what skills you may have that could help make up for a lack of formal on-the-job experience. You have found this group, and presumably you've done some work with Linux. Think about what technical sites you visit, whose blogs you read, wh

Re: [Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-17 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Nicky, > 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. In addition to the other good advice, do you have a specific area of IT in mind? Programming, network

Re: [Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-17 Thread Peter Merchant
On 16/01/13 23:44, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:38:38 + (GMT), nrts...@yahoo.co.uk 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

Re: [Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-16 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
On 16/01/13 23:44, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:38:38 + (GMT), nrts...@yahoo.co.uk 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 t

Re: [Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-16 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:38:38 + (GMT), nrts...@yahoo.co.uk 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 f

[Dorset] volunteer work

2013-01-16 Thread Nicky Scopes
hi all, 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. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-02-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dor