On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 11:02:16AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was just wondering whether you have any advice on how to find work > experience in the IT field. I am a great worker, with excellent marks who > wants to work in IT
Get your name out there, and meet lots of people. Good jobs come from the people you know. Cold-calling *might* get you somewhere if you're lucky, but it's a fairly disheartening experience going from place to place getting knocked back. Getting a job from an ad isn't likely without a nice buzzword compliant resume. If you're after something in a software development line, there are plenty of OSS projects out there you can work on to get some experience. Some people mightn't think that OSS development on a volunteer basis is worth much, but when I'm looking to put someone on, it's one of the things I ask about. If you want to do more on a hardware / analysis line, you'll probably just have to network until you find someone willing to take you on. It might even be unpaid, but previous work experience is *gold* for getting other jobs. The only thing better is knowing people who can throw work your way. For that, coming along to SLUG meetings and really talking yourself up isn't a bad way to do it... - Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
