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Originally Posted by Fish
It's impossible to tell you exactly what you need to get your foot in the door in an IT-related field.
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Not really.
You just need to know what the **** you're doing, and once you can say that you do, you need to go out and network hard. Go to tech fairs, conventions, etc. and talk some people up.
The problem with the I.T. field is that HR departments are doing the screenings for job applicants and they don't have a ****ing clue. Last time I was digging around to see what was around, they were wanting multiple years of experience for entry level positions lol
I mean hell, I got my current gig because I was bullshitting with my current boss at a bar after a Microsoft conference. Only reason I went to said conference was because I'm cheap as hell and didn't want to pay for Windows7.
If it wasn't for whoring myself out, never would of made it in the game. Don't feel too awkward about it either, as the ones needing help would rather find it themselves than rely on a HR department to do it.