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Stuck Working Crappy Jobs Any suggestions
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| JeremyWatts 2002-07-23, 9:21 pm |
| First off here is my work experience since graduating:
4 years supply in army guard
3 yrs field service consultant rockwell ec working on ACD telephone switches and NT 4 and Win 2000 servers and clients laid off in Jan 2002
Konica Jun 2002 2 Months as a Field tech working on networked copiers looks like I'm going to be stuck here no IT places will offer me a job anywhere not even if I work part time for free I took this job at $13 an hr at rockwell I got laid off at $21 an hour I can't even get contract jobs
Education:
Associates degree in Computer Systems Networking graduated with a 3.x grade point
Diploma in Electronics
A+
Network+
ACD Spectrum Maint certified
Attending classes in august 02 and september 02 for
Konica 7020/7030 and IP/KN for networked copiers
Sept 02 to April 03 enrolled in CCNA and Win 2k MCSA courses
I can't even get a lousy job offer anywhere and I've tried everywhere. so I took a job as a copier tech completely out of IT almost. I got tons of interviews but most companies don't want the people they interview. I get letters stating that we have currently found no one to meet our needs and we will place yours and others on file for certain time. They are resume collectors and I even had a couple jerks offer me like 6 bucks an hour to work full time with no benefits. I got a wife and a house payment. I guess if they can get them cheap they'll take them. It's crazy I got tons of Networking experience and education and can't even get a lousy help desk job. I'm terrific on the phone I was a disc jockey for 2 years in college at a mid market station. Any suggestions on getting a job in IS/IT would be appreciated. I know my resume is good had several recruiters and my current employer go through it with a fine tooth comb. I want to work in IS/IT and I know I'm totally overqualified for my current position and well underpaid for my skills. I should be getting at $18 an hour plus benefits. For Petes sake I'm smart enough to get into a CISCO class and MCSA courses and self teach myself N+ and A+. | |
| RichardJW 2002-07-24, 5:54 am |
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I got tons of interviews but most companies don't want the people they interview.
This surprises me - I don't seem to get anywhere near even a short list these days. Went to a couple of interviews beginning of year but since then zip. How is your interview technique? Can't think of any way to help you - looking for a 'crappy' job myself. At least I can code on the side which is a luxury bestowed upon programmers. | |
| JeremyWatts 2002-07-24, 6:02 am |
| Yeah I was building PC's on the side for awhile to make some bucks like you and programming. But I just don't get here in Madison WI with all the state has and all the companies no one is hiring. But I can go back to Iowa and get several offers but they are all for 11 an hour or less granted cost of living is different but 11 an hr is scrapin the bottom there to. Interviewing I do fine I feel obviously I did good enough to get hired for a crappy job. I interviewed with the likes of IBM, HoneyWell, Gateway, MCI Worldcom, GTE government Systems and many other large companies when I graduated college and got several offers. I also got some offers here but under 13 an hour or 13 an hour and no benefits. | |
| RichardJW 2002-07-24, 6:52 am |
| I don't want to be at the mercy of some company's streamlining policy for the rest of my life. No doubt I'm going to have to live with them for some years yet. Today the London stock exchange just dipped down again - we descend to new depths. (By the way, UK stock exchange doing considerably worse than US at moment.) Lot of people right now in UK just see their pensions slump to new extravagances of no excess. Contract jobs nice idea but in programming they want someone extremely skilled. When we get out of this recession it's going to happen all over again in a few years - again just watch IT sector get hard hit. | |
| RobertBL 2002-07-25, 5:38 am |
| Where are you located? Are you anywhere near a Federal Installation or military facility? I'm in the Hampton Roads, VA area and there are plenty of DOD Contractors down here and in DC looking for qualified people. It seems to me that homeland security concerns are somewhat insulating IT jobs in the Federal sector from the IT slump we see in the private sector.
Try capitalizing on your years in the Guard! I'm a former USAF supply guy. Based on my own experiences, your IT skills combined with your military background would give you an edge over the typical IT pro in the eyes of these DOD contractors. Of course, many of these jobs require a security clearance, so you'd have to be able to stand up to that kind of scrutiny.
The trick is to network the people who move in those circles. Do any of your old friends or business acquaintences from your Guard days work for/with DOD contractors? Might be time to look them up. | |
| mcsefarmboy 2002-07-25, 6:48 am |
| I currently work for a goverment contractor here in the midwest, and I just excepted a job in DC as a LAN-WAN Administrator. With my new job I saw a $20K increase in my new position, but I am only making low 30's with where I'm currently at. Anyhow, I would agree that the military sector is definitely the most stable right now. Also they hired me without my secret clearence, but I will have to obtain that once I move into the position. Check into the military. |
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