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| One thing you can do is to increase your experience and
examples of your technical work. Start programming and
making things. I am a web developer. If I wanted to do
something like that I would start making a few websites.
Does not matter if they are real or not. I would make
them nice and full of functionalities. This way people
can see your work and capabilities in action. You had a
good practice too. If you make functionalities that they
make sense in business world you even maybe able to reuse
your code and get paid for it some day. Like: if you make
an employee management system, a client may find that
useful and ask you to install it for them. You can make
applications like that or mortgage calculator or ... you
get the picture.
Making examples, working for free for friends or family,
volunteer work and working for non-profit organizations
are good places to start.
I am sure with your experience you can think of useful
apps to make.
Good Luck!
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I need some help/advice/guidance, something, anything!
>
>Here's my situation. I obtained my MCSD back in January
>of last year. However, my background and degree is in
>marketing. Although I've always preferred the IT side of
>things like creating programs, creating databases etc.
I
>kinda of got caught in the trap of chasing the money and
>one promotion lead to another suddenly 10 years later, I
>realized I really didn't like what I was doing.
>
>Anyways, I would love to get into this field as a
>developer or business analyst, but my work history does
>not document my level of knowledge required for those
>types of positions, although I have my certification and
>know the stuff. I'm very passionate about technology
and
>being self taught and self train was able to get my
MCSD,
>but I can't seem to get a foot in the door.
>
>Any suggestions, job leads, number to a good shrink??
>
>P.S. My desire to change fields have left me without a
>job, because I accepted a pretty decent severance
>package, thinking someone would surely want to hire me
>with my diverse background, wrong! A year later I'm
still
>looking for a job.
>.
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