I'm trying to change careers into the tech industry and it's been very difficult to find any job to get any experience. Any suggestions. Don't want to waste my knowledge on my way to getting my MCSE

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If you're looking for experience to add to your resume consider doing volunteer work. Almost every not-for-profit group needs help with computers. It also looks good on your resume that you have done volunteer work and it shows that you are interested in learning. I have a friend who installed a Windows/Linux network at an animal hospital this summer and as a result, he was able to get a job from a member of the hospital's board of directors.

Also consider joining your local PC Users Group and other tech organizations. These are great places for networking and finding jobs. You can also learn a lot from other members.

And don't give up working for your MCSE just because the current job market for techs is bad. The job market is bad for everyone right now, not just techs. Once the economy improves (hopefully soon!), there will be a demand for technology workers.

Hang in there!

- Wild

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The job market is very bad these days and it makes it harder for new techies to jump into the information technology sector.
You should try to get any job that will put the experience on your resume.
you should get hands on training from a tech school or any vocational system.

Getting your cert will not always help or hurt, just remember that the companies are not paying the money that they use to.
So it means for you and other to try to not post high demands on salaries, work with the recruiter or the main hiring company.
Build an online resume and post to dice.com, flipdog.com, hotjobs.com, try these sites and post your resume.

If you are new in the technology filed demand a low salary range $25-50 ks to start and if you do progress in the company so will your skills and salary.

PS. Experience is key in this field, especially these days.

Goodluck

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Thanks for the encouragement. I will keep on my path and keep searching and applying. At this point I don't really care about the money, I would just be happy being in the industry.

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