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Hello, I've been watching this board with much interest over the past year. I responded a few times to job seekers and started some off line discussions via email with people who have read my post on finding employment in information technology. I have helped 6 people become gainfully employed as technologists over the past 4 months. Most were able to get jobs in about 3-5 weeks. 2 of them were very green-entry level.
I continuously see the same concerns and questions arise on this board (and on other boards at cramsession and elsewhere).
They are:
* Is IT still a good field?
* What direction in IT should I take (networking, programming, multi-media, blah, blah)?
* How does one get entry level experience when the jobs require experience? (the Catch-22-you need to have what you need to get in order to get what you need to have-dilemma)
* Review my resume questions?
* Will x certification(s) help me land a job?
* Are there any companies hiring?
* How much should I ask for?
* How much should I be making?
* How do I answer x interview question?
* How do I make that initial contact?
* What are employers looking for?
* How do I structure an employment agreement?
And others..........
I have started compiling a toolkit for IT professionals with information on how-to find IT Jobs and develop a career in IT. I have had success in helping people break in and advance their careers and am passionate that IT is, and will remain, an incredible results-based career choice.
However, as I've said in the past, it is not a panacea of easy money and easy opportunity and the past couple years are a correction that will help mature the field (albeit a painful one).
With that said, I am going to provide, IF DESIRED, some of the material (via links) I am creating for a seminar and workbook covering Building IT Careers, on this discussion board.
My reasons are two-fold:
1) Your feedback will help me define the issues and the solutions to finding ways to break into and build technology careers. and...
2) I promote cramsession (in fact, it's part of my help-desk standards for companies I consult) constantly as a place gather good info and I would love to give back to the community.
So the question... As I develop materials, articles and samples for building a successful IT career, do any of you, all of you, none of you, want to see it, review it, and most importantly, use it - and provide feedback to help me with this endeavor?
Thanks all.
Matt
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| Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 16, '02 at 1:37 pm | 543 | Tracey1 | |
 Yes | Jun 16, '02 at 3:19 pm | 519 | Bowenknight | |
 Yes | Jun 16, '02 at 5:28 pm | 451 | toothscrap | |
 Give it a try | Jun 16, '02 at 7:11 pm | 474 | sisyphus | |
 yes Matt, we are with you | Jun 16, '02 at 8:14 pm | 430 | aniblade | |
 defenitely | Jun 16, '02 at 10:54 pm | 376 | khanrs | |
| Do y'all want something like this? the answer yes | Jun 17, '02 at 12:27 am | 411 | lizandro23 | |
| Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 17, '02 at 3:07 am | 374 | Mnorvell | |
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| Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 17, '02 at 2:01 pm | 402 | CrazyRig | |
| So Matt | Jun 17, '02 at 3:56 pm | 381 | knesco | |
| So Matt - Notification | Jun 17, '02 at 4:48 pm | 449 | mmoranisd | |
 Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 17, '02 at 7:23 pm | 403 | breakology | |
 Oops! | Jun 17, '02 at 8:53 pm | 372 | mmoranisd | |
| Good Luck Man? | Jun 18, '02 at 1:21 am | 328 | lizandro23 | |
| Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 17, '02 at 8:59 pm | 347 | newd00d | |
| Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 18, '02 at 2:47 am | 352 | eastfield | |
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| Do y'all want something like this? | Jun 19, '02 at 2:13 pm | 317 | alanone007 | |
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