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Re: Small Rant
Hi Hawman,
I'm 21 and, until this job I have now, I had no experience of working in IT. I quit uni January 08 and for 7 months, I was sat at home doin nothing apart from working Saturday and Sunday at my local argos. Eventually I got a random job for 5 months that turned out to be really horrible but it gave me chance to look for a good IT job. Here is the solution I used:
Don't be afraid to sign on at the job centre, no matter how horrible it makes you feel, its £150 a week so its worth it!
Secondly, sign up to as many recruitment agencies as possible. If you have IT qualifications and are good with a keyboard, they will absolutely adore you and will get you loads of work. You have to ring them once a week to keep them thinking about you but its worth it. The work might only be temporary admin work but its work and it sets you up for the next part....
Apply for any IT jobs there are. I used the job centre plus website every day seeing what had come on. The job I have now was advertised as an experienced network administrators position but they re-wrote the job spec and here I am. Even if you go for a role askin for an experienced person, It may be that they like the sound of you and create a junior role.
Remember, in Britain, there are more IT jobs going round than there are people to fill them so, if a company sees someone they like who doesnt have the right qualifications for that role, they may take them on in a junior position and then train them up for the future
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Russell Bates
Network Administrator,
ATI Garryson,
Ibstock, Leicestershire
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