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How are your Drupal skills? We are always looking for GOOD Drupal people. Shit Drupal people are a dime a dozen. So if you once went to GoDaddy and built a basic website with Drupal, you are probably...
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Setup a complete profile on Linkedin. Make sure the main profile splash page would sell your talents to a stranger. Then join groups within your expertise, post information, and answer questions. ...
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I think the real issue is that 'generalized knowledge' today is much more widespread than it used to be. Way too many people now know how to use computers, and there are more computer geeks than...
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I'm pretty swift on the computer, from hardware to programming, but haven't seen many jobs that seek people with generalized knowledge, at least in my neck of the woods. I wonder if there is any...
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Some do take lesser jobs at lesser pay. Others simply move on. Some companies will not hire older employees because of the cost of insurance as obviousy they are more expensive to cover.
I have...
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I have read all of the replies carefully. Thanks for the feedback. In large part, you all have confirmed some of my own impressions. The job market is definitely a reversal of what it was in the...
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ask in computer forum
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Computer knowledge is crying need for finding a job.some times some job has not related to computer and pay a good salary.Now-a-days most of the work is computer based so we should be a general...
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Well it is my experience that for every person like ourselves that get things done by figuring out how things work in a company and how to get things done in spitre of it and who works and who...
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Look into journalistic papers going digital, and online magazines who need the help. But becareful, once they get your code, functions, etc they dump you fast.
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Certainly not - you seem to be lumping politics as only the negative things that go on.
Understanding the office politics means understanding how things flow. Who are figureheads, and who...
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Ahhh, now we're talking about 2 different things. Software / IT market versus challenges of keeping a job as you get older.
There's no question, the market is booming. It's big & continuing to...
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I hear you. I know it is very discouraging. I have been very lucky to survive where I am. Try not to let it get to you. I know that is hard but making yourself sick with worry or stress is not...
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Yup, I'll gladly argue the flip side of this. I've also been in the industry for 20+ years, and I've seen all of the fluctuations.
I currently work in IT for a large software company & we employ...
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two college degrees? you call them worthless? of no value? what degrees did you get? I'm sorry that you picked poor college choices, but like any investment, you've got to do your due diligence.
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Nobody is looking for general computer help, and putting "good with computers" will be ignored on your resume. You should look into IT certifications. That plus your experience should land you a...
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I'm not all that familiar with the IT business but this has piqued my curiosity - I would assume that most IT/engineering/development jobs are based on the work that is completed. So if the goals are...
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Yeah you believe that propoganda. You can't find enough IT people willing to work long hours for $40 someodd thousand a year to start should be what it really states....and make 1% annual raises (if...
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Like I said, training on your dime is probably a bad idea if it is training in computers or IT or any technical or engineering field. It is simply not an area I would recommend anyone going into and...
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I personally work in IT at a help desk. It might not be what you want, but it is the easiest way to get your foot in the door. You can stick around for 6 months and move on to other areas within the...
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The computer industry has suffered from the same disease that many industries have in the past 2 decades, namely outsourcing. General computer knowledge is not worth a whole lot when larger corps...
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might want to post your list of skills (or better yet a resume), but generally employers will look for some sort of certification rather than take the time to train you themselves, or perhaps just...
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A lot of people are decent with computers, I dont know how much 'programming' you know or how well you can code a site, but I would suggest getting certifications on anything you can. For example A+,...
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I wasn't sure this was the right place to post a resume. I reserved a domain name and made a web site once to show off my skills, using at different times Drupal and then Wordpress, but it did not...
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I agree with this post the most. According to the OP he has a job thats barely above minimum wage, has experience and a degree but cant land a better job.
Find a larger companies and apply for a...
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Maybe check out www.odesk.com?
Most of the software developers are from low-wage countries BUT if you are actually good at what you do you might be able to get an edge on them.
I've seen...
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I work in technology, and I've seen both sides of the argument taking place. I am now making 70% of what I once did, because someone else was cheaper to hire, garbage office politics, and idiot...
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I suppose your thought is that I'm no good at programming. Well, you are welcome to think what you like. I doubt anything that I say would change any of your opinions, and there is nothing to be...
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I would be curious where you all are regionally. I do very nicely for myself and turn away recruiters weekly. I would be curious if some of the issues you guys face are about the states you live in...
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I am replying directly to you, Yanks, because your message resonates with my own observations about the state of the job market. So many, many jobs have gone offshore just as you say. I'm not sure...
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And to my orginal point, why would anyone want to go into such a field? Bust you rear getting a technical degree and get treated like dirt.
Embrace the politics...really? Is that code for be a...
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Is there something your interested in software wise? Have you tried doing work for a open source project? They hire right off their lists. It would probably take 6 months or so of invested time.
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get some IT certifications and get into IT. You probably won't get in without certifications. You mentioned html and CSS, with creativity you can build websites, that's about it.
What other...
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Dude, what are you talking about? Eight of the top twenty fastest growing job fields are IT / tech related, and software development is #1.
IT is a rapidly growing field and that's not going to...
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where is your location ? state, city ?
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I would look into healthcare. Contact some local hospitals and ask them if they need computer help.
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Nope, not at all - apologies if my scenario hit close to home for you. Believe me it's a very common situation.
My original advice to you still stands - get into mobile app development. There...
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While I will not deny that to some extent during the boom there was an influx of people who had no business being programmers or in IT, arguing that this is the basis for the displacement is simply...
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Sounds like some solid discussion and advice that's being ignored. Hope someone has a use for it.
