[NTLUG:Discuss] It must be true that IT is back...

[VanSchuyver, Shawn (Contractor)]

>>
>> I know someone who is trying to switch careers to get into web
design.
>> She has php, mysql, and html skills, but no job experience in this
field.
>>
>> She has found what Greg says to be very true. Employers can cherry
pick
>> a candidate, overlooking anyone who does not have *all* of the
requisite
>> skills for that position. I saw the job posting that sparked this
>> conversation, but did not forward it to her figuring she did not have
>> the experience necessary.
>>
>
>Advice:  Don't give up and keep applying.  Somewhere down the road just
>being a woman will be the magic qualifier or someone will simply think
>she'll be good enough.  Persistence more than anything else will pay
off
>eventually.  Another thing is to make each application personal to the
>job being sought.  When it shows, it often counts higher and in her
>favor as well.
 [SV] 
    Also don't forget a good cover letter and an email afterwards
thanking them for the opportunity to interview. By the time most
interviewers have gotten down to the last few candidates, that thank you
letter to remind them of your shining face makes a huge difference.

Also, have her check out Aerotek, Tek Systems,  VOLT, and Snelling IT.
All those contracting companies usually have many entry level jobs.

Good Luck!
-Shawn 


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