On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 15:29, David Vo wrote:
> Hey Mark,
> I just graduated fom USF with a computer engineering
> degree and I am trying to persue toward to be the
> network engineer.
> Can you shed me something to where is a good starting
> point?
If you don't know by now, you're probably going to have to take whatever
you can get.
The market in Tampa sucks. TALENTED employees are cheap. Finding work is
hard. Take the job WHEREVER you can find it, don't limit yourself to
Tampa.
Also, be willing to work cheap. Don't hold out for some huge salary you
perceive your degree should entitle you to.
The best thing you really could have done while in school was an
Internship now and again over the summers, or running a small company on
the side to get some business contacts.
Yes, a degree gets your foot in the door when business review your crisp
new resume with nothing but that fast-food restraunt you worked at in
high-school as previous job experience. Unfortunately, there are 100
other people with their foot in the door, and they have all kinds of
intresting things that employers want to see (primarily a stable work
background and a no-bullshit list of skills that fit the job position
they are trying to fill).
The question is, where do YOU want to start? Employers love to hear a
straight and honest answer, with some distinct goals and a lot of
ambition in the interview.
I'm not trying to get you down, just enlighten you to the reality of the
Tampa job market and the tech industry in general. If you have a job, be
happy with it. If you don't have a job, take what you can get. It beats
McDonalds. Seriously.
Granted, this is my opinion, I may be completely off base here. If I am,
I'm sure someone will be more than happy to correct me. ;)
- Ian C. Blenke <icblenke@nks.net>
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