I 'm studying asp.net and was looking on job sites and realised that nobody would employ me without experience!! How can I get experience?
Even junior positions require 6 - 12 mnths experience! This search almost put me off studying. I know someonewhohas mcsd and nobody employed him and it has been a year now that he is looking for a job. Pleasehelp! Is this all worth it?
Thanks!
1. Register at good jobsites and keep your eyes open for entry-level positions.
2. Volunteer your time on projects. You can find non-profit groups online that don't have much money but they have .net projects and they need volunteers to work on them. This is a way to build your portfolio and get references. (you could also do open
source project work).
3. Start your own .net site, think up a theme for it yourself, but essentially this will be a way to show people what you can actually do with .Net. You can also post your resume here and when you send your resume out you can also list your site's url.
Do not be depressed. Its a phase most of us pass through. Its like a cycle. But somehow all of us manage to break the cycle. I would say keep looking, try to find projects in your area that you can do for free (initially). Doesnt matter if they are only 3 page
sites. Try to build a portfolio. The market is really good, especially for .NET. See if you can take any of the certifications (MCP to start with) that can make a recruiter notice your resume.
May be someone else here can throw in something more to cheer you up.
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I took a slightly different approach. After 10 years in the military working on avionics systems, I quickly discovered that none of that experience applied in the real-world job market... even in the Seattle area!
So with 10 years of no-experience experience, I started my own business. Within a year I was woo'ed into the corporate IT world.
I would do the following:
2. Volunteer your time on projects. You can find non-profit groups online that don't have much money but they have .net projects and they need volunteers to work on them. This is a way to build your portfolio and get references. (you could also do open
source project work).
dont be depressed, look out for a small opening in a web development company, most web projects are now shifting to .net platform.
dont care for salary you get. earn the knowledge on .net technology and frame work.
dont every let depression let you down, you may work as part time faculty and do honorury projects in dot net.
Where are you located? We have an opening for an Associate Developer in Hackensack, NJ that was posted in this forum [http://forums.asp.net/thread/1333201.aspx]. Nevermind the experience stated, if you interested you should apply.
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There are no jobs for not experienced
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I 'm studying asp.net and was looking on job sites and realised that nobody would employ me without experience!! How can I get experience?
Even junior positions require 6 - 12 mnths experience! This search almost put me off studying. I know someonewhohas mcsd and nobody employed him and it has been a year now that he is looking for a job. Pleasehelp! Is this all worth it?
Thanks!
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Re: There are no jobs for not experienced
Oct 24, 2005 04:38 PM|LINK
1. Register at good jobsites and keep your eyes open for entry-level positions.
2. Volunteer your time on projects. You can find non-profit groups online that don't have much money but they have .net projects and they need volunteers to work on them. This is a way to build your portfolio and get references. (you could also do open source project work).
3. Start your own .net site, think up a theme for it yourself, but essentially this will be a way to show people what you can actually do with .Net. You can also post your resume here and when you send your resume out you can also list your site's url.
Hope this helps,
Dave
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Oct 24, 2005 05:45 PM|LINK
May be someone else here can throw in something more to cheer you up.
Dinakar Nethi
Life is short. Enjoy it.
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Re: There are no jobs for not experienced
Oct 24, 2005 06:08 PM|LINK
So with 10 years of no-experience experience, I started my own business. Within a year I was woo'ed into the corporate IT world.
-Ray
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Re: There are no jobs for not experienced
Oct 25, 2005 08:56 AM|LINK
Excellent advice.
You can find dozen of project on http://sourceforge.net/
Dmitry
fox09
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Re: There are no jobs for not experienced
Oct 25, 2005 04:05 PM|LINK
Someone said that mcsd and msad are not valuated as mcse is.
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Oct 25, 2005 08:14 PM|LINK
Thanks!!
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dont care for salary you get. earn the knowledge on .net technology and frame work.
dont every let depression let you down, you may work as part time faculty and do honorury projects in dot net.
best of luck
adi
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