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Re: Getting that first job

From: <cathexis_at_erols.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 01:22:18 GMT
Message-ID: <36d5f703.162149989@news.erols.com>


On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:08:54 GMT, "Jerry Gitomer" <jgitomer_at_ictgroup.com> wrote:

>Hi Andrew,
>
> Since you are posting from erols.com I presume you are located in the
>Northeastern United States. If I were you I would start contacting the
>Human Resources departments in the larger organizations in your area. Also
>contact every firm in the yellow pages that claims to provide contract
>programming and computer consulting services. What you are looking for is
>an entry level Developer's job.
>
> When you get one it won't pay too well, but the important thing is get a
>year or two of paid experience so that you can either get a very handsome
>increase or move on to greener pastures.
>
> In my opinion you should hold out for a developer's job and not try to
>go the Help Desk route.
>
> regards
>
>Jerry Gitomer

        Jerry,

        Thanks for your advice. I appreciate it- and it sits well with my heart.

			Be Seeing You,
				Andrew

>
>cathexis_at_erols.com wrote in message <36d213ea.9189694_at_news.erols.com>...
>>Dear Ng,
>>
>> Well, now that I've finished some classes in Oracle( 7.3, Dev. 2000 Forms
>4.5 and Reports
>>2.5) the question is what sort of jobs should I hope, or expect, to get?
>> There seem to be 3 levels of jobs out there: Help desk, Developers and
>DBA. Reality tells me
>>not to look for the DBA jobs. If know anything, I know what I don't know
>and I believe DBA requires
>>lots of on the job exper. and more.
>> So that leaves Help Desk and Developer. My goal is DBA with a medium to
>large firm, by Full
>>time or contract. But what about Help Desk? What I mean is this: How likely
>is it that my first job
>>will be Help Desk? Also, Is the Help Desk to Developer to DBA path
>realistic? Will I end up "stuck"
>>at Help Desk? Or should I hold out for a Developer position?
>> By the way, I should say that I have no job exper. in databasing. Just
>school work and P.O.
>>8/ Dev. 2000 trial versions on my home box. This is a career switch for me.
>I expect that if I'm a
>>newbie I may be paid like a newbie, but I want to follow the career path
>that will put me the surest
>>way to my goals.
>> Time for more questions? When do I stop only studying and take a job when
>the offer comes?
>>That is, I also took courses in C/C++ and Visual Basic. Should I really try
>to be an expert in
>>everything? And what about java? Should I go back to square 1 and learn
>some java? I know you can
>>never learn too much, but sooner or later I need real world exper. if I'm
>to go anywhere?
>> A lot of questions, I know. But I've asked for and gotten great help here
>before. I respect
>>you guys and would welcome your opinions one and all. My thanks in advance,
>>
>> Andrew
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 25 1999 - 19:22:18 CST

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