Re: Is training worth the price?

I missed that post, as I am new here. Please reply - what does it take to get the first job as a developer? If you don't have experience but just like computers and want to learn can you get a job or should you pass an MCP exam in Visual Basic, for example, first? Would a Lotus CLS developer exam help you get your first job? Is going the Lotus Notes Developer route short circuiting your career - better to go VB,C++, etc.? What language(s) should you know before tackling Oracle? Also, what are the job prospects for a degree not in computer science, does one have to go back to school? Do Help Desk jobs lead to developer jobs or should you try to get a developer position right off?

I'm a career changer who's been interested in computers since before the PC came out (learned Basic on an Apple IIe) and then became a Macintosh fan. I've had a career in sales (degree in Psych)using various database programs but not programming them. I got super interested when exposed to Win 95 a couple of years ago. Since then I've worked at a computer training company, know MS Office 97 except Powerpoint, how to use the internet, and Win 98 and have access to a lot of cbt but am unsure which direction to pursue. I'm interested in databases to help salespeople actually do the job, not just keep track of contacts and in the future prospects of web based applications. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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In article <7luo58$c82$1_at_autumn.news.rcn.net>,   "Jerry Gitomer" <jgitomer_at_erols.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Before you spend a lot of money spend some time doing
> research. Go talk to IT managers, Human Resources departments,
> and some local recruiting firms that specialize in computer
> software jobs first.
>
> Also, as someone else pointed out, it will probably be much
> easier to get a job as a developer rather than a DBA.
>
> regards
> Jerry Gitomer
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> Thomas Robey wrote in message
> <7lu103$cqq$1_at_holly.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I don't know if this the right place to post this message to,
> but if it is,
> >here goes:
> >
> >I am looking at taking Oracle training at a local IT training
> company and to
> >somehow eventually get employed as a DBA - or possible other
> related
> >position. I was wondering how beneficial is it to shell out
> thousands of
> >dollars for training, and how it compares to the prospect of
> getting
> >employed in this area, even at entry-level, after the training?
> >
> >Can you all give me some honest advice?
> >
> >Thanks a bunch!
> > Tom
> >
> >PS. This message is going to be posted on a couple NGs.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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