IT Jobs, where do i start ?

[Chemical King]

Im having real trouble finmding a job in IT. I aleready got qualified for IT Essentials 1, and Comptia A+, and server 2003 managing and working on other courses as well. But I cant find a job even in support.

I work on placement for free at college but wont be in running for job there that pays cos they want experienced technicians so im pissed off rite now that i cant find a job. Any ppl no any gud sites

[goat_boy]

the one i always go to is www.monster.com

[Heinzanova]

I live in Silicon Valley, so the way I find work is the following:

1.) Friends... best hires are through friends.
2.) Craigslist
3.) LinkedIn -> professional through friends/coworkers message board.
Then you have the more commercial but less quality sites.

Like Dice.com, and Monster.com (dice is more focused for IT/Eng).

[zimmy]

Unfortuantely , your College courses mean squat really in the industry. THe industry cares about certifications. Forget what you "qualified for". What are you? MCSE 2003? Network plus? Study a lil more and get your ccna... basically the same sh*t with a lil ios knowledge. (ios is just the command prompt os that runs on shityt cisco routers... basically a bad copy of unix.. ). Even after you get certifications (if you havne't already) you will find that the certifications / schooling that they told you would open up these huge doors for you , just get the doors cracked open. Keep in contact with the people you went to school with. THey will be your best method to get that first experience. One of them will get a job and if they are worth a shit ... the empoyer will hire there friends. Try a job at a local NOC... they usually hire people with no experience. Shit pay but you will definately get some paper experieince.

[spywizard]

get the cisco cert...

and contact multiple non-profits, offer your services for $35 per hour..

good luck..

they are easy to find in any area..

It's not a job, but you can buy your own insurance..

[spywizard]

I mean we bill $150- $200 per hour to the same companies, but they hate it, so someone with less experience could really move in and pick up some contracts..

good luck..