For those with tech-related jobs...

[TechHead87]

Just curious. Networking? From ATOT? College degree help you any?

And for those who dont mind me asking, what's the payscale and region? Big city? Small city? Big money? Small money?

Just wondering. I may be headed towards a career change soon. TV isn't paying the bills.

 

[TechHead87]

Any takers?

 

[Eeezee]

Uhm, I applied

Low-paying IT job for school FTL

 

[Kyanzes]

Through friends.

 

[wasssup]

I graduated two years ago and JUST got my first real "tech" job (the other jobs I had were tech jobs, but I was way overqualified for them).

It was pure dumb luck for me, I went to a job fair last year and they called me this year, went for the interview, got the job.

 

[Chrono]

HOOK UPS!

 

[The Batt?sai]

i'm still trying to get a tech job (permanet)

 

[RichardE]

I applied

 

[jagec]

Even in this day and age, the most sure way of getting a job is knowing someone.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Originally posted by: jagec
Even in this day and age, the most sure way of getting a job is knowing someone.

Agreed.

 

[Anghang]

applied for a lot of jobs during my last 2 years of college, which helped me to get my interviewing skills up to a professional corporate level..
one of the Big 6 (at that time there were 6) came on campus and interviewed me
i got hired as a security consultant and been doing it ever since

i was a comp sci major

 

[HardcoreRobot]

hired via college recruiting, comp sci major, big city big money

 

[speg]

Co-op program.

 

[imported_LoKe]

It's not what you know, it's who you know.

 

[drum]

knew someone, but my degree got me the chance though. big city, maybe a little lower than average pay but to be expected with no experience. i'm actually doing really well now

 

[ruffilb]

Dude I played tennis with had an MD PHD and ran a non-profit company with a few tech openings.

 

[Kristi2k]

College degree plus experience, small city ~50k people, ~$35k a year. I'm 24, single and live in a 2 bedroom apartment. I hope that helps.

 

[DaveSimmons]

First software development job: BS CS and some grad school, faxed a resume.

Current software development job: boss from old job formed a startup company after company was sold, and actively recruited me.

Pay: quite decent (Seattle area).

 

[tommigsr]

first tech job:
ex-g/f was working at a small aerospace company, told me to come in and fix some computers, boss paid me, asked me if i'd like to work for him full time...blah blah, big city, el segundo, ca...little pay $15/hour

2nd tech job:
friends that graduated from college (uci) - 2 of them were IT engineers for a company in irvine, ca (big city), pays well (around 45k), they hooked me up with the job there...i never finished my degree (computer sci), but i plan on finishing it when i have the chance. i live in oc with 3 roomies

 

[Kaido]

Internship in sales, migrated to IT after about six months because I started fixing their computers

 

[shortylickens]

Orion International.

Though an old standard still holds true.
80% of all jobs never get advertised. They are filled through social networking.

Thats where placement agencies have an edge.
Its more than just a database of jobs. They help you do a lot of the networking.
Wish I had found more contacts my last months in the Navy, but it all worked out.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: LoKe
It's not what you know, it's who you know.

 

[GhettoFob]

craigslist

 

[nageov3t]

my brother-in-law is a manager of a different department at this company... he got me an interview, and my education / previous work experience got me the job.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

I do internet marketing for one of the big 4 dot com's. I'm a recent college grad, 22 years old, my degree got me in the door (international trade) but I got the job primarily because of my entrepreneurial experience outside of school.

And Yah for the record, non-technical/IT tech related jobs are sick.