I am 21 years old, and i have worked in the tech industry for 6 years. I was more interested in the hardware and network side of computers then programming. However one great way i found when i was 15 to get in to this kind of work, was to hook up with a small non profit company in town. in my opinion it is the best thing you can do to get in to this industry. the only major down side is would need to stay there for a year or 2 for little or no pay, for the experience and for the reference. However non profits usually are very great full to have help and take people with little experience. Also they make a great reference when you are ready to find a real job. Non profits usually have many contacts.
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I am 21 years old, and i have worked in the tech industry for 6 years. I was more interested in the hardware and network side of computers then programming. However one great way i found when i was 15 to get in to this kind of work, was to hook up with a small non profit company in town. in my opinion it is the best thing you can do to get in to this industry. the only major down side is would need to stay there for a year or 2 for little or no pay, for the experience and for the reference. However non profits usually are very great full to have help and take people with little experience. Also they make a great reference when you are ready to find a real job. Non profits usually have many contacts.