Several years ago, I was stuck in retail with a Computer Science Degree. I wasn't in a good area for IT jobs and had no idea what could be done. A Bestbuy came to town so I took up the Geek Squad thing to start working something remotely IT into my resume. But I still wasn't sure where to go from there.
That all changed when I took a Helpdesk position at a state agency. I had to move, but I found that as a great springboard into other areas. Goverment shops often have a varied IT department to cover all their bases. Mine has Networking, Help Desk, PC techs and application developers. Once in the door, I was quickly able to show them that I was capable of much more than the Helpdesk gig and am now in Application Development.
Take a look at local and state goverment positions in their area. You never know what you might find.
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Several years ago, I was stuck in retail with a Computer Science Degree. I wasn't in a good area for IT jobs and had no idea what could be done. A Bestbuy came to town so I took up the Geek Squad thing to start working something remotely IT into my resume. But I still wasn't sure where to go from there.
That all changed when I took a Helpdesk position at a state agency. I had to move, but I found that as a great springboard into other areas. Goverment shops often have a varied IT department to cover all their bases. Mine has Networking, Help Desk, PC techs and application developers. Once in the door, I was quickly able to show them that I was capable of much more than the Helpdesk gig and am now in Application Development.
Take a look at local and state goverment positions in their area. You never know what you might find.