Unfortunately you can not read. He is at the same point that we all started with a degree and little to no experience. The best advice that I ever got was to consider the job search as job where you are marketing yourself and your skills. You need to use every avenue that is available that has been mentioned in all of these replies and don't get discouraged, I came out of college at a time just like this and it took me four months to land my first job. The best place to start is doing research on the companies where you like to work to find out about there background and opportunities. The jobs generally go to the individuals who stand out from the others and your way to stand out right now is to know more about the companies you're dealing with than the other guys. Get excited about working a a particular company and pursue them. If you know someone in the company use to find out who to talk to about a position in IT. Let everyone you know know that you are looking, what you are looking for and what your background is so that you network. Post your resume on all the computer job site starting with DICE and Monster. It is a buyers market, but there are jobs out there you just have to find them.
To the gentleman who thinks he know so much about job categories being broken down into operators and designers. Open your eyes, it is broken down into more areas than that and I have worked in every segment of it and wherever you are you need to have a programming background to continue to grow with the market. Operations isn't just operators, it includes DBAs, HelpDesk, Network engineers, Tech Support, System Administration, etc....
Certification can be important once you find what area you want to work.
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Unfortunately you can not read. He is at the same point that we all started with a degree and little to no experience. The best advice that I ever got was to consider the job search as job where you are marketing yourself and your skills. You need to use every avenue that is available that has been mentioned in all of these replies and don't get discouraged, I came out of college at a time just like this and it took me four months to land my first job. The best place to start is doing research on the companies where you like to work to find out about there background and opportunities. The jobs generally go to the individuals who stand out from the others and your way to stand out right now is to know more about the companies you're dealing with than the other guys. Get excited about working a a particular company and pursue them. If you know someone in the company use to find out who to talk to about a position in IT. Let everyone you know know that you are looking, what you are looking for and what your background is so that you network. Post your resume on all the computer job site starting with DICE and Monster. It is a buyers market, but there are jobs out there you just have to find them. To the gentleman who thinks he know so much about job categories being broken down into operators and designers. Open your eyes, it is broken down into more areas than that and I have worked in every segment of it and wherever you are you need to have a programming background to continue to grow with the market. Operations isn't just operators, it includes DBAs, HelpDesk, Network engineers, Tech Support, System Administration, etc.... Certification can be important once you find what area you want to work.