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My advice for anyone wishing to get into a particular area (eg mine was software development, and it took me over ten years to get where I wanted but replace with your vocation of choice):
Don't:
1. Rely on recruitment agencies too much - do some employer research of your own.
2. Put too much emphasis on qualifications
3. Expect to walk into a high-paying position overnight.
4. Lie or bullshit on your resume.
Do
1. Turn down offers if the interview didn't feel right or you just didn't gel with the guy.
2. Learn everything you possibly can about a skill of your choice.
3. If you can't find work in your chosen skill, do it in your spare time. You then find out
if this really does float your boat or not. Just DO something - create a blog, build/fix something, whatever.
(This I found was of inestimable value in interviews as it enables you to talk lucidly and in detail about a skill you have -
or a project you once did - employers dislike vagueness and insincerity).
4. Once acquired, and not before, put any skills you acquire on your resume.
5. Keep repeating steps 1-4 for the rest of your professional life
6. Get a job.
Don't:
1. Rely on recruitment agencies too much - do some employer research of your own.
2. Put too much emphasis on qualifications
3. Expect to walk into a high-paying position overnight.
4. Lie or bullshit on your resume.
Do
1. Turn down offers if the interview didn't feel right or you just didn't gel with the guy.
2. Learn everything you possibly can about a skill of your choice.
3. If you can't find work in your chosen skill, do it in your spare time. You then find out
if this really does float your boat or not. Just DO something - create a blog, build/fix something, whatever.
(This I found was of inestimable value in interviews as it enables you to talk lucidly and in detail about a skill you have -
or a project you once did - employers dislike vagueness and insincerity).
4. Once acquired, and not before, put any skills you acquire on your resume.
5. Keep repeating steps 1-4 for the rest of your professional life
6. Get a job.