Kevin

North West

IT Consultant

I am asked by lots of people with degrees in IT or manufacturer certification "how do I get a job in IT". My reply, having worked in IT for over 30 years and seen it all before is "get experience in IT".

Joseph Heller with Catch 22 has nothing on the IT industry. With any technology you learn being out of date in 12-18 months. Also IT usually being the leanest part of any business you can work lots of overtime, just don't expect to get paid for it. You are paid to work a professional working day.

IT has been good to me over the years but now I am told I am too old to do anything technical, I can't possibly understand the web, I can't have any original ideas, it's a young persons industry. Yet I see the same mistakes being made decade after decade. But this also applies to many other white collar activities.

It's good to laugh :-)

My advice is the same a a previous comment: learn a proper trade and start your own business. There is always a shortage of plumbers, electricians, plasterers etc