Still Seeking Employment
If you read my profile then you already know I'm a summa cum laude graduate of a two-year I.T. program at Virginia Western Community College. I'm proud of that 4.0 GPA I earned, because some of those courses were quite challenging, and I worked hard to maintain that rating.
Nevertheless, I'm now in my third month of seeking employment in the Roanoke/Salem/Vinton area in Virginia. I'm finding that I.T. is a tough field to break into. The problem is, I think, that there are only so many companies large enough to even have an I.T. department, and of those, practically all of them have a small, core group of individuals that fulfill the company's needs. And when the rare opening does materialize, likely it goes to someone with some sort of connection; at least it surely seems that way.
Anyway, an old workmate of mine called me today and asked if I would be interested in a small job, replacing a kitchen counter top in a rental house that he owns. I told him I am.
Isn't that rather ironic? After all the expense and effort I put into my college-level I.T. studies, and graduating with a flawless academic record, here I am going back to my old carpentry bailiwick. So tomorrow I will go with him to look at the job and give him a price I hope he can live with.
Here I am, Carilion! Here I am, Norfolk Southern! Here I am, State Farm! Here I am, G.E.! Here I am, Appalachian Power! Here I am, Roanoke City and Roanoke County! Here I am, all you other concerns in the valley who need I.T. people! My resume is out there, and many of you have already been given one directly by me! I can do what you need done, yet here I am pricing counter top replacements and steel-wooling the rust off my saw blades! I'm just waiting for one of you to give me the opportunity to put my computer skills to work! Let's go!
Nevertheless, I'm now in my third month of seeking employment in the Roanoke/Salem/Vinton area in Virginia. I'm finding that I.T. is a tough field to break into. The problem is, I think, that there are only so many companies large enough to even have an I.T. department, and of those, practically all of them have a small, core group of individuals that fulfill the company's needs. And when the rare opening does materialize, likely it goes to someone with some sort of connection; at least it surely seems that way.
Anyway, an old workmate of mine called me today and asked if I would be interested in a small job, replacing a kitchen counter top in a rental house that he owns. I told him I am.
Isn't that rather ironic? After all the expense and effort I put into my college-level I.T. studies, and graduating with a flawless academic record, here I am going back to my old carpentry bailiwick. So tomorrow I will go with him to look at the job and give him a price I hope he can live with.
Here I am, Carilion! Here I am, Norfolk Southern! Here I am, State Farm! Here I am, G.E.! Here I am, Appalachian Power! Here I am, Roanoke City and Roanoke County! Here I am, all you other concerns in the valley who need I.T. people! My resume is out there, and many of you have already been given one directly by me! I can do what you need done, yet here I am pricing counter top replacements and steel-wooling the rust off my saw blades! I'm just waiting for one of you to give me the opportunity to put my computer skills to work! Let's go!
