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"Marsh_lion" <marsh...@SPAMparadise.net.nz> wrote in message 
news:447d1994$1@clear.net.nz...
> Spyderizer wrote:
>> MuuMiMan wrote:
>>> IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER Spyderizer
>>> <n...@spam.com> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!:
>>>> Marsh_lion wrote:
>>>>> As you probably know, I'm looking for work as a programmer, but as 
>>>>> everybody wants someone with experience (that I'm struggling to get), 
>>>>> I've been forced to do temporary work (short term contracts, not 
>>>>> really doing what I want to do) to keep the money coming in. Just in 
>>>>> case you're wondering, I do have enough money to get by (so you wont 
>>>>> be seeing the back of me :-p).
>>>> Bah! Competitor!
>>>
>>> You pepole missed the IT boom by six years.
>>
>> There's still enough to go around, it's just that entering is a little 
>> harder now.
>
> Oh so true. I finished my degree about 3 years ago (when there were a few 
> too many of us). Nowadays (certainly from my experience (in Wellington, NZ 
> at least)) there is a shortage, but they don't want to train anyone new 
> (the old adage of to get experience, you must first have experience).

That is exactly what I feel the candidates must have (experience) even 
though when I start up on this forsaken career in IT, I was once a fresh 
graduate. Well at least now I can do upon those whom did not do anything 
against me .... MUHAHAAHA!

> Just out of curiosity Spyda, where are you focusing your job hunt (or is 
> it everywhere)? I've focused on the Wellington Region (being that I'm 
> currently in Lower Hutt).

To be specific, Australia :p
-- 
Steven Ung
The Ignorant Asian