I went to school college for 5-6 years studied everything I could related to computers information technology and information security and it hasn't got me that big salary job I've studied Cisco networking (CCNA1-4), Network Security (Cisco Network Security), Information Security, UNIX/LINUX, computer and internet forensics, structured cabling, fiber optics, and telecomunications. I got mostly A's and B's in all these courses! I've taken courses the Microsoft office suite courses and know the ins and outs of those programs. I know excel very well in fact my statistics course it was required to do all the homework and tests with excel! I mean if you can do statistics with excel I think you know how to use excel.I know how to troubleshoot and have some experience with WIndows XP/Vista/7 and MAC. When I was in high school I was the assistant for the computer administrator and troubleshooted computers for teacher's and did all the image cast and ghosting! I even worked for my school district doing a job during my summer vacation where they got rid of all their old computers and I me and few other people troubleshooted the computers which did not work and we re-imaged them so they could be functioning when they were donated to charity can operate any operating system! I've been building computers as a hobby for almost 10 years now!

The last job I had was doing technical support for a company called Clearwire and I got laid off because they were down sizing and got rid of all the new hires! All this company does is hire and fire I soon to find out from every person I know who worked there or has heard of them! I haven't had a full time job for almost 5 months! I have applied everywhere I can for entry level tech jobs or jobs that don't require that much experience. Most of the jobs here want people with 2+ years experience or even 5+ and its not easy being out of college trying to get into the tech field WITH NO EXPERIENCE. And on top of it I live in a city which has service industry economy with very little tech jobs and an unemployment rate of 15%+, so I'm probably competing with thousands of other people for position that only needs 1-10 people and of course the guy with the experience always gets the [censored] job! These jobs in which they want experience I am very capable of learning and probably would have no problem doing! Then these stupid interviewers don't want to hire you because you have unemployment gaps and they have no idea what its like to be unemployed! Of course people are going to have unemployment gaps in this economy especially in a [censored] state with 15%+ unemployment rate for the past 2-3 years! I mean WTF do these people want only be out of work for a month and have 5+ years experience. I mean they don't even give people chances who are trying to get their foot in the door in this field! Then there's hardly any entry level jobs for tech grads in my state. Then some of these places don't even interview they have these stupid [censored] tests. I mean WTF I'm incapable of doing a job because a stupid 5-10+ question bull [censored] test which have stupid scenarios and want you to rate the best or worse response but all the responses look good and are all similar. Some of these test are setup for you to fail and probably some idiot with a lucky guess gets these job! Then on top of it, all the [censored] entry level tech jobs are in [censored] India and China because these stupid [censored] companies like to outsource because they're ran by unpatriotic cheapskates. Sorry folks now I'm just ranting in frustration... It [censored] svcks high school teachers and colleges put this idea in your head go to college get a degree you'll have a bright career then you're in debt because of student loans because no [censored] jobs! The only jobs I've been able to get are these stupid 1-5 day temp jobs which give me no experience what-so-ever!

Anybody work in the information technology field with any advice on how to get your foot in the door? Or where to look for entry level tech jobs? Any advice on what to put on you're resume in relation to information technology? How do you get into this field! Anybody know what I'm doing wrong and why I'm not getting any interviews and the interviews I go to they don't hire me? I mean I do the right things during interview I wear a very classy suit and tie, I'm well groomed, half the time I look better than the person who is interviewing me. I do all the right things they tell you to do in an interview look the person in the eye, lean forward because its implies active listening. I'm always on time and I'm usually 10-20 minutes early. I know I give a good first impression as I can tell by body language but I always get turned down because they hire another candidate who has more experience!

What am I doing wrong I mean it almost feels I wasted my time going to school and taking all these courses! All it has gotten me a job at a hire and fire company and stupid [censored] 1-5 day temp jobs which a monkey could do!

I'm sorry If half my post was ranting and raving but really anybody have any advice I mean I am more than capable to work in this field! I mean it just feels I wasted my time and money going to college studying everything I could so I could get a good paying job and it hasn't really gotten me anywhere.

Its really more about the people you know on the inside rather than cold dropping resumes at tech companies. You need to network. Milk those industry contacts you may or may not have made during college/school/tech courses. Call in favours, work in unrelated positions (internal promotion is easier for the HR people to handle).

Where would I start as far as networking goes? I've heard of Linkdin I think that's what its called but where do I start I wouldn't even know a single person to network with.

Hmmm maybe this place isn't the right place the ask it seems people around here know more about my little ponies than the I.T. industry... But it did feel good to write out my rant and raving taking out my frustration on the keyboard.

This place is a TERRIBLE place to ask ANYTHING if you want serious advice. Did you not make any contacts during college? Maybe go back and ask the profs for something.

Otherwise, you will have to make friends in the right places. You could always work for the government.

I more so got a few professors I had as references but I don't think that's the same thing.

Government jobs require a Bachelors degree I only have an associates because I couldn't afford to finish my bachelors program. Another set back I don't want to go deeper into student loan debt than I already am. I know sounds stupid went to school for that long and only have an associates, I took a lot of extra courses which weren't needed for my degree because one of my professors who is a vice president and part owner of his company told me you want to do the most and not the least and I figured this guy must know what he's talking about. And plus it was fun learning all that tech stuff

I just want to get an entry level job in tech and work my way up and continue my education once I've settled my student loan debt.

Oddly enough working for the government does appeal to me.