[thelist] Re: Career Q's

> From: Scott Johnson <owolf@advancenet.net>
>
> >> 1) Does it count against you if you have no formal quailifications?
> >> obviously it would depend on the qual'.
> >
> >ermm... yes.  i wouldn't hire a plumber who hasn't done it before, or
> >an electrician, or an architect, or a programmer, etc... i won't hire
> >a designer who' only ever done print work to do my web site,
> >either... gotta know the job...
> 
> Umm, yeah, but how do you get experience if no one will hire you to
> get experience?  Night classes?

work for people who will train you... go to school for it... try it as a 
hobby for a while, etc... not all great options, but the whole catch-
22 of getting experience when you have none will still apply...