Well is tough to get hired by a big corporation now a days but it is not
hopeless. The trend now is for them to contract with third party providers
for their IT solutions depending on what it is they want to solve. The trend
also for them is to hire college graduate and groom them as administrator or
programmers. Network administration is becoming more automated, more
centralized and easier to implemented thus requiring less people to manage
more clients.
The lower tier support personnel is not that difficult to fill using third
parties. However you should keep trying. It is always good to follow up on
your application and resume submissions. Sign up with as many technical
staffing firms as possible in your area and work with them on finding you a
position no matter how temporary and network with the people who you meet
while on assignment. No matter how much people deny it the vast majority of
the better jobs that are available are never advertised so get to know
people who work in the industry. Join a computer group in your community.
Get as many certification on the technology that interest you and is in
demand as you can because it does indicate that you are serious about your
profession. Taking courses at the community college or any formal gathering
in your community gives you the opportunity to network with other people who
share the same interest and have a better knowledge of where the
opportunities are. Although it is less then where you are from, it is still
who you know what will help you to get a foot in the door.
I don't know your domestic situation but been able and unafraid to move will
be helpful. There are some parts of the country which would give you a
better chance than others. Just getting your first experience is the hardest
part. You can always go back to the area of the country that you like after
getting that initial experience. Don't be afraid to take that initial low
paying job to gain some American experience in IT, but set a goal to move on
if you are dissatisfied with your pay. There is no standard job description
or pay rate for support personnel it is what the respective company require
and offer. Some will have not require that entry level personnel have any
certificate while others will require it.
Another avenue is to start your own company and market yourself as an
independent contractor. There are companies which use contractors for their
projects within your expertise and you can also sell yourself as a
technician in your community by printing some business cards and passing
them out and doing a good job for your customers. Word of mouth is very
important way of getting ahead. Search for companies advertising as onsite
technology service companies and contact them about signing up with them as
an independent contractor, if that is something that you are interested in
or might want to pursue. Anyway those are just a few ideas that I have to
your question. Keep trying and Good luck.
"gogona" <> wrote in message
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>I had an Internet cafe-LAN gaming center in Greece for about 3 years but
>had
> to leave that country and move to the USA for personal reasons. Business
> was
> good and I just admired what I was doing.
>
> So couple of months ago, when I came to this country, I was full of hopes
> to
> find a job as a DST, as this seems to me exactly the area were I think I
> will
> be the happiest, doing things that I enjoy most. Hence, I set to myself a
> goal of getting certified by Microsoft and find a job as a DST.
>
> Meanwhile I just took a job that has nothing to do with IT, to have some
> income, and kept posting my resume to different job search sites in order
> to
> find a job as a DST.So far I didn't get even one single offer from any
> employer. I understand that I have no "American experience", but I think
> computers are the same everywhere in the world.
>
> Then I tried to search this newsgroup on the subject of job hunting and
> the
> results just broke my heart: what I got from the few topics listed is that
> here, in the USA, DSTs are the lowest level of IT industry and they are
> paid
> just a miser. Above all, that it is almost impossible getting a job, even
> such a low-paid. Does all this mean I am wasting my time and I'd rather
> think
> of doing something else?
>
> Could you perhaps suggest what strategies I have to apply to find a job as
> a
> DST? If it involves volunteering, where to go to volunteer? As I have made
> a
> simple, one-page resume myself, simply stating the facts of my career and
> education, should I rather have some professionals write a resume for me?
> Job
> hunting sites often have some special offers to write stellar resumes that
> will increase vastly my chances of getting job-interviews. Should I turn
> to
> special employment agencies to get the job?
>
> I hope you, my fellow newsgroup members, will help me out in my confusion.
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
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