Re: FLASH: The career switch?!?!

[Gregg Caines]

You should really build up a portfolio of stuff that is actually 

in use somewhere.  Your own personal work is great to 

show, but businesses want to see that your work is 

respected by others too.  I see the catch 22... Maybe you

can try volunteering your skills to a local charity, or 

freelancing a bit on the side (with dirt-cheap rates).  

Whatever can build your portfolio will help, and with a 

portfolio, your skills will get the respect they deserve.


Also, I wouldn't bother with certification, or even training.  I

would probably not even buy a book.  These things are all

wastes of time, in my opinion, for a person who can learn

on his/her own, and who knows how to use a search engine,

mailing lists, news groups, IRC, etc.  I'm certain that you

won't find a book or class that has the depth or breadth of

knowledge (concerning Flash) that this mailing list does,

and it's just a small portion of the information available to 

you on the internet.


Hope that helps....


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> I'm currently in the technology field, but I'm on the

> wrong end of the field.  I currently work as an Admin,

> but I want to get involved in Web Development.  I've

> interviewed at a place that gave free training and in

> return you agreed to work for them at the jobs they

> placed you for six months.  I agreed even though it

> was 

> a pay cut from my current position, in order to attain

> some experience and eventually move to a better spot.

> However they said that since I have a technical

> background that this program was not right for me.  I

> I don't get it??  I've shown samples of what I can do,

> but if it isn't with a url that's associated with a

> real business they do not want to see it.  They're

> always (and I understand) are looking from someone

> that has production level experience.

> There in lies the rub!!

> No experience, no job, no job, no experience!

> 

> I've finally decided to breakdown and pay for a

> certification at a college in the NYC area, but NYU is

> charging a 5 grand to just learn HTML and some

> webserver administration. Which I already know, I just

> want the paper to prove it.

> 

> Can anyone suggest a school in the NYC area that

> offers 

> a certification in Web technologies at a reasonable

> price.  Hopefully this will get my foot in the door!!

> 

> Can anyone else offer any other suggestions on how to

> get into web development.




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