[LogicX]

I would look into startups. Many startups are willing to have a more engaging conversation with someone, and take into consideration 'non-traditional' work experience. By demonstrating what skills you do have in this area (and being willing to work for a little less than the going rate) -- you should be able to get involved in a high-tech venture.

This would give you resume experience, expose you to the new technologies you desire, and if you learn and grow with the startup, it would be a great environment to grow in responsibility quickly as they grow.

[cmgv]

I totally agree and I would prefer a job in a startup because of the high exposure to recent technologies and the focus in the final product. I tried to search for startups in London, however I didn't find much until now. Do you know any site (if it exists) where I could search for startup companies in London?

[sentinel]

Don't despair cause there's still a strong search for software developers on the market. Java is still a good technology to know, since a lot of people are interested in that. Otherwise, you can just spend a couple of weekends in your room, learning a new technology and making a fun project out of it.

Also, next time you get a job, try to get it in a small company (max. 50-100 people), because those are the companies that really need to be on top of their game in order to make a profit, so you'll be learning a lot of new stuff there.

Here's a couple of websites to get you started on your job hunt:

http://startuply.com/ - startups

http://careers.stackoverflow.com/ - I actually did a search on london and quite a few companies popped up

http://jobs.github.com/positions

I follow the London craigslist and that one has some open start-up positions every now and then

And also there is www.monster.com, but the postings there are not usually startups.

I wish you good luck. If you make it big in a start-up, let us know how you did it.

[justin-wyckwyre]

Definitely, too bad Indeed.com doesn't really cover that territory in force yet. It's now the number one site in the US, and they have tons of start-up company positions in their search engine.

-Justin www.wyckwyre.com