| I like some of the advice in this thread, but taking a bit of a broader view: OP, you're trying to do 2 things here: (1) get a job, and (2) learn a trade. Those are different, though related pursuits. The ideal is you can find a job that will teach you the trade; in other words, you're looking for an apprenticeship. There are often gov programs for tech apprenticeships (typically state level, so I can't link a definitely-relevant one), but [1] may be a place to start. Also just google "[state] IT Apprenticeship." There are also corporate programs at IBM and Accenture you should look at. Second, even if you can't get the tech job immediately/this round, don't give up. Google needs IT support folks enough that they started a new education program to teach people enough to work for them [2]. If you have to get a different job, look at that. It is a bit pricey at $49/month, but Google says they'd consider completion to be equivalent to a bachelors. Finally, every CV you submit should have a cover letter, consisting of the paragraphs you wrote in this post from "I am a techie at heart" to "solution seems impossible." Good luck! [1] https://www.apprenticeship.gov/apprenticeship-industries/inf... [2] https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-it... |