i have a cert in IT but never found work related to the field after going to VCC. i applied, but nothing. seems like every company out there is looking for someone with experience and if you don;t have that they don't want to hire you.
i'm thinking of going to take course in the A plus certification so it can prepare me to write it.
i also went to school for 2 yrs at langara for business management program, but couldn't find work related to the field. i tried everywhere from CL, monster, workopolis.... and i went to job search clubs and they help me with tweeking the resume and cover letter.
i been doing lot attendant, cashier/merchandiser,temp job for job agency like randstad, driver at car rental places, jobs for 6 years now since i couldn't find work related to the field

i want to take the A plus cert and hoping it will get me a help desk , IT job, if not maybe go into web design.

has anyone here been through this kind of situation and if so what do you do? a

Yeah, I'm in a similar situation. Except, I'm not sure which to go for first: degree or certificate. My specific field is IT as well, but with my major, it'll mostly be advanced mathematics and some programming, which isn't what I want to do at all. I want hands on experience, so I was trying to decide if earning a certificate first would be best for me. My plan was to earn a certificate or two, then go back and go for my BS degree to strengthen my credentials.

IT is more or less dead in America unless you can code like an Autistic savant check out http://seeker.dice.com/olc/index.jspa?categoryID=1

I hope I'm saving you years of some tens of thousands of dollars and several years of your life

these are jobs that won't come back. but if you are really good, you can program from a beach somewhere in brazil or something. programming is a global job now.

Computational linguistics seems like an interesting field.

I'm a software engineer and I have no problem finding a good job. My current job, the company contacted me though linkedin.com. There are still strong demand for C++, Java, and C# programmers.

In 06? How is that relevant to today? The bubble has burst.

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IT = McJob subject to ruthless economic forces

at McDonald's at least you can screw around if your boss is cool

If you have the right skills (software development, network security, etc...) then you should not have a hard time finding a job (at least in NYC). But if you only know HTML, then you're screwed.