So, it's well beyond time I knuckled down and took this job finding thing seriously. But...what sort of job do I look for?
This is a serious question, I'm at a complete loss. I really have no idea what I should be doing.
I know one thing, I'm a lot better than the job I'm doing right now. But I've been doing this job for nearly ten months now, and that's got to be a score against me when it comes to applying for better stuff, right?
Ok, let me start at the start.
I have a degree in Computer Science. I went to university fully intending to join the RAF as a pilot. That fell through. I did the testing and discovered I'd be excellent at almost every job the RAF could offer me, including pilot, but I unfortunately I'd make a dreadful officer.
Problem is, when it came to choosing modules for my degree, I didn't choose with any sort of plan for a career in, say, web design, or development or whatever. I just picked whatever interested me at the time. The result is that I got a broad, but fairly shallow education. That, combined with my natural laziness, meant that my degree is not worth as much as it might have been.
After university, I spent a couple of years travelling, which compounded the problem as I soon forgot most of what I learnt.
After that, I had a few temp jobs, before settling for a while at the Open University on one of their IT desktop support teams. That was cool, but after a year, they wanted to take on someone permanently ) I was technically there as a temp), and I failed the interview for my own job.
A friend of mine worked for DaimlerChrysler (as it was then) and, through him, I landed another long term temp contract as a Database administrator.
That lasted a year when, as the project was winding up, I decided to come to Ireland. Just for the hell of it. I ran out of money, had to beg from the parents, and then finally landed this terribly dull administrative job at Dell.
Phew, that was longer than I thought.
Anyway, the point is, with this background, what the hell can I do now? I've been applying for more database jobs, but I'm not sure how to explain the fact I've been doing this crappy job for so long - if I even get to an interview and a chance to explain.
If not that, any suggestions on what else I could do? I'm just so bored right now, of everything, not just work. But the job thing seems like something that should be in my control, something I can do something about. But I have no idea WHAT!!
And yes, I recognise that I am a lot better off than a lot of people, but still, I feel I have more to give to the world, and the chance to put myself somewhere to give it. I just need to work out how.
Sorry for the long post. Any ideas, suggestions, encouragement etc extremely welcome.
This is a serious question, I'm at a complete loss. I really have no idea what I should be doing.
I know one thing, I'm a lot better than the job I'm doing right now. But I've been doing this job for nearly ten months now, and that's got to be a score against me when it comes to applying for better stuff, right?
Ok, let me start at the start.
I have a degree in Computer Science. I went to university fully intending to join the RAF as a pilot. That fell through. I did the testing and discovered I'd be excellent at almost every job the RAF could offer me, including pilot, but I unfortunately I'd make a dreadful officer.
Problem is, when it came to choosing modules for my degree, I didn't choose with any sort of plan for a career in, say, web design, or development or whatever. I just picked whatever interested me at the time. The result is that I got a broad, but fairly shallow education. That, combined with my natural laziness, meant that my degree is not worth as much as it might have been.
After university, I spent a couple of years travelling, which compounded the problem as I soon forgot most of what I learnt.
After that, I had a few temp jobs, before settling for a while at the Open University on one of their IT desktop support teams. That was cool, but after a year, they wanted to take on someone permanently ) I was technically there as a temp), and I failed the interview for my own job.
A friend of mine worked for DaimlerChrysler (as it was then) and, through him, I landed another long term temp contract as a Database administrator.
That lasted a year when, as the project was winding up, I decided to come to Ireland. Just for the hell of it. I ran out of money, had to beg from the parents, and then finally landed this terribly dull administrative job at Dell.
Phew, that was longer than I thought.
Anyway, the point is, with this background, what the hell can I do now? I've been applying for more database jobs, but I'm not sure how to explain the fact I've been doing this crappy job for so long - if I even get to an interview and a chance to explain.
If not that, any suggestions on what else I could do? I'm just so bored right now, of everything, not just work. But the job thing seems like something that should be in my control, something I can do something about. But I have no idea WHAT!!
And yes, I recognise that I am a lot better off than a lot of people, but still, I feel I have more to give to the world, and the chance to put myself somewhere to give it. I just need to work out how.
Sorry for the long post. Any ideas, suggestions, encouragement etc extremely welcome.
No qualifications or experience at all for that, though. *sigh*
Better to pM ME!