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Thanks for all the advice, Bill. I have been going to a lot of .NET events and user groups. Should probably be working harder on networking while there.
>The charities idea is a good way to solve the lack of experience issue.
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>Another way is to get a list of the LAN/Network shops in your area, call them and tell them that about your situation and your credentials and that you're willing to work at extremely low rates.
>They're a good source of leads and you can help them out too.
>That's how I broke the ice with .NET.
>I did a couple of jobs for peanuts.
>Now I'm cranking out some juicy billings with C# .NET.
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>Try to attend any .NET user group meetings, MS presentations, etc, that you can, no matter how unrelated they might seem to your situation.
>I got some great insights by going to things like that and hanging out with older programmers like myself who had gone thru the transition.
>And I also learned some good technical tricks as well.
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>Hound the headhunters too. They can come up with some great jobs out of nowhere.
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>>>Yes. It would also give me something to do besides look for work and study .NET. I happen to enjoy learning new things so I won't call the latter a waste of time, but so far no one has been willing to give me a chance without work experience.
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>Earlier this week I made a decision. I am going to give it another week and a half staying focused on VFP, SQL Server, and .NET opportunities, then open it up to anything I can find. "Hello, welcome to Wal-Mart!"
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