Look for non-profits in your area. They often need help.

My current gig, I had almost no web dev experience. 95% of what I do is web. I built my resume around my non-web experience, general business understanding, etc.

>Let me throw this open to suggestions because I have not been able to solve it myself. For 5 years I have been trying to transition to the .NET market It has seemed like a stone wall, a Catch 22, because everyone has wanted experience. And with .NET being over 10 years old experienced developers are plentiful. I have a couple of ideas in mind. One is to work free for a month and then the company can decide whether they want to keep me. To me it doesn't seem unreasonable. The fundamentals of software development remain unchanged. But it's hard to convince bureaucratic organizations of that sometimes. My other idea, and the winner IMO, is to do some work on a volunteer basis. I don't have to mention on my resume that the work was unpaid. Can you or