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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 05/16/06 15:34
TristaSD wrote:
> Thanks, all. Lots of Brits, I see.
>
> I am an accountant in the States. The grind is killing me, and I don't
> want to do the CPAs. I'm considering smaller-scale programming as a
> career. My strengths include SQL, html, CSS, and VBA. As I am
> learning php and MySQL, I'm liking it more and more ...
>
> Hence the quesiton in the first place - is it doable for a non-CS
> degree guy to actually get a job in the area, or employers snub
> newcomers like me?
>
(Pressed send too quickly)
Yes, it's doable. But your best entry is going to be to leverage your
accounting experience. Get an accounting job with a large company and look for
opportunities to get into programming.
It will be very hard to do otherwise; there are too many people with a lot of
experience and/or degrees. Entry level positions for someone with neither are
rare (but not unheard of).
And a couple of web sites won't do you much good. Employers want to see past
employment experience, not something you did in your spare time.
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