学IT真的需要转行吗？

九皮

我来多伦多已经7个月了，一直没有找到计算机程序员的工作，不知道大部分学计算机的，和我差不多时间来的，现在状况如何？
我的心情时好时坏，不知道下一步该往哪个方向走。申请上学到现在都没有消息，估计是没什么希望了。
难道我真的需要转行吗？那学什么呢？不知道？希望过来人，给我一些指引。

小叮当

看到过一个统计，
平均发出170份简历，可能会有一个interview,
7个interview,可能会有一个offer。

不要灰心，再接再厉吧。

sonet

坚持一下. 7个月不算长

九皮

难道真的会有结果吗？我看一些来了一年多的人，现在还在打工！都是好不容易呀！难道我的明天就是这样吗？

小猪猪

往最好了看，我举我的例子：我开始找工作半个多月后，接到INTERVIEW通知，那时我总共发了20份简历。然后面试了三次，第四天上班。
往坏了看，我举我朋友的例子：来加拿大一年半，做过的无数个LABOR JOBS和CONTRACT JOBS，但是始终没找到合适的，他在国内也是搞计算机的。

所以，你要有信心，加拿大这个地方是会给你机会的。其实机会人人均等，关键是早晚的问题和你是否能把握。向我看呢，你应该觉得这里还是有希望的，不要灰心，向我的朋友看呢，你走的路还不是最惨的，继续努力吧。

坚持就是胜利！

tomark

你怎么这么厉害，你的条件一定很好

小猪猪

我？条件比你们大多数的人都差，我不是搞技术的，也不是搞艺术的，更没有一技之长，我是靠嘴皮子混饭吃的。我没想炫耀我自己，我真的是非常走运而已。

eddi789

Computer programming can have so many areas, which field are you in? If you were doing Mainframe or AS/400 or VMS then you can forget what you had known before and go back to Uni or College to learn client/server, Internet programming then start over again.

I know a lot of Mainframe guys from China, they were good programmers, developers, system programmers before, but here, the companies just want more senior guys, for example, you need to know Mainframe's DB2, PL/1 and Oracle, Java and etc.  There are simply not such a people, esp. from China.

Also when you came here, probably you are very good among the people around you, but that was in China, you have to compete with Romanian, Russian, Indian, Pakistian, Filipino... here.  Their language background may be better than you, and they also have good technical skills!

From the people I know, if you came to Canada before June 2000, then most likely you would be able to find a job (could be laid off already by now), if you came to Canada after that, then 7 months, or more is very common.

So, if you still want to find a IT job, then you can:

a. refine your resume, make up some good experiences.
b. go grab a certificate, such as MCSD, or OCP (assume you are a developer)
c. go back to Uni or College to learn up-to-date technology.
d. go back to China to find a IT job.

Or, if you have lot of reserve, then don't worry too much, start enjoying the terrific summer in Canada!!