Discussions Posted On: Is the Job Market Good Or Bad For Business Analysts? http://www.it-career-coach.net/2009/06/04/is-the-job-market-good-or-bad-for-business-analysts/ How To Take Your Career To The Next Level Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Richard http://www.it-career-coach.net/2009/06/04/is-the-job-market-good-or-bad-for-business-analysts/comment-page-1/#comment-4940 Richard Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:05:46 +0000 http://www.it-career-coach.net/?p=1590#comment-4940 I am an experienced Lotus Notes/Domino programmer, and have built lots of advanced applications over the past 15 years. However, the market for Domino programmers has shrunk and I need to retrain. I chose PHP and MySQL, since these are well-established web development tools and I have done a lot of web development already with Domino. I have been taeching myself PHP in the Apache/Linux environment and making slow but steady progress. My question is: how do I get an entry-level position without any experience? It's a chicken-egg thing. I can't say on my resume that I have built any applications yet. Do you have any suggestions on how I would approach this? I am an experienced Lotus Notes/Domino programmer, and have built lots of advanced applications over the past 15 years.

However, the market for Domino programmers has shrunk and I need to retrain.

I chose PHP and MySQL, since these are well-established web development tools and I have done a lot of web development already with Domino.

I have been taeching myself PHP in the Apache/Linux environment and making slow but steady progress.

My question is: how do I get an entry-level position without any experience?

It’s a chicken-egg thing.

I can’t say on my resume that I have built any applications yet.

Do you have any suggestions on how I would approach this?

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