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Re:How do you break the cycle of needing experience to find ... by LarryMade2 on Sunday February 04, 2018 @12:37PM (#16303702)
One avenue for that is the non-profit service sector, if you can maintain their systems it has pretty stable hours tasks are long range and you have time to develop skills and stuff. You learn a lot about the nuts and bolts of office work, data management, communication, and reporting.

Downside is pay is not anywhere near the private sector, also if funding gets cut, as a non direct services position, you may be under cutback consideration.

Re:How do you break the cycle of needing experience to find ... by tjt on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:46AM (#16306873)
I worked as a BA until I got work at a non-profit doing lightweight database admin and legacy app administration. Now in my second year I'm helping rebuild our internal apps with react and .NET. I'm hoping to set myself up well for my next position.