Coder

Posted By: MT15 on 2008-01-30
In Reply to: now totally confused - M.

My sister took an accelerated coding class last spring and hasn't found work yet. In all the ads she sees for coders, they ask for experience. I'm not saying this is the case overall, but this is what she is finding. My daughter decided to go to nursing school--wish I had the ambition to do that. Seems like that is where the jobs will be. Good luck, whatever you decide to do.

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now totally confused - M.
- Coder - MT15
- Doing QA right out of school with NO experience???? - JRMT
- I read this somewhere before. - Mandi
- Are you sure your aren't editing speech rec? - sm
- Just keep looking, don't give up. - Jolene
  - My take on your post - Susie
    - try doing it for a company like MQ, - type-it
      - Just read my other posts, aint gonna do that - Susie
    - Maybe you are an exception - Sue
      - I think the poster sorta confused - Susie
    - You obviously do not have the editing program some have. - Certain dictators on my acocunt are horrible
      - Amen to that... nm - type-it
      - You said talk to the people at - Susie
        No problems with Q - sm
        Well, Susie, here is the deal... - type-it
        Sounds like my husband's ideas - Susie
- Yikes. - MslaMT
- Blinks - In shock - Noelatte
  - QA is highly over rated anyway. - You should probably get over yourself.
    - look at your own post - QA
    - Hmm. - Noelatte

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