[melloman]

You get jobs through people. Contacts & networking are everything in this day and age. If you don't know somebody, you better make sure that in your class of 150, you were in the top 10, because if you weren't your not even getting a call for a 2nd interview.

I have personal experience where it took me 8 months to get my current job, even then I knew someone here. While job hunting I searched online, I made tons of phone calls, and I did atleast 50-100 COLD CALLS. Something no young person seems to want to do anymore. They figure a fucking email is "good enough." At the 8 month mark, I hit a peak of getting 3 interviews, and happily got a job.. Best part was the other 2 companies, never even called to say I didn't make the cut.

It's something where school is still necessary, but only to a point. I've found that experience now outweighs schooling. Thus I'm on the fence whether I should go back for another Certificate to expand my knowledge or just keep working. (Yet if I can't get a LOA then most likely this idea is dead in the water)

Advice: Go to school, but while is school make lots of friends in the same industry. Keep in contact with everyone so you have a better chance of getting a job. Yet most importantly.. WHILE still in school, get internships, co-ops, even part-time jobs in the industry. Without the experience, the likelihood of getting a job is slim-to-none.