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Actually I agree with Hands Free... interviews for decent roles will normally be pretty tough. The last two roles i landed involved a mix of technical screenings by guys with at least 3 years .Net, and Transcenders / similar PC based tests, and requests for sample code to solve a specific problem... Im an MCSD.Net and took along my exam results to show my current client with an average score of a little over 85% - they still insisted on having me write a basic application to their specifications as part of the screening. Admittedly the last two companies have been consultancies with fairly strict recruiting guidelines, but the quality of staff ive worked with over the last two years has been a lot higher compared to those i encountered pre .Net. Many people had C++ / Java backgrounds and were mid thirties i.e. were experienced OO developers.
Ive spent 3 years with C# and no contractor ive worked with recently had less than 2 years real world .Net - youll be spotted a mile off even if you scrape past the interview stage.
The permie route with training might be worth it - get to grips with VS 2005 Team System and then go contracting next year.
In terms of MCP certifications id do the Windows Applications, then Web Applications, then Web Services and Server Components in that order. Theres a lot of commonality in terms of debugging, configuration etc.
Actually I agree with Hands Free... interviews for decent roles will normally be pretty tough. The last two roles i landed involved a mix of technical screenings by guys with at least 3 years .Net, and Transcenders / similar PC based tests, and requests for sample code to solve a specific problem... Im an MCSD.Net and took along my exam results to show my current client with an average score of a little over 85% - they still insisted on having me write a basic application to their specifications as part of the screening. Admittedly the last two companies have been consultancies with fairly strict recruiting guidelines, but the quality of staff ive worked with over the last two years has been a lot higher compared to those i encountered pre .Net. Many people had C++ / Java backgrounds and were mid thirties i.e. were experienced OO developers.
Ive spent 3 years with C# and no contractor ive worked with recently had less than 2 years real world .Net - youll be spotted a mile off even if you scrape past the interview stage.
The permie route with training might be worth it - get to grips with VS 2005 Team System and then go contracting next year.
In terms of MCP certifications id do the Windows Applications, then Web Applications, then Web Services and Server Components in that order. Theres a lot of commonality in terms of debugging, configuration etc.
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