Originally Posted by
Huffandstuff
Don't take this the wrong way but as someone who works in a skilled trade. Know that we hire kids fresh out of school as functional idiots. The things you learn at school are good fundamentals but they don't always translate well to on the job traits. Show you have some merit at a lower job and you'd be surprised how well you shoot upwards.
We get the same think in the IT industry.
We can find skills all over the place. There are guys graduating with degrees in IT every day who know their stuff technically.
What we can't find are nice people - guys who get along, who are helpful to other employees, who know when to speak up and when to shut up. The guys who can deal with angry customers, budgets, deadlines, who can work on a team in a calm, mature manner are the guys who move into lead positions in huge projects and make lots of money.