Re: Help...Where should I start?

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Microcephalic S. Bob <http://www.planetoftheheads.com/> rambled:
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> "Ben Smith" <online_bensmi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1db61e0658330a4f989832@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Right now, people who can find security bugs in C/C++ code are in
>> demand, as are those who can do the same for web apps.
>
> Ben, I've considered your advice, and while I'm sure the intent here
> is to provide sound advice, I believe I'd be chasing my own tail to
> start trying to specialize in C++ security code.
>
> I've drawn the conclusion that nobody really knows what is 'in
> demand' and that this all comes down to perceptions, and that people
> like to put forward that they have their finger on 'the pulse', but
> nobody has their finger on 'the pulse', and I'm not going to feel bad
> about myself like I 'don't know enough' just because some guy out
> there says something I don't know is in demand. I've also decided to
> start lying on my resume and behaving like a criminal like every
> other successful business person and cheating on the Transgenders
> because even though everyone claims to be against it, the finks are
> the people they hire.

I'll take a wild stab here and say you're wrong about this. While any given
person may not know what is in demand, the meta-people do. Uh, society does.
Each person knows what he or she needs, as a hiring manager. When they
commit this to print, along with a bunch of other manglers, you get the Help
Wanted section of your local newspaper. Combine this with the bazillion
job-finding websites out there, and you too will have a good idea of what is
in demand. Of course, whether you choose to pursue the knowledge that is in
demand is up to you.
While I've never been jobless (I'm still young, there's plenty of time left
to get fired!), I feel for your situation, and I suspect that if you keep
looking and interviewing, your skills will come in handy somewhere. They may
not the skills that the Help Wanted sections declare "In Demand", but
they're YOUR skills, and you'll eventually find a job utilizing them.

Also, being a criminal does not help your job search. Once you have a job,
you should morph into a white-collar criminal. Take a look at Peter Gibbons.
He was lazy AND he stole millions of dollars, and he still got Jennifer
Aniston in bed.

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