Getting an entry level programming job

[femi tee]

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering and love coding, so I do quite some visual c++ & MFC, java and WebPages designs, I have been trying to get an entry level programming job but have noticed that the only companies interested in my skill are high tech companies who do in-house coding.


I would rather be with a software company that does pure coding, so I can be exposed to variety but I never get interviewed by them.


I was wondering why?


A friend suggested yesterday that most companies would think because of my level of education, I might find the entry level projects boring for the salary level and opt for an Research job with higher pay after I have been trained for a while.

[WHAT?]

I RECENTLY PURCHASED VC++ 6.0, BUT I DO NOT KNOW MFC PROGRAMMING. WILL SOMEONE

PLEASE REFER ME TO A BOOK, SITE OR SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT CONTAINS DETAILED

EXPLAINATIONS TO THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER?


I KNOW VC++ 4.0 PROGRAMMING IN DOS, AND LITTLE IN OTHER LANGUAGES. JUST STARTED

PROGRAMMING NOT LONG AGO, AND AM VERY ANXIOUS TO LEARN NEW CONCEPTS.


THANK YOU!

[Len Holgate]

Perhaps it's because for a pure coding job you're more likely to need more experience than for an in house, develop/support type role. Maybe you should look longer term and go for a job that's not exactly what you want just so you can get some more experience. Once you have some commercial experience you might find it easier to move to the kind of role that you're more interested in.

[phil]

hi dude...


goto this link, it's GREAT for learning MFC and C++


http://devcentral.iftech.com/learning/tutorials/


enjoy

phil

[Phil]

hi dude...


goto this link, it's GREAT for learning MFC and C++


http://devcentral.iftech.com/learning/tutorials/


enjoy

phil

[Yimin Zhu]

Thanks a lot!

[Colin Davies]

Visual C++ BlueBook was the best of 6 beginners books I bought a month ago ..

[Gaikwad Sameer]

Try using Beginning VC++ 6.0 by Ivor Horton. This is the best book One can ever start learning VC++ just from the ground up even though ones fundamentals about Windows programming are not clear.

Best of Luck.