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Enforcer · Rated NC-17

I tried the whole Monster, Dice etc routine, and it netted me nothing, I just got extremely lucky and knew someone who knew someone etc....

I would do a combination of the first 2, look for a job the normal way like you have been while working on certs, also look at local buisness schools and colleges for work flyers, you could find something, anything like an internship or what-not that while it won't make your resume sparkle, it won't kill it like McDonalds would.

Also look at the companies that are in the area your moving to, and check online, lots of companies don't advertise their jobs anywhere except on their website if that, mainly because they don't want to deal with 3rd party websites. While you mainly laugh at the thought of working in McDonalds, remember that they have computers in their establishments that link up somewhere, and that means they have an IT staff somewhere, might do some good to search for a job in companies like that. I never thought I'd be where I am, but I'm a Net Tech at a Produce company that mainly just sells lettuce, yet has a 16 person IT staff with in house developers just for about 200 users. (Shameless plug.....) People are still surprised at where I work, never thinking that a Farm would need so much technology.

EDIT: I also agree with JimBowy here, While I would shrink away from McDonalds as the "French Fry and Hamburger assembly technician" Best Buy or Circuit City as the Tech Support isn't all that bad and will get you exposure to the area, if you don't feel up to that you could always look for the IT consulting firms in the area and check with them to see if they need a gopher for their Tech Support.
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