The other way of approaching an "IT" sector job, is through agencies.
Afaik there is a shortfall in jobs vS people to fill them. Recruitment agencies work darn hard to get people jobs, of all kinds of positions, as they get paid 1stly for placing u and they as u get paid. (not a skim off ur salary, it`s just how agencies work)
In all honesty, with the intent of getting a foot-in or experience with a company, any sort of IT support, installs, can be very very basic. Every company needs "some1 to fix a mouse for a user" - to be extreme about it.
So u could.. sign up for an agency, there`s no commitment in terms of u have to do what they say about taking positions, just sign up, provide them with a CV that lists ur qualifications and any experience and they WILL find something. (As long as u don`t aim too high initially, or I guess u could aim high initially and lower the aim if time goes by)
On the back of that, u can either get taken on by these companies, or stay with them on contract and move to others, all the while gaining experience. Oh and whilst ur there, ur agency will constantly email u about other positions, as well as having a homepage with all sorts of advice and potentials.
Tbh with "IT" (as said already, that`s a blanket phrase for many of us) the options are huge. Options in terms of how u go about getting started in it.
As I said, afaik there are more positions than applicants in the IT support field atleast. And less and less students are taking computer & science based subjects, so it`s only going to get worse.
I can tell u hand on heart that the majority of people here, that give good replies to pc problems, would have zero problems in IT support.
I had no idea what my job title would be at my current position. I thought IT Technician (which would be ok cos I do hardware stuff aswell as OS), but my manager filled in my thingy as IT Analyst - pfft suits me.
Money, really, is as good as u pursue it. U can be on "good" money and love the place and be happy. Or of course u can be happy with the "good" money, but actively look to push urself to other things. That`s really down to the individual.
I still laugh when people talk about "work". Pfft I go in, play with computer stuff, drink coffee, post on forums (OC3D ofc), and go home. U call that "work"? lol (this is after about 18 months of main career switching) - it is work to some people mind, but if u love computers in general, it`s different. I know some1 in the department without a home pc.. how does that work ?
EDIT: Oh I got A levels in Electronics and Math, AS in Math too (taken early). Grades are crap mind, but they`re letters other than U, F or N
Physics is an awsome subject, I loved it and failed it cos I`m an idiot more than anything else. Got an "N". But now I remember so much of it - crazy.
