How to find jobs in Software development?

Hi,


I have a degree in computer science and software development from a leading university.But still when I apply for jobs or go for interviews they ask for work experience.i tried to get into graduate programe but since my marks are not that great I cant get into such ones either.





So will it be a help if I do certification courses such as CCNA and learn things like PHP on my own and develop some websites.





I would also like to mention here that the reason why my marks are low is when I started the degree I had no basic knowledge in IT and therefor with minimum help with my friends I tried really hard.Because of this experience I am now really motivated to do programming than ever before.

How to find jobs in Software development?
I had a hard time when I first started out trying to find a job in the Aerospace industry. In the end I had to wait 4 years after graduating (including doing an MSc) to finally land a place on a graduate scheme! I didn't have great grades either during the BEng and had no industrial exprience either, so I know where you are coming from.





However, things started to look up for me about a year after I had finished my MSc (yes, I had to go through another year of unemployment/temp jobs), when I finally had my break and was offered a job.





The thing that piped it for me in the interview was all the stuff that I had learnt outside of uni - everything that I had taught myself. During the times of unemployment/bordem/temp jobs I learnt how to program with PHP/Javascript/HTML (I had some basic C/C++ behind me), set up websites using Apache/MySQL, Linux skills...and also outside of programming I learnt Russian, taught myself the guitar and also how to repair laptops.





So in answer to your question about CCNA etc - yes, working towards those goals are the soughts of things that will make you stand out at interview level. Perhaps throw in a foriegn language while you're at it... ;-)





Good luck.
Reply:Go to www.microsoft.com and in the search bar type in software developer jobs and click on the links