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The difficulty is that it is a profession that at the support staff level could be compared to a trade like plumbing or electric work. There are several industry specific skill sets or knowledge criteria that anyone who has gone through an undergrad program in LA is going to have quite a bit of exposure to. That in itself puts any person who has…[Read more]

Thanks Leslie. Getting experience from “seeing what working LA’s do in a particular office by being around them” is exactly what I’m looking for. I’m not willing to fork out money or commit to any course – be it at a community college or graduate school, until I have a better idea of what it’s like working in the field. This was my approach to…[Read more]

I’ve heard of firms hiring people who were 2- 2 1/2 years into their B.S. but there are a couple of considerations here. 1) No, they wouldn’t likely take the time to train you in the software (others may be more current on this but I am thinking about a parallel in times past when the job applicant usually had basic hand drafting skills). 2) Any…[Read more]