Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!alberta!calgary!cpsc!jevans From: jevans@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (David Jevans) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Jobs? Summary: here is how Message-ID: <266@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 88 03:00:06 GMT References:<28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@calgary.UUCP Lines: 32 In article <28669@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, gladman@banana.cis.ohio-state.edu (gregory gladman) writes: > In article js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon C. Slenk) writes: > >What is the deal? Aren't there companies out there who need / want > >computer graphic buffs/freaks/fiends/doers/gurus? I, for one, wish to > >work in such a position when I (eventually) graduate / grow up. > >...Is the job market here non-existant? Should I plan to go into another > >area of buisness? > I don't know what kind of education and experience most companies are > looking for these days. Is there any way for me to "get my feet wet" > before I enter the job market? (I'm a junior, and those important career > decision points are coming up SOON!) 4 easy steps to getting the graphics job-o-your-dreams: 1. Get your Bsc. 2. Get your Msc/Phd in computer graphics. 3. Get published in SIGGRAPH. 4. Wait for the job offers. The alternate route: 1. Get your Bsc. 2. Get your Msc/Phd in computer graphics. 3. Get published in SIGGRAPH. 4. Start your own company. Easy! David Jevans, U of Calgary Computer Science, Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada uucp: ...{ubc-cs,utai,alberta}!calgary!jevans