[JOB] Perl / Database Developer - Financial Sector

[Peter Corlett]

On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 12:29:06PM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote:
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> How does one get into the financial industry given it requires 3+ years
> working knowledge? Doesn't this sound like a Catch-22 to anybody else?

You apply to places who aren't offering anything like enough money to
attract the people with the "required" skills.

For example, I once got a job that "required" a full UK driving license even
though I don't have a licence. The job was 100% in the office, so I didn't
need one anyway.