Hello All
I’ve only been a member here for less than a year. I started using the forums while I was doing an internship for my Bachelors degree (Application Software Development) at one of the Big East University. I received my degree in the fall of 2007 from MSC. Since then I have interviewed for roughly 40 positions. A lot of them were entry level positions where I had more than the requirements for the position.

When I entered college I was a 44 year old ex-carpenter recovering from a back injury. I graduated in the top of my class (GPA 3.4). Until I entered college I had no computers skills except surfing the web. Yet when I walk into an interview I get a look of surprise (I will be 50 in November) and most interviews end up being short “Glad to meet you, we will be in touch” type affairs. No interest in my experiences or interest in viewing my portfolio.

Are any of you responsible for hiring new programmers and would you care to comment or offer any tips or ideas that I could use? I am not ready to give up yet, but it is extremely frustrating.