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copied!<p>no offense, but from your description it would appear that you're not really qualified for a 'real' OO programming job. Academic classes are a good introduction to a language but no substitute for solving real problems with fluctuating deadlines, finicky users, cholicky managers, et al ;-)</p> <p>this leaves three options:</p> <ol> <li><p>join an open-source project that uses OO and a language you know, and contribute to it significantly. This will provide an analogue of real programming experience [but not real job experience] and <em>may</em> help you get a programming job in another year or two</p></li> <li><p>or, apply for an entry-level OO programming job and impress the heck out of the interviewer with your communication skills, contagious enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, commitment to the customer/user/whatever, etc. In other words, present and sell yourself truthfully but as the 'complete package' needing only the opportunity to explode.</p> <ul> <li>Don't be discouraged if you get turned down a lot</li> <li>don't apply for jobs you don't really want</li> <li>expect to stay in the job for at least a year if not two or three, to really learn how to program in a non-academic environment</li> </ul></li> <li><p>start your own business as a consultant, programmer, freelance, and/or develop products, and learn at your own pace. This is risky when out of school, less risky when in school, and if you happen on an unoccupied niche can be quite lucrative</p></li> </ol>

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