OK, take a step back for a second and look at your situation. In my mind, age does not matter. As backnight said, a well paid job comes to you only because you can sell yourself on your experience. The more experience you have the more you can demand (or ask for).
At an age of 17, I would estimate that the maximum experience that you could have is 1-2 years. That experience may not however be commercial experience.
Your definition of a well paying job might be different to mine so it might be a good idea to clearly define what your looking for.
My advice would be...
Instead of trying to find a job in a highly experience and up-skilled market you should look at trying to build your experience. When I say experience, this could be in the form of work experience OR by going out and applying your skills to a project. The best way to build experience is to contact a friend or relative and offer your services for free or at a low cost. The free or low costs takes both the pressure and risk out equation.
This way you will find a job a lot easier down the road .. You can then show how you applied your knowledge to a project and what you learned. You will learn a lot by doing this. |