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Well, I did it the hard way (starting from the bottom) and have been a tech for 25 yrs now, 18 with Volvo dealers (several). My road was rocky but it's now pretty good really, can't complain. Few guys seem to last long in the auto business as it's not an easy career for most and most other techs I see don't have it as good as I do but then I'm very determined and a hard worker too.
If you're a mechanic now and have Volvo experience, you can probably get into a dealership and move up if you're good enough and agressive but it's not always an easy path and ones chances for success seriously depends on how much you're needed there and the people you have to work with, probably like any competive job experience?
What might make it a hard career for some to enter is that these days, most dealers prefer techs with experience with new Volvos as that's most of what's repaired/serviced in dealerships. That now means knowing how to use the Vadis PC but if you're adept at PCs and automotive software, another tech or two should be able to help you get use to it. It's also essential to be good at auto. electronics if you want to be more than a parts changer/lube tech type.
Volvo good to work with? Some pros and cons on that and my own opinion can change too sometimes depending on the day. Some obviously like working on them (like me) but then I've seen many who want nothing to do with them too so there's no definate answer on that for everyone.
I've worked on other cars too and some cars are better than others to work on but there's good and bad things about all cars really so it all depends on opportunities, point of view, preferances, where one works, people, etc.
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