Arnold
CibbuanoIT Job Advice
June 21st 2006 00:49
Following on from yesterday’s job advice for people seeking a career in the IT industry, today I’m going to offer some more practical career and training path advice.
Nowadays, to be a success in the IT industry you have to shine out from the crowd with a good dose of specialist skills and talents. Of course part of the catch with standing out from the crowd is the ability to offer specialist skills which are highly sought after and in an area where there are few other specialists. So a big factor in determining your success as an IT guru is to identify where the market is heading, where demand is likely to be cropping up in the future and work on developing and marketing your skills in that particular area. Essentially the key to longevity and financial reward in the IT industry is the ability to be innovative and forward thinking. Observe current trends, track development and project what is going to be in demand for in the future. Success in the IT industry demands forward thinkers, not followers.
As we’ve identified, being innovative, creative and observant are necessary skills to help build a successful IT career. There is little point following the latest trends and spurts as these areas have already been discovered and as they gain momentum will become flooded with a band wagon of IT job seekers. A good example is learning basic and popular programming languages. Many people undertake degrees and courses focused on common programming languages. Programming jobs are decreasing in popularity which means that a large portion of people obtaining programming skills are finding it difficult to find good paying positions or any form of employment at all.
I think anyone seeing a career in the IT industry would be well served by supplementing their IT studies with another field of interests. This provides a buffer of knowledge to fall back on in the event that success in the IT industry becomes difficult. Furthermore, it offers some practical knowledge to apply your IT expertise to. Many IT positions require some sort of practical industry application. It always helps to have some sort of knowledge of the field you are apply your IT skills to. As an example, extensive databases are being applied to medical facilities to help manage the medical history and needs of their patients. Whilst you don’t need a medical degree, someone with a background in biological sciences may have a better working knowledge for how to set up, organize and maintain such a database.
Nowadays, to be a success in the IT industry you have to shine out from the crowd with a good dose of specialist skills and talents. Of course part of the catch with standing out from the crowd is the ability to offer specialist skills which are highly sought after and in an area where there are few other specialists. So a big factor in determining your success as an IT guru is to identify where the market is heading, where demand is likely to be cropping up in the future and work on developing and marketing your skills in that particular area. Essentially the key to longevity and financial reward in the IT industry is the ability to be innovative and forward thinking. Observe current trends, track development and project what is going to be in demand for in the future. Success in the IT industry demands forward thinkers, not followers.
As we’ve identified, being innovative, creative and observant are necessary skills to help build a successful IT career. There is little point following the latest trends and spurts as these areas have already been discovered and as they gain momentum will become flooded with a band wagon of IT job seekers. A good example is learning basic and popular programming languages. Many people undertake degrees and courses focused on common programming languages. Programming jobs are decreasing in popularity which means that a large portion of people obtaining programming skills are finding it difficult to find good paying positions or any form of employment at all.
I think anyone seeing a career in the IT industry would be well served by supplementing their IT studies with another field of interests. This provides a buffer of knowledge to fall back on in the event that success in the IT industry becomes difficult. Furthermore, it offers some practical knowledge to apply your IT expertise to. Many IT positions require some sort of practical industry application. It always helps to have some sort of knowledge of the field you are apply your IT skills to. As an example, extensive databases are being applied to medical facilities to help manage the medical history and needs of their patients. Whilst you don’t need a medical degree, someone with a background in biological sciences may have a better working knowledge for how to set up, organize and maintain such a database.
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