Robert Said:

Career path to choose?

We Answered:

You are the one who makes the decisions for you. No one else can tell you what to do with your life. I know they are your parents and love and care for you but do they not want you to be happy? Just do what you feel is best. You will do better work in a field you love. If you don't love it you may dread going to work each day and it may diminish the quality of your work. Life is too short.

Salvador Said:

Homework help! Use each term correctly in a sentence! 10 POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER!!?

We Answered:

wow lol big words, not happenin

Elaine Said:

What type of I.T job would fit me, and what degree plan?

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The real truth is nobody has a crystal ball on the future. If you take a given set of courses in school because it is going to be the next "hot job" I can pretty much guarantee it will be gone by the time you graduate.

Employers want people that have a 4 year IT related degree and then they will train them for their own environment. I have a Computer Information Systems (CIS) degree and that has worked well for me but different schools will call these degrees by different titles. Online is going to be harder than in person classes. I would start out at a junior college and get your AS 2 year degree then transfer in to a 4 year school.

Computer Science will cover more the programming topics that it sounds like you don't care for so I would stay away from that area.

Right now the IT field has a lot of very experienced folks on the street looking for work. So it you were planning to get a job today in this field you would be up against some stiff competition. If you are just starting out in college to get a 4 yr degree you are obviously going to about 4+ years out before you would be facing interviews and internship.

The future looks like it should be better and there will always be the opportunity to find work. IT does not look like it is going away anytime soon and it is one of the only careers that allows you to go sideways into different business fields. There are few jobs where you can work in aerospace, health care and manufacturing businesses all with the same IT training.

As far as what you need to get a job: The Holy Grail for IT employment is a 4 year degree, some industry certs and experience. If you have all three of those you should be good. If you have only your education that will help but you may be competing with other people who have two elements or perhaps all three.

Get some certs. The A+ and Network+ can be self-studied so try those as a starting point. I have 21 Microsoft certs and A+. About ¾ of those were self-studied. Also find some IT specialty area that interests you that you can specialize in like Security, Scripting, SQL, etc. Sign up with Windows IT Pro magazine and others to get all the information on that topic so you can begin to be a subject matter expert (SME) in that field.

The age old question is how you get a job so you can get experience when you have none, The best answer is that you have to start somewhere. Internships, volunteering at schools, senior centers, entry-level work as a computer repair store and other similar opportunities are an option. Also probably one of the best ways to make contacts with potential employers and other people in the IT field is to attend user group meetings in your area. Microsoft and others may have free seminars in your area. Be sure that you are present at all these and collect and pass out business cards. You will likely get your first job in IT because of who you know and not what you know.

Edna Said:

which IT career you think is easier to learn and high in demand?

We Answered:

one which uses a computer is in hi demand

Allan Said:

confuse between database and Health informatics, which one to chose from?

We Answered:

Both are good fields...
i think BS in IT - Database is bit harder... but its more better..