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Need career advice ...

  • 30-06-2007 9:57pm
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    Ok, qualified with a degree in IT. Problem is i don't think i wanna work in it anymore.

    Specifically my career was going to be software development but i think i'd like to do something else. I know it sounds like a daft question because i should know the answer myself, but what other jobs/careers would be open to me directly or indirectly because of my qualification ?

    Thanks lads.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    IT is a relatively broad area with loads of different technical specialties along with various non-technical roles. You say you don't think you want to work in IT any more but you've only mentioned software development. There are loads of other areas of work in IT - systems, networks, databases, technical sales (pre-sales and post-sales) to name a few off hand. Also, depending on what you are developing and for whom you may have an entirely different type of job. Do you want to get away from IT totally?

    To be honest I'm not sure if you'll get any good advice without filling in a lot of the gaps about what you don't want to do, what you might possibly be interested in and what your actual IT qualifications is.

    One piece of advice I can venture is to talk to people you went to college with and see what they're doing and how they're getting one. It might give you an idea of what else is out there. Also, if you are an recent college graduate then perhaps talking to your college's career guidance office might be a good move.


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