The best kept secret of the IT Industry, is that you don't really need to get a degree to get a job in the IT industry. All your boss cares about is if you have the skills to do the job.
Your boss does not care if you got your Microsoft certification in Kuwait, taught yourself code or if you graduated MIT, just as long as you can do the job and have the experience to prove it. These may skills include being fluent coding languages like HTML 5, PHP, jQuery, Java or SQL. Your boss may also like you to be familiar with mobile development, cloud computing, information security, and social media.
It shows the people looking at your resume that you are everything they have been looking for. Not only do you have the ingenuity and originality necessary to create something new, but you also have the guts and the initiative to do it. Therefore proving that you are capable of doing it again, hopefully for their benefit. It also gives yourself experience, if you have yet to be given the opportunity.
But unlike human language where you can practice with another person, learning any coding language takes a lot of practice, a lot of mistakes, and a lot of "how to" internet searches. But your diligence will be rewarded.
First, you need to get the right material. Microsoft offers its own self-paced training kit. There is truly no better option currently on the market when it comes to preparing for a Microsoft certification exam. The extensive kit includes a book, electronic copy of the book, source code, practice questions, and a CD. Microsoft provides, within these materials, the most current information available in practicing for the exams. The material is constantly being updated.
Use anything quantifiable and recommendations also work well. Do not forget to put this resume and portfolio online - the place employers will turn to first when looking for an Information Technology person to hire.
Another skill you may need in the IT world is familiarity with information security. Data has always been a valuable and vulnerable asset to individual and companies. Information security is big and booming business. If you know how to encrypt information or to protect computers from malicious viruses, you will be a valuable asset to any company.
But almost above all else you will need to be familiar, with social media. If you do not know how to post a status on Facebook, create a blog, pin a post on Pinterest, retweet a tweet or upload picture with Instagram, you may need to reconsider your career path.
Obviously, dress well and stay professional. If you know anyone within the company at all, even if it is in an unrelated field, be sure that they know you are applying, and be sure that they are someone that likes you. Any words said for or against you by an already hired and respected colleague can make or break the decision to hire you.
So no, you don't need to have a degree to have a career in IT, but you need the skills and it doesn't matter if you got them in a Microsoft training course in Kuwait. Of all the above skills find your niche, do it well and you will have a successful career in the IT industry.
Your boss does not care if you got your Microsoft certification in Kuwait, taught yourself code or if you graduated MIT, just as long as you can do the job and have the experience to prove it. These may skills include being fluent coding languages like HTML 5, PHP, jQuery, Java or SQL. Your boss may also like you to be familiar with mobile development, cloud computing, information security, and social media.
It shows the people looking at your resume that you are everything they have been looking for. Not only do you have the ingenuity and originality necessary to create something new, but you also have the guts and the initiative to do it. Therefore proving that you are capable of doing it again, hopefully for their benefit. It also gives yourself experience, if you have yet to be given the opportunity.
But unlike human language where you can practice with another person, learning any coding language takes a lot of practice, a lot of mistakes, and a lot of "how to" internet searches. But your diligence will be rewarded.
First, you need to get the right material. Microsoft offers its own self-paced training kit. There is truly no better option currently on the market when it comes to preparing for a Microsoft certification exam. The extensive kit includes a book, electronic copy of the book, source code, practice questions, and a CD. Microsoft provides, within these materials, the most current information available in practicing for the exams. The material is constantly being updated.
Use anything quantifiable and recommendations also work well. Do not forget to put this resume and portfolio online - the place employers will turn to first when looking for an Information Technology person to hire.
Another skill you may need in the IT world is familiarity with information security. Data has always been a valuable and vulnerable asset to individual and companies. Information security is big and booming business. If you know how to encrypt information or to protect computers from malicious viruses, you will be a valuable asset to any company.
But almost above all else you will need to be familiar, with social media. If you do not know how to post a status on Facebook, create a blog, pin a post on Pinterest, retweet a tweet or upload picture with Instagram, you may need to reconsider your career path.
Obviously, dress well and stay professional. If you know anyone within the company at all, even if it is in an unrelated field, be sure that they know you are applying, and be sure that they are someone that likes you. Any words said for or against you by an already hired and respected colleague can make or break the decision to hire you.
So no, you don't need to have a degree to have a career in IT, but you need the skills and it doesn't matter if you got them in a Microsoft training course in Kuwait. Of all the above skills find your niche, do it well and you will have a successful career in the IT industry.
About the Author:
Infocenter training company is simply The House of Certification for many international Learning Partners around the world. Strategic partnerships and affiliations with the most reputable IT training providers and vendors such as Microsoft, CISCO, Oracle, CompTIA, EC-Council, Adobe, PMI and more.
No comments:
Post a Comment