Career Opportunities in Information Technology Industry

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Career Opportunities inInformation Technology
Industry

• Presented by T.N.C.Venkata Rangan
• for Rotary Club of Central Madras and
• Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
• on 26th November 2005

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What shapes my views?

• Bachelor of Engineering, SVCE, Pennalur
• CMD, Vishwak Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• Microsoft Regional Director from 99
• Board of Studies Computer Science BGCW College
  (Deemed), Government of Pondicherry
• Executive Council, INFITT
• Professional Bodies
• IEEE
• Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN)
• Kani Tamizh Sangam (KTS)
• Reading Writing
• Technical Journals
• Business Journals

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Common 10 Myths About IT Careers in India

• A degree in computer science means youre going
  to be rich immediately
• Everyone in IT is a Developer and talks only Java
• Only Engineers have a career in IT
• Mathematically impaired people need not apply
• Academic Marks dont matter for getting IT Jobs
• Youve got three professional certifications . .
  . youre ready to work
• Everyone in IT works for IT companies - TCS, INFY
  WIPRO
• All core work in IT is done in United States
• IT Career is not for Women
• People skills dont matter in IT jobs

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Top 4 IT Industry Myths

• India is software superpower China is hardware
  superpower
• China has taken away the manufacturing cake we
  can do nothing about it
• No high tech product design happens in India
• The productivity of Indian IT industry is low

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Is an IT Career Right for You?

• Considerations
• Salary range
• Location / Travel
• Constant learning
• A changing workplace
• Stress

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What Realm of IT Should You Work In?

• Planning Development
• Technical Services
• Support Services
• More

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IT Industry needs are beyond IT

• Obvious
• Management
• Human Resources
• Finance and Accounting
• Advertisement / Marketing / Sales
• Important but Non obvious
• Legal Especially Cyber Law
• Design Visualizing, Identifying needs,
  Dreaming, Creative
• Documentation / Writing
• Consultants Vertical Specialists - Banking,
  Insurance, Defense, Aerodynamics, Retail, etc.
• Ancillary Services
• Food, Infrastructure, Administration, etc.

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Path to reach there

• Good Education
• Sports Extra curricular activities
• Post Schooling
• Polytechnic
• Graduation Arts and Science Graduation,
  Engineering
• Post Graduation
• Technical Specialization
• Other Specializations Finance, MBA, Law
• Training Institutes

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Thank you

• email venkat_at_vishwak.com
• Blog www.venkatarangan.com/blog