This is an information world. It's quite obvious that businesses in field of Information Technology have quite opened up. Every stable, global or local organization invests in their IT arm, whether it may be support, programming, applications or data management. Interpreting and maximizing information are just as important as managing and transmitting them through IT infrastructures.
In the years of our parents, as far as my parents are concerned who are now in their early 50's, one of the hippest fields back then were those to do with commerce. Of course, the medicine (doctor fields) are undeniably present in any generation, but in those times commerce education was most sought after. Marketing, Accounting, Business Management and all typical boxed up commerce courses were hot. Understandably it was so because it was the time when economy before started to take it's flight in a more encouraging perspective. New resources, business ventures and start up companies were at large.
Although there are still these revolutionized economics and commerce courses now, we cannot deny that the hip fields to be in these days are those in IT fields and nursing fields. But tackling IT fields specifically, everyone on earth today knows at least one or someone who is either a software engineer, developer, programmer, web artist, certified program developers and users and network engineers. According to AOL, they are have the most lucrative, in-demand and fastest growing jobs available, whether directly hired or outsourced.
It's amazing to think that organizations train non-IT graduates to be IT experts. It just goes to show that the demand is there and immediate and competent resources are needed.
It's funny that my father is one of the executives in the IT field. He is very knowledgeable and powerful in the IT industry, yet he is not in the technical side of it. He's in the marketing and management side of IT, and I would have to say it had made his life comfortable. Although he suffered great frustration that his eldest (me), is not interested in IT that much to make it a profession. He doesn't fail to remind me how easy my career growth would have been if I were in IT, both by the demand and his nurturing help. So, he just used his efforts and connections with his godchildren, while he sighs on my chosen profession in analysis and theory.
They say that the money, the career growth, the popularity and the global demand for IT are present. It's a no-brainer choice when it comes to a lucrative position. That's why countries like China, Singapore and India are booming with IT graduates. The Philippines are slowly catching up, despite still of the lack of skilled workers statistically, reported by the National Statistical Coordination board.
Almost everyone wants to know something about IT. Almost everyone would want get into I.T. But some just do not want to compromise. Aside from the lack of interest, wee hours in the morning, I wonder, if I.T. is really the best profession out there. It's all in a matter of perspective.
A person really needs a lot of interest and dedication to be in IT. It's a sort of field that doesn't really cater to much career flexibility. IT professionals are naturally detail oriented and process oriented. They literally manipulate systems and computers, that is why their train of thought should always be focused and systematic. Few have indulged to think creatively while dealing with daily IT processes. IT Professionals are also challenged to be always up to date. According to computerworld.com, IT professionals are worried about the future. And they should be. The competition is strengthening and companies would always want fresh blood who is willing to fuel innovation in the business. Even though IT professionals are getting more than enough compensation and prestige, their strive to climb a much higher ladder is more segmented and fixed. Not unless an IT professional is well trained, well experienced, has led in an IT innovation or certified, he/she might have a harder time climbing the corporate ranks. IT professionals also engage in being knowledgeable in commerce to keep them in a competitive edge. For IT, it's all about focus, experience, flexibility, love and creativity of being a certified IT professional.
It's a continuously challenging and demanding profession, and it's definitely harder if you just one just sees it as a paycheck. But there is no question that IT professionals are globally in demand right now. They might be the millennium's soldiers to usher infrastructure growth in whatever industries such as banking, health or recreation. But theirs is a rising community amidst the fast paced environment. The playing field and times have changed compared to the beginning phase of IT growth, it may be a lucrative and attractive job, but definitely beginning to be challenging or cutthroat.
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