Thread: The Official IT Industry Thread

Quote: Originally Posted by ItzMe There's plenty of entry level hiring from what I've seen. One of the best things students can do is get co-op experience when in their university program - I've seen many students get hired out from their co-ops that they did. But what if a person can't do a co-op, or it wasn't offered at their school? Should that mean that the top grads of that program simply don't get jobs?...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pocobird Been thinking about going into i.t. i have a background in journalism and media and have always been tech savvy, great with computers... just wondering where you went to college/university and what was the experience like? Who has good programs and where should i avoid applying? Also what are job perspectives like. Took CS at Algonquin myself. I thought the program was pretty good although I'm...

Well, just make damn sure that it will help you get a job afterwards. Be careful though, some of those programs are very expensive. NASP is like 15k or something... a bit ridiculous for a 10 month program.

Quote: Originally Posted by rickyw so is it possible to make over 80k in IT particularly in networking without having to slave yourself? can anyone give me a salary range for entry level network admins to seasoned pro's (10+ years experience). Well for over 80k in Canada in networking, there are 2 ways. If you go the route of management/project management you can make that or if you are technical. Either would require years of...

do you guys know if its easier to find a IT job in asia? hongkong, japan, singapore?

Quote: Originally Posted by drey2k ^ Sounds a hell lot more interesting than my current job...(accounting ) BC is home to a few of the top game development companies. Programming games for a living would be fun. RIM, Microsoft, GE and other large companies hire software developers. Have you considered the engineering field? You have a decent background in accounting and that would help you in obtaining a concurrent engineering/business...

Well for the person you answered... I wouldn't go into support... first off it has way too many people... and tough to differentiate yourself from others... then the pay sucks because some dude in india can do it for 1/3 coin. Take the advice of the other person tbh... much better career prospectives and the knowledge is very transferable. This is coming from a guy who has been a network admin for 7yrs -sg Database (DB Admin, Data...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lancing Your situation is actually pretty rare. The Government is probably one of the best places you can start your IT career or work in general right now. Exception being if your at the absolute 10% of your field in terms of training and experience then private companies will generally pay you big bucks because of your resume and background. As a new grad in the private sector you probably would have had alot...

Quote: Originally Posted by Javeman I'm an Infrastructure "Engineer" (no, not an actual engineer since I know someone will certainly point this out) and I really enjoy my job. I get to design and engineer new IT solutions for the company I work for. This means I get to play with a lot of new technology even if we don't end up adopting it. Automation is getting pretty big and I get to create a lot of automated...

Quote: Originally Posted by pitz But what if a person can't do a co-op, or it wasn't offered at their school? Should that mean that the top grads of that program simply don't get jobs? Because that's essentially what's happened. As a point of reference, I think that: 1. A student should do whatever it takes to get into a co-op, or a school that offers it - that includes moving to a different school or whatever else it...