a career in technology
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A Career In [email protected]
About Me
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Why technology ? 3
6.7M
104%
7.1%
Its Fun and Challenging If you embrace change and enjoy problem solving a technology career is for you.
6.7 Million Jobs in the US7.1% of the US Gross Domestic Product is from the tech industry. 500,000 tech companies
Six Figure Annual Average Wage104% more than the average private sector worker.
Most Jobs Do Not Require Multiple Degrees Curiosity, Passion and Problem Solving are key to a successful career.
Closer to Home
4,300
7th
Crain’s
$78,000
As of this weekend, Linked In had 4,300 open IT jobs posted in Cleveland alone.
Monster.com has the Cleveland/Columbus Areas ranked 7th in the country for IT Opportunities
The hunt for Northeast Ohio tech talent is 'super crazy'
The average annual salary for a software developer in Cleveland (Glass Door)
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What sort of jobs are out there ? 5
ProgrammerWriting code, designing solutions. Need to keep
your skills upto date.
AnalystLiason between
programmers and customers. Communication
skills are key to be successful.
SecurityStay ahead of the bad guys
and help programmers write better code.
EngineerPrimarily work on the
network and hardware to run software. Cloud
computing makes this an exciting time to be in this
role.
Graphic DesignerTo attract customers,
companies need pleasing and intuitive interfaces.
Developers generally aren’t good at this.
http://www.modis.com/clients/salary-guide/job-categories/
https://resources.workable.com/job-descriptions/information-technology-job-descriptions/
https://www.totaljobs.com/careers-advice/job-profile/it-jobs
What will be hot when you graduate6
Cyber Security
Customer data and intellectual property protection will continue
to be companies top priority.
Voice Recognition
Google Home and the Amazon Echo will change the way we
interact with tech.
Virtual Reality
VR is going beyond gaming and will be mainstream for complex
training and simulations.
Cognitive Learning
Big Data is here to stay. We can process historical data-sets to
predict future outcomes
Where to learn more 7
Google DeveloperFree on-line training and loads of resources
for mobile development.
PluralsightExcellent catalogue of technology tutorials. Pay site but well worth it if you are serious about becoming a professional.
Microsoft DevGetting started on several development platforms. Microsoft is no longer just their proprietary dev environment, but they have support for most languages including node and python.
Blog20 ways to learn how to code
Final Thoughts 8
No matter what you ultimately decide to do. If you focus on the ten things above, you can’t go wrong.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGHAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND BEST OF LUCK IN 2017