Hi all, I want to what are the career paths that an IT graduate can go for.

Here's what I have in mind:

- Programmer / Developer
- Support / Helpdesk
- Sales
- Database Engineer
- Network Engineer
- Tester
- System Analyst

Feel free to suggest any other choices available and if what I stated above is not right, please let me know.

Thanks.

go for auditor or accountant if u r good in account..

If you have experience on business application (accountant), being a consultant on business application is another good choice as well.

go for programmer is the foundation for IT .

- Multimedia Content Author
- Web Author
- Animator
- Consultancy
- Media Production
- Game Design
- etc etc

This post has been edited by spanker: Jul 4 2006, 12:06 PM

graduate
-> unemployed -> join gov retraining programme -> unemployed again
-> hired as IT officer, service everything that has a power plug on it
-> bored at work, dream to get rich someday
-> earned enough money to buy a land
-> quit job, work your land into a farm and become a farmer

:/

Yeah, unless you can get a CPA else it's still the same as working in IT line you still under cinapek boss tossing you around to be allrounder.

i like this one..hahah

Graduate --> Sys Admin --> Cus. Support Analyst

Normally ppl will start with programmer if they like programing else will choose to work as helpdesk.

For System analyst (I mean "real" system analyst), normally require you have few years of programmer/ developer experiences.


Yes, this is what an IT gradute usually will go thru.... except the last sentences... which is become a farmer
Becoz, most of them will become sales person or run thier own business

U r lucky is 1st job is system analyst or network admin (i mean exactly the same with ur major)

Grad-->IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Grad --> System engineer

Grad -> Analyst -> Consultant

Hi, then may I know what is the next path an IT helpdesk can do?

Thanks

Normally ppl do not like to workin as IT helpdesk for thier whole life.... some of them will try to switch to networking, server admin and other hardware related job. But it is depends on your luck and what kind of IT helpdesk you are.

But I do see some of them still working as helpdesk after 5-6 years in call center

i from sys admin to it helpdesk
lol

they say IT == DEAD END...

"Abdul Rahman said the breakdown according to job sector showed ICT with the highest number of unemployed graduates with 3,942 (19.5%) yet to find jobs."

http://sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=14660

Mavik,

What kinda consultant are you talking about here?

you can also work in the field that's not related to it. in the end, eexoerience does matters.

"mute" programmers -> sys analyst -> CTO if lucky
"talking" programmers- > sys analyst/business analyst -> consultants