Subject: What should my Career-Path be after
Graduation in Zoology and job exp in Software field?
Date: 9-Feb-2003
Question: Dear Sir/Madam,
I have a Bachelors degree in Zoology (heart-decision) and did my masters
in Computer Management(practical/mind-decison). I am in the US now and though
I have a year of experience as a s/w programmer currently, I have no job!
I have an inclination towards Journalism & Mass Comm & so did a vocational
course in Newspaper Staff Reporting-honestly, I enjoyed the course. Thought
of upgrading my qualifications & so took a Financial accounting class-a
prereq for MBA & have also applied for MS-comp science. But, I am still
not clear as to what I want to do. Please advise me. Thank you.
Answer:
Since you have moved out from Zoology, do not look back. You have taken
IT as a career, stick to it. There is a massive slump. It will go and there
will only be requirement of top technical people. So unless you have proper
qualifications, even in IT, there will be problems. So fortify your academics
as much as possible. Mean while market will look up. But you need to be technically
excellent and updated all the time.
