IT Careers
My husband has been in the IT field for a while now. He's not the only one in my family. My dad was a computer programmer before most people knew anything about computers. My mom is still a computer programmer to this day.
It's kind of the professional hobby of every IT worker to chase as many different areas of expertise as they can. See, in IT, certain programs come into favor, and then fall out of favor just as quickly as new technology develops. New programs will be written in a certain language because that's the kind of programming experts they have on hand. But as new hardware comes out and companies hire new workers that have experience with different software or hardware, they will have to move to different languages. So overall, it all cycles around. The hottest programming language might be something that's 20 years old, because none of the newer graduates are experts in that language. lol
So, most IT workers will learn new languages, or try and get different certifications that make them experts in a certain area. The more well-rounded you are, the better you appear to a potential employer, because you're able to bring a more varied set of skills. Some forward thinking companies will handle this for their employees, and assist them in getting certified. And it's not unusual to find that you get a raise after getting a certification.
Currently, the hot thing is Cisco certification. It's very easy to see why. The Internet has fueled a huge boom in Information Technology. But Cisco is one of the first to make routers that handle multiple network protocols, and internet protocols. And with their purchase of Linksys and Scientific-Atlanta, the entire Internet would look very different without them around. Because they control so many things that control the Internet, it's an important thing for most companies to want employees who are experts in Cisco.
It's kind of the professional hobby of every IT worker to chase as many different areas of expertise as they can. See, in IT, certain programs come into favor, and then fall out of favor just as quickly as new technology develops. New programs will be written in a certain language because that's the kind of programming experts they have on hand. But as new hardware comes out and companies hire new workers that have experience with different software or hardware, they will have to move to different languages. So overall, it all cycles around. The hottest programming language might be something that's 20 years old, because none of the newer graduates are experts in that language. lol
So, most IT workers will learn new languages, or try and get different certifications that make them experts in a certain area. The more well-rounded you are, the better you appear to a potential employer, because you're able to bring a more varied set of skills. Some forward thinking companies will handle this for their employees, and assist them in getting certified. And it's not unusual to find that you get a raise after getting a certification.
Currently, the hot thing is Cisco certification. It's very easy to see why. The Internet has fueled a huge boom in Information Technology. But Cisco is one of the first to make routers that handle multiple network protocols, and internet protocols. And with their purchase of Linksys and Scientific-Atlanta, the entire Internet would look very different without them around. Because they control so many things that control the Internet, it's an important thing for most companies to want employees who are experts in Cisco.
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