Seeking IT (Information Technology) mentor for career guidance

[LONNIE]

Seeking IT (InformationTechnology) mentor for career guidance
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I am pursuing a degree in IT and would like some advice on direction. There
are many directions to take and I would like advice on the most feasible
path to pursue....databases, webmaster, programming, etc. MY background is
financial/HR systems with many years in SQL (report develeopment). I have a
BS in Education and MS in Public Administration. As you can see I have no
education the field of IT, but will be upgrading my skill level.
I am interested in a path that can lead to consulting and/or self
employment.

Thank you

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[Larry Linson]

I wouldn't be much of a " career mentor"... I spent my years in the
corporate world, retired and am now independent and view that whole
career fiasco very much like the original intro to the MM Club, ears
and all... M - I - C - - - K - E - Y . . . you know the drill, eh?

However, the demand of the moment is for "web stuff". You need to get a
good grasp of the basics, so you can switch easily as that demand
changes to something else. I've had to do that time after time in my 42
years in this business, and right now, well, I'm boning up on "web
stuff". That is what I'd suggest you concentrate on for job
qualifications, too.

What has served me well, and many others I know, is being able to be
a "quick study" in understanding a business or processes within a
business. After all, we're either replacing, or augmenting, or
enhancing, or automating the processes in a business, whether it's
standalone on a desktop, straight client-server, or large-organization,
enterprise-wide, n-tier development. That's another area where you
might expend some effort... learning basics of business, and perhaps
specifics of some business in which you would like to specialize.

"LONNIE" <lonni...@atl.mediaone.net> wrote:
> Seeking IT (InformationTechnology) mentor for career guidance
> ============================================
> I am pursuing a degree in IT and would like some advice on direction.
There
> are many directions to take and I would like advice on the most
feasible
> path to pursue....databases, webmaster, programming, etc. MY
background is
> financial/HR systems with many years in SQL (report develeopment). I
have a
> BS in Education and MS in Public Administration. As you can see I
have no
> education the field of IT, but will be upgrading my skill level.
> I am interested in a path that can lead to consulting and/or self
> employment.

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