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Greetings.
Let me start by thanking the admins for building a great community. I have yet to find a more friendly programming forum.
I have been using this forum since my beginning in the world of professional application development 2 years ago. My experience has been limited to 2 summer internships for a software company. I have learned so much in these few months. I will have my bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems in December and due to an unexpected turn of events (I'm gonna be a dad!) I will not be jumping to grad school right from university. The nature of my degree has exposed me to only half of what a full fledged CS student might be exposed to. While I love the integration of CS and core business, I feel somewhat lacking in necessary technical skills. I basically know everything I know from working here with .NET C# and a couple of C++ classes in college. SO finally, my question to all of you is what topics can I research that may help me in my goal of becoming a professional analyst/consultant or perhaps a management position in this technical field. I have done plenty of poking around into things like assembler, compilers/interpretors, language/grammar theory, etc etc... Most of what I did on my own merely branches off from what I have learned in school.
So please friends, I ask you to shed some light on how I can better myself.
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Posted 24 July 2007 - 11:16 AM
Crane
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Congratulations!! Are you hoping for a girl or boy?
I'm not sure if you will be able to get a management job right out of school. These type of jobs require a lot of experience and most have some prior management experience required.
When you say analyst/consultant what do you mean? A programming consultant?
I'm not sure if you will be able to get a management job right out of school. These type of jobs require a lot of experience and most have some prior management experience required.
When you say analyst/consultant what do you mean? A programming consultant?
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Posted 24 July 2007 - 11:28 AM
hoser2001
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It is going to be a boy, she is due in September.
I understand that it is unlikely I will find a management position. I do already have management experience, but not in the IT field.
What I meant by analyst/consultant can best be explained by something my professor told me.
"If you're in computer science, you're either gonna fix shlt, code shlt, or plan shlt"
I wish to fall into the "plan shlt" area, and from what I understand, analysts, consultants, etc fall into this group. Perhaps I am just not aware of all opportunities available to me... Anyway I plan on working where I am now for a year or two to build onto my skills, and be able to grab that "relevant work experience" for my resume.
I understand that it is unlikely I will find a management position. I do already have management experience, but not in the IT field.
What I meant by analyst/consultant can best be explained by something my professor told me.
"If you're in computer science, you're either gonna fix shlt, code shlt, or plan shlt"
I wish to fall into the "plan shlt" area, and from what I understand, analysts, consultants, etc fall into this group. Perhaps I am just not aware of all opportunities available to me... Anyway I plan on working where I am now for a year or two to build onto my skills, and be able to grab that "relevant work experience" for my resume.
