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Careers in computers
I've worked in Computers for nearly 15 years. I have a degree in Computer Science but although I've worked on around 100 sites in that time (I'm a contractor and I often work for consultancies and software houses) I've virtually never met anyone similarly qualified. If I was starting in the industry again I would try to get myself a niche, they always pay better and while they're hot there's a reasonable amount of work around. ERP packages are taking a pounding at the moment but the hot ones still have a reasonable amount of work going. SAP/ABAP is always good. JDE is doing OK. Oracle financials is always good and Siebel is going gangbusters. It would also be good to get a good backup. C++ with all the other junk, CORBA, etc is always worth having - there's always loads of work around. Oracle is a perennial favorite. I'm not too impressed with Web design, stuff like that. It's too easy to get into, which means that rates are low and will get even lower, and I don't think long-term there will be enough demand to maintain the people that are around
I've worked in Computers for nearly 15 years. I have a degree in Computer Science but although I've worked on around 100 sites in that time (I'm a contractor and I often work for consultancies and software houses) I've virtually never met anyone similarly qualified. If I was starting in the industry again I would try to get myself a niche, they always pay better and while they're hot there's a reasonable amount of work around. ERP packages are taking a pounding at the moment but the hot ones still have a reasonable amount of work going. SAP/ABAP is always good. JDE is doing OK. Oracle financials is always good and Siebel is going gangbusters. It would also be good to get a good backup. C++ with all the other junk, CORBA, etc is always worth having - there's always loads of work around. Oracle is a perennial favorite. I'm not too impressed with Web design, stuff like that. It's too easy to get into, which means that rates are low and will get even lower, and I don't think long-term there will be enough demand to maintain the people that are around
