hey guys, ive been applying and getting a couple of interviews... seems job market is pretty decent so Im condifent ill eventually find something.

Im however not sure what kind of job I really want... theres just a lot of pro and cons associated with each type of position... Whats available to me that I can do are basically..

1) software developer (c++/java/SQL) - your everyday consumate hardcore coder. Both of my parents are software devlopers. Life in the cubicle can get boring depending on the project. But the pay is really good. I am a bit pessimistic about the future of this type of position... because all the tech firms are in the process of outsourcing these jobs to India and China. The company that I interviewed with yestarday, Manugistics already have 90% of their software developers in India. The vice president of operations was like... why should we pay someone 55-100k+ a year over here when we can get 4-7 programers in India for the same money? they can do the job just as well as long as you give them detailed specifications.

2) Technical Analyst - position i interviewed for yestarday... seem they are the folks that trouble shoots for clients. Clients would run into problems with software and call these folks up. Then the technical analysts are responsible for recreating the problem and try to figure out whats wrong with it. This is a hardcore position and you really need to know your stuff, it can get pretty stressful so I was told by the managers. You are faced with around 30 problems at any given time, and sometimes it takes weeks to resolve 1 problem. Needs to be good with messing with SQL backends and J2EE and.NET framework.

3) Business Systems Analyst - this is less technical and involves analyzing business clients' needs and writing up detailed software specifications for the software development teams. Theres also some light coding involved sometimes, with editing/writing a few SQL scripts. They are also the ones implementing the software onsite and trains the clients in how to use the software so theres chance to do some traveling all over the country.

4) System Admin - responsible for keeping a network running efficiently. I believe this is what puria does? trouble shoot, install operating systems, software, act like a big shot and feel smart when dumb people cant get their computer to work right and needs your help . in charge of access rights, create accounts etc etc. your typical IT guy.

5) IT consulting - consultant.. travels a lot, company send you out all over the place to resolve issues. im not sure i like this one that much either... because the prospect of traveling sounds cool, but all my friends that does this says it gets old quick.

So guys... any suggestions as to which one of these you personally like the most? and why? I know most of you guys are engineers and accountants so its very different stuff. but put your self in my position as someone thats graduating in may, and these are your choices in your field?

 

Personally I like the sys admin thing. I got my MS in the field and when you combine that w/ travel to do installs...(drool)...I am in heaven. I have some C++ experience, but I got tired of it quick. There is alot future for coders, but it depends of what company you go with. Coders are in very high demand around the NOVA area. I feel like all of those jobs especailly the sys admin, software developer should get your career on the right track.

Dont know if you have made a decision, but if you want to send me your resume and I can talk to my manager about getting you an interview. Let me know if your interested

 

thanks, im trying to edit my resume today, Ive been doing some reading about resume writing and found that there a lot of things i can improve on. I need to send it to you and Khoa and devon once im done with it. appreciate it.

 

Editing a resume for a field you have no experience in?

 

not the actual content, but the layout and whats on there... its not very organized as of right now. they also suggest that I need to keep it 1 page, so i gotta take some stuff out. I do have experience already though, in fact im designing and coding a database for bowie state university right now as my part time job.

 

G35 specialist

 

Right on, send it my way ratm68@aol.com . I'm pretty good with resume suggestions.


~Khoa