Career Opportunities in

Information Technology Industry

Presented by T.N.C.Venkata Rangan
for Rotary Club of Central Madras and
Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
on 26th November 2005

What shapes my views?

Bachelor of Engineering, SVCE, Pennalur

CMD, Vishwak Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Microsoft Regional Director from 99
Board of Studies Computer Science:
BGCW College (Deemed), Government of Pondicherry
Executive Council, INFITT
Professional Bodies:

IEEE
Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN)
Kani Tamizh Sangam (KTS)

Reading & Writing:

Technical Journals
Business Journals

Common 10 Myths About IT

Careers in India
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A degree in computer science means youre going to be rich

immediately
Everyone in IT is a Developer and talks only Java
Only Engineers have a career in IT
Mathematically impaired people need not apply
Academic Marks dont matter for getting IT Jobs
Youve got three professional certifications . . . youre ready to
work
Everyone in IT works for IT companies - TCS, INFY & WIPRO
All core work in IT is done in United States
IT Career is not for Women
People skills dont matter in IT jobs

Top 4 IT Industry Myths

India is software superpower; China is hardware

superpower
China has taken away the manufacturing cake; we
can do nothing about it
No high tech product design happens in India
The productivity of Indian IT industry is low

Is an IT Career Right for You?

Considerations:

Salary range
Location / Travel
Constant learning
A changing workplace
Stress

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What Realm of IT Should You Work

In?

Planning & Development

Technical Services
Support Services

More

IT Industry needs are beyond IT

Obvious:

Important but Non obvious:

Management
Human Resources
Finance and Accounting
Advertisement / Marketing / Sales
Legal: Especially Cyber Law
Design Visualizing, Identifying needs, Dreaming, Creative
Documentation / Writing
Consultants Vertical Specialists - Banking, Insurance, Defense,
Aerodynamics, Retail, etc.

Ancillary Services:

Food, Infrastructure, Administration, etc.

Path to reach there

Good Education
Sports & Extra curricular activities
Post Schooling:

Polytechnic
Graduation: Arts and Science Graduation, Engineering
Post Graduation

Technical Specialization
Other Specializations: Finance, MBA, Law

Training Institutes

Thank you
email: venkat@vishwak.com
Blog: www.venkatarangan.com/blog