• The job opportunities in IT industries are categorised under two major headings : 1) Software 2) Hardware.

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• There are more opportunities in the Software category than Hardware.

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• Career in Information Technology can be further classified as Network administrator, User experience designer,

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• Systems analyst, Database administrator, Software application packager, Full-stack developer, Senior software engineer, Data scientist, Development operations engineer, Cloud engineer, IT security specialist, Analytics manager 

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• To set the finest career in Information Technology, you have to excel in Problem Solving and Planning. Apart from this, communication and organization skills are essential to surpass in this industry.

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Here are some of the tips to have a sublime career in Information Technology.

• Confine your domain of interest [ Networking, Database Admin, Software Development , Web Development, etc… ]. However, It is difficult to decide at the early stage of your career.

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• Update your skills by constant learning. You can make use of a wide range of online resources. Update your skills at Linkedin [ linkedin.com ]

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• Aware of the industry needs by referring to Jobs Portal like Naukri [ https://www.naukri.com/ ], Foundit [ https://www.foundit.in/ ], etc..

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• Utilize the Online Learning websites like Coursera https://www.coursera.org/ ], edX [ https://www.edx.org/ ], Udemy [ https://www.udemy.com/ ] , MasterClass [ https://www.masterclass.com/ ] LinkedIn Learning [ https:// www.lynda.com/ ], Skillshare [ https://www.skillshare. com/ ], Udacity [ https://www.udacity.com/ ] etc….

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• Incessantly tune your programming skills using the program challenge web sites like leetcode [ https://leetcode.com/ ], HackerRank [ https://www.hackerrank.com/ ] , CodeChef [ https://www.codechef.com/ ], GeekforGeeks [ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/], HackerEarth [ https://www.hackerearth.com/ ], etc…

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• For recognition in proficiencies, get Certifications from the Software Giants. The following certifications are popular : CCNA [ Cisco Certified Network Associate ] , MCSE [ Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer ] , RHCE [ Red Hat Certified Engineer ] 

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• Try tiny projects and maintain its repository at GitHub [ https://github.com/ ], The consistent activity at GitHub will be a value adder.

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• Engage yourself in philanthropic activities.

• “Interest” is the key to outshine your career in Information Technology. Choose the area of domain which complements your interest so that you will have a successful career in Information Technology

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Mr. Thiagarajan N

Computer Department.