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Careers and Current Trends in the ICT Industry
Professor Doug Grant FACS
What Careers Do YOU know of in ICT?Audience input:
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The Breadth of ICT What is the ICT industry? Are all ICT jobs in the ICT industry? In what industries is ICT prominent?
Audience Input
What are some broad ICT job areas? Audience Input
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The Breadth of ICT Please remember that ICT jobs are NOT all in business
organisations, and are NOT all about providing information systems support for administrative functions
There are many jobs where ICT is applied in manufacturing, in logistics, in supply chain management, in transport, in healthcare, etc
Also, there are many local companies that develop software products rather than supply software services
In seeking employment, search widely, and look to match your knowledge and interests with opportunities that offer you challenge and enjoyment!
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Useful LinksHere are a few links to web-sites that guide you to
understand the ICT industry
http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/ICTIndustry
http://www.aiia.com.au/pages/aiia_and_the_ict_industry.aspx
http://www.aiia.com.au/docs/ACS%20ICT%20Industry%20Report%202008.pdf
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ICT Careers and Jobs http://www.itcareersportal.com.au/
Gives a structured view of different options available for ICT careers
http://www.acs.org.au/ictcareers/index.cfm Lots of information about ICT opportunities, industry structure,
professionalism etc
http://www.seek.com.au/it-jobs/ Gives an idea of current job vacancies – mostly NOT for new
graduates, but let’s you see what’s out there
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A Career is not just a “First Job” Some career paths
Example 1 (this is a real one, at a major consultancy) Analyst Consultant Manager
Example 2 (this would typically involve changing employer several times)
Programmer Analyst / programmer Team leader Project manager Systems Development Manager Executive Director – Systems CIO
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What Entry-Level Jobs Do YOU think there are in ICT?
Audience Input ?
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Some Entry-Level Jobs http://www.seek.com.au/jobsearch/
index.CAMPUS_USR.ascx?DateRange=999&catindustry=1215&searchtype=browse
Right now there are jobs in Testing Web development Technical support – eg help desk Systems Administration
Consulting Companies like Accenture and IBM will hire grads with good solid academic scores and excellent communication skills
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Some Entry-Level Jobs What about Business Analyst? Project Manager?
Business Intelligence? Knowledge Management? Not so many grad entry positions Often the best entry to these is through the consulting
companies – but your first tasks may well be in testing, system maintenance, etc
Most of the above require strong industry and domain knowledge to be effective, so you need to start learning these by doing other things
Often additional qualifications in business will help to secure a career path into such positions
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Trends in ICT : What do YOU Think?Audience Input: ?
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Trends in ICT : What the Experts Think http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/
2008/05/8_trends_in_it.html;jsessionid=WPS3QPWWTXZ0AQSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN
http://www.gartner.com/it/products/research/asset_129492_2395.jsp
Cloud computing Social networking Virtualisation Green IT Business Intelligence Service-oriented architectures (SOA)
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Some advice Join the Australian Computer Society (ACS), attend the
local branch meetings, and make connections. http://www.acs.org.au/
Keep working on your communication skills written verbal
Realise that you must keep on learning – technical skills, inter-personal skills
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