Posted by: GoodAss January 10, 2012
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@Mansion
I am not advocating anyone to just jump on something but rather I am just saying that it is easier to get a job if someone knows programming as compared to BA and QA. and also since Alisha_girl seems to be seeking opportunities in IT areas, I was suggesting the options that might interest her. I totally agree with you that each demand different skill sets, knowledge, interest and background but it seems that ppl have misconception that BA or QA is the best option to enter the IT field. I don't have BA and QA experience but I was involved in some training for both so I believe these areas have less learning curve than programming. Due to this same reason, it seems that BA and QA opportunities have become quite stagnant since there are too many for those positions. And as per indeed.com, this is the average salary per annum.
Java Programmer - $91,000
BA - $82,000
QA - $75,000
or you can see the trend comparison here:
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=java+programmer&l1=&q2=Business+analyst&l2=&q3=Quality+Assurance&l3=
Also I quite disagree with your suggestion to take F2F interview, esp who is just entering the IT field. F2F is more tougher than the telephony interview in many ways. First, you have to dedicate a time period for the interview which might be even the whole day since interviews can take as long as 5 hours. Second, you have to go the client site which might be different from the city where you reside and third someone starting in IT field might not have the ample hands-on knowledge, skill set, attitude and confidence for that particular IT sector to handle the F2F interview. I am being pessimist here, I am just laying down the fact and the fact is Beginner + F2F interview has high probability of failing, though I am not saying that everyone will fail.
@Mansion: I never said Vendor interview is the real interview. But initially everyone has to face the vendor too and you will have to satisfy them before they can forward your resume to the client.
Everythng aside, @ Alisha_girl, you should do some research to decide which area fits you best. As Mansion suggested "u need to decide on your own. google it, dice it, see the job description, do aptitude tests online, figure out what your skils or pref fit the best too...and take it from there."
And don't worry about If you will get placed or not...Sooner or later you will be placed but how soon will depend on how focused you are to grasp the opportunity...Aba Kammar kasera, tuppi badhera mehenat gara (lol...not that extreme either)... kaam dhama dham milcha.....but Good Luck....
I am not advocating anyone to just jump on something but rather I am just saying that it is easier to get a job if someone knows programming as compared to BA and QA. and also since Alisha_girl seems to be seeking opportunities in IT areas, I was suggesting the options that might interest her. I totally agree with you that each demand different skill sets, knowledge, interest and background but it seems that ppl have misconception that BA or QA is the best option to enter the IT field. I don't have BA and QA experience but I was involved in some training for both so I believe these areas have less learning curve than programming. Due to this same reason, it seems that BA and QA opportunities have become quite stagnant since there are too many for those positions. And as per indeed.com, this is the average salary per annum.
Java Programmer - $91,000
BA - $82,000
QA - $75,000
or you can see the trend comparison here:
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=java+programmer&l1=&q2=Business+analyst&l2=&q3=Quality+Assurance&l3=
Also I quite disagree with your suggestion to take F2F interview, esp who is just entering the IT field. F2F is more tougher than the telephony interview in many ways. First, you have to dedicate a time period for the interview which might be even the whole day since interviews can take as long as 5 hours. Second, you have to go the client site which might be different from the city where you reside and third someone starting in IT field might not have the ample hands-on knowledge, skill set, attitude and confidence for that particular IT sector to handle the F2F interview. I am being pessimist here, I am just laying down the fact and the fact is Beginner + F2F interview has high probability of failing, though I am not saying that everyone will fail.
@Mansion: I never said Vendor interview is the real interview. But initially everyone has to face the vendor too and you will have to satisfy them before they can forward your resume to the client.
Everythng aside, @ Alisha_girl, you should do some research to decide which area fits you best. As Mansion suggested "u need to decide on your own. google it, dice it, see the job description, do aptitude tests online, figure out what your skils or pref fit the best too...and take it from there."
And don't worry about If you will get placed or not...Sooner or later you will be placed but how soon will depend on how focused you are to grasp the opportunity...Aba Kammar kasera, tuppi badhera mehenat gara (lol...not that extreme either)... kaam dhama dham milcha.....but Good Luck....