Career and Software Industry

When we dream about starting our career in software industry, we think of landing up in a programming or development role. Some of us start learning programming languages like Java, JSP, EJB, .Net. VB etc and some pursue certifications like SCJP (Sun Certified Java Programmer), MCSD (Microsoft Certified Software Developer), SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer) etc. many of us speculate about forthcoming so called "Hot Technologies" and make effort to learn the skills required for this new technology. After all this hard work and effort which consumes significant amount of time and money, we start applying for a suitable job for a programmer or developer position. Resume is circulated among friends, friends of friends & relatives networks. Resume in all the famous job search portals like http://naukri.com, http://dice.com or http://monster.com is posted and regularly updated. The regular updating is done to ensure that our resumes stay in top in all the employer searches. Only very few of us are fortunate enough to get interview calls and finally make it to the desired job. What happens to others? Why do the rest of us not receive any interview call? Is there anything wrong with our resume?
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Any Guesses….?

For those who thought of "attitude" and "being" of the person who is applying have got the right answer. The second thing is the perception of going in to "Programming" field. Well for all my programmers' friends or those who have got strong programming skills and mindset, I would like to tell that I am not against programming. I myself started my career as a Java Programmer and produced extraordinary results. My only idea of writing this article is to educate those who need a start or those who are struggling in getting a job such that people get a fair understanding of what is available in the software industry and which field they should take in which they are passionate and have the potential to produce breakthrough results.
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To take forward the perception of Programming, we think that this is the only respectable job in software industry. Even when we meet in a social gathering and come across a friend, we generally ask a question "Which language you are working into?" By making this perception and assumption, we ignore many other valuable job functions in software industry in the absence of which the probability of getting an interview call becomes very low. Here are a few important job functions (other than programming/coding)
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• Software Quality Assurance • Software Testing • System/Network Administration • Server Administration • Online Marketing • Web Master • Web Designer • Flash Developer

The above mentioned job functions have a very strong potential and huge growth opportunities. The salary packages are also decent and sometimes higher than their programmer counterpart.
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Now after choosing the right direction to go ahead, we should have strong skills and competencies. Having globally recognized certificates like CSQA (Certified Software Quality Analyst), CSTE (Certified Software Test Engineer), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associates), RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), CIW (Certified Internet Web Professional), MMCPs(Macromedia Certified Professionals) etc, greatly enhance our chances of being short listed and filtered out. If we have strong programming skills and have demonstrated that in some of our projects, then having certifications like SCJP (Sun Certified Java Programmer), SCWCD (Sun Certified Web Component Developer), MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer), IBM XML Developer, IBM UML and many others will definitely add value to our portfolio. The process of preparing for the certification and getting certified itself, adds a lot of value to our career.
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I hope I have communicated my message. In my next articles, I would write about the way to prepare and achieve for some of the prestigious, respected and worldwide recognized certifications

Looking forward for the comments/suggestions/feedbacks.

Vikas Kaushik

The author is a post graduate in Computer Science and holds professional certifications like CSQA, SCJP. He has been advising and mentoring professionals for last 5 years. He can be reached at kaushikvikas@gmail.com.