DocumentCode :
1248858
Title :
Up from the DP tar pit into the IT mosh pit
Author :
Pistole, Linda
Volume :
1
Issue :
5
fYear :
1999
Firstpage :
67
Lastpage :
68
Abstract :
In IT, there is no downtime. Changing careers, the “experts” say, is difficult, if not impossible, and, because programming techniques have fundamentally changed, data processing (DP) experience counts for nothing. However, you can re-enter the IT workforce or change technical specialties if you are prepared to start at the bottom, work long hours and risk being elbowed aside initially
Keywords :
employment; information technology; personnel; professional aspects; programming; IT workforce; career changes; data processing experience; information technology; programming techniques; risk; skills; technical specialties; work; Disk drives; HTML; Hardware; Java; Object oriented programming; Programming profession; Remuneration; Sleep; Switches; Web sites;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1520-9202
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/6294.793678
Filename :
793678
Link To Document :
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