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Diamind |
06/04/04 |
IT Career without degree
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I studied Math and Computer Science extensively for like 2 years then I went to work as a Software Developer for 2 years. I was pretty successful, earning from $10/hr at the beginning and finishing with $20/hr when I was laid off because of lack of good projects for me. I tried to find a new job, but it was during that dot com boom, so I worked in warehouse for a while. Then people advised me to continue my education. I studied for 1 year, but my major GPA is like 2.0/4, while my GPA is 2.6/4, while the minimum for both is 2.5. So they dismissed me from Computer Science department and I decided to change my major to Math, because I like Math better. Actually I like Philosophy and Psychology better, but I have to study for them more and market for them is not good. All my relatives insist on Computer Science, so I decided to not continue my education and find job betting on my 2 year experience. I am tired of being always on probation in University. Maybe I will finish that Math degree, but I doubt. My parents press me to earn money and I cannot find a permanent evening job. And I will have to work like water or hotel cleaner, or McDonald’s staff. I better try to find a permanent IT job or some office job and work without that degree that everyone told me to get. I may study on evenings. But I need an advice on how can I continue my career at this point. Since formal education for IT field failed, I wonder what you can advise me. I plan to find a job and educating myself by books, maybe getting certificates once in a while. I can try to finish my Math degree, because for some IT jobs it don’t matter what major I was in. The funny part is that I was successful during that first 2 years, but something broke in me or something, because I got like 2.0 major GPA. I think it is because I was like a robot studying everything they gave to study, now I am thinking about whether I like it, and I realized that I like SOME parts of computer science, and I don’t like all the details like they teach in colleges. I started to like sociological subjects more with time and I got all As and Bs for all those English, Philosophy, Sociology classes, while getting B-C-Ds at Computers Science. This helped my overall GPA, so they didn’t can me from college, I can at least change major. Anyway, what you think about all this and what can you advise me on career improvement? What should I explain to recruiters about this funny experience? I will appreciate your input. Thanks.
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Clarification/Follow-up by Diamind on 06/05/04 11:50 am:
Thank you for the answer. I like to solve math problems, play chess, arcade and strategy games, read books on philosophy and psychology. I am not good in writing articles on Phil or Psych though, so I decided not to pursue it professionally. I like learning new languages and travel. Basically, I guess, I like to 1) learn something new and exciting (languages, travel, reading articles), 2) think over and analyze some interesting stuff (math, chess, psych, phil). I like also to read IT articles and analyze how IT grows etc. I think I more of a sponge type person, I like to absorb information and analyze it. I am not good in putting it to a good use. I am more of an analyst then doer. Because of my bad English I am always pushed to do development stuff, this may be a problem I guess. Cool analyzing, huh? :) I hope you will help me to understand myself.
Clarification/Follow-up by mannsrobert on 06/05/04 7:56 pm:
How about looking into being an analyst with the government [CIA, FBI. etc] Especially if you are good at learning languages [read Arabic].In what languages are you fairly well versed ?
As for recruiters. tell them just what you told me. They know that talent takes many forms--Rainman was good at numbers but not expressing himself. By the way, your English is not so bad--it's understandable and that is what's important. Clarification/Follow-up by Diamind on 06/08/04 8:50 pm:
Francly speaking I became intersted in these careers also lately.
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