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Careers in Computer Science and Information Technology. Overview. Career Prospects in ICT – some misperceptions. A look at Careers in ICT. SOME MISPERCEPTIONS IN ICT. There are not many jobs in the field of IT, unlike during the boom in the early 2000.
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Careers in Computer Science and Information Technology
Overview • Career Prospects in ICT – some misperceptions. • A look at Careers in ICT.
SOME MISPERCEPTIONS IN ICT • There are not many jobs in the field of IT, unlike during the boom in the early 2000. • The field of ICT is only for low SPM achievers. • The jobs in ICT is low paying. • ICT is about Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
TRUTH Universiti Tenaga Nasional. 2007.
TRUTH Universiti Tenaga Nasional. 2007.
CORRECT INFORMATION Universiti Tenaga Nasional. 2007.
CORRECT INFORMATION Universiti Tenaga Nasional. 2007.
CORRECT INFORMATION • There are so many jobs in ICT – 100,000 in year 2010 and increasing at 10% per year. • ICT salaries of fresh graduates and experienced workers are high. • ICT graduates get a job before their final year final exam. • ICT degree program can be of shorter duration.
SOME FACTS • While jobs in ICT becomes more available, jobs in some other fields decreases. • The demand for ICT workers is so high that ICT workers were imported from outside Malaysia, especially India. • According to our ex-Minister of health Datuk Chua SoiLek, the number of graduates in Medicines will be in excess by year 2015.
Crude Salary Comparisons (from Payscale.com) • ICT Jobs are among • the highest paying http://www.payscale.com/research/MY/Country=Malaysia/Salary Universiti Tenaga Nasional. 2007.
Jobs in ICT …1 • Jobs in ICT come in many titles
Jobs related to IS? Jobs related to IS • Systems Analyst • Business Process Analyst • CRM Analyst • HR Analyst • MIS Executive • Application Support • DB Administrator • COBOL Analyst Programmer • SAP Plant Maintenance Tester • IT Account Manager/IT Sales (from 2036 jobs listed in Jobstreet as of 22nd Sept)