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What should I do?
I am a junior in high school, make A's and B's, and enjoy reading....This is me, at least at this point int time. This question is about the career that we all end up choosing. I have taken two college classes in Information Technology and that was the career that I was interested in, but now I have my doubts. During the course of the classes I couldn't help but notice that some of my peers were naturally gifted in the know how of computers. I, other hand, was not so lucky. I would like to have a career in computers, but can I? I enjoy learning how they work and how use what other don't even know...but what can you do when you see that you're not going to be the best or even close? II would like to continue my training in the Information Technology field, but what's the point if I become nothing but a failure. Any ideas? I willing to hear any one out. And I am truly in dire need of some advice...
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- If it's something that interests you, go for it. Your dedication and hard work will pay off for you. Something I've noticed about people with a natural gift in a certain field tend to be lazy and not work as hard. Laziness is not something employers like to see. More often than not, they'll choose the person who works hard but has less natural ability over the lazy, brilliant person. Don't get discouraged. No matter how smart you are, there will always be someone better than you. If you work hard, there is no way you can be a failure.
- Those who can't...Manage.
- There are many aspects of IT and or computer field.... You can take up Programming/coding networking Administration database programming.... Technical Writer..... All are very different..... Most companies I deal with take your computer knowledge secondary....First, you need to be a people person, cause you always have to deal with them.... These people are good at what they do because they play with them all the time... I've seen a MBA come into the IT department and not know anything.... Sure he could write me a book on how things are done, but to do it ..... He couldn't.... Allot of IT work is continious learning and working with other IT members... If you're not the best, it's not a big deal.... You can and will be couched.... Trust me...! As long as you can follow instructions and work your way through documentation, then you have the skills you need.... If you have questions ask em....! It would be helpful in learning computers if you had one of your own.... Then you can ticker with it... So, if you love it, then you will always love it and grow within the field.... If you truely don't perhaps it's not to late to try something else.... What do you find yourself doing in your spare time.... If it is working with computers or reading a computer book, then you're in the right place...!!!!
- Dont compare yourself to other people. There will always be someone who knows more than you, so if you think you'll never be good enough, think again. How well do you know your peers in your class that seem to know a lot about computers? It could have been that they were retaking the class because they previously failed it? It could be that they already know all that stuff and just needed to take it because it was a graduation requirement? It could be that they grew up in a home of bill gates and were surrounded by computers. There are different ways of going about learning about computers. If you make A's and B's, you are either naturally gifted, or you have some studying to do. Of course, if you dont study, you'll never learn anything. It is a lot easier to go into the computer field if you know what you want to do later on, and pursue that path. There are many different fields depending on whta you want to do, such as programming, you could study computer science and make software for companies, you could study computer networking and build networks (putting computers together and getting them to 'talk' to each other), you computer engineering, you could be the one that builds the hardware and how it all goes together with the electronic parts, and learn how each part works. ie. Robotics engineer would get hardware working together with software to move parts. So when you start your college career, figuring out what you really want to know is very helpful, but even then, its normal that college students change their major 2-3 times before they graduate. Remember: In everything people do, EVERYONE starts in the beginning.
