It has been three years in to software industry and I still wonder upon where I have reached. I remember discussing career with my friends over and over again in my college time, right from the best industry to the salary package offered. We constantly talked about the company to join and the programming language to chose to better up our career. I'm sure there would be so many who doesn't really know of the various profiles open other than being a code developer in the field of Engineering and I truly wish that this article helps you so in that case.
Once you are done with your engineering, you are fresh and let me make this very clear that though your college projects would help you get into the best industry, only your skills will take you to the right career. Below are few of the options:
1. Code Developer : One who does programming in the software to create applications.
2. Test Engineer: One who performs testing on the codes prepared by a code developer
3. Technical Writer: One who prepares Release notes that go with the deliveries, Data sheets etc..
4. Project Manager: Though this field may not be for fresher, but with a few years of experience, you can be one. A project Manager is the one who manages timely deliveries, quality of deliverable, resources. This would include management of Code Developer, Test Engineer and Technical Writer
5. Customer Support Engineer: When you provide a service in the market, there are full changes of getting bugs and customers need people to help them troubleshoot and answer their queries.
6. Other than the above we have other profiles like Marketing, Sales based on your interest and skill set.
With above fields open, I guess now the carrier option opens up for all of us to select from. As they say, "Your work should be such that you should have the passion to pay to work for." B)
My son too is a software professional having done his MS from Carnegie Mellon university in Pittsburgh and after working for 6 months in the US , he wanted to do something else and is now a financial consultant ...so , one can keep experimenting while you are still young and see what options suit you the best...You dont have to necessarily stick with just one.You are lucky that now sky is the limit if you have the interest and the inclination to better your prospects ...
Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means that you are two steps ahead !!!
