计算机专业的咨询顾问生涯英文18课件

1、计算机专业的咨询顾问生涯英文18课件计算机专业的咨询顾问生涯英文18课件Application ProgrammerDescriptionHired Guns of Programming - ContractorMany Languages/ToolsProject TypesApplication DevelopmentApplication MaintenanceProject Duration: Several Months to YearsClients: Usually Large CompaniesDemand: Always High, but Requires Periodi

2、c Re-tooling of SkillsApplication ProgrammerDescriptSystem AdministratorDescriptionProvide Technical/User SupportProject TypesSet up/Maintain LANs, PCs, User IDs, etc.Install SoftwareSupport Help DesksProject Duration: Years or Multiple Clients at OnceClients: Large and Small CompaniesDemand: High,

3、Increasing as Companies Look More to Outsource Support FunctionsSystem AdministratorDescriptioTechnical SpecialistDescriptionExpert in Specific Technology/Product (ie. Web Development, Object Oriented)Project TypesApplication Development/MaintenancePerformance ReviewsProduct Sales SupportProject Dur

4、ation: Days to Few MonthsClients: Large and Small CompaniesDemand: High when Specialty is HotTechnical SpecialistDescriptioIT Consultant/AnalystDescriptionClients Partner - True “Consultant”Solve Business Problems through TechnologyProject TypesBusiness Application DevelopmentTechnology StrategiesPr

5、oject Duration: Many Months to YearsClients: Usually Large CompaniesDemand: HighIT Consultant/AnalystDescriptiConsulting = VarietyTechnologies/Vendor SoftwareIndustries/ClientsApplicationsGeographic LocationsResponsibilitiesPeopleConsulting = VarietyTechnologiTechnologies/Vendor SoftwareTechnologies

6、 Change - Only Limited by YourselfNot Limited to Your Companies ProductsYour Degree Suited for this VarietyMy ExperiencesDifferent DBMS (Oracle, DB2, Sybase, Teradata, MS-Access, IMS)Different Platforms (Mainframes, Servers, PCs)Different Languages (HTML, C, Visual Basic, COBOL, Vendor Specific)Tech

7、nologies/Vendor SoftwareTeIndustries/ClientsWhats an Industry?Type of Work can Vary by IndustryCan Change Industries/Clients FrequentlyMy ExperiencesInsurance/Financial ServicesGovernment (Federal & State)Light ManufacturingDistribution & LogisticsTransportationTravelHealthcareIndustries/ClientsWhat

8、s an InApplicationsTransaction Processing (i.e. Order Entry)Knowledge Worker (i.e. EIS)Database SystemsMy ExperiencesPatient AdministrationInmate InventoryUnemployment Check ProcessingCustomer InformationUnderwriter Decision AnalysisLogistics Network AnalysisVehicle TrackingFleet ManagementApplicati

9、onsTransaction ProcesGeographic LocationsOpportunity for TravelDomestic/InternationalWork Where Clients are LocatedMy Experiences1/4 Career is Chicago and Suburbs3/4 in Other Cities (Minneapolis, Springfield, Washington D.C., Miami, Atlanta, Louisville)Geographic LocationsOpportunitResponsibilitiesD

10、ont Stagnate in Same Position ForeverCan Increase Authority QuicklyMy ExperiencesProgrammer 1.5 YearsAnalyst/Program DesignerSupervisorSystem ArchitectTeam LeaderProject ManagerResponsibilitiesDont StagnatePeopleMeet Many Different PeopleWorking with Different Groups of People from Year to YearNew B

11、osses PeriodicallyMy ExperiencesMany People throughout Consulting Field and IndustryPeople throughout CountryMet Some of Best FriendsPeopleMeet Many Different PeopConsulting Opens DoorsJobs at ClientsMany Take Jobs at ClientsAllows Observation of Company Before Taking JobHead HuntersAlways on Lists

12、of People to CallContacted ConstantlyAlways Other Jobs Out ThereConsulting Opens DoorsJobs at Consulting Opens DoorsNon-Technical CareerEasy Transition to Management ConsultingAnalytical Skills Applicable to Solving Business Process ProblemsSupport Functions at Technical Firms (i.e. Sales, HR)Own Co

13、nsulting FirmMany Consultants Form Own Small Firms After Gaining ExperienceConsulting Opens DoorsNon-TechWhy I Chose ConsultingDidnt Want to Program ForeverLooking for Advancement OpportunitiesLooked at Long-Term Money vs Short-TermGot Bored EasilySaw People Sitting at a Desk that Looked Too ComfortableWhy I Chose ConsultingDidnt WConsulting - Not For EveryoneHard Work/Long HoursRequires FlexibilityInvolves Trav