[Ermac936]

I tried reading through that sticky and its much of the same of what I hear here at work. First my Resume:

AS in Computer Programming and Analysis
AS in Computer Information Technology
AA in General Studies
A+ Cert in the works
Network+ in the works

The CIT was for networking so I would have the best of both worlds. Now I need to pick a major for my bachelors. All I want is a job thats going to pay me atleast 30k. I don't really care what I do if I'm making that much. I care about job security and advancement. Here is what I keep hearing about the IT field:

- Highly saturated
- Need experience, education don't matter
- Its who you know
- Degree in IT working in Real Estate, etc
- Start your own business only way to succeed

Given that I had a few majors in mind for my Bachelors:

Information Technology
Managing Information Systems
Information Systems Technology
Business
Accounting

What would you recommend to supplement what I already have. I kinda want to diversify my education but in fields that will compliment each other as in networking+programming. I hear IT is a baby CS degree so it may not be worth getting. What do you think of that? I also hear IST isn't worth much either. I already know I could get a job anywhere with accounting but you really need the fortitute to do that kind of work counting beans. I'm about to enter my junior year and Im asking what I should get my bachelors in as to not waste my time and be attrative as a potential employee.

[raross]

Why would you get three 2 year diplomas when you could have got a degree?

[elitesoldier]

Hmm, Maybe a computer science degree with an accounting minor (or finance of some sort). Thats what I would do atleast.

[Ermac936]

I meant now I'm heading for my bachelors. I got those because I couldn't decide what to do. Originally I was just going to get the 2 year degree and head into the field, then I switched degrees, then I decided to go for a bachelors. Yeh I've been in school too long. The problem is I don't know what job I can get with any given degree. Besides the obvious psychology, medical, law, accouting, etc

As far as CS. I've heard enough from CS graduates, counselors, and looked at the cirriculum to know that CS isn't for me.

[TheHeadFL]

I think the thing is that IT jobs, as you are aware, are just not that available. I have friends with masters degrees in MIS that are doing low level IT jobs.

CS is a different story. There are jobs everywhere for CS majors, not because CS is so valuable in terms of coursework, but because CS produces more capable graduates due to the level of mathematics and theoretical analysis involved. In other words, a CS major isn't too far away from an engineering major in terms of coursework.

If you get a bachelors in any kind of IT related field, I think you'd be wasting your time, other than the obvious benefit of a 4 year college degree.

I suggest you go with CS, even if it isn't entirely your thing, if you want a good chance of a job in the field.

[pjam76]

It depends on what you like.

If you don't like CS and wind up majoring in it and barely getting by, it won't look that good to potential employers because you are going for an entry level job.

Entry level jobs are hard to come by in IT these days.


CS is a nice degree to have if you like it. But with many indians taking CS and coming over with h1b visas it's not as great as you might imagine.

Any degree beats no degree.

But majoring in something you don't like most likely will lead you away from good jobs or even not finishing your degree or switching majors again and taking another 2 years to finish.

Major in something you like and finish it.

Because the truth is, maybe you major in CS, finish, get a job programming, then five years from now you either don't like it or get promoted to another position.

The fact is when i was in college, they taught Pascal. Yeah I learned many different things but my career has led me from web development to mainframe work to consulting to engineering, to testing to C++ work to java work and j2ee work.

In the IT world, it doesn't really matter what kind of degree you have because you have to learn new things that were never taught in college.

Dont' take the easiest major just to finish but don't take something just because it's hard if you don't like it.

There are plenty of pre-med majors who wind up working at the mall. Just because it's a tough major doesn't mean anything.

A potentail future employer won't care that you majored in CS in ten years if you hate the work or never finished that degree.

[M4A1]

I'm in the market for finding a job; but I'm a sophmore in college, majoring in electrical engineering. I was browsing some online postings, and ALL I EVER SEE ARE ENGINEERING/SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT jobs. If you want excellent job secruity and advancement, get a degree in engineering (of your choice). It does sound like hardwork, but you can't get something for nothing.

But surely, get a 4-year degree (pref in engineering/sciences).