Comments on: Networking career and the IT industry as a whole http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/networking-career-and-the-it-industry-as-a-whole/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: edtittel http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/networking-career-and-the-it-industry-as-a-whole/#comment-62657 edtittel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:19:39 +0000 #comment-62657 I agree with the previous poster, except to observe that he meant to write “hearsay” rather than “heresay” but of course that’s neither here nor there! For those with interest, passion, and a certain amount of grit, IT remains a viable career arena. You have to be willing to work your way in (as you’re already done) and then to work your way up to make a real career out of IT, but that’s neither impossible nor ill-advised, as long as you enjoy what you’re doing, and your employer(s) find your work both necessary and sufficient to keep your job alive. The long-term outlook for IT is pretty good, in fact, thanks to a large number of aging baby boomers like myself who have already started to retire (those born in 1946 are now 63, whereas those born in 1955 are turning 54 this year) and who will be retiring in droves between now and 2020.

HTH, and thanks for posting.
–Ed–

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