How do I switch my career to IT?
I'm a Bcom grad with 2 years of experience as a US recruiter and around 1 year of experience as a customer service rep. I was into IT and tech stuff but I did not pursue anything at the time. Now I am very interested in changing my career paths to anything in the fields of IT but idk what interests me in specific all I know is I am not very fond of the coding side of IT. So can you please suggest what courses/certifications would help me secure a job?
Learn web development. It's straight forward. It has an ample number of opportunities. Start with the basic frontend, then move to the MERN track. There are a few bootcamps also available you can enrol in.
Bro easiest way is to learn SQL (it's just English language) and Power BI and switched to an Analyst role first.
If you really want college ed, go for 3y MCA
SAP or any ERP/CRM consultancy is one area you can look at
Not looking for college
Okay then, you don't want to be a hardcore coder. You can learn business data analytics from Cisco (personal recommendation), upgrad or the forage.
If you feel like playing longer, go for a distance PGDCA and get into analytics or ERP technical or functional consultant
Step 1: Get your foot into any tech focused company
Step 2: Move internally into Technology role within the same company.
I am a B.Sc CS graduate. Did the same & works well as long as you are willing to learn.
But the same token is you will not be as valued as a BTech guy. That’s for sure
I don't think my company would allow me to transfer internally into a tech role considering my background of education and work experience which is completely non IT. How do I get into tech focused company, I have Neilson IQ in my city but I'm not sure if they are hiring
Pune ?
For non-Computer Science background folks who find coding intimidating but still want to go to Tech field, there are three roles which pay well and do not require coding:
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Product Manager (PM): Involves deciding product features+roadmap, coordinating with Business and Engineers to get feature development done. May not be present in smaller startups, but most medium to large startups would have this role.
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Technical Program Manager (TPM): Role is closer to Project Manager. Involves coordinating within Engineering to get feature development done, schedule, run and keep track meetings and initiatives. Very few startups have this role.
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Analytics: Use data to create insights and charts. Requires lightweight coding (SQL primarily).
All of these are non-coding role, but need some technical knowhow to do your job well. You can learn this on the side as well as on the job. Please note that ratio of Engineers to these roles would be ~10:1 in mist companies.