Study: Not all entry-level IT work headed offshore

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yep I agree...but

This concept about IT and medicine proves my point which is that IT is diversifying into many many fields, yet the core skills required come back to one area of IT that still requires a high level of socus and training. Dont equate technology tools with real IT skills that require on-the-job training in the IT field itself (separate from specific industry training).

Thats why I feel IT will be a HUGE and DIVERSE field coming soon with lots of work in the United States for people that have the experience but who may specialize that skill in a sub-undustry of choice. Every industry will need its own subset and thats why IT is getting bigger and more complex and demand will rise...not diminish as predicted. And why it will require true computer people...not business-computer hybrids.

I would add that yes, if you love Medicine and Information Technology is your passion also, that you realize that someone that works in the medical field who happens to like technology and is good at understanding and implemeting it is NOT the same as someone that is an expert at technology but specializes that focus in the medical field. In the first case, you could be a doctor, nurse, administrator, or contractor that knows those fields but happens to like information. That means you are good with "interfacing" your job with IT...not innovating it or building it. It still takes someone highly trained in good software engineering practices and a passion for that thats 100% dedicated to create tools and sware for people that are rock-solid and carry ROI and real long term value to that industry. Hospitals and medical centers will never be softare systems providers...see what I mean?

The latter type is still an IT person who has an expertise in the tools and languages and best practices from IT training, yet has chosen to use those in helping that field. Its dangerous for business people to keep saying business needs to turn IT people into business people, when the practice of IT excellence really requires the same if not more expertise and "brain power" than any other field out there.

So, again, take your IT career seriously and go into that, no medicine, if that your goal. Dont equate an administrator in the IT department of a hospital who know hows to set up a simple office network or write an html page with an IT service professional who writes database schemas and software and understands the variables in installing enterrpise level business solutions.

We cant keep undermining the practice of IT, despite the tools that make that easier. Its still a practice that requires high levels of skill and passion and training, despite the offshoring predictions which as of present are having many failures in India. You can only save so much money and offshore so much demand before quality and cost dont equate and you need a trained professional in-house with both IT and industry knowledge who knows the ropes of your business.

Thats why there may be more outsourcing of IT in the coming years but that also means IT outsourced to more specialized IT service industries in the states that hire trained IT people to support those industries. We do a general range of clients but I can already see more specialized service fiorms coming...and that means more IT workers and jobs but who still know IT first.

Posted by: wildranger   Posted on: 07/16/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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