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Has IT lost its place among the preferred career options?

Created by : Arun Sarin, Business Analyst, Oracle  | 11 04 2008 06:57:00 +0000
Industry : IT ProductsFunctional Area : Application Software(Technology)
Keywords : It Employees Career Financial Crisis Layoffs It Industry Options Economic Slowdown Economic Meltdown Place It Jobs Pink Slips Lost Preferred Among Us Crisis It Career
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Do you think with the global meltdown, IT has lost its place among the preferred career options?

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Definitely Arun, the news of pink slips given by many IT majors as well as of offer letters being recalled or postponed has taken the sheen off from IT jobs....
By Brajesh Sharma, Business Analyst, Mentor Graphics  11 04 2008 07:01:04 +0000
 
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Arun & Brajesh,I don't agree with you guys. Still IT should be the preferred career option because more and more companies outsourcing work to India due to squeeze on their bottom line. In tougher times, it is going to grow. In fact this is golden period for Indian IT companies & IT candidates to start hard selling and picking up business. This business is going to remain for a longer duration. Half the industry experts are not using their brains in right direction to convert threats to opportunity and it is shame !!!
By Jitena Bhansali, Business Analyst, SAP  11 04 2008 08:06:22 +0000
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With so many pink slips, I feel that is the case now & IT is no longer seen as a safe career option...
By Arun Sarin, Business Analyst, Oracle  | 11 04 2008 06:57:00 +0000
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i think every area will have ups and downs. And IT is a key which opens your door to the technology. So as per the trend I belive the IT fame would never come down as long as human race exist(unless until we go back to the stone age).
By Ankitha K.B, student, M-tech in Information security and cyber forensics  | 02 23 2009 08:14:02 +0000
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Now only IT moved from virtual world to real world. As we are in IT industry, we are feeling the heat of economical cirisis directly.
By prem anand, Team Leader -(Technical), HCL Technologies  | 01 22 2009 06:15:00 +0000
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Well, It's just a case when we don't feel much secure about our job due to recent economic issues. However, if you think about the future, there won't be a single field where you won't find involvement of IT.

Just think..
By Parth Patel, Software Engineer, Clarion Technologies Pvt. Ltd.  | 12 05 2008 11:00:35 +0000
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I agree with Darpan here.We are at the same stage today as the slowdown (dotcom bust) was witnessed in 2001-2003. However, it was followed by 4 to 5 good years, as people realized Indian IT could give quality services. Similarly, the next couple of years will be watershed years for the industry where more companies will look for outsourcing which will augur well with India. From the short term scenario, the US slowdown might have a negative impact. However, in mid and long terms there will be positive impact on Indian IT sector as more global companies will be opening up their doors to outsourcing.
By avena suri, External Communications, , HCL Technologies  | 11 12 2008 07:38:26 +0000
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IT will emerge with a new dimension post this turmoil, There will me more companies collaborating with each others success stories shared, we will see a time when two competitors join hands and collaborate to achieve a joint success!!! 
By Balasubramanian Gopal, Tech Architect, Wipro  | 11 11 2008 05:47:32 +0000
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I dont feel so we have seen year 2000 when the situation was same and everyone felt its the end of IT boom but it cam back more than expected and we saw a steep hike in the IT and ITES services. This is a phase which will make IT change a bit as we may not see and hikes appraisals for a year or so but it won't die ...
By Darpan Sinha, Tech Architect, Royal Bank of Scotland  | 11 05 2008 06:25:10 +0000
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This is just a temporary thing, every industry goes through this phase & we will soon see a shift & things getting stable as IT cos are venturing into new areas/countries & that will create more opportunities... 
By Vikash Jaiswal, Business Analyst, SAP  | 11 04 2008 07:24:42 +0000
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