Monday 23 April 2012

IT job board


Practical advice for finding IT jobs in Australia:

Getting IT work in Australia may be frustrating if one doesn't know where to begin. Many continue to hunt through newspaper Ads, unaware the most efficient way to find jobs in the IT industry is via internet job searches across job boards, like SEEK, Adzuna and CareerOne. People also find new employment via personal contacts, networking, so don't forget this method. It is vital to write a presentable CV, one that stands out from the crowd. Get some constructive criticism and / or coaching on your interview technique, it increases your chance of landing that job over the next candidate. Speak clear and proper English, accented English is not even a barrier as you can be understood. As well it's an excellent idea to send your CV out to as many Recruitment agency ads as possible, and as often as possible, even if the Job Ad is not a perfect fit. You need  to get into all their  databases. The more sent, the better your chances...




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IT jobs may be broadly classified as follows:

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Software Development ::: Developer / Programmer, Database Administrator or programmer, Software Engineer, Architect, Business Intelligence BI, Front End Web developers ( html / css) Mobile / Tablet Apps ( iOS & Android), Software Testing & QA 

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Infrastructure ::: Network Engineer, System Administrator ( Windows or UNIX ), Server Support, Desktop Support or Network Support, Application Support, HelpDesk, Tech Support, Dev Operations ( DevOps), Cloud Admin & Security management

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Business & Management ::: Business Analyst, Project Management, Technical Sales, Product Managers, Producers, Product Managers

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Design ::: Web Designer, UI ( user interface ) / UX (usability) specialists

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Marketing ::: SEO and SEM, Data & Web Analytics, Big Data

Software Development: Coding and Architecture

If you plan to be a Software Developer / Programmer, a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering is recommendable. As well many Programmers often switched from Electrical/ Computer / Mechanical Engineering after graduating...but some 70% of Developers have an IT related degree or Electrical / Electronic Engineering degree. The rest have TAFE or are self taught.

Infrastructure: Network & System Admin, Operations, Tech Support, HelpDesk

If you want to get into Desktop Support, Unix System Admin, Network Admin or Server Admin...then TAFE is MORE than enough.... Most people ( > 70% ?) in this category are TAFE (Cert IV) trained ... but  more importantly, they have relevant certifications like MCSE CCNA....these often matter more than a degree in terms of employability:
Get TAFE or Microsoft certifications ( or Java certifications)... or else NO ONE will take you seriously and you will have a hard time getting invited for interviews...as well apply for GRADUATE level jobs.


The BIGGEST salaries and SAFEST long term jobs are Programming and Infrastructure.

  • Java, C#.Net , Ruby, PHP, Javascript Programmers get paid heaps ..as do Infrastructure staff
  • Roughly speaking, in the world of Software Development:
    35% of jobs are Java
    35% of jobs are C#.Net, C++ or C
  • The remaining 30% spread over PHP, Ruby (growing), Javascript ( Node , Angular etc ) , Python, VB6 (shrinking), Scala, ColdFusion(shrinking), PowerBuilder(shrinking)
  • Stay with the growing leaders... it's safer


As well PHP, Ruby are " FREE " so more companies are headed in that direction
Most Dev jobs need HTML and Javascript in addition to the above
HTML/ Javascript/ CSS are more for Front End Web Developer...whereas Java / C/C++/ C# etc more of Back End server side programming
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