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IT Makes It Possible

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While not everyone is into ‘IT’, everyone is now involved in Information Technology age whether we like it or not. Everyday things have little computers in them that do many things aside from adding and subtracting numbers. Cars have little computers that control gas and air mixture to achieve that perfect driving experience, mobile phone have tiny microchips that receives signals from telecommunication companies connecting us to people all around the world, even animals in the wildlife are using computers.

Admit it, computers are everywhere. And being an IT System Administrator makes me a part of this ever growing industry. Do you know that System Administrators like me work around the clock to make sure your email gets sent? Yes, we are not as popular as the software developers but hey, everyone must work in harmony so we can achieve our goals. The line between developers and system administrators are blurred anyway. System administrators are developers in a way and developers are system administrators.

There are a lot of things that I like about geeky stuff (read: computers and technology). Like it still amazes me how two people can communicate over instant messaging even if they are thousands of miles apart or how your car knows when to deflate the airbags. Behind those everyday things, there are IT people working on it who went to school and took special trainings like Cisco certification to be able to create such amazing things.

I myself went to special school that teaches a lot of things about computers and technology and took Cisco Certification training as well. Although I never finished the training course, it helped me add ‘bling’, if I may say so, to my resume. And I saw a couple of friends who finished the training and took the certification exam and how their career growth boosted afterwards. That made me think that having experience is already a big plus, but having a certification to prove that years of expertise is really big.

In a way, IT professionals are like doctors: one must put in time to learn and explore things. But being certified in one field like networking technology or software engineering is a big, big plus. And if you are thinking that IT is already saturated with jobless professionals, then think again. There are lots of career opportunities in every country whether it is just designing the company website, or making sure that planes don’t go crashing into mountains.

And the best part of being an IT administrator? I get to play around with computers and get paid for it. Although, I think that being a game tester is a more satisfying job. I would love to try that.