somebody was just telling me... i probably should get into a focussed area of expertise, aka my specialisation. isn't IT/programming my specialisation, you ask? partially, yes. but it wouldn't hurt to make things more specific. you see, programming applications can be applied to a variety of existing industries. these existing industries can be complemented by IT in such a way that IT improves efficiency in these arenas. so simply knowing IT is not sufficient, it appears. applying such technical expertise to a particular domain would be wise, or so it seems. in doing so, one would probably allow for a more defined route of advancement in his/her career.
for example if i'm aiming for the banking/monetary industry like a friend of mine, i should probably pick up some accounting/money-related skills such as getting a job as a financial consultant aka insurance agent for a while.
if i'm headed for a career related to the medical field, i could work for hospitals and the like to start with. then gaining a foothold in this specialisation would subsequently facilitate my movement during employment.
of course, specialisation is a double-edged sword. you know more about a specific domain, and less of other fields. gaining more privy into one area helps in getting you focused. but it would probably also mean lesser exposure to other level playing fields elsewhere.
IT personnel are so pluggable... so abstract... you can just pluck an IT person out of his specialisation and plonk the fella into another field, and given enough time, he can fit in there too! this IT stuff is all about being a business enabler i believe. it doesn't work on its own, rather it supports other business domains.
bah. enough nonsensical ramblings of my theories on IT. i'm sure a lot of you know that already. but then again, i wonder if you have an answer to this question for yourself: do you have your own collection of a specific domain knowledge?
*a ball of fur in a bowl with a carrot is cute*
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