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bnakrani
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Gentlemen,
I am basically a bachelor in I.T(Information & Technology). I have done my studies before 3 years ago from india. I had a job for 1 year in india on flash programming and then as a technical support. then luckily I got my H1B visa through one company. In starting I had a problem to find my project as I had not any experience in most of the field. then finally I get a good paying job in Hardcore electrical side in wind turbine company. right now they hired me
as permenant employee and I am kind of satisfied with my pay.
Now I am married and my job is kind of travelling so I was thinking to go back to my software field with good settling job. and my simple two hope is
to get a green card and a competetive job depend on location but I am thinking around 75000$ to 80000$. now guys seriously I had just left everything since last 2 years. so I am kind of blank with my software skills
so I was just looking for a field with less programming and highly growing field
So if anyone here knows anything about that kind of field please let me know .and your advice is always appreciated.
and I want to know regarding what is Data warehousing and Business Intellgence?
and how they related and what is future of Informatica , Microsoft BI, cognos ?
Thanks in advance,
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Pauloz
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bnakrani
Sorry didn't get back to you sooner, but this question was loaded with some info I didn't know much about. Comments in italics, suggestions below.
| bnakrani wrote: | Gentlemen,
I am basically a bachelor in I.T(Information & Technology). I have done my studies before 3 years ago from india. I had a job for 1 year in india on flash programming and then as a technical support. then luckily I got my H1B visa through one company. In starting I had a problem to find my project as I had not any experience in most of the field. then finally I get a good paying job in Hardcore electrical side in wind turbine company. right now they hired me
as permenant employee and I am kind of satisfied with my pay.
Appreciate the situation, but don't start moving just yet, you've got some preparation to do before you move into another field. This isn't the time to be guessing about an income. See suggestions below.
Now I am married and my job is kind of travelling so I was thinking to go back to my software field with good settling job. and my simple two hope is
to get a green card and a competetive job depend on location but I am thinking around 75000$ to 80000$. now guys seriously I had just left everything since last 2 years. so I am kind of blank with my software skills
so I was just looking for a field with less programming and highly growing field
This could be a significant issue, because you're not going to walk into a 75K job without experience in the field. You're going to have to do some planning, and get a presentable CV with a strong knowledge base.
So if anyone here knows anything about that kind of field please let me know .and your advice is always appreciated.
and I want to know regarding what is Data warehousing and Business Intellgence?
Check these out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence
http://www.intranetjournal.com/features/datawarehousing.html
As you can see, not a simple proposition. Data warehousing: This is database, but big, specialized, with a lot of related stuff. BI is a definition of a process of gathering and using information. Put the two together, and you're looking at a Masters to get that sort of job.
and how they related and what is future of Informatica , Microsoft BI, cognos ?
This is a long piece of string, and it's a bit hard to predict how systems will perform and evolve. I'd start from the basics, and put together an informed opinion from there.
Thanks in advance,
One friend |
I don't know how far your Bachelor in IT can go to make getting the required qualifications for DW and BI simpler or easier. As you can see from the definitions, this is "time on the coal face" work, before you get let loose on this type of system and data management.
Suggestions:
Start from the absolute basics. Pin down a trainer, and find out in detail what you'd need to do to get up to par in these fields. Your software stuff may not be totally out of the equation either, because of the data functions you can see in that definition.
Talk to a manager in data warehousing. Find out what the required qualifications are, the experience levels, etc. Don't guess about these things, because the right skills are the only things that will get these jobs.
You will probably need to do at least an internship on these systems to have credible experience in this field. You may not be doing entry level wages, but bear in mind all this costs time and money, possibly a lot of both.
Map everything out in advance, so you know what your commitments are going to be.
Do NOT try to research this career track online. This is advanced data management in a business context, and it's no picnic in terms of employer requirements. You could spend weeks getting the wrong information, even signing up for the wrong courses, if you're talking to salespeople rather than industry experts. (It does happen.) The reason I suggest talking direct to a trainer and manager is to get a clear track from Day One. You'll be talking to people who know the whole story and the workplace realities. |
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bnakrani
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Paul,
I had disappointed because I was not any answer from this forum. but
your answer has really changed my opinion about the general forum. I really
appriciated your support.
I was just worried about this situation since last week. now I had just
talk with one of my friend's cousin yesterday. he looks really disappointed with
his job situation. he had joined constultant and he had only work 8 month out of last 15 month. because he had no project. he had around 3-4 years experience in this field. but still looking to his situation I was just afraid to join any consultancy.
So what is your suggestion in that situation?
I have some question if you can give me your suggestion.
[i]Will my last two year expreince can get me anything ?[/i]
I do not know how much you know about wind turbines but it is more kind of electrical side. one system with PLC and software control and bunch of contactors,breaker and frequency converter.
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Can you suggest me if I can get any training in electronics and can help me to find good competetive job?[/i]
[i] What do you think regarding the salary in this economy without any experience?[/i]
Any suggestion or What will you do if you were on my place?
Thanks , Really appriciated |
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Pauloz
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| bnakrani wrote: | Paul,
I had disappointed because I was not any answer from this forum. but
your answer has really changed my opinion about the general forum. I really
appriciated your support.
I was just worried about this situation since last week. now I had just
talk with one of my friend's cousin yesterday. he looks really disappointed with
his job situation. he had joined constultant and he had only work 8 month out of last 15 month. because he had no project. he had around 3-4 years experience in this field. but still looking to his situation I was just afraid to join any consultancy.
So what is your suggestion in that situation?
I have some question if you can give me your suggestion.
Will my last two year expreince can get me anything ?
I do not know how much you know about wind turbines but it is more kind of electrical side. one system with PLC and software control and bunch of contactors,breaker and frequency converter.
Can you suggest me if I can get any training in electronics and can help me to find good competetive job?
What do you think regarding the salary in this economy without any experience?
Any suggestion or What will you do if you were on my place?
Thanks , Really appriciated |
bnakrani
Just for the record, your friend's cousin has been hit by the economic situation, too. This environment is very tough, because business doesn't have the capital to invest in projects.
You can do freelance consultancy work to earn a bit of extra cash, but it'll be a while before the situation improves enough to guarantee regular work.
Your questions:
| Quote: | | Will my last two year expreince can get me anything ? |
Flash is useful as a job-getter. There is a lot of demand for Flash work, it's very much part of net content, and if it doesn't pay too brilliantly, it makes up for that with regular work.
| Quote: | I do not know how much you know about wind turbines but it is more kind of electrical side. one system with PLC and software control and bunch of contactors,breaker and frequency converter.
Can you suggest me if I can get any training in electronics and can help me to find good competetive job? |
This is pretty easy, but it takes a while. You'd need to do a basic course, (there are plenty of these available, including some community colleges) then do some lower level work for the experience requirements to get a competitive job with a decent salary. The positive side here is that the electronics skills allow you work with hardware as well, so it's not a bad skill set to have.
| Quote: | | What do you think regarding the salary in this economy without any experience? |
Frankly, don't expect much. Jobs are scarce, and well paying jobs are scarcer. One of the reasons I'm suggesting playing it cool with any moves is because you need to be secure to make commitments like training. There are good jobs out there, but you have to be alert to find them, and ready to pounce when you find them.
| Quote: | | Any suggestion or What will you do if you were on my place? |
What I'm suggesting is doing the preparation for a move, and carefully scouting out job requirements so you can be sure you're able to apply for them. At this point I can't honestly recommend a move until you're better set up with the necessary training and skills in these fields.
So:
1. Decide on a goal. preferably as a job or type of job, so you've got a clear target.
2. Research what you need to get the job, skills, training, etc.
3. Don't take any risks with your income in the process. Only make commitments to things you're sure you can do, where you can manage costs and times. This requires patience, but it will pay off.
4. You've got an extra trick up your sleeve with your Flash experience. You can use that to generate extra income, and if you've got a good portfolio, you can get work on sites like Elance. The money can be excellent, and a useful support helping pay for your training in other fields.
This is a current job listing on Elance for Flash work:
http://www.elance.com/php/search/main/eolsearch.php?matchType=project#matchKeywords=%22Flash%22&catFilter=10183
As you can see the work's not too difficult, and the money is good. This also provides you with a useful current portfolio for other jobs.
The idea here is that you use your degree and experience as a basic revenue source, and develop your extra skills and interests on a workable basis. The added advantage is that you create a good CV in that area while you're at it, so your job prospects and experience levels are greatly improved so you can get better jobs down the track.
(You can still do any other work and training, this keeps you covered.) |
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