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Don't Go Changin': Should You Move to IT from a Successful Career?
Posted by : Molly Joss
Q: I'm in my mid-thirties. I have a B.S. in accounting and an MBA in finance and have ten years of experience in these fields, as well as some software teaching experience. I have acquired the following certifications over the past year: A+, Network+, and the first three legs of the seven required for the Win2000 MCSE (I will take the fourth very soon). I also volunteered for six months at a school district, where I fixed and troubleshot PCs.
I have been working as a contract temp in accounting for the last six months, but I want to get into the tech world as soon as I can. I also want to leverage myself and my MBA for as high as it will take me. Do you have any ideas about what type of job I should be looking for?A: We traded a few e-mails back and forth because I wanted to find out why you were so set on an IT job when you have an established career in another field. Turns out that you never really had a passion for accounting and that friends have recommended a shift into a computer-related job. We also talked about how you don't want to leave the San Francisco area due to family ties and responsibilities there.
I suggest that you don't attempt to leave your past behind you and that instead you make the most of it to help you make the transition into an career more related to computers than to accounting.
Consider going to work for a software development company that focuses on finance, banking, etc. either for consumer or profes...
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