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Thread ID: 121654	2011-11-04 17:50:00	Graduating soon, wanna start in I.T	smart (16614)	PC World Chat

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1241884	2011-11-04 17:50:00	Hello I will be graduating this year with my Bcom information systems. Wanna start working in I.T I have previous I.T project experience which I did in uni, nothing else. What can I expect salary wise? In networking /systems field or support	smart (16614)
1241885	2011-11-04 18:41:00	Salary? First you have to actually get a job. Hate to break it to you, but experience is what they're all looking for. be prepared to have to do unpaid work experience to get some first.	pctek (84)
1241886	2011-11-04 18:53:00	I have heard that some uni grads get a graduate position as a Systems Analyst but I have known people personally that had to go to a tech school after their bachelor to get a networking diploma + industry certs like Network+, Cisco or MCP and started off in helpdesk with the likes of Datacom. So it depends. I am no pro but from the limited time I spent trying to maybe switch to IT from a financial background is that, IT jobs in the low end are flooded and that if you look for roles, they might be underpaid vs some a lot of non IT roles and they look more at what experience you have, whereas in some other industries you can wing it more. In other places, they may not get quite the applicant they are after, the wage could go up as a result, you could jump around jobs a lot more doing short term contracts or even temping. Ie., I found that non IT call centre jobs salary were higher than IT support jobs. I found that IT needs really relevant experience, while other jobs are more of an "generalist" so you could gather your skills elsewhere a bit easier too.	Nomad (952)
1241887	2011-11-04 19:06:00	What part of the world is this person from ? USA, UK, Oz. :)	Trev (427)
1241888	2011-11-04 19:10:00	Auckland	smart (16614)
1241889	2011-11-04 19:32:00	I have heard that some uni grads get a graduate position as a Systems Analyst but I have known people personally that had to go to a tech school after their bachelor to get a networking diploma + industry certs like Network+, Cisco or MCP and started off in helpdesk with the likes of Datacom. So it depends. I am no pro but from the limited time I spent trying to maybe switch to IT from a financial background is that, IT jobs in the low end are flooded and that if you look for roles, they might be underpaid vs some a lot of non IT roles and they look more at what experience you have, whereas in some other industries you can wing it more. In other places, they may not get quite the applicant they are after, the wage could go up as a result, you could jump around jobs a lot more doing short term contracts or even temping. Ie., I found that non IT call centre jobs salary were higher than IT support jobs. I found that IT needs really relevant experience, while other jobs are more of an "generalist" so you could gather your skills elsewhere a bit easier too. how much they start on?	smart (16614)
1241890	2011-11-04 19:37:00	Level 1, I think one was on $32k per year before tax.	Nomad (952)
1241891	2011-11-04 19:57:00	Level 1, I think one was on $32k per year before tax. Seriously? I seen those salary ranges and research on sites and says like 50k starting salary are these trade me and seek ones accurate.	smart (16614)
1241892	2011-11-04 20:09:00	Yep that's was his salary. He once said that someone who worked at McDonalds in Sydney was paid more than him in NZ. Here is a ad. www.seek.co.nz Note how it is up to $50k and it ask for level 1 and 2. So $50k is obviously for level 2 right up there with more than expected experience as it is UP TO. That's their most ideal candidate. I don't know about IT if you get a decent size employer (say office admin desk job) the starting salary might be $38-40k per year (but they probably want some months experience at least I I think), I imagine a bit lesser with IT though esp if you gonna work in helpdesk. Maybe he did get a bit underpaid, who knows maybe he could of got $35-38k :confused: But the thing with IT they are flooded with applicants. In IT IMHO if you cannot get other IT jobs and you don't do helpdesk, not much available. It's not like you can do office admin in a IT company and jump to being a tech/engineer/programmer.	Nomad (952)
1241893	2011-11-04 20:38:00	My first IT job was for level 1 and was 35. Shame i was made redundant. Oh well thats in the past, love my current job.	nedkelly (9059)
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