Do I Consider Myself as an IT Professional?

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Throughout life I have found that there are three types of people in the world. The three types of people are the people who question everything, the people who question some things and the people who accept everything that are told to them.

Do I consider myself as an IT Professional? It is just one of the few questions I am trying to answer since I’ve graduated last March 2007. Having the diplomas in my hand and with the knowledge I have in my head is not enough for me to say that I am proud to be called as an IT Professional.

At some point in my college days, I am one of those students who are just relying to what the professors feed to us. Actually, I have a hard time to weigh things with regards to my studies and personal life. I forgot to prepare myself when I was about to go out in my Beloved Alma Mater and realize that I have built a weak foundation for my upcoming profession. Though I am not that irresponsible, still I haven’t proved to myself and to anyone that I am a competitive in my field. Personally, my knowledge and experiences I’ve earned for four years studying is not enough to be a potential IT Professional. It seems there is something lacking. But I’ve come to realize that it is not too late for me to pursue my dreams to become one of the most competitive IT Professional in my generation. I feel that these goals are very reachable and that I will be able to measure and visualize if I am reaching my goals.

In this kind of profession, one must possess a great understanding of what he is doing as well as on what he is dealing with. An IT Professional must have a deep understanding and familiarity in all aspects in this field. He must be a critical thinker because being able to take a topic and critically think about it is an important skill. Being able to look at the situation and critically evaluate the problem and make a solution. Creativity is also a factor that has a lot of people searching for good workers in this field. I feel that you need creativity to be able to provide something in your society. Another key skill in this field is the ability to orally explain what your goal and visions are and being able to describe your ideas to another person. One must believe in this saying “An educated person is a lifelong learner who has found ways to continue to learn and grow after the end of formal schooling" because in this profession it is a never ending learning because we are dealing technologies and technologies are innovating. More likely, he is ready to go out to his cocoon and to compete with other people in this field.

In this point of time, the word responsible means a lot to me, being responsible for your actions and to your priorities in life. Taking now a Masters Degree is a good start for me. Reaching my goals is not easy for me but I trust myself that five years from now I can be proud to be called as an IT Professional.

source: http://dohnne.blogsome.com/2007/04/24/do-i-consider-myself-as-an-it-professional/



I'd like to thank Mario for sharing this nice article to the world. I have highlighted those essential attributes of a person to be considered professional IT.