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Career opportunities for Computer School Graduates

The computer industry is changing at a rapid rate, with new developments coming online so fast that it is impossible to absorb all the changes as they are happening. These changes affect the kind of careers that are open to people graduating from computer schools in many different ways, increasing opportunities and allowing people to pursue a whole variety of careers.

Opportunities within the computer industry itself can be divided up into hardware related and software related jobs. The software industry is still vibrant, producing new applications at a prolific rate, and keeping older applications updated. Software engineers tend to look at the more technical applications, those that drive the hardware and systems that we use, and programmers write end-user applications. There is a real increase in the demand for software engineers who are able to design interfaces between computers and telecommunications, and computers and other entertainment media. The hardware industry requires electronic engineers, information technology technicians and engineers and integrated circuit designers, again not just of pure computing applications but for networking and interfaces with other equipment.

Many computer school graduates choose careers with computing end-users - in fact some 70% of graduates end up in employment outside the computer industry. They will be responsible for maintaining hardware, software and systems in organizations, for maintaining information systems and in training, procurement and management. Technology management is an increasing issue within industry, and graduates from computer schools are ideally placed to take up this demand.

Growth in jobs both inside and outside the computing industry is likely to continue over the next ten years, so computer school graduates are going to find career prospects good.

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