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When you were young, did you ever dream of being a firefighter, a train driver, or a police officer? Maybe you did, maybe you didn't, but it's unlikely that you dreamt of becoming a Web designer or network manager. Though there are exceptions, the decision to pursue a career in a field such as IT is a decision of the mind rather than the heart.

It's not that a job in IT cannot be rewarding, because it can. As with any other profession, IT can be rewarding if you are working in the right area. Although this example is a bit out of context, consider the choices a professional chef has to make. He trains to become a chef and then goes out to work. The only position he can find is as a short order chef in a diner. Sure, he's using some of the skills he learned during training (in most professions, only a small percentage of the skills learned during training are used daily in the workplace), but the environment in which he uses those skills may not have been what he had in mind. The same goes for a career in IT.You can train to become a programmer or network designer and work in a variety of situations, but finding the right situation for you will have an important bearing on how content you are.

In this article, we'll look at some of the factors that govern not just why you might want to work in IT, such as job security and portability, but also things that you should consider that can influence your decision about which companies you may choose to work for and where. We will start by looking at job security that influence why people want to work in IT.



Job Security

It's somewhat hard to quantify the importance of job security in an individual's life, but it should, and does, have a distinct influence on career decisions.

In general, people's perception of job security is determined by a number of factors:

The size of the company-In these days of billion dollar corporate buyouts, even the largest of companies cannot escape the fact that they will sometimes be closed down, either through assimilation or merger. In broader terms, however, large companies are generally "safer" than smaller ones in terms of job security because they are better able to weather fluctuations in the market or economy. Larger companies also tend to have a degree of diversity that offers even more protection.

The nature of the industry-Some industries are more volatile than others. Particularly in times of recession, industries that serve luxury markets tend to get hit harder than those that deal with necessities such as foodstuff and clothing. This is a factor that you should consider if you are aiming your career search toward a certain market sector. There are some sectors, such as government, that are affected much less by the economy and more by political policy. For this reason, though they may be thought of as "safe" jobs, they are still somewhat at risk from outside influences that may be difficult to anticipate.

The type of work-Some careers fields are more secure than others for a variety of reasons, such as overall demand and the importance of their role within the company. Though there are few employees that are not needed, those that are deemed less important may be the first to go.

The history of the company-As the old investment saying goes, "Past performance is no guarantee of future performance."That said, certain companies have developed reputations as good companies for which to work. Many have earned this reputation by being outstanding in a variety of areas, one of which may be their recognition of employees'job security needs.

Though these factors apply to most any career, as well as a career in IT, there are a few small twists in the tale. First, as we have discussed already, people with IT skills are highly sought after. To most companies and organizations, technology is not a luxury. When it comes time to tighten belts and the budgets, people from the IT department don't usually feature too highly on the list of optional employees. In addition, companies struggle to find suitably skilled staff, so if you are doing your job and doing it right, you are likely to remain a permanent fixture.

But that is not the biggest factor influencing IT job security. As an IT worker, you have the additional comfort of knowing that you work in an industry that provides a wide range of opportunities outside of the company in which you work. Effectively, a career in IT offers you great job security, but it offers even greater career security. With this in mind, you may find yourself taking comfort in the fact that, if your current job does not work out for any reason, you may find it reasonably easy to find further work.

Having said all of this, there is one fact that is inescapable. Employees who do not perform to expectations, and those who do not play by the rules, can and will be fired, recession or not. Working in IT is no protection for employees with low standards or those with a poor attitude. They will be fired as quickly as an employee in any other department who acts the same way. As the old saying goes, "No one is irreplaceable." What IT does offer is a mechanism by which individuals can make themselves valuable and hard-to-replace assets.
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