Post-Retirement IT Job Advice? (BEWARE: Crazy Question)

[Zachcleigh]

My dad works for AT&T in the IT part of the company (they mostly do big data analysis). He doesn't even have a degree in IT. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from City U. From what he tells me (and how well I think grasp what he's saying milelol, getting jobs in that field is extremely easy with either the right degree(s) or prior experience in the field, because there is a high demand for those people.

I just asked him what degree he would recommend for someone he was looking to hire for his group. He said, "Generally, my team needs people who know computer science, statistics, network technology and/or computer information systems." Based off that information I would say that degrees in computer related fields, especially involving large scale information use/protection (cyber security) would be fine choices. He did say they look favorably on people who have programming "know how" and more importantly, experience.

Based on that information and wanting to self study for my own degree, I chose to do the BSBA in CIS at TESU. He said it was a fine choice and upon finishing he had no doubt I'd be able to find work in a large company IT department (currently planning to go Army though). His only tips were whatever the degree is, make sure you have classes on your transcript associated with programming languages, network technology/cloud computing, and possibly cyber security if the end goal is to go into IT.


Best of luck to you!
-zach