Open yourself to technology-induced career options

The miracles of the information technology-induced-internet-age have brought a flurry of unbelievable changes in the lifestyles of mankind over the past decade. Following are career options which are on the threshold of bringing about epoch-making changes in the lives and nature of the Homo sapiens in the years to come of the 21st century-

A career in-app developer and programming

With the advent of smart phones the craze of the speed in running the multi-media and the internet has caught the fancy of the young generation. Unlike other mobiles these android phones do not have a hardware keyboard. With high resolution-camera and multi-touch interface screen, these phones have automatic Wi-Fi connection which has brought unbelievable changes to the world of mobiles and networking communication. As a result, thousands of apps are available for the users in the play store, window store and other stores of the Apple mobiles. As per the latest survey, presently there are more than 16,000 apps which are being widely used by the customers. The fast rising demand for the latest apps has opened a number of job opportunities for the professionals who are experts in the technology of apps development and programming.

Social media manager

Presently social media is considered as one of the significant platforms of the communication and business activities. Consequently world now has been transformed into a global village. The tools of social media like those of Facebook, WhatsApp, blogging, twitter and a few others have reinforced and revived the socio-familial connection and also boosted the business turnover. They have also brought a record surge in the promotion and transactions of goods and services across the economies in the world.

Right from the big corporate houses to start - up enterprises, almost all the segments of the global economy are using various tools of social media to vie with their competitors and face any untoward outcomes in the cut-throat competition of the 21st century age. An array of job opportunities are open and even more likely to be generated for the professionals with qualifications in computer and internet and long experiences therein.

Millennium generation experts

The term millennium generation refers to those people who were born post-1980s and amid the digital technology revolution and mass media miracles. These people are also called as the people of Y generation. But in this context, the millennium generation implies those experts and professionals who perform as a guide or counselor for the companies and enterprises.

These professionals guide the board of directors and the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and think tank of the companies about how to increase their both the sales and the profit. These experts use different indices and parameters derived from the analysis and interpretation of various vital data and close study of the behaviour and interpersonal relationship between the labour and the owners of the companies.

Hence the professionals interested in data analysis and equipped with degree and diploma in computer science or information technology can look forward to getting an avalanche of job opportunities in this much-latest segment of the employment market.

Cloud computing service provider

The cloud computing is the latest technique in the area of information technology by the virtue of which internet services have been made more accessible to the users across the nations in the world.

It is currently working as an important resource provider to the various business houses and enterprises as well as the various users of the internet services. That is why the cloud computing technology is called as the metaphor of the computer.

In fact, the term cloud here means such sort of internet services which help get information from cellphones, laptops or desktop located from far off the distances from the user.

That is why the term cloud computing means the technology of providing IT services like those of servers, software, hardware, data storage and various applications to an individual's or to an organization's computer, laptop, tablets, smart phones or other devices through internet or web.

The entire infrastructure for the accessibility of the various computing services are managed and owned by the cloud computing owner and not by the cloud customer.

A career in cloud computing

With the fast development of the information technology the career in the cloud computing is also experiencing the unprecedented boom.

Following are the segments which will witness amazing boom in the availability of new employment opportunities in the years to come-

Enterprise cloud architect- This is the latest position of job which is likely to be created and whose task will focus on feeling the pulse of the markets dealing in the delivery of infrastructure and making the cloud computing resources accessible to the various strata of consumers.

Technicians- When cloud computing would get vast exposure even in the small towns and cities there will naturally be considerable surge in the demand for the various types of technicians and engineers.

Marketing or sales executives- With the fast growth of cloud computing there will also be the beginning of opening of customer care centres which will, in return, accelerate the recruitment of the people in various positions.

Banking – Use of clouds for the maintenance and storage of various types of data will also increase the job opportunities.

Retail- In the present fast moving consumer goods market of the globalized world cloud computing can create huge jobs in the segment of online shopping, marketing research and distribution.

Education and research- Education has now become global. New job opportunities in the segment of online tuition, class management, preparation of study materials are likely to occur so fast.

Media- Job opportunities are likely to increase in the areas of content writing, data analysis, product marketing and advertisement.

Health care- This sector is pretty much dynamic because of the fast increasing technology and much-needed development in the research. A number of job opportunities are likely to be created in the medicine, staff management, research, cosmetic and nutritional products marketing.

Government sector –The government sector will require new positions in the areas of defence, industries, infrastructure, communication, transport, hotel and restaurants and many others when cloud computing would be used at large scale in the decades to come.

Entertainment sector – An avalanche of new jobs are likely to be generated in the choreography, cinematography, site selection, photography, screenplay writing, dubbing, music and dance, acting and many other segments of the cinemas and television in the years to come.