Hello,
I was wanted to find out what type of companies I should look at that would hire for a Technology Advisory role. What I want to do is be a consultant on what type of server systems a business would require. I am mainly interested in government but also willing to go private.
I just graduated so I am really lost in what kind of job that would be called.Thank you very much in advance
Yeah, I thought someone basically just has to go for the tenders.
I don't think they will find many roles within the government.
You literally just have to be a consultant. You aren't going to be an employee.
what did you actually graduate as?
I graduated as a Finance major but have a great depth of knowledge in the hardware side of business. I started investing on the stock market and loved the technology sector [semi-conductor]. My degree finished this year and compared to finance jobs I am really passionate for this type of job if there is one.
Good luck
You need to go back and do an I.T degree. Sorry. I have a friend with both what you have and an I.T degree and has experience in the I.T sector and he couldn't walk into that.
Another route is: Big 4 bank as a finance grad -> few years experience while getting to know I.T contacts in bank -> get work to pay for an I.T training/degree/masters somehow -> apply to get into a tech role in same bank.
you don't need to have an IT degree to work in the industry.
@cauilfield: Yeah but what employers accept instead of a degree is actual experience but OP doesn't have that either.
No, this is wrong. you do not need to go back and do an IT degree. You can join a Big 4 bank's IT department as grad even though you studied finance. I know many people who have done this, and know graduate recruiters at the banks and what they look for (see below)
"We know that sometimes your degree isn’t the end of the journey, and that for a lot of people what you study isn’t necessarily what you end up doing." https://www.commbank.com.au/about-us/careers/graduate-recrui…
"Diversity of thinking is one of the keys to success, so we encourage students from all degree disciplines to apply for our program." https://www.anz.com.au/careers/programs/graduates/
No, this is wrong.
I wasn't saying he needed to do an I.T degree to become a I.T grad at a bank.
You can join a Big 4 bank's IT department as grad even though you studied finance. I know many people who have done this
I know very little grads that get into an I.T program at a bank unless they were exceptional students in other degrees. Of course if you were a top student in a Law/Medical/Engineering/Mathematics etc. you'll have a shot. But just for the average finance student to get into the IT grad program at a bank is a bit of a stretch. I am not saying impossible though.
what type of server systems a business would require
So what type of "server systems" have you worked with or has the technical know how to make a recommendation to a client?
what is a "server system" in the first place?
Sorry but you will need a relevant degree and experience to have any chance. It would be hard enough for a raw graduate in Information Systems to walk into that role.
No respectable company would give you a second look, plenty of qualified / experience people out there looking for work.
Expecting a $100k+ salary too?
Get your foot in the door with any finance/IT company first and work your way from there. It's naive to think you'll get your ideal job straightaway.
I think you should be more realistic and aim a bit low.
First try to find an entry level graduate IT job and gain more experience and climb up the ladder to where you'd want to be.
In this field there is a lot to learn. Blade and rack servers, fabric interconnects and networking, Storage and the list goes on and on. Just because you installed windows server or Linux on a VM or a workstation it is not going to cut in the real world. Most of all you need to know how to piece these things together and come up with a design to meet client requirements while keeping the costs within the budgetary allocations.
On the other end on prem hardware purchases are becoming less common these days with everyone wanting to jump on the cloud bandwagon (I didn't mean this in a bad way) - BTW that is also something you need to consider, private, public or hybrid cloud. Needless to say you need to have an in-depth understanding about cloud solutions as well.
If you are a good communicator, start in pre-sales. This is often open to people with good IT skills, even if they don’t have an IT degree.
Too many generalised "go study IT" comments here.
Big firms and big banks can take you into their tech advisory grad program even though you studied finance. I've heard this directly from graduate recruiters, and read similar messages on their grad career sites. Business and finance minded people can do great in IT.
Though, smaller firms probably will not be this flexible, and may only hire techie people. Just consider all your options before deciding to study again.
IT Consultant / Technology Consultant