A career switch; out of necessity; or accidentally fell into it. We hear 3 different stories from our front-end developer Dulce, producteer Veerle and tester Ruth, when we ask them why they chose IT. They do have one thing in common: all three of them work in a technical position in our company. Which prompts us to ask ourselves: what makes a job in IT interesting?
There is something magical about working in IT. Understanding how something works, the VIP access you get to the background as a developer is amazing.
Did you also choose to study IT before you ended up here, ostensibly an IT company?
Ruth - Actually not, no. I graduated as an industrial engineer. When I applied somewhere else, I couldn't start within the position I had in mind. That same company did indicate that they were tight in the testing department, and voila: my career as a tester was launched. I've never done anything else since :)
Veerle - I’m an IT’er, simple as that. But to be honest, my preference would have been to study bioengineering. Only issue was I couldn't handle those studies physically (Veerle is in a wheelchair). So, I chose studies that challenged me intellectually and yet were compatible with my disability.
Dulce - In my final year as a graphic designer, we were given a school assignment to develop a game. That programming, the control over how something works, is something that immediately attracted me. When I moved to Belgium from Mexico, I started my graduate studies in programming.
There is a lot of variety in an IT job. The only constant is that the job is always changing :)
What makes working in IT enjoyable?
Ruth - The variety. You get to deal with many different technologies, you can't afford to stay behind. The sector is evolving quickly, and you 'move' with it and keep learning. I find that fascinating and exciting at the same time.
Veerle - Working in IT offers a lot of opportunities; in recent years, for example, I was able to specialise as a producteer. There is a lot of variety in an IT job. The only constant is that the job is always changing :)
Dulce - There is something magical about working in IT. Understanding how something works, the VIP access you get to the background as a developer is amazing. With code and algorithms, you decide what something looks like. That abstractness is very attractive to me. It piques my curiosity.
You get to deal with many different technologies, you can't afford to stay behind. I find that fascinating and exciting at the same time.
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