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Your Job on the Line

Your Job on the Line

May 1, 2007
Mary Hobson
Technology Schools Columnist

If you think that carrying a cell phone is simply a way of keeping in touch, think again! IBM and a number of other technology companies are working on different aspects of "presence technology," which will allow you to use your cell phone to figure out where you are, access many different services and anticipate your needs.

Technology Schools Collaborate

This fusion of different kinds of information technology is a natural part of our technological progress. However, it isn't easy to put together applications and hardware in this way, and technology schools are bombarded with requests for their best graduates. Add this to tech schools' desire to keep graduates on as researchers, and you can see the enormous career opportunities open to you if you study for an information technology degree.

Updating the Information Technology Curriculum

Technology schools are updating their degree programs constantly, to give their students an education that puts them on the cutting edge. Information technology programs need to keep abreast of the newest applications and technologies in computer-related jobs, as well as what will be used in the future.

So, take a look at the different technology degree programs available, and select an education to suit your career aspirations. You'll be able to build a career with financial security that also gives you an exciting life--what more could you want?

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About the Author

Mary Hobson is the Head of IT School at a Polytechnic in New Zealand. She also works as a freelance writer.