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    How to Land a Job in the Tech Industry Without a Tech Degree


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    The biggest secret of the tech world is that a huge percentage of people who work in the tech industry started out knowing nothing. They didn’t go to MIT, they didn’t get a degree in computer science and they still don’t know how to code.

    That’s because the high tech industry needs people to help their business run, not just create their product or service offering.

    Even New York State Comptroller, Thomas D. Napoli, stated this in his April report on New York City’s growing high tech industry:

    Like other industries, the high-tech industry employs work in a wide range of job titles, including non-tech-related positions such as accountants, administrative assistants, managers and sales representatives. The growth of the high-tech industry offers employment opportunities to works with a broad range of skills, not just those with technical backgrounds.

    The report also goes on to say that

    “The average annual salary for workers in the high-tech industry was $118,600 in 2012, compared to an average of $79,500 for all other jobs in New York City ($65,400 excluding the securities industry).”

    And you know that number has only gone up in the past two years.

    If you have a liberal arts degree in history or art or political science or sociology or English, don’t pass that hot sounding tech company by. Having a degree in tech isn’t necessary to land a job in the tech sector. They need you!

    Here are some tips to get you started: Click to read the rest of this post on Brazen Careerist.

    This post was originally published on November 7, 2014 by Brazen Careerist

    #technology #startup #careerdevelopment #jobseeking

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