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With the boom in computers and information technology, there has been a demand for professionally qualified and talented people for developing hardware and software systems.

For most Indian IT professionals, the U.S. has always been the destination of choice. Professionals who left the country, never came back citing lack of opportunities in the software services sector. Indian professionals are recruited by foreign companies as there is a demand of IT professionals who are qualified and hard working. Indian professionals fit the bill and are preferred all over the world.


Career Options
The various career options in the Information Technology Industry are as follows:-

Software
In the field of software, there is a vast range of employment opportunities in fields starting from computer operations, programming, system analysis to system designing, system engineering and operation management.

Hardware
The key areas, which can be taken up as career, include hardware designing, research and development, assembling, manufacturing and maintenance of computer components.

Telecom
The various fields, which can be pursued as career in this industry, include voice processing units, telephone technology, wireless technology, cellular technology and satellite communication systems.

Sales & Marketing
Sales and marketing in IT industry is a specialist task and requires a thorough study of products and their competition. Marketing covers selling of both hardware and software products

E-Commerce & Web Development
The job will include consumer/buyer information and services, developing and managing Web-portals, creation of Internet market, customer management, consulting etc.

Enterprise Resource Planning
ERP is planning the resources of entire network of an enterprise. Various fields like purchase, production, marketing, distribution, sales, service, inventory, finance, accounts, human resource are integrated on a single software through ERP, to facilitate better coordination.

Computer Operator
A computer operator's job is to run both the computer and its peripheral equipment. The job may vary depending upon size of the organization and its exposure to computers.

Data Entry
Data entry is transferring information into the computer and is the most basic purpose for which computers are used. Data entry operators are needed in almost every organization.

The Eligibility Criteria
International recruiters prefer professionals with a experience and expertise. They expect the candidate to be equipped with technical knowledge, communication and other interpersonal skills.

The candidates should have an advanced degree in computer science or computer engineering or with an MBA with a concentration in information systems. Other qualifications include a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information science, or MIS.