<p>I am not so sure these days if I want to work for a tech firm. Do you guys think I can get a job at accounting/mangerial/financial firms with a degree in CS?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I'm confused. Why don't you want to work in a tech firm? Also, what type of work would you be interested in doing a financial firm? Would you want to work in finance or work in IT?</p>
<p>I just think it will be too much of a stress. Not that I have ever worked for a tech firm, but to be honest, school work has been slowly killing me lately, and I am assuming it will be a lot worse if you for a tech firm.</p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>IT is in every industry, if you want to stick with computers and such. Almost every industry has companies even have CIOs now for controlling the storage and exchange for information.</p>
<p>CS majors are useful everywhere, name an industry and I tell you the role they fill there. If you want to forget all the puter stuff go get an MBA and do whatever you want.</p>
<p>I'm in a dilemma stage too, in deciding an IT or Business degree, as i don't wish to work in a tech firm either. And i second what Japher had mentioned, as IT is an essential tool in our modern society.</p>
<p>I know people that have gone into things like cost engineering, but honestly you've put yourself in a tough position. It's very easy to get pigeon-holed as a "tech guy." I have no idea why you'd think it's less stressful to work in finance than it is to work in technology, but you're basically going to be in the same position a liberal arts major is--you're going to need a high GPA, you're going to need to be able to sell yourself, going to a great school with a strong alumni network will help you, internships are your best bet at getting a solid job post graduation, etc.</p>
<p>@Programmer 88
If you don't want to work in technology then why would you even consider majoring in IT? Community college courses are some of the best resources for more "practical" technology topics (networks, information security, introductions to both front and backend development, etc). Between CC courses and self-study there's nothing you can't learn about the field of IT, and if you don't want a job in the field then you obviously don't need the degree.</p>
<p>What about computational finance and the like? Is'nt there a market for "tech" guys in finance? I may also go this route, engineering for school, but something less technical for work. Will it be hard to break out of the "tech"? Should I get a minor in finance or OR, or is a finance club enough display of enthusiasm?</p>
<p>I don't understand why a job with a tech company would be more stressful than a job with any other company.</p>
<p>There are certainly opportunities in technology in a variety of industries. However, you should still considered how the technology department fits in those companies. In non-tech companies, IT departments don't hold a whole lot of weight compared to other departments such as operations, finance, and marketing. For non-tech companies a CIO is generally about as low level of an executive as the company will have. You will rarely, if ever, see a CIO of a non-tech company move into a CEO position. However, it is quite common for COOs, CFOs, and CMOs to make such a move.</p>
<p>tetrishead, reason why i consider IT as a major, is due to the ability to transfer credit from my Diploma, but if i choose IT as a major, then i will take a longer period of time. =)</p>
<p>I have absolutely no idea what you just said.</p>
<p>Math/CS + Finance = Quant ~ $$$, (Quant; MS < Quant < PHD)</p>
<p>CS + Finance = Analyst ~ $, (Analayst; BS < Analyst < MS)</p>
<p>opps, what i meant was the reason why i consider IT as a major, is due to the ability to transfer course credits from my Diploma, but if i choose Business as a major, then i will take a longer period of time, as no course credits will be given to me</p>
<p>Are you talking about transferring high school AP computer science credits or something? Just go for all four years. People like the idea of graduating early but I've really never seen the supposed benefits articulated intelligently. If you can apply a bunch of credits to IT then it ought to be easy to double major, if you really care.</p>