<p>Hi all, this is my first post on this site, so please bear with me. I hope I don't sound too foolish! </p>
<p>I'm a female Computer Science major at the University of South Florida (not my first pick, but the most affordable at the time) with a student part-time job as a web developer. </p>
<p>I was just wondering if it was possible to obtain IT positions with a Computer Science degree. I enjoy programming, its intriguing and challenging and I love working with computers in general. At my job, I currently work with web design/development - mostly HTML, CSS, Adobe Suite, etc. But recently, I've been promoted to actually do some programming stuff and be trained for it. I'll be filling in for a previous worker who left the company to become a Java Programmer. I think this experience is very valuable and hard to find during college, so I don't want to waste it by going into a completely unrelated field. But, if down the road, I want a kind of career change, would I be able to fill any IT positions at all with such degree? Don't get me wrong, I'm interested in both, but I'm just wondering about the future. I'd be very happy securing a CS-related job in the near future, such as when I graduate. </p>
<p>Besides CS, I'm also interested in Information Technology. I volunteer with our office's IT guy who also teaches me a lot about what he does and I get to help him with various projects. I've been told that CS majors could fill both CS and IT jobs, but IT majors could only fill IT jobs. Is that true? And would I have any advantage applying for an IT job or would I be at more of a disadvantage compared to IT graduates? Would any IT certifications benefit me, or just confuse future employers/hiring managers? I'm not sure if CS is related enough to IT to allow me to transition from one to another. At USF, CS and IT are both in the College of Engineering. Kinda weird, I know.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance, guys! :)</p>