I need a job in DC before I move from Seattle.

[coldbliss]

I can think of three reasons:

1. I suck at quantitative reasoning. My math skills are not suitable for computer science studies.

2. Punching in code on a computer is not fun. The fact that I would be staring at a computer screen all day would make me depressed.

3. I have a rule about technical jobs: if a guy in a developing world country is capable of doing my job from thousands of miles away, I don't follow that career path. When you major in computer science and pursue a career in programming, design or information systems management, you are vulnerable to outsourcing and to automation. There will come a time when computers can develop software code and network system languages without the assistance of a human. Human IT engineers will become irrelevant.

Originally Posted by (-)

why not get a MIS degree then? use your undegrad degree to your advantage. or furthermore, get a masters in software development. use your political background to design software that helps political organizations, contractors, etc.

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Originally Posted by coldbliss

I can think of three reasons:

1. I suck at quantitative reasoning. My math skills are not suitable for computer science studies.

2. Punching in code on a computer is not fun. The fact that I would be staring at a computer screen all day would make me depressed.

3. I have a rule about technical jobs: if a guy in a developing world country is capable of doing my job from thousands of miles away, I don't follow that career path. When you major in computer science and pursue a career in programming, design or information systems management, you are vulnerable to outsourcing and to automation. There will come a time when computers can develop software code and network system languages without the assistance of a human. Human IT engineers will become irrelevant.

maybe in the far off future, but as or right now, IT is one of the main jobs in the DC area. it's no way of getting around that. If you don't like the IT route, i'd suggest you look into getting a Project Management certificate or something along that line in order to work with contracts/contractors.