Different types of jobs in it

Jobs in IT

Careers in IT involve ensuring that individuals and organisations have the hardware and software they need and any necessary support to help them make the best use of it.

Unsurprisingly, there are lots of roles that involve using technical skills and knowledge, such as programming, computer networking or fixing your colleagues’ PCs. However, there are also plenty of jobs that have more of a business focus, in which you’ll use skills such as building good relationships with clients, managing projects so they stay on time and in budget, or assessing how new technology could make a company more efficient.

Different types of jobs in IT

If you want a job with a lot of technical work, options include:

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  Developing software
  
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  Developing hardware
  
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  Developing games
  
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  Developing websites
  
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  Networking (connecting computers so they can exchange data)
  
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  Testing (making sure that software or hardware works properly before it is released to the public)
  
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  IT support (providing help and support to individuals or businesses with their IT problems)
  
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  Cyber security (protecting computer systems and data from attack or falling into the wrong hands – seen as increasingly important by businesses as cyber crime is increasing)
  

If you’re more interested in the business side of things, consider the following:

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  Technology consulting (advising businesses on how they can use technology to help them work more efficiently and make more money)
  
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  Project management (making sure that IT projects are completed on time and in budget)
  
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  Technical sales (selling hardware or software to businesses or individuals)
  

Speaking 1 Work in small groups. List the IT jobs you know.

Reading 2 Read this team introduction. Complete the descriptions 1—4 with the IT jobs in

the box.

Choose the correct form using Present tense.

1. 
   We sometimes (read, reads) books.
   
2. 
   Emily (go, goes) to the disco.
   
3. 
   It often (rain, rains) on Sundays.
   
4. 
   Pete and his sister (wash, washes) the family car.
   
5. 
   I always (hurry, hurries) to the bus stop.
   

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. 
   I (to like)_______ lemonade very much.
   
2. 
   The girls always (to listen)_________ to pop music.
   
3. 
   Janet never (to wear)_____________ jeans.
   
4. 
   Mr Smith (to teach)______________ Spanish and French.
   
5. 
   You (to do)_________ your homework after school.
   

Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. 
   My father makes breakfast.
   
2. 
   They are eleven.
   
3. 
   She writes a letter.
   
4. 
   I speak Italian.
   
5. 
   Danny phones his father on Sundays.
   

Questions

Make questions.

1. 
   you / to speak / English →
   
2. 
   when / he / to go / home →
   
3. 
   they / to clean / the bathroom →
   
4. 
   where / she / to ride / her bike →
   
5. 
   Billy / to work / in the supermarket →
   

Read and translate the dialogues and try to make a conversation.


A: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
B: Yes, I do. I come from a large family. 
A: Really? How many brothers or sisters do you have?
B: I have two brothers and eight sisters.
A: Wow. You certainly have a large family.
B: Most of them are here in the U.S. They live in different parts of the country.

A: Do any of your sisters live in San Francisco?

B: Yes, my sister Sylvia lives here. She studies at City College.
A: Does she speak English?
B: Yes, she does. She speaks English very well.
A: Does she speak any other languages?
B: She speaks a little French too. She took a French class last year. 

A: She’s married and has two daughters.

B: How old are they?
A: They are twelve and thirteen.
B: Do they go to school?
A: Yes. They both go to Horace Mann Middle School.
B: Do her children like school?