I am a fresher, how can I get a job in an IT company? What are the things I need to take care of?

Getting a job in IT depends more on eligibility criteria that includes a good academic record and communication skills.

A good academic record means you must have minimum 60% or more marks in SSC, HSC and degree. Many companies also include no backlogs or ATKT in university. On the other hand, good communication skill means you must have fluent in English. Your speaking, writing and understanding in English should be very good. Apart from this, they may look at your gesture, attitude, and problem solving skills. Please note these eligibility criteria can vary company to company.

IT companies have a wide range of services and it is very hard to explain the exact degree course. Depending on the scope of work they hire candidates from different backgrounds. Some degree courses are: BE/BTech, ME/MTech, MBA, BSc/BA/BCom/MCom/MA, BCA, MSc, MCA and equivalent.

What is the role of software engineers in IT companies?

Software engineering is a common term in IT industry. A software engineer can be a software developer who develops software, a designers who designs UI/UX, a database engineer who manages databases, a QA who validates developed software, a software analyst who takes business requirements.

I am interested in software development but in my engineering academy, it contains lots of subjects. Can I precise courses as per my need?

Engineering degree course contains a vast syllabus in four years of academy which is really hard to remember all of those. Each subject is compulsory and you must score good marks to keep consistency on your CGPA. However, if you are keen in a specific area, you need to streamline on respective subjects. Below are a few examples given based on specific areas of interest.

A. Software development/programing:
You must focus more on programming subjects such as C, C++, Java, SQL, HTML, C#, COBOL, Python, data structures, regular expression etc. in association with subjects such as Computer architecture, Software Engineering and SDLC models, Operating Systems, Database management systems etc.
Good to keep understanding of digital engineering techniques and computer networks.

2. Hardware and network engineers
These engineers mostly deal with computer peripherals, security, networking, role management, OS firewalls, servers management, data management etc.
If you are keen to explore more in this stream, you should focus more on Operating system, computer networks, digital engineering, computer architecture, protocols, data security, OS firewalls and software patches.
Good to have understanding of microprocessors.

3. Hardware/chip designing
This stream majorly falls under electronics and deals with chip design for various gadgets, computers, machine automated systems etc. You must focus on microprocessors, digital engineering, computer electronics, associated electrical subjects, etc.

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Which stream should I choose, software or hardware engineering?

 Well this is completely in your interest. If you are more fond of soft skills & programming then you can go for the software development side but keep in mind this interview will be tough. The interviewer will try to evaluate your technical skills, logical thinking, communication skills, programming skills etc. Also, companies most of the time define a minimum percentage of marks throughout academic i.e. 10th, 12th and degree. Once you acquire experience of 3+ years, you may find such eligibility criteria will become smoother.

Another choice is software engineering - QA. Here, interview processes are smoother than development. But they expect more about process & spoken power with document skills. Academic criteria may be smoother than development. Here, you need to validate a developed software thoroughly, manual and/or automation process. Your observation power should be good, your thinking abilities should be good. For automation, you may need to learn about a few tools & techniques. However, industries give time to learn those for freshers.

If you are in IT and do not match the above skills set or interest or somehow you are least eligible due to some reason, you no need to worry about. Think about network & hardware engineering, expand your wings beyond limit, e.g. learn Unix, Linux, firewalls, securities, networking mechanism and you can be master in server management, network monitoring etc. This is really a great corner to enjoy with various devices, tools, networking, OS and related in your daily professional life. There are a lot of things to do here and you can feel the power of computer networking, data transmission, security, vulnerabilities, server, protocols, and many things. This branch in industry does not mean only to change/assemble RAM, CPU, or such computer peripherals.