Non-IT graduates think a job in IT would be "boring," despite
its good career prospects, according to the Career Development
Organisation (CDO).
Responses from nearly 2,000 undergraduates across the UK showed
that most students think the IT sector has a bright future with
good prospects for highly paid jobs.
But over 60% of non-computing students do not wish to enter the
sector because they
think it will be boring.
The survey also suggested that men and
women have different reasons for choosing IT.
According to the research, women will be attracted by the impact
that IT projects have in other sectors and areas of life, while men
tend to like the technical projects.
Less than 10% of the undergraduates felt that the benefits of an
IT-based degree had been effectively communicated to them at
school.
Mike Rodd, director of Learned Society at the
British Computer Society, said, "Greater exposure of young
people to the merits of a job in the IT sector is vital. We need to
show them the variety of roles in IT and the importance that IT
carries today.
"IT is at the heart of business these days and there are real
opportunities now to have a career in IT which will ultimately lead
to a position on the board."
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