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Hi,

I have 2 year experience in application support in a MNC. wish to move out of support, to a technical role.

Have basic knowledge and experience in SQL, Unix, Java used in day to day application support activities.

I have no interest in current job where there is no chance to improve knowledge in any technology(no free time to learn) and advance in career.

I am capable to learn new technologies, I wish to have a career as a technical person( like expert in some technology) which gives me job satisfaction as well as constant growth( financially also).

Considering the current IT trends, please suggest me learning which technology will be my best kick-start career option.

Your response is most awaited and much appreciated.

Please ignore any typos or grammatical mistakes.
 
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Sandeep Ramasamy wrote:
I am capable to learn new technologies, I wish to have a career as a technical person( like expert in some technology) which gives me job satisfaction as well as constant growth( financially also).



You know what. It's a good thing that you're aware that you're capable of learning new technologies. Start with the learning and the skill upgrading process. Becoming an expert takes time, but starting takes no time. Start with Java and see where it takes you. What's the harm even if after a month of learning Java you realize you don't find it interesting. You could always switch to other technologies. And that one month wouldn't be a waste cause you would have learned at least some of the rules of the programming languages' grammar.

It sometimes seems difficult cause you want a plan sort of a thing laid out to you. Start with step 1. Remember there is no one step 2. There are many options after step 1. So don't plan for step 2, step 3 already. Concentrate on step 1 for now.

Another thing is - we are talking about technology here and that changes/upgrades everyday. Newer versions of the same programming language/databses/OSes etc get released, newer technologies are introduced and some of the newer technologies capture the market, some of the older ones become obsolete after a while. When we chose this profession that we are into, we were aware that we are going to be in a field where we'll have to deal with such technological changes and we'll have to make that extra effort to upgrade our skills constantly.
 
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Devise your strategy and follow it persistently. After every month, review and revise your strategy. Sometimes you need to take 360 degree turn or sacrifice (e.g. drop in pay, relocating, etc) to just get your foot in the door.

I have shared some of thoughts at How to get an entry level job as a Java developer?.
 
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