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Hey ranchers, I'd like your opinion on my situation, thank you in advance for the trouble!

After having worked a couple of years with finance (credit analist at a bank, accounts payable at other companies, etc.) I've decided to switch to IT because I'm really hooked on tech.

I'm about to take the SCJP5 exam and am fairly confident I'll make it. I'm doing this to get a feel for programming and I'm really enjoying it.

Since I'm not a computer scientist, I'd really like to get into the "soft" side of software development.

If I want to be a funtional analyst, what would be the way to go after the programmer certificate? I read a lot about UML, RUP, etc. and they seem to represent what I would like to dive into.

Appreciate any comments!

[ December 28, 2006: Message edited by: jan avest ]
[ December 28, 2006: Message edited by: jan avest ]
 
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Hi,

Having a functional background is definitely a +ve. You could join a company which works in this field as a techno functional person. Start working on small projects, with your experience you will surely SHINE

All the Best

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I think you could try getting a position in the Product Engineering or the Product Management division of an IT company operating in financial domain...I think that would be a better transition than making a transition as a programmer..Try to research and find information about IT companies which operate in the domain your experitse lies..Then try applying to those companies..I think this should be very much possible..I have heard about people moving from Insurance and financial sectors to IT field as domain experts..
Wish you all the best...
 
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Hi jan,

I would like to make a transition thje other way(ie) from IT to finance...Any suggestions how to go about this..?
 
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You could make the transition to a business analyst. You would work with some technology and at the same time you have to know the business of your client. That looks like what you want
 
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Thanks again for the replies!

About switching from IT to finance, well finance is a big area, but I can give you some tips. Start by looking on job sites for job adverts you find interesting. Try to sum up your personal skills and see how these would fit. Then, try to find some basic course in the field and see if you really like it. That's basically how I did it!

All the best and good luck!
 
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