Myth # 2 : The IT industry employs only Techies!

This post is totally written on the spur of the moment.

I had started writing this series about the myths floating around about the IT industry but never got beyond the first post.

Now, those familiar with the industry would read the heading and say 'That's so obvious'! I would've done the same till I met a guy called Puran on my way back home during the vacation.

I don't know much about Puran coz as it turned out, I was the one speaking at length about my work, my company, my industry.. blah blah and gave the poor guy a headache!! :)

Turning to the subject of the post... IT companies employ lots of people with different skills. Basically, it's like any other company which is out to sell... it has to have

1. People who make/provide the product/service.

2. The support function for these people... HR, Admin etc.

3. Sales and Marketing teams.

4. Project Managers and Business Analysts(usually MBAs but not always).

5. And companies who venture into the product sphere would need specialists from the field which the product will target. For example, if you want to create a software for maintaining the apparatus at an oil rig, then you need people who have worked on an oil rig and familiar with what the product would need to achieve to become successful.

This has been a short post but hopefully it serves the purpose that it was meant for i.e, every person from IT industry is not a Techie!!!

Cheers Puran!!! ;)