A study quotes that the five out of 10 most preferred jobs today,
didn’t even exist five years back. Although, it did not mention what
those job titles were but I am not at all surprised. So, how is this
information relevant to us?
Well it means that it is time that we think of career options beyond
engineering, doctors, MBAs and other traditional choices. In this post
we will see if there are any career choices available on the web itself
or by using that web.
When I say Internet career, it does not only mean designing a
website, placing some ads and waiting for someone to click on those ads.
If you are interested in working in Internet industry, here are some
career options to consider.
Writers and editors
We all know what is expected of writers and editors. Over Internet it
is no different. There are websites for companies, small and big and
all of these want their content to be written in a professional manner.
If writing is your forte then it is the career for you. You can work
from the comfort of your home, choose your own projects and get paid for
what you love or there are employers who will hire you for the same, so
that you don’t have to go looking for jobs.
There is a option of technical writers as
well. They specialize in producing materials such as instruction manuals
and software documentation. Although the job itself does not demand any
degrees but many employers prefer candidates with a college degree. If
you are good at it, you can do free-lancing as well. Obviously an
affinity for writing goes without saying.
Advertising sales agents (ASA)
If you own a website than you can go to Google or
there are independent ASA who will sell space on your website for
advertisement. In that respect it can be said that Google is the big
daddy of ASA. Thus ASA is one of the career options. It is not about
only selling space on websites but you also need to convince others how
advertising on a particular website is going to help them. Provide the
cost estimates, process all correspondence & paperwork; deliver
advertisement to customers for approval and other related stuff.
So these job demands a good networking skills and some bit of entrepreneurial zing in you.
Webmasters/ Web designer/ Web developer
These three job titles are not exactly similar, but
at the base level they require similar kind of skill sets and interests
a similar kind of target group.
Webmaster will be someone who maintains the
web server and keep it running. Skills set required: server
administration like IIS, Apache, or Netscape, NT, Unix
Skill set required for web developer are:
HTML, CGI programming, writing ability, database knowledge, client side
programming such as JavaScript, flash, server side programming such as
SSI, ASP, PHP and graphics arts ability
Graphics Designer
A graphic designer is responsible for arranging and
using elements on different types of media (such as a poster, a package
or a website), most likely with the use of a graphics software program
such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign.
The work for graphic designer includes designing logos, websites,
business cards, book designs, posters, magazines and billboards. But
these is only an indicative list and the opportunities are basically
unlimited if designing is your forte.
Information system manager
They basically are responsible for any computer
related activities of their firms. Additionally they also plan,
coordinate and direct research for computer related activities.
Internet Marketing
It is really a very large topic to be covered here
alone, so I will restrict myself to just the introduction part. Internet
marketing entails planning an online campaign for a company or brands,
vis-à-vis what options to follow, how much budget to allocate, share of
social media and other such related factors. Unlike other Internet
career options it requires more of marketing skills and less of
technical and programming skills. In fact one can have no programming
knowledge and still can be the best in online marketing.
Before my current job I was working as a brand development manager
and I focused my total attention towards online marketing. And I had no
programming knowledge!
Home based jobs
Most of the above said career options are basically
full-time jobs. But what if you are not the one who likes to work for
someone else. If you are in a developing country like India then you
have a definite edge in terms of providing cheaper services that many
people are looking for over Internet. Some examples of such
opportunities are writing, editing, paid SMS services, online surveys,
data entry, data processing, data conversion, and many more.
Then there is a surge in demands for virtual assistants, online teaching assistants and online publishing careers.
The point is now in the age of broadband you don’t need to limit
yourself and get stuck in a job that you don’t like. Follow your passion
and do what you love.
check their facebook updates even before picking up toothbrushes.
Initially for kids it have spread to all age groups and interests but a
large number of users are sill from schools and colleges.
