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Well Bros,

If you know what you want and have a determination to get there and remain there,you will...with God,patience and perseverance.
A job in the IT section of the Banking sector might noy be challenging enough to some,restricting them with out much time for career development.But as I said ..it is possible to move forward.If you can't,I suggest not starting at all.Job satisfaction is very essential.
But a Bird in hand..... is worth more than 2 in the Bush.

Eddy i dont agree with ur second statement.
personally i think IT is the future of the banking industry.the only way u will not be relevant as an IT staff in the bank is only if u dont have a specialty or certification cos that when u will be respected.
so i encorage any body that gets an IT job in the bank to grab it and make goog of it

Well what is the offer? How big is the bank? WHat is the present salary? What position will you be?

For me, I feel an IT guy fits in anywhere! He only need to position himself with right skills at the right time

I kinda look at it in another way Fowe,
an IT guy can fit a computer school...but will it be challenging enough?
an elect engr can teach Integrated science in school, but is there fulfillment?
At first, money brings joy, but thereafter it just brings more money..Fulfilment and challenges re the ultimate in our career.
Wo, if i get job in a sector where my chances are slimmer, i go runn..
a friend of mine made a 1st from Elect, got into a bank and now thinks of ICAN CISA and the likes...
Who will make you a top guy in a bank, when there are born bankers?
you feel me?
Gb!

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but you guys haven't still talked about the offer per say. What if the person is brought in to head and revolutionize the IT dept? (position) Develop new technologies, Manage resources etc. Do you guys know the potential of IT in banks at all? (i.e. when you compare to the developed world. Do you know finance and bank related software drives a lot of momentum in IT). Let's not get confused: A doctor in the army is still a doctor and he may even have more experience in surgery than regular docs. The place should not limit the work rather it should depend on what a person is given and what he can make of it. Do you even know that most IT people are not in the IT sector per day? A lot are in consulting, finance, banking, science etc. Just go to monster.com and search for any technology (e.g. oracle) and compare job functions across sectors

Mind you Gbolahan. an Elect engr can be called to HEAD the science dept. in a school and in the end gain more than he would have gained in his "own sector".

2. Money: Now, thing is we must make a sacrifice, but a sacrifice without a good plan is useless. Even if I run to the bank for money I shd have a solid plan (unfortunately, most people's plan ONLY revolves around a new Jeep and/or a solid house). So that chasing money is not the problem. It is the reason for the chase that is!

well, i have worked in the Pure IT sector, in the Telecoms, and in the Oil n Gas. I know that u can go as far as possible, only if you are inthe Core business of any organisation
IT person for oil n gas..u think ull ever head operations???
fa fa fa --- fao!
bns, i agree with ur flow.. but how many slots are there for pple in the bank.
90% of most IT guyz inthe bank dont do core IT bcos 90% of the softwares they use are imported ( from india esp) or written by core IT companies in Nigeria.
Why will i spend 6 yrs ( + ASUU strike) in school, only to run apps and to click OK few times....
you feel me??
Gb!

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Building a Solution Colony. Gb!

l enjoy all your contributions.
The utmost thing should be job satisfaction then money.
An lT guy working in whichever organisation should stay put as long as job satisfaction is there.But once you are sick of what you are doing, better call it quit.
A friend of mine works in a big company with big salary,initially he was on-top of the world but few months later, he got tired of the job- simply because his appetite is not satisfied career-wise. Now, he is seriously looking for another job not minding if the salary offer will be lower than his present earning.
Job satisfaction is very important-it put smiles on your face when you are going to work in the morning and brightens your day.If the reverse were to be the case, once you step out of bed; you will start thinking of how you will survive the next 8hrs at work.

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hmm, he be like say dat ur guy don hit him pepper gan oooo
different folks..different strokes sha
Gb!

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Building a Solution Colony. Gb!

well the truth about job satisfaction is that it does not pay ur bills always, and IT revolves. a good stable network may not require the administrator to perform his duty regularly and thats why the money counts cos it is the money that would continue to keep u there.
for instance i design networks the more the users the more the complexity the happier i become after each design and u have conquered the network, no more problems to solve, the job becomes boring and frustrating. then i would start thinkin of moving on. but like i said the money should be the back bone the the satisfaction follows cos after spending almost 7 years courtesy of strike for a 5year course i think it is only the oil and pure telecoms that can compensate that, or dont u think so?

i don run down wit una comments o!!!

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Gbolly, u just dey run mouth, u know everything abi?

"Why will i spend 6 yrs ( + ASUU strike) in school, only to run apps and to click OK few times.... "

ask ur friends in Bank IT, and dey wud tell u? if u think it's child's play.

lemme ask u couple of questions:
1. If u dash into ur bank today, and in 1hr, dey cudnt pull our ur a/c, wat wud u do?

2. Wat if u just try ur luck on any atm machine arnd, and it refuses u totally, knowing fully well u have like a million in ur a/c, ow wud u feel.

....na only OK & Cancel dem dey press....see ya mouth

Deb007,

u seem to take this thing too personal.
Looking at Gbolahan analysis, you will agree with me he is just being objective.
Concerning the ATM and Network you talked about, only few of the guys in banking IT department are involved in this.
Personally, I think it is a waste or better still underutilization of potential and talents for a well trained engineer to become banker one hot afternoon.
The only reason why many of them end up in the banks is just to keep body , soul and minds together.
Na Nigeria situation put us for that situation so I no blame the engineer turned banker..
Deb007, if you are an engineer by training, would you pray to become a banker if all things being equal (ceteris paribus)?

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Deb007 is a computer programmer turned banker.. that is why he dey feel the heat gan.

Deb007, me i just try analyse the whole thing without bias..
tell me.. would you love to continue your work if microsoft offers you a place as a programmer?
That is the difference btw doing what you find to do, and doing what you love to do , especialy if you got training in the area you love.
I hate to use personal experience in analysis, but i never applied to any bank whatsoever .. even when i had the chance.. coz i felt it was like leaning your wall against the wrong ladder.

Like my mentor would say, money bring.. joy at first.. but thereafter.. money brings more money... NOTHING MORE.

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Building a Solution Colony. Gb!

omo, if i get job with Msoft...omo, i go waka enta o...na real hands on training b dat now...even if ma pay no too much....

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In Life's Pursuits, Never Outrun God [Prov. 19:21]
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