Re: Database or Banking post?

it_at_it.com wrote:
>
> Dear Everyone,
>
> I was interviewed for the DBA/design post in a bank but it
> turned out on the test I could also work as a Client advisor or a Loan
> Officer. Can you please give some insight about future compensation,
> drawbacks and
> advancement opportunities of both options? Seems to me it would be easier to
> advance among the bankers; IT is more of a service so you dont get respect?
> Thanks
> YI

Been in Insurance and Banking; always willing to give advice. If you never get into management, compensation will be better in IT. Job security would be better as a teller. Your chances of getting into management OUTSIDE of IT at the home office are much better starting off in IT. Loan officer/tellers are entry level jobs; DBA is not.

I don't spend hours in this n.g., and I will leave the question of how off-topic this post was to the heavy regulars. My final bit of advice is that advancement to management is dependent on making good first impressions. Off topic posts do not do that.

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Phil Singer                |    psinger1ATchartermiDOTnet
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