But, according to IT professionals and analysts, snowballs are doing pretty well in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the IT industry these days. Pagacik's work at Benchmark focused on determining the earning potential for start-ups. Pagacik is among the leagues of professionals who have been able to translate management, corporate and problem-solving skills to the IT and Internet markets. He adds that no one was prepared for the huge demand to fill positions that didn't even exist a few years ago. The only thing you need real IT experience for is writing code.
Experts agree that people with all sorts of backgrounds can find positions in the IT world.
People whose past career incarnations have carried them into such different areas as food preparation and Feng Sui consulting have found their way to the 'Net to market to offer their services. In the process, they have gained experience that has made them immensely marketable both to corporations and consultants who outsource IT services. Because programmers are only part of the picture, workers are needed for marketing, sales, finance and project management, he adds. Every project needs project managers to deal with the details. He notes that project managers act as interfaces between the client and programmers, usually taking responsibility for keeping job on-schedule.