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Exploring the IT Industry: Visionaries and Job Opportunities

Discover the visionaries who shaped the IT industry and learn about common job roles in IT. Develop the skills employers value and explore your potential for success in this dynamic field.

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Exploring the IT Industry: Visionaries and Job Opportunities

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  1. OCR Level 2 Cambridge Technicalsin IT Introduction to Unit 2: Working in the IT Industry

  2. Who are these people? Mark Zuckerberg Founder of Facebook Steve Wozniak Co-founder of Apple Computers Co-founder of Apple Computers Steve Jobs Alan Sugar Co-founder of Amstrad Computers Ed Catmull Co-founder of Pixar Animation Toby Gard Creator of Lara Croft

  3. What’s so special about them? They all had a vision about what IT should look like, from gaming, to computer software and hardware to social networking. They found an area that interested them and worked hard to ensure their skills could move the IT world forwards. VERY They are all successful in their areas of expertise!

  4. Why study IT? What jobs are available to you in the IT industry? And how do you get them? Could you be as successful as the people we looked at earlier?

  5. Useful skills What are the skills and qualities an employer wants from you as a potential employee? People Skills A good communicator Time management Honest Creative Numeracy skills Team Player Problem Solving

  6. What will you learn? After completing this unit you will: Know the characteristics that are valued by employers in the IT industry Know the common job roles undertaken by people working in the IT industry

  7. Thank you for using this OCR resource. Other OCR resources are available at www.ocr.org.uk To give us feedback on, or ideas about, the OCR resources you have used e-mail resourcesfeedback@ocr.org.uk

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