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What's an IT profession that is realistically possible to self-study for and become proficient enough in to get employed within a year? (lemm.ee)
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By employed I mean get a job in the industry either offline or online. Ideally something that would highly likely remain in-demand in the near future.

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[โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Thanks for replying with valuable info!

What's the first step in this direction you'd recommend now?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Learn SQL and data modelling. The Data Warehouse Toolkit by Ralph Kimball is a good introduction to data warehouses and dimensional modelling. It's not a universal model for data warehouses, but the core concepts remain the same among different implementations. This should give you a good basic understanding of the basic concepts of data warehousing.

    I know Reddit isn't exactly popular here, but their business intelligence community is quite active. It might be a good place to lurk and gain some insights.

    Best of luck! :)

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thank you! Is SQL and data modelling the most in-demand IT-related thing I can learn these days to get employed remotely?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    Oof, I wouldn't know about that. I was purely talking from personal experience. I don't have a good picture of the job market in total, let alone in whichever country you live. If you want to get into the data-related IT fields (data analist, data engineer, business intelligence specialist, etc.) then SQL and data modeling skills are a must-have. But it's just a small part of a much bigger discipline.

    If possible, find some professional career counseling. Someone with better knowledge of the job market where you live might give you some good advice on which steps to take first.

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