Computer Information Systems major

Computer Information Systems major?
I'm a sophomore in college and time is closing in for choosing my major...i was thinking of going pre-med before but part of me knows that if im going for pre-med its either for the money or the prestige...so i discovered CIS...i thought it is something thats a bit more interesting to me than medicine...but ive been doing my research and things like outsourcing and unemployment are scaring me away...for one thing...most of the companies require experience...experience i dont have and have no idea how to get...it seems like getting a bachelors or a masters doesnt guarantee you a job (relatively-speaking of course)...so help! CIS grads or undergrads...and o yea...i didnt grow up with computers...meaning all i know is how to use them...and it seems to me most of the people in this field grew up with it and are familiar with a lot of it...my questions are...what are the chances of getting a god job after graduation...if i did telemarketing id kill myself...
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Outsourcing is definitely an issue for any computer related field. But remember that companies still need people on site who can deal with their systems. A lot of the outsourcing has to do with tech support and customer relations rather than on site IT people. If experience becomes and issue when it comes time to find a job, just take something less than you're ideal job and use that to build the experience. In reality though, there is a good chance you will find a job through the school as many companies will come to them to find qualified people.


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I never found anything, but I'm old. I'd tell you a career in IT is a wash at age 29. Job prospects are slim. I read one news account of a prestigious university IT grads only having a 60% hire rate. The very best I have seen are the independents. I like the developers that came up with the SwingX libraries. They offer free goodies for download and a whiz-bang consultation service. They're booked up for the whole of next year! My suggestion would be you will have to be a successful entrepreneur. The only guy I know that has kept his job has to do with the cabeling of a network at a major corporation. They fired him once and the boss went begging for him to come back on. Shame on Bill Gates for claiming he has 3,000 unfilled positions. What he's really saying is he wants cheap insiders that won't branch anything off of his efforts.