What are you guys studying these days?

[Awesome]

One thing I've done, is that been a student all my life. I'm not some really big class topper, but I've just never stopped. No matter how bogged down I'm at work I do make time for some IT certification or read up on some new professional standards or best practices.

I'm really interested to know what's the hot in demand thing people are studying these days?

I'm currently working towards a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. No matter which industry you belong to chances are a PMP would send you several grades up the corporate ladder.

If you're not doing anything then grab a book and start. The market is so fast. The next generation is always ready to run you over.

 

[Neo]

I too belong to me catagory, i.e. student for life. Always picking up some course or language.

I'm considering taking Mandarin lessons. Have done it before, the basic course in 1998 which lasted three months. Now there's an attractive offer to take Mandarin Course at Vrije Universiteit in Amstredam, lasts six months and they do have advanced courses aswell.

So China, here I come!

 

[U-571]

i am very junior then u guys, but anyways yes i am a hard type student who always do courses in free leisure tym, i want to try for US and Europe for higher education so, i am doing SAT(prinston institute), ILETS(my self) and a GLP(graphics language programme) at plannwell institute in karachi.

 

[Awesome]

I too belong to me catagory, i.e. student for life. Always picking up some course or language.

I'm considering taking Mandarin lessons. Have done it before, the basic course in 1998 which lasted three months. Now there's an attractive offer to take Mandarin Course at Vrije Universiteit in Amstredam, lasts six months and they do have advanced courses aswell.

So China, here I come!

I went through many courses online for it.

Couldn't get myself into the groove for it.

I love to learn languages but don't have the knack for it. I've lived in the middle east all my life and I can't speak Arabic. I think you already speak a few Euro langauges right?

 

[Awesome]

i am very junior then u guys, but anyways yes i am a hard type student who always do courses in free leisure tym, i want to try for US and Europe for higher education so, i am doing SAT(prinston institute), ILETS(my self) and a GLP(graphics language programme) at plannwell institute in karachi.

Is that IELTS? Why do you want to do that if you're going to the US?

I always thought that's an Aussie thing.

What do you do in GLP? OpenGL, Direct3D sort of stuff?

I did some basic stuff with OpenGL and C++. Make 3D objects and play with the perspective a little.

 

[dr.umer]

Is that IELTS? Why do you want to do that if you're going to the US?

Agreed.

I think for US requirment is TOFEL.

IELTS is mostly required for Australia & UK.

 

[salman nedian]

PMP is surely in demand these days and since I am a Business Analyst now I will try it for sure but after some time. I started as a programmer and than transformed into a BA role and than started my MBA which is benefiting me in the field of IT as well.

 

[Neo]

I went through many courses online for it.

Couldn't get myself into the groove for it.

Mandarin words are quite difficult to pronounce for us South Asians, little mistake and the word gets a complete different meaning.
For example, the word 'happy' and 'pregnant' in Mandarin is the same, just pronounced diffrently.
So if you want to make a chinese girl 'happy' be sure you pronouce it correctly

I love to learn languages but don't have the knack for it. I've lived in the middle east all my life and I can't speak Arabic.

I just finished my second year in Arabic, not sure if I want to take it further.

I think you already speak a few Euro langauges right?

Yes I speak Dutch, English, German and French. Would love to learn Spanish aswell in future.

 

[U-571]

i do ilets for UK, i will keep "studying US" as a top priority, in case of failure to go to the US the ilets help me for UK< first i am going to appear for SAT in jan 24, then ill do TOEFL!!

hahaha, lol, i am learning adobe, hahahaha, lol, as i hvnt studied computer engineering also in 9th class, so first, adobe then flash, hahahha, than ill thing for more!!!

also i am learning french online, its pretty easy, but some of my friends have told me tht the greammer i use is pretty inappropriate, hey aquil bhai, from where u r have language courses, i mean from which site..

most important my father is forcing me to learn driving, so by the grace of god, i learned some basis by taking some help on the first day then, i started to drive in the main road by my self the second day, its pretty enjoyable, i need some practice before i take out my car in the busy traffic of karachi, oh my god!!!,

ofcourse i am hre with u ppl doing "military lessons", hahaha!!, dont mind!!!

 

[U-571]

PMP is surely in demand these days and since I am a Business Analyst now I will try it for sure but after some time. I started as a programmer and than transformed into a BA role and than started my MBA which is benefiting me in the field of IT as well.

hey salam, salman bhai, from where u r doping ur MBA, from IBA, from CBM or zabist or else???, i am going to do engineering from abroad ungergraduate prog, inshallah!!!

 

[Goodperson]

One thing I've done, is that been a student all my life. I'm not some really big class topper, but I've just never stopped. No matter how bogged down I'm at work I do make time for some IT certification or read up on some new professional standards or best practices.

I'm really interested to know what's the hot in demand thing people are studying these days?

I'm currently working towards a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. No matter which industry you belong to chances are a PMP would send you several grades up the corporate ladder.

If you're not doing anything then grab a book and start. The market is so fast. The next generation is always ready to run you over.

Kewl, I am doing PMP too will appear in Nov . But I don't think its passport for climbing corporate ladder.

 

[Awesome]

PMP is surely in demand these days and since I am a Business Analyst now I will try it for sure but after some time. I started as a programmer and than transformed into a BA role and than started my MBA which is benefiting me in the field of IT as well.

Me too, I just brushed a little bit of development in .net and php and went onto interfacing with the Business for the IT. These days I'm already doing an IT Project management role, so a PMP would be a solid credential here.

A PMP is a good track to jump off at the mid-career level into management areas.

Other things I have planned up after PMP would probably be ITIL V3 Foundation/ITSM, Cobit and of course complete my Masters in IT which I've left half way in between. University requires too much time.

You know I feel like I already know a lot more than what is covered in a Masters degree. But its the prestige factor, which has me mainly motivated.

 

[Awesome]

Kewl, I am doing PMP too will appear in Nov . But I don't think its passport for climbing corporate ladder.

Of course, it just increases your chances.

 

[Comet]

I am doing BSCS from Fast-Nu Islamabad. And yes I would like to mention that I am the topper of my batch. I was also a topper of ICS Rawalpindi Board.
I am interested in MS in software project management and MBA. I think PMP should help.

 

[U-571]

I am doing BSCS from Fast-Nu Islamabad. And yes I would like to mention that I am the topper of my batch. I was also a topper of ICS Rawalpindi Board.
I am interested in MS in software project management and MBA. I think PMP should help.

is BSCS BCS???, i hvne heard fast-nu, please tell me!!!