To begin with, it is obviously irrelevant where you come from and who you are when learning to become an IT professional. For me, Cyprus as a county isn't really IT oriented, as it is just a small island depending on many countries. Therefore i will depict a more general and global IT professional persona. The key is to be enthusiastic and have passion. Of course universities have courses for IT careers which demand students to focus on mathematics, physics, and chemistry but those alone wont make you into an IT professional.
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Arguably the most popular part of IT is coding, and the most crucial skill apart from being creative is googling. This is because no one expects you to be flawless and know everything off by hard. However the aspect of searching for information is not that simple. You still have to understand what you are even searching for and how to interpret the answer. Lets say you bump into a problem in your project, and you search for the answer and conveniently there is a stack overflow answer. If you didn't understand the problem, and blindly copy paste the solution, you wont be able alter your program, thus you will be confined to the limitations of that solution. Following that it is important to notice the fact that humans are evolving and so is technology. People are getting smarter and technology is improving and changing. As a member of the IT community if you want to be proficient with your work you need to constantly expand and "update" your skills. A lot of things get completely removed or revamped and no one will wait for you. Of course and industry as competitive and complex as this one requires a skilled workforce and competent individuals, and there are many qualities required to stand out in such a competitive industry. This brings us to finding a suitable job, as a lot of jobs in the IT sphere require a university diploma and some experience in the area, however social skills and the ability to adapt should not be forgotten. Having the ability to convey your idea, or even simply tell someone your plan, without it sounding too complicated will get you far.
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