Information Technology Professional (ITP)

COMPANY: BA

JOB TITLE: ITP (Information Technology Professional)

• On the ITP Graduate scheme undertaking 3 different roles throughout the duration - Analysis, Development and then Support.
• Developing people skills and technical expertise. Currently working on BA.com as a Programmer, working on Shell scripts, Javascripts etc.

RELATED DEGREE:

• Artificial Intelligence Degree at University of Sussex
• Masters in Human-computer Interaction (HCI)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

A Levels in Mathematics, Theatre Studies and Business Studies. I was unsure about what I wanted to get into so took a gap year in India before deciding upon a Degree in Artificial Intelligence at Sussex. Then did a HCI Masters before taking on a graduate job in the City but without career progression.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Work hard, believe in yourself and enjoy yourself!

BENEFITS OF THE JOB:

Ability to try out a range of paths and gain lots of different skills.

CAREER GOALS:

I get to choose which role I want to go into but at the moment I'm undecided over the Programming path or more Business route.