The reporter learned from the employment guidance office of a university that the employment rates of construction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, automation and electronic information engineering are among the best, but the employment situation of some popular majors such as computer, accounting and information management is not optimistic. There are many computer and accounting graduates, but what are the reasons for the poor employment of information management majors?
The Origin and Training Objectives of Information Management Specialty
The author made a key investigation on information management specialty. According to the information published by China Education and Computer Research Network,? The major of information management and information system was established in 1998. 1998 the Ministry of education adjusted the catalogue of disciplines and specialties and divided it into engineering, management and other categories. Management information system? 、? Economic information management? 、? Library and information management? Wait for five disciplines to merge into one? Information management and information system? Such a new subject. As a management class? Management science and engineering? A two disciplines under the first-level discipline. ?
Information management and information system majors mainly study the basic theories and knowledge of economics, management, quantitative analysis methods, information resource management, computers and information systems, receive basic training in systems and design methods and information management methods, and have the basic ability to analyze and solve problems by comprehensively applying the knowledge they have learned. The goal of this major is to cultivate high-level professionals who have the theoretical basis of modern management, the knowledge and application ability of computer science and technology, the knowledge and ability to master system ideas, information system analysis and design methods and information management, and can engage in information management and information system analysis, design, implementation, management and evaluation in national management departments, industrial and commercial enterprises, financial institutions, scientific research units and other departments.
If we are graduates majoring in information management, we may not be unfamiliar with these introductions. Let's make a concrete analysis here. In terms of specialty width, it is a very rare specialty in higher education, spanning engineering, management, economics, science and other disciplines. In terms of professional depth of employment, he has mastered the system thought, information system analysis and design methods and information management knowledge and ability, and can engage in information management and information system analysis, design, implementation and management of senior talents. In short, the breadth and depth of the major are wide enough, and there are courses to complete, but there is no knowledge to complete, and this major requires high practical ability.
Counterpart occupation of information management specialty
For the newly graduated students majoring in information management, there is often some confusion. They don't know what they can do or what their major is, so they have an advantage in the workplace. In view of this, the author concludes that management software consultant, system analyst and enterprise informatization specialist should be the most suitable occupations for information management specialty.
I. Management Software Consultant
Management software is used to improve management efficiency, and it is a management tool to solidify enterprise resources with advanced ideas and smooth management processes. It is a major category of IT technology at present, including ERP, CRM, HR, PM, KM, OA and many other contents. Management software consultants are naturally consultants who are proficient in management software. There is no limit to the career promotion of management software application consultants, and their professional characteristics are like doctors. The longer they work and the more experience they have accumulated, the harder it is to be replaced. The older you get, the more valuable you are. The more dry, the redder. . There are two career development routes for management software application consultants, one is expert consultant type, and the other is enterprise manager type. Expert consultant type: junior consultant? Become an intermediate consultant and a senior consultant after work accumulation? Grow into an expert consultant in a few years or so. Enterprise manager type: junior consultant? Project manager? A CIO or entrepreneur becomes a business manager. The work of management software application consultants is generally carried out according to the project, which is divided into pre-sales consultants and implementation consultants in large-scale information projects. Pre-sales consultants mainly investigate and analyze the needs of enterprises according to the actual situation of enterprises and put forward information solutions. The implementation consultant is mainly responsible for the project demand investigation, scheme design, project training, data preparation, etc., to achieve the goal of successful launch. Small informatization projects can be equipped with a management software application consultant who is responsible for implementation and pre-sales consultation.
Second, the enterprise information specialist.
For enterprises to implement information projects, as far as Party B's software vendors are concerned, account managers and pre-sales consultants need to do business communication. After the transaction is completed, the project manager, implementation consultant and consultant are required to deliver the project, and then the technical support department is responsible for after-sales technical support services. As far as Party A is concerned, it is necessary to set up an informatization project team, at least one enterprise informatization specialist, and an informatization project team must be set up for large-scale informatization projects, and the CIO of the enterprise will take the lead in implementing enterprise informatization. The enterprise informatization specialist is responsible for business docking related to informatization projects.
Third, system analysts.
System analyst, also known as system analyst, refers to a group that has the ability and professional level to analyze and design computer application systems and can guide system designers and senior programmers. In the process of software development, I mainly engage in demand analysis, and also involve some feasibility analysis and general design work. System analysts are the creators of abstract models, and they need professional conceptual model knowledge and basic programming skills. Outstanding system analysts will use programming skills to help build conceptual modules.
Fourth, ERP project manager
ERP project manager is a high-end occupation in the field of management informatization. Set a variety of knowledge and skills (IT+ project management+information tools+business+industry knowledge+communication demonstration) in one, is a scarce compound talent. The project team of large-scale ERP projects is generally composed of ERP project manager, ERP pre-sales consultant, ERP implementation consultant, ERP technical consultant and account manager. The main work of ERP pre-sales consultant is to investigate and analyze the needs of enterprises according to the actual situation of enterprises and put forward information solutions; The main job of ERP implementation consultant is to successfully implement management information solutions and apply them to the actual business processes of enterprises to provide continuous support for the project; ERP technical consultant is responsible for technical guidance such as server erection and network configuration in the project; The ERP project manager is the person in charge of the whole project, who is fully responsible for the progress of the project and promotes the cooperation between the heads of various functional departments of Party A and software suppliers. However, ERP project managers have high requirements for comprehensive quality, high industry threshold and great difficulty in getting started. People who have no experience in ERP industry can also become qualified ERP project managers after systematic training.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Congress of industrial organizations.
CIO (Chief Information Officer) is a new type of information manager. They are different from the heads of general information technology departments or information centers, but enter the highest decision-making level of the company, equivalent to important officials of vice presidents or deputy managers.
Six, other related occupations
As mentioned above, information management is an interdisciplinary subject. In fact, many occupations are related, but the occupations listed above have the most professional advantages. Others, such as software development, testing, network maintenance, database management, enterprise management, marketing planning, etc. , is also a related occupation, but the graduates majoring in information management are not as professional as the graduates majoring in the corresponding major.
Employment analysis of information management specialty
Management software consultant, enterprise information specialist, system analyst, CIO, project manager, etc. Why is the employment of information management major less optimistic than that of other majors? Relatively speaking, the talent orientation of information management major is relatively high, and the knowledge learned in school alone can not effectively complete the work that the corresponding positions should undertake, such as ERP project manager, CIO, system analyst and so on. It takes years of hard work to have this ability, and fresh graduates don't have to think about it at all.
If information management graduates do not have their own hobbies, as far as this major is concerned, it is management software consultants and enterprise informatization specialists who have the opportunity to graduate this year. Being an information specialist in an enterprise is also a little bit of exploration and growth. In fact, it can't turn the tide and promote the informatization construction of enterprises. If the fresh graduates want to grow rapidly, they still have to join from Party B, even if they are enterprises that specialize in serving big software manufacturers, it doesn't matter, because you are exposed to different information projects, and you will become an expert when you go to Party A's enterprises in the future.
With the rapid development of information industry, the demand for information talents has surged, but the standard of talents has not been lowered, but has been improved, because both Party A and Party B need high-quality talents to deal with competitors. Information-related occupations themselves require high comprehensive quality of employees. They should not only be proficient in computer applications, but also be familiar with the business of enterprises, and be able to use what they have learned to find and solve problems in enterprise information management, which poses a problem for fresh graduates, because they can only do business in enterprises, and they certainly know little about business just after leaving the ivory tower.
Some students like computers, have specialties in programming or design, and can also develop towards their favorite careers. However, the occupations corresponding to the information management major itself are all high-end occupations, with large room for career promotion and good salary. The only thing is that the threshold is high, and there are very few students who can graduate this year. After systematic training, many students have an ideal unit.