All language subtitles for 3_Kevin Advice for the world of IT

We have a lot of
people that have

nontraditional backgrounds

that have made it
here at Google.

I've worked with people
who have history degrees.

I work with people who
have economic degrees,

and they're writing scripts,

automating us on how we can

process these credits
for this client.

I think people have a
misconception that you have

to have a traditional path
in order to succeed in IT.

A lot of people do follow
the traditional path.

A lot of people do succeed

following that traditional path.

But I think the benefit
of IT is that in the end,

people just want
to know whether or

not you can fix the problem.

Make sure you have
strong fundamentals.

They do end up coming back.

A lot of times people
think that like,

I'm not going to need to
worry about how to do.

Like, I don't need to know,

understand the TCP IP
model or the OSI model.

That's like low-level stuff.

I can focus specifically on

this one particular application

or program that I'm going
to be dealing with.

There are instances
where you will run

into problems were in having

that foundational
knowledge will be like

very integral to
solving the problem.

As long as you're able to

get to a point where you feel

comfortable working with users,

fixing their problems
and supporting

them in the best way
for you and them,

you're going to always be
viable in the world of IT.