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Rita Arrigo

Rita Arrigo, studied Industrial Engineering and Computing at Monash University. She then started in career in PC Support quickly making a move to sales for a large Hewlett Packard Reseller. During her life she founded a Radio show on Victoria's 3RRR Byte Into It, discovered the Internet and launched Australia's first Internet Cafe and researched the concept of the Smartpiazza.

She works in Business Development for a Clemenger owned company called eServices Interactive and enjoys straddling both online marketing and application development.
 

IT Girls

Why IT for girls?

My first degree was a Bachelor of Engineering and Computing. I loved maths and science at school, but I also loved English. I have found that my career choice has allowed me many opportunities, in telecommunications, government construction and not for profit. My skills are always in demand. The beauty of studying IT and technology is that you can have an impact of the way we live our lives, we can invent new ways of working together and building a more sustainable future.

I have always found my roles challenging and exciting. In addition, being a woman has so many times been an advantage for me as we bring a new range of skills to teams that are mainly male.

Advice for parents?

Having a girl in IT will mean she will always be in demand and you will love the influence she brings to your world. Get her on the web researching some of the world's greatest technologies companies, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo, Cisco, Sony and Nokia to name a few.

Comments

Posted by Deb

When you think of IT you think of programming, software development and hardware development, but as I can see from your profile, there is a lot of other avenues that can be taken, too. If someone wants to get into IT, but doesn't want to be a programmer, where should they start?

Posted by Rita Arrigo

I like your question. Just like most industries, there are roles in IT beyond the core IT functions of programming, software development and hardware development. In my situation, I started in user support where I helped users understand how to use applications like word etc and I helped them with more complex things like mail merge etc. Now-adays it would be considered trivial, as we have grown up using simple office tools. The other avenues beyond user support are management, marketing, sales administration, and human resources. All sectors need IT professionals as you enter IT you start to specialise for example you might be interested in technology for the health industry, education, manufacturing or even not for profit. Not for Profit is a huge area that needs IT and Internet from a digital marketing and donations perspective. There are many avenues to follow beyond programming, software development or hardware development.

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