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title: "FREE WEBINAR: IT Pathways: Career Options and Guidance from Coding Bootcamp and OSU"
description: Join us for this FREE WEBINAR with Eric Wise who shares IT career options and guidance
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# FREE WEBINAR FROM OSU: IT Pathways - Career Options and Guidance

 

#### IT Career Path Essentials and Q&A! | Presented by Eric Wise, Chief Academic Officer with The Software Guild

Information Technology careers are a hot topic, with millions of positions expected to be opened by 2020 and coding boot camps providing a pathway for individuals to quickly and successfully break into the industry.

If you want a recession-proof set of skills, access this free webinar on the keys to a successful coding career. This webinar will show the numerous specializations and pathways that can drive you to a rich career. 

## IT Pathways & Coding Bootcamp Webinar 

**By the end of this webinar you'll be able to: **

- Identify what Information Technology is.
- List the most common specializations in IT and what functions they perform.
- Have awareness of the various pathways for education and training to enter the field.

You'll also get to ask any questions about the field or about the Software Guild and OSU partnered [Online Coding Boot camp](https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/java-netc-coding-certificate-boot-camp).

Presenters

![EricWise_coding-bootcamp.jpg](https://info.pace.oregonstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Business/EricWise_coding-bootcamp.jpg?width=247&name=EricWise_coding-bootcamp.jpg)

Eric Wise has more than 15 years of experience in technology both in implementation and leadership. As a skilled architect, he has designed and implemented many complex systems, highlighted by a ground up design and implementation of an insurance system for a start-up, which covered all facets of the business from sales to policy servicing and claims processing. As a leader, he has run IT departments and been a founding member of successful start-ups like The Software Guild. Eric is an expert in the Microsoft stack including expert level skills in T-SQL, the .NET Framework, and ASP .NET.

Specialties: Leadership, Process Improvement, Technology Strategic Planning, Team Building and Growth Strategy, Software and Database Architecture, Agile Methodologies, SCRUM, Waterfall, TDD ,.NET Framework, ASP .NET, SQL, Server (SSIS, SSRS, T-SQL, Disaster Recovery).

### IT Career Path Essentials

[Professional and Continuing Education](https://pace.oregonstate.edu/)