{"id":18,"date":"2025-05-06T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/fear-of-the-future-and-procrastination\/?p=18"},"modified":"2025-05-27T08:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:56:21","slug":"article-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/2025\/05\/06\/article-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Life as an IT manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/fear-of-the-future-and-procrastination\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/05\/it-manager-salary.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/05\/it-manager-salary.webp 1000w, https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/05\/it-manager-salary-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/05\/it-manager-salary-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">The role of an IT Manager combines technical and managerial skills, playing a key role in integrating and managing technologies within companies. As an IT Manager, I would be responsible for coordinating technological projects, managing teams, and finding effective solutions to meet the company\u2019s technological needs while considering economic challenges.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">One of the key aspects of this job is the ability to manage stress and interact effectively with others, as I experienced during the conference of the Forum Horizon when I felt a bit panicked when questions were asked to the audience. This ability to manage stress, combined with technical expertise, is crucial for an IT Manager, who often has to balance strategic decisions, team management, and problem-solving.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">The conference also gave me a better understanding of the Swiss education system and the different training paths, particularly the <strong>ES<\/strong> (\u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure) and <strong>HES<\/strong> (Haute \u00c9cole Sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e) programs. These programs offer a good balance between theory and practice. At <strong>ES<\/strong>, students can specialize in areas like telecommunications, mechanics, electronics, and information management, while <strong>HES<\/strong> provides a more hands-on approach with internationally recognized diplomas. The HES program, offering a dual degree with Finland, seems particularly appealing for gaining practical, international skills.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Despite the initial stress, I found the conference valuable in providing a clearer idea of what a career in technology management might look like. Even if I am not yet 100% certain about pursuing this path, an internship experience would help me confirm or rule out my interest in this field. Ultimately, the conference helped me better understand the requirements and opportunities within the IT Manager role, while reassuring me about the possibility of combining theory and practice in my education.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Overall, although I felt a bit stressed at first, I seem to have taken valuable notes and developed a better understanding of the field. The conference gave me a positive overview, reflecting a good balance between my expectations and the information received.\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-center\"><blockquote><p><em><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">\u00ab\u00a0IT Manager is not a specific job title but rather a skill set. It is a general field that combines both technology and human management skills.\u00a0\u00bb<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p><cite>forum horizon guy<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>                                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hes-so.ch\/bachelor\/informatique-de-gestion\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hes-so.ch\/bachelor\/informatique-de-gestion\">link to the HES-SO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The role of an IT Manager combines technical and managerial skills, playing a key role in integrating and managing technologies within companies. As an IT Manager, I would be responsible for coordinating technological projects, managing teams, and finding effective solutions to meet the company\u2019s technological needs while considering economic challenges.\u00a0 One of the key [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/procrastinating-IT-manager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}