From Food Service to IT

True or false: It takes several years to make a career change and get into IT, and you need a degree to do it.

The correct answer is “false.” In fact, new technologist Ian Clark went from food service to IT in just 6 months without a degree. He believes that if he can do it, so can anyone who is coachable, passionate about IT, hungry for a career change and willing to work hard for what they want. This sounds like a simple formula, but it worked for Clark and can work for you, as well

Ian Clark recently accepted an IT job with a Fortune 500 company, which he described as his dream job. But working for a Fortune 500 company is not what Clark saw for himself 3 years ago when he was living in a hotel.

Although he had a passion for cybersecurity and IT in general, he didn’t think he had the aptitude or the resources to get into IT. He soon stumbled across some books about leadership written by Mark Miller, vice president of high-performance leadership at Chick-Fil-A, and knew his next step was to work for the company Miller helped lead.

“I applied to every Chick-Fil-A in Texas, which is where I was living at the time, but no store was hiring,” Clark said. “Finally, I was offered a position at a mall unit in Iowa that offered a leadership program to high-achieving employees. I jumped on that opportunity, and it changed my life.”

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