vandice

If I major in Computer Science, and focus more on programming, software, etc. The down and dirty of computer stuff, is it still possible for me to move up the ladder and say become a Manager or become a CIO or etc. ?

sumzup

Yes, it's definitely possible to transition to that kind of role. Depending on the company, they might even count a more technical background as a plus (e.g. Amazon).

vandice

Thank you alot, sumzup. That's very helpful and inspiring, considering I live in Georgia and there are many companies based in Atlanta such as CNN, Turner Broadcasting, etc. that could be like you said and consider the tech background better.

terenc

Hm. There are definitely companies where engineers are actually preferred for management positions. However, CNN and Turner Broadcasting are definitely not those types of companies in my opinion. We're talking about companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ebay, any web software company, Oracle, Salesforce, Cisco, etc..., basically companies where software engineering is at the core of the company. Engineering is not at the core of media companies like CNN.

sumzup

^Basically this. However, it's not like your career prospects in management would /that/ much better if you did business or something related (and general career prospects are better with CS).