IT career.
The IT field is currently broad and growing daily! it depends what the guy wants to do. It is necessary to specialise, best to pick a subject that you enjoy…
How about registering a Vanity Domain Name or maybe something memorable such as “Bing” or “Google”?
Create a blog and upload to a web host. If the monthly fee is prohibitive then at least start with a free web host.
Start marketing ASAP.