Well done! Hitting upon this feature suggests you're thinking about your future, and if it's re-training you're considering you've already done more than almost everybody else. Did you know that hardly any of us describe ourselves as contented at work - but most will just put up with it. We encourage you to be different and move forward - you have the rest of your life to enjoy it.
We recommend you seek advice first - talk to someone who's familiar with your chosen field; a guide who can really get to know you and find the best job role for you, and analyse the learning programs which will get you there:
* Is having company at work important to you? Are you better with new people or those you know well? Or you may prefer task-orientated work that you can complete alone?
* Do you have a preference which market sector you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's essential to choose well.)
* Once you've trained, how many years work do anticipate working, and will the market sector offer you that opportunity?
* Do you expect your new knowledge base to give you the chance to get a good job, and keep working until sixty five?
Prioritise Information Technology, that's our best advice - unusually, it's one of the growing market sectors in this country and overseas. Salaries are also more generous than most.
A useful feature provided by many trainers is job placement assistance. This is to assist your search for your first position. With the growing demand for appropriately skilled people in this country right now, there's no need to become overly impressed with this service however. It's not as difficult as you may be led to believe to get a job as long as you've got the necessary skills and qualifications.
Having said that, it's important to have help and assistance with preparing a CV and getting interviews though; also we would encourage any student to get their CV updated right at the beginning of their training - don't put it off till you've finished your exams.
Getting your CV considered is more than not being known. A surprising amount of junior positions are bagged by trainees (sometimes when they've only just got going.)
If you don't want to travel too far to work, then you'll often find that a local (but specialised) recruitment consultancy may serve you better than the trainer's recruitment division, for they're going to be familiar with local employment needs.
To bottom line it, as long as you focus the same level of energy into securing your first IT position as into studying, you're not going to hit many challenges. A number of students strangely spend hundreds of hours on their training and studies and then just stop once qualified and would appear to think that businesses will just discover them.
A ridiculously large number of organisations only concern themselves with gaining a certificate, and forget what it's all actually about - which is a commercial career or job. You should always begin with the final destination in mind - don't get hung-up on the training vehicle.
Students often train for a single year but end up performing the job-role for decades. Don't make the mistake of choosing what sounds like an 'interesting' training program only to spend 20 years doing a job you hate!
Spend some time thinking about earning potential and what level of ambition fits you. This will influence what precise certifications will be expected and how much effort you'll have to give in return.
Talk to an experienced industry advisor who understands the work you're contemplating, and who can give you a detailed run-down of what you actually do in that role. Getting all these things right well before beginning a training course makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
Starting with the idea that we have to locate the market that sounds most inviting first and foremost, before we're able to chew over what method of training would meet that requirement, how do we decide on the right path?
How can we possibly grasp the tasks faced daily in an IT career if we've never been there? Often we have never met anyone who performs the role either.
Getting to the right answer really only appears through a thorough investigation of many unique criteria:
* Personality plays an important role - what things get your juices flowing, and what are the areas that really turn you off.
* Why you're looking at starting in Information Technology - it could be you're looking to overcome a particular goal such as working for yourself maybe.
* How highly do you rate salary - is it of prime importance, or do you place job satisfaction a little higher on the scale of your priorities?
* Learning what the main work types and markets are - plus how they're different to each other.
* It's wise to spend some time thinking about the level of commitment you'll put into your training.
The best way to avoid the industry jargon, and discover what'll really work for you, have an informal meeting with an advisor with years of experience; someone who understands the commercial reality whilst covering all the qualifications.
Watch out that all accreditations you're considering doing will be commercially viable and are up-to-date. The 'in-house' certifications provided by many companies are not normally useful in gaining employment.
All the major IT organisations like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA have nationally acknowledged proficiency courses. Huge conglomerates such as these can make sure you stand out at interview. - 33376
We recommend you seek advice first - talk to someone who's familiar with your chosen field; a guide who can really get to know you and find the best job role for you, and analyse the learning programs which will get you there:
* Is having company at work important to you? Are you better with new people or those you know well? Or you may prefer task-orientated work that you can complete alone?
* Do you have a preference which market sector you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's essential to choose well.)
* Once you've trained, how many years work do anticipate working, and will the market sector offer you that opportunity?
* Do you expect your new knowledge base to give you the chance to get a good job, and keep working until sixty five?
Prioritise Information Technology, that's our best advice - unusually, it's one of the growing market sectors in this country and overseas. Salaries are also more generous than most.
A useful feature provided by many trainers is job placement assistance. This is to assist your search for your first position. With the growing demand for appropriately skilled people in this country right now, there's no need to become overly impressed with this service however. It's not as difficult as you may be led to believe to get a job as long as you've got the necessary skills and qualifications.
Having said that, it's important to have help and assistance with preparing a CV and getting interviews though; also we would encourage any student to get their CV updated right at the beginning of their training - don't put it off till you've finished your exams.
Getting your CV considered is more than not being known. A surprising amount of junior positions are bagged by trainees (sometimes when they've only just got going.)
If you don't want to travel too far to work, then you'll often find that a local (but specialised) recruitment consultancy may serve you better than the trainer's recruitment division, for they're going to be familiar with local employment needs.
To bottom line it, as long as you focus the same level of energy into securing your first IT position as into studying, you're not going to hit many challenges. A number of students strangely spend hundreds of hours on their training and studies and then just stop once qualified and would appear to think that businesses will just discover them.
A ridiculously large number of organisations only concern themselves with gaining a certificate, and forget what it's all actually about - which is a commercial career or job. You should always begin with the final destination in mind - don't get hung-up on the training vehicle.
Students often train for a single year but end up performing the job-role for decades. Don't make the mistake of choosing what sounds like an 'interesting' training program only to spend 20 years doing a job you hate!
Spend some time thinking about earning potential and what level of ambition fits you. This will influence what precise certifications will be expected and how much effort you'll have to give in return.
Talk to an experienced industry advisor who understands the work you're contemplating, and who can give you a detailed run-down of what you actually do in that role. Getting all these things right well before beginning a training course makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
Starting with the idea that we have to locate the market that sounds most inviting first and foremost, before we're able to chew over what method of training would meet that requirement, how do we decide on the right path?
How can we possibly grasp the tasks faced daily in an IT career if we've never been there? Often we have never met anyone who performs the role either.
Getting to the right answer really only appears through a thorough investigation of many unique criteria:
* Personality plays an important role - what things get your juices flowing, and what are the areas that really turn you off.
* Why you're looking at starting in Information Technology - it could be you're looking to overcome a particular goal such as working for yourself maybe.
* How highly do you rate salary - is it of prime importance, or do you place job satisfaction a little higher on the scale of your priorities?
* Learning what the main work types and markets are - plus how they're different to each other.
* It's wise to spend some time thinking about the level of commitment you'll put into your training.
The best way to avoid the industry jargon, and discover what'll really work for you, have an informal meeting with an advisor with years of experience; someone who understands the commercial reality whilst covering all the qualifications.
Watch out that all accreditations you're considering doing will be commercially viable and are up-to-date. The 'in-house' certifications provided by many companies are not normally useful in gaining employment.
All the major IT organisations like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA have nationally acknowledged proficiency courses. Huge conglomerates such as these can make sure you stand out at interview. - 33376
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