| Just ten percent of adults in this country are claiming | | | | is via a good talk with an advisor that has enough |
| to be happy in their job. The vast majority of course | | | | background to be able to guide you. |
| will do nothing about it. The fact that you're reading | | | | Many training companies offer a Job Placement |
| this at a minimum means that you've realised change | | | | Assistance service, to help you get your first job. |
| must come. | | | | Ultimately it isn't so complicated as you might think to |
| Before embarking on a course, look for some advice | | | | get employment - as long as you've got the |
| - find someone who knows the industry; an advisor | | | | necessary skills and qualifications; the shortage of IT |
| who can get to the bottom of what you'll like in a | | | | personnel in Britain looks after that. |
| job, and analyse the learning programs you may be | | | | Get your CV updated straight-away though (advice |
| suited to: | | | | can be sought on this via your provider). Don't delay |
| * Is having company at work important to you? Do | | | | till the exams have actually been passed. Having the |
| you like to deal with the public? Or you may prefer | | | | possibility of an interview is better than being |
| task-orientated work that you can complete alone? | | | | rejected. Many junior support roles are bagged by |
| * What do you need from your chosen industry? | | | | trainees (sometimes when they've only just got |
| (Building and banking - not so stable as they once | | | | going.) If you'd like to keep travelling time and costs |
| were.) | | | | to a minimum, then you'll often find that a local IT |
| * How long a career do you hope to have once | | | | focused recruitment consultancy can generally serve |
| retrained, and can your chosen industry offer you | | | | you better than a centralised service, because they |
| that opportunity? | | | | are much more inclined to have insider knowledge of |
| * Do you believe that your industry training course | | | | the jobs that are going locally. |
| will make you employable, and make it possible to | | | | In a nutshell, as long as you focus the same level of |
| work right up to retirement age? | | | | energy into securing a job as into training, you're not |
| The most significant market sector in Great Britain | | | | going to hit many challenges. A number of people |
| that can satisfy a trainee's demands is the computer | | | | bizarrely put hundreds of hours into their training |
| industry, particularly IT. There's a shortage of | | | | course and then just stop once they've passed their |
| qualified people in this sector, - take a look at any | | | | exams and seem to suppose that interviewers know |
| job site and you'll see for yourself. But don't think it's | | | | they're there. |
| full of techie geeks looking at their computerscreens | | | | All programs you're considering really needs to work |
| all day - there's a lot more to it than that. Large | | | | up to a nationally (or globally) recognised certification |
| numbers of workers in IT are just like you and me, | | | | as an end-result - not a useless 'in-house' piece of |
| with jobs they enjoy and better than average | | | | paper. From a commercial standpoint, only the top |
| salaries. | | | | companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco or |
| Commencing with the idea that it makes sense to | | | | CompTIA (to give some examples) will get you into |
| home-in on the market that sounds most inviting | | | | the interview seat. Anything less just won't hit the |
| first, before we're able to contemplate which career | | | | right spot. |
| development program ticks the right boxes, how can | | | | An important area that is sometimes not even |
| we choose the way that suits us? Working through | | | | considered by new students mulling over a new |
| lists of IT career possibilities is no use whatsoever. | | | | direction is that of 'training segmentation'. This is |
| Most of us have no idea what our good friends do at | | | | essentially the way the course is divided up for |
| work - so what chance do we have in understanding | | | | drop-shipping to you, which can make a dramatic |
| the subtleties of any specific IT role. Often, the key | | | | difference to where you end up. Trainees may |
| to unlocking this dilemma appropriately flows from a | | | | consider it sensible (with a typical time scale of 1-3 |
| deep conversation around a variety of topics: | | | | years to achieve full certification,) for a training |
| * Personality factors plus what interests you - which | | | | company to release a single section at a time, as you |
| working tasks please or frustrate you. | | | | pass each element. However: With thought, many |
| * Are you aiming to pull off an important goal - like | | | | trainees understand that their providers standard |
| being your own boss as quickly as possible? | | | | order of study doesn't suit. It's often the case that |
| * How highly do you rate salary - is it very important, | | | | it's more expedient to use an alternative order of |
| or do you place job satisfaction higher up on the | | | | study. And what if you don't get to the end at the |
| priority-scale? | | | | pace they expect? |
| * There are many markets to choose from in | | | | Ideally, you want everything at the start - so you'll |
| computing - you'll need to gain some background | | | | have them all for the future to come back to - as |
| information on what separates them. | | | | and when you want. Variations can then be made to |
| * Having a cold, hard look at how much time and | | | | the order that you complete your exams if you find |
| effort you'll make available. | | | | another route more intuitive. |
| Ultimately, the most intelligent way of covering these | | | | |