Congratulations! As you're looking at this it's likely you're thinking about retraining for a new career - so you've already done more than most. Only one in ten of us are content with our jobs, but most complain but just stay there. So, why not be one of the few who actually do something about it.
Before you make decisions on any career courses, discuss your thoughts with an industry expert who can help you sort out which area will be right for you. Someone who can get to know your personality, and find out what types of work suit you:
* Do you like to work collaborating with people? Is that as part of a team or with a lot of new people? Possibly operating on your own on specific tasks would be more your thing?
* Do you have a preference which market sector you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's essential to choose well.)
* Is this the last time you imagine you'll re-train, and if so, do you suppose your new career will allow you to do that?
* 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.
Finding your first job in the industry is often made easier with a Job Placement Assistance program. At the end of the day it isn't so complicated as you might think to land a job - as long as you're correctly trained and certified; the shortage of IT personnel in Britain looks after that.
CV and Interview advice and support is sometimes offered (alternatively, check out one of our sites for help). Ensure you update that dusty old CV immediately - not after you've qualified!
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.)
The top companies to help get you placed are generally local IT focused employment agencies. Because they get paid commission to place you, they have more incentive to get on with it.
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.
Don't let yourself become one of the unfortunate masses who select a program that seems 'fun' or 'interesting' - and end up with a plaque on the wall for a career they'll never really get any satisfaction from.
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.
Take guidance from an experienced professional, even if you have to pay - it's usually much cheaper and safer to find out at the start if you've chosen correctly, instead of discovering following two years of study that you aren't going to enjoy the job you've chosen and now need to go back to square one.
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?
Perusing long lists of different and confusing job titles is a complete waste of time. Surely, most of us have no idea what our own family members do for a living - so we have no hope of understanding the ins and outs of any specific IT role.
Getting to the right answer really only appears through a thorough investigation of many unique criteria:
* The sort of individual you reckon you are - what kind of jobs you find interesting, plus of course - what makes you unhappy.
* Are you aiming to achieve a closely held dream - like working for yourself someday?
* 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?
* Often, trainees don't consider the work involved to gain all the necessary accreditation.
* The time and energy you'll commit your training.
In all honesty, it's obvious that the only real way to research these issues will be via a meeting with someone that understands Information Technology (as well as it's commercial needs and requirements.)
Only consider study programmes which move onto industry approved certifications. There are far too many small companies proposing minor 'in-house' certificates which are worthless when you start your job-search.
From a commercial standpoint, only top businesses such as Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA (as an example) really carry any commercial clout. Nothing else makes the grade.
Before you make decisions on any career courses, discuss your thoughts with an industry expert who can help you sort out which area will be right for you. Someone who can get to know your personality, and find out what types of work suit you:
* Do you like to work collaborating with people? Is that as part of a team or with a lot of new people? Possibly operating on your own on specific tasks would be more your thing?
* Do you have a preference which market sector you would be suited to? (In this economy, it's essential to choose well.)
* Is this the last time you imagine you'll re-train, and if so, do you suppose your new career will allow you to do that?
* 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.
Finding your first job in the industry is often made easier with a Job Placement Assistance program. At the end of the day it isn't so complicated as you might think to land a job - as long as you're correctly trained and certified; the shortage of IT personnel in Britain looks after that.
CV and Interview advice and support is sometimes offered (alternatively, check out one of our sites for help). Ensure you update that dusty old CV immediately - not after you've qualified!
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.)
The top companies to help get you placed are generally local IT focused employment agencies. Because they get paid commission to place you, they have more incentive to get on with it.
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.
Don't let yourself become one of the unfortunate masses who select a program that seems 'fun' or 'interesting' - and end up with a plaque on the wall for a career they'll never really get any satisfaction from.
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.
Take guidance from an experienced professional, even if you have to pay - it's usually much cheaper and safer to find out at the start if you've chosen correctly, instead of discovering following two years of study that you aren't going to enjoy the job you've chosen and now need to go back to square one.
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?
Perusing long lists of different and confusing job titles is a complete waste of time. Surely, most of us have no idea what our own family members do for a living - so we have no hope of understanding the ins and outs of any specific IT role.
Getting to the right answer really only appears through a thorough investigation of many unique criteria:
* The sort of individual you reckon you are - what kind of jobs you find interesting, plus of course - what makes you unhappy.
* Are you aiming to achieve a closely held dream - like working for yourself someday?
* 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?
* Often, trainees don't consider the work involved to gain all the necessary accreditation.
* The time and energy you'll commit your training.
In all honesty, it's obvious that the only real way to research these issues will be via a meeting with someone that understands Information Technology (as well as it's commercial needs and requirements.)
Only consider study programmes which move onto industry approved certifications. There are far too many small companies proposing minor 'in-house' certificates which are worthless when you start your job-search.
From a commercial standpoint, only top businesses such as Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe or CompTIA (as an example) really carry any commercial clout. Nothing else makes the grade.
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