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Just ten percent of adults in this country are pleased and contented with their working life. The vast majority of course will take no action. You’ve reached this paragraph, which at a minimum means that you’ve realised change must come.

We suggest that you discuss your ideas first – find someone who knows the industry; someone who’ll give you career advice based on what works best for you, and offer only the training programs you may be suited to:

* Do you like to work collaborating with people? Would you prefer to work with a small team or with a lot of new people? Perhaps working alone in a task-based situation would be more your thing?

* What do you need from the market sector you work in? (Things do change – look at the building trade, or banks for example.)

* Is it important that this should be the last time you’ll need to re-qualify?

* Are you worried about the possibility of getting new work, and being in demand in the employment market right up to retirement?

We ask you to find out more about the computer industry – there are more jobs than employees, and it’s one of the few choices of career where the sector is expanding. In contrast to what some people believe, it isn’t just geeks gazing at their computer screens the whole day (if you like the sound of that though, they do exist.) The vast majority of roles are done by ordinary men and women who want to earn a very good living.

One useful service that several companies offer is a Job Placement Assistance program. The service is put in place to steer you into your first IT role. The fact of the matter is it’s not as difficult as you may be led to believe to secure a job – as long as you’ve got the necessary skills and qualifications; the shortage of IT personnel in Britain looks after that.

Help and assistance with preparing a CV and getting interviews is sometimes offered (if not, see one of our sites for help). Make sure you update that dusty old CV today – not when you’re ready to start work!

It’s possible that you won’t have even qualified when you land your first junior support job; but this won’t be the case if your CV isn’t in front of employers.

Actually, a specialist locally based employment service (who will get paid commission to place you) will perform better than any division of a training company. In addition, they will no doubt know the local area and commercial needs.

Many trainees, apparently, conscientiously work through their course materials (for years sometimes), only to give up at the first hurdle when looking for the right position. Promote yourself… Make an effort to put yourself out there. Good jobs don’t just knock on your door.

IT has become one of the most electrifying and revolutionary industries you could be involved with. To be working on the cutting-edge of technology puts you at the fore-front of developments that will impact the whole world for generations to come.

We’re only just starting to get an inclination of how technology will influence everything we do. Computers and the Internet will massively revolutionise how we see and interact with the world as a whole over the years to come.

A standard IT employee in Great Britain has been shown to get a lot more than equivalent professionals in another industry. Standard IT remuneration packages are hard to beat nationally.

Excitingly, there is no end in sight for IT sector growth throughout this country. The sector is continuing to expand quickly, and as we have a significant shortage of skilled professionals, it’s not showing any signs that there’ll be any kind of easing off for the significant future.

Students looking to build an IT career often don’t know what path is best, or even which market to get certified in.

How can most of us possibly understand the tasks faced daily in an IT career when we’ve never done it? Most likely we don’t know someone who is in that area at all.

Ultimately, the right answer will only come from a careful study of many changing key points:

* The type of personality you have as well as your interests – the sort of work-centred jobs you enjoy or dislike.

* What sort of time-frame do you want for your training?

* Is the money you make further up on your wish list than some other areas.

* Often, trainees don’t consider the work needed to gain all the necessary accreditation.

* You have to understand what differentiates each individual training area.

For the majority of us, considering all these ideas will require meeting with an experienced pro who can investigate each area with you. And we’re not only talking about the accreditations – but the commercial requirements and expectations also.

Be careful that the exams that you’re considering will be recognised by employers and are the most recent versions. Training companies own certificates are generally useless.

From an employer’s perspective, only the major heavyweights such as Microsoft, CompTIA, Adobe or Cisco (for instance) will make the right impression. Anything less won’t make the grade.

Copyright 2009 S. Edwards. Look at Comptia Certification or learninglolly.com/MCSE_Training_Courses.html.