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It’s really great that you’ve made it this far! Only one in ten folks say they enjoy their work, but most of us just go off on one from time to time and do nothing. Because you’ve done research we have a hunch that you’re finding out about training, so even now you’re ahead of the game. What comes next is get busy to find your direction.
We recommend you seek advice first – talk to a knowledgeable person; a guide who can really get to know you and find the best job role for you, and offer only the learning programs that will suit you:
* Do you like to work collaborating with people? Would you prefer to work with a small team or with a lot of new people? Possibly operating on your own in isolation would be more your thing?
* What’s important that you get from the industry your job is in? (If it’s stability you’re after, you might think twice about banks or the building industry right now.)
* Do you want this to be the only time re-training is necessary?
* Would you like the course you’re re-training in to be in a market sector where you’re comfortable you’ll have a job until your pension kicks in?
It’s important that you don’t overlook the IT industry – it’s well known that it’s developing all the time. It’s not all nerdy people looking at computer screens the whole time – we know those roles do exist, but the majority of roles are filled with ordinary men and women who get on very well.
Beginning from the viewpoint that it’s good to home-in on the employment that excites us first and foremost, before we can even ponder which method of training meets that requirement, how are we supposed to find the way that suits us?
How likely is it for us to understand the tasks faced daily in an IT career when we’ve never done it? We normally haven’t met someone who does that actual job anyway.
The key to answering this predicament appropriately lies in a thorough discussion of some important points:
* Your personality type as well as your interests – what work-oriented areas please or frustrate you.
* What time-frame are you looking at for the retraining?
* What scale of importance is the salary – is an increase your main motivator, or is enjoying your job a little higher on your priority-list?
* When taking into account all that the IT industry encompasses, you’ll need to be able to understand the differences.
* How much time you’ll commit your training.
For the average person, sifting through all these ideas needs a long talk with someone that can investigate each area with you. Not only the certifications – but also the commercial needs and expectations of the market as well.
Don’t get hung-up, like so many people do, on the certification itself. Training is not an end in itself; this is about employment. Stay focused on what it is you want to achieve.
Students often train for a single year but end up doing a job for a lifetime. Avoid the mistake of opting for what may seem to be a program of interest to you only to spend 20 years doing a job you don’t like!
Get to grips with earning potential and how ambitious you are. This can often control what particular qualifications will be required and what you can expect to give industry in return.
It’s good advice for all students to speak to an experienced professional before deciding on their learning path. This gives some measure of assurance that it features what is required for the chosen career.
Always expect the latest Microsoft (or Cisco, CompTIA etc.) authorised exam preparation packages.
Ensure that the exams you practice haven’t just got questions in the right areas, but ask them in the way that the actual final exam will ask them. It completely unsettles trainees if they’re met with completely different formats and phraseologies.
As you can imagine, it’s very crucial to ensure that you are completely prepared for your commercial exam before taking it. Practicing ‘mock’ tests will help to boost your attitude and helps to avoid thwarted exam entries.
Each programme of learning has to build towards a nationally (or globally) recognised qualification as an end-result – not a useless ‘in-house’ printed certificate to hang in your hallway.
From an employer’s viewpoint, only the top companies like Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA or Adobe (for example) provide enough commercial weight. Anything less just doesn’t cut the mustard.
(C) S. Edwards 2009. Pop over to MCSE Course or CareerChangeCourses.co.uk/hcachco.html.
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