Subscribe Feed (RSS)If you want Cisco training, a CCNA is in all probability what you’ll need. Training in Cisco is the way to go for those who need to know all about routers and switches. Routers connect computer networks to different computer networks via dedicated lines or the internet.
Getting this certification will most likely see you working for large commercial ventures that have multiple departments and sites, but still want internal communication. Alternatively, you may find yourself employed by an internet service provider. These jobs are well paid and in demand.
If routers are a new thing for you, then studying up to CCNA is all you’ll be able to cope with – avoid being talked into doing a CCNP. Once you’ve worked for a few years, you’ll know if it’s appropriate for you to go to the level of CCNP.
Finding job security nowadays is incredibly rare. Businesses will drop us out of the workforce at a moment’s notice – as long as it fits their needs.
Where there are escalating skills deficits and increasing demand though, we generally discover a fresh type of security in the marketplace; where, fuelled by the constant growth conditions, businesses find it hard to locate the staff required.
With the Information Technology (IT) industry as an example, a recent e-Skills analysis demonstrated major skills shortages throughout the UK of over 26 percent. This shows that for every 4 jobs in existence in Information Technology (IT), we have only 3 certified professionals to do them.
Achieving proper commercial IT accreditation is consequently a ‘Fast Track’ to realise a continuing as well as gratifying livelihood.
In reality, retraining in Information Technology over the next year or two is very likely the safest choice of careers you could make.
It can be a nerve-racking task, but landing your first job can be relieved by training colleges, through a Job Placement Assistance service. At the end of the day it’s not as difficult as you may be led to believe to land a job – once you’re trained and certified; the growing UK skills shortage sees to that.
Update your CV at the beginning of your training though (advice can be sought on this via your provider). Don’t put it off until you’ve qualified.
Quite frequently, you will be offered your first role while you’re still a student (occasionally right at the beginning). If your CV doesn’t say what you’re learning (and it hasn’t been posted on jobsites) then you aren’t even in the running!
Actually, an independent and specialised local employment service (who will get paid by the employer when they’ve placed you) will perform better than any centralised training company’s service. It also stands to reason that they’ll be familiar with the local industry and employment needs.
To bottom line it, as long as you focus the same level of energy into finding your first IT position as into training, you won’t have any problems. Some students curiously spend hundreds of hours on their training and studies and do nothing more once they’ve got certified and would appear to think that businesses will just discover them.
At the top of your shopping list for a training program should be proper direct-access 24×7 support with trained professional instructors and mentors. Far too often we see trainers who will only offer a basic 9am till 6pm support period (maybe later on certain days) with very little availability over the weekend.
Avoid, like the plague, any organisations that use ‘out-of-hours’ messaging systems – with the call-back coming in during typical office hours. This is useless when you’re stuck and could do with an answer during your scheduled study period.
If you look properly, you’ll find professional companies which offer direct-access online support all the time – at any time of day or night.
Never ever take second best when it comes to your support. Many would-be IT professionals that drop-out or fail, are in that situation because they didn’t get the support necessary for them.
Considering the amount of options that are available, does it really shock us that most potential career changers get stuck choosing the job they will enjoy.
Consequently, if you don’t have any know-how of the IT market, how can you expect to know what any qualified IT worker spends their day doing? How can you possibly choose which educational path would be most appropriate for ultimate success.
Contemplation on the following points is essential if you need to get to the right solution that will work for you:
* Which type of individual you are – which things you find interesting, plus of course – what don’t you like doing.
* Is it your desire to realise a closely held objective – for instance, working for yourself sometime soon?
* What priority do you place on salary vs the travel required?
* Learning what the main Information technology areas and markets are – and what makes them different.
* You should also think long and hard about what kind of effort and commitment that you will set aside for the accreditation program.
For most people, getting to the bottom of these areas needs a long talk with an advisor who can explain things properly. And not just the certifications – but the commercial requirements and expectations of industry too.
(C) Jason Kendall. Look at LearningLolly.com for the best career tips. Click Here or Cisco Courses.
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